Qatar Airways A380-861 A7-APC 'QR7537/7538' "Relief Flight" (OTBD-YPPH-OTBD)

Qatar Airways A380-861 A7-APC c/n 145 operated a special relief flight into Perth today operating as flight/s 'QR7537/7538' arrived at 19.12hrs landing RWY21 & departed at 21.25hrs returning to the Middle East. Hexcode: 06A144

Qatar Airways B777-3DZ (ER) A7-BEP 'QR990/991' *New service*

Qatar Airways new second daily service to Perth (operating to 14th April) was operated today by B777-3DZ (ER) A7-BEP c/n 64066 arrived as flight 'QR990' landing RWY21 at 12.36hrs after a flight time of 10hrs.44mins & departed as flight 'QR991' returning to Doha at 15.52hrs. Hexcode: 06A2B4

All Nippon Airways B787-9 Dreamliner JA873A 'Star Wars R2D2' NH881/882

Photos: Perth Airport

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Star Visitor Award: All Nippon Airways B787-9 Dreamliner JA873A c/n 34530 wearing 'Star Wars R2D2' c/s operated tonight's 'NH881/882' from Tokyo's Narita Airport (RJAA) Japan, arrived at 19.44hrs landing RWY21 after a flight time of 9hrs.58mins & departed at 22.04hrs returning to Japan. Hexcode: 86E7BC (See Richard Kreider's landing photo on our Facebook page:- West Australian Airport Spotters) : (1st visit to Perth & what a way to end the month)

Avcair Pty Ltd Learjet 60 VH-ILJ

Avcair Pty Ltd Gates Learjet 60 VH-ILJ c/n 60-031 arrived 16.26hrs ex: Adelaide Intl Airport (YPAD) South Australia. Hexcode: 7C3A15

Qatar Airways B777-3DZ (ER) A7-BEW 'QR990/991' (OTHH-YPPH-OTHH) *New service*

This new flight operated by Qatar Airways from Doha to Perth commenced today & will operate daily thru to 16th April 2020.

Qatar Airways B777-3DZ (ER) A7-BEW c/n 65303 arrived 14.23hrs landing RWY21 ex: Hamad Intl Airport (OTHH) Qatar as flight 'QR990' after a flight time of 10hrs.30mins & departed at 18.10hrs returning to Doha Intl Airport (OTHH) Qatar as flight 'QR991'. Hexcode: 06A2C6 

MV Artania cruise ship German Govt chartered Condor repatriation flight # 4 of 4

Condor  B767-343 (ER) D-ABUK c/n 30009 arrived 21.20hrs Perth Airport (YPPH) landing RWY21 ex: Phuket Intl Airport (VTSP) Thailand as flight 'CFG574' after a flight time of 5hrs.54mins & departed at 00.38hrs+1 to Frankfurt Intl Airport (EDDF) Germany via Phuket Intl Airport (VTSP) Thailand as flight 'CGF575'. Hexcode: 3C4AAB (1st visit to Perth) 

MV Artania cruise ship German Govt chartered repatriation Condor flight #3 of 4

Condor B767-3Q8 (ER) D-ABUT c/n 29383 arrived 17.33hrs Perth Airport (YPPH) landing RWY21 ex: Phuket Intl Airport (VTSP) Thailand as flight 'CFG470' after a flight time of 5hrs.47mins & departed at 22.25hrs to Frankfurt Intl Airport (EDDF) Germany, via Phuket Intl Airport (VTSP) Thailand as flight 'CGF471'. Hexcode: 3C4AB4 (1st visit to Perth) 

MV Artania cruise ship German Govt chartered repatriation Condor flight #2 of 4

Photo: Duncan Watkinson

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Condor B767-31B (ER) D-ABUL c/n 26259 arrived 16.59hrs Perth Airport (YPPH) landing RWY21 as flight 'CFG460' ex: Phuket Intl Airport (VTSP) Thailand after a flight time of 5hrs.51mins & departed at 21.25hrs  off RWY21 to Frankfurt Intl Airport (EDDF) Germany via Phuket Intl Airport (VTSP) Thailand as flight 'CGF461'. Hexcode: 3C4AAC (1st visit to Perth) 

MV Artania cruise ship German Govt chartered repatriation Condor flight #1 of 4

Flight #1

Photos: Duncan Watkinson,  Mark Lynam & Perth Airport

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Condor B767-31B (ER) D-ABUM c/n 25170 'retro c/s' arrived 15.30hrs Perth Airport (YPPH) landing RWY21 (as seen here above) ex: Phuket Intl Airport (VTSP) Thailand, after a flight time of 5hrs.35mins as flight 'CFG592'  & departed at 19.38hrs returning to Frankfurt Intl Airport (EDDF) Germany via Phuket Intl Airport (VTSP) Thailand as flight 'CFG593'.  Hexcode: 3C4AAD (1st visit to Perth) 

Skytraders Pty Ltd A319-132 (LR) VH-VHP 'SND5'

Skytraders Pty Ltd A319-132 (LR) VH-VHP c/n 3757 arrived 12.28hrs ex: Melbourne 'Tullamarine' Airport (YMML) Victoria as flight 'SND5' & departed at 14.08hrs to Christmas Island (YPXM) as same arrived at 16.33hrs (LT) after a flight time of 3hrs.29mins. Hexcode: 7C6B5B 

Monday, 30th March 2020:

Skytraders Pty Ltd A319-132 (LR) VH-VHP c/n 3757 arrived 11.20hrs ex: Christmas Island (YPXM) as flight 'SND5' after a flight time of 3hrs.18mins. to be further updated!

Qatar Airways B777-3DZ (ER) A7-BAN 'QTR8882/ QTR8883' (OTHH-YPPH-OTHH)

Qatar Airways B777-3DZ (ER) A7-BAN c/n 38246 arrived 11.31hrs landing RWY21 ex: Hamad Intl Airport (OTHH) as flight 'QTR8882' after a flight time of 10hrs.43mins & departed at 13.51hrs returning to Qatar as flight 'QTR8883'. Hexcode: 06A07B 

Qantas B787-9 Dreamliner VH-ZNE 'Charter Flight QF5 (PER-LHR)

Qantas Airways B787-9 Dreamliner VH-ZNE c/n 63391 operated a special charter flight from Perth to London Heathrow Airport (EGLL) tonight, departing at 22.27hrs & operating as flight 'QF5'. Hexcode: 7C8068 to be further updated!

Erickson Aero Tanker MD-87 N293EA 'BMBR103' Departs RAAF Base Pearce to Avalon Airport

Erickson Aero Tanker McDonnell Douglas MD-87 N293EA c/n 53209 departed RAAF Base Pearce (YPEA) at 07.21hrs today concluding her contract to the West Australian state government for use as aerial support for the 2019/2020 bushfire season. The aircraft departed as flight 'SXI-1227' & noted using the c/sign: BMBR103 re-positioning to Avalon Airport (YMAV) Victoria, arrived at 14.08hrs (AEST) after a flight time of 3hrs.47mins. Hexcode: A30104

EL AL B787-9 Dreamliner 4X-EDI 'LY87/ LY88' Repatriation Flight/s from / to Israel

B787-9 DREAMLINER 4X-EDI 

Photo: Mike Barlow

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EL AL Israeli Airlines B787-9 Dreamliner 4X-EDI c/n 38800 (seen here above) arriving into Perth Airport (YPPH) as flight 'LY87' at 15.42hrs landing RWY06 ex: Ben Gurion Intl Airport (LLBG) Israel after a flight time of 13hrs.43mins & covering a distance of 8,937km.

The special "one off" repatriations flight was returning iAustralian citizens to Australia as well as taking back to Israel its citizens stranded in Australia as a result of the Corona virus COVID-19.

The outbound return flight 'LY88' to Ben Gurion Intl Airport (LLBG) Israel departed Perth delayed at 20.45hrs with 240 passengers on board & is expected to arrive into Israel at 04.44hrs (LT). Hexcode: 7380C7 (1st visit to Perth) to be further updated!

MasKargo A330-223 (F) 9M-MUB 'MAS6204/ MAS6422'

MasKargo Airbus A330-223 (F) 9M-MUB c/n 1148 arrived 21.24hrs ex: Sydney 'Kingsford Smith' Airport (YSSY) NSW as flight 'MAS6204' & departed at 00.18hrs 24/03 to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport (WMKK) Malaysia as flight 'MAS6422'. Hexcode: 750264

Qatar Airways B777-3DZ (ER) A7-BAH 'QTR8882/8883' cargo flight

Qatar Airways B777-3DZ (ER) A7-BAH c/n 37662 arrived 12.08hrs Perth Airport (YPPH) ex: Melbourne 'Tullamarine' Airport (YMML) Victoria as flight 'QTR8882' after a flight time of 3hrs.37mins & is scheduled to depart to Doha Intl Airport (OTHH) Qatar at 17.35hrs as flight 'QTR8883'. Hexcode: 06A072

US Navy B737-7AFC (C-40A Clipper) 165381 'CNV7881' (YPDN-YPEA-YPDN)

Photo: Richard Siudak

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United States Navy Boeing 737-7AFC (C-40A Clipper) 165831 c/n 30200 arrived 16.39hrs (as seen here above) landing RWY36 RAAF Base Pearce (YPEA) ex: RAAF Darwin (YPDN) as flight 'Convoy 7881' & departed at 10.33hrs 23/03 returning as same. Hexcode: AEO4DP t

RAAF A330-202 (MRTT) KC-30A A39-006 'ASY522'

Royal Australian Air Force A330-202 (MRTT) KC-30A A39-006 c/n 892 ex: VH-EBH arrived 11.27hrs Perth Airport (YPPH) ex: RAAF Amberley (YAMB) Queensland as flight 'ASY522'. Hexcode: 7CF9C8

RNZAF C-130H NZ7005 'Kiwi 796' (In & Out YPEA)

Royal New Zealand Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules NZ7005 c/n 4313 arrived 16.27hrs RAAF Base Pearce (YPEA) landing RWY18L ex: RAAF Edinburgh (YPED) South Australia as flight 'Kiwi 796' & departed at 09.34hrs 20/03 as same. Hexcode: C87F06

Skytraders Pty Ltd A319-132 (LR) VH-VHP 'SND5' (YMML-YPPH-YPXM-YPPH-YMML)

Skytraders Pty Ltd A319-132 (LR) VH-VHP c/n 3757 arrived 13.05hrs ex: Melbourne 'Tullamarine' Airport (YMML) Victoria as flight 'SND5' & departed at 14.39hrs to Christmas Island (YPXM) as same.

Friday, 20th March 2020:
Skytraders Pty Ltd A319-132 (LR) VH-VHP c/n 3757 departed Christmas Island (YPXM) at 07.02hrs (LT) as flight 'SND5' to Perth Airport (YPPH) arrived at 11.15hrs then departed again at 12.55hrs returning to Melbourne's 'Tullamarine' Airport. Hexcode: 7C6B4F

Netjets BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 N143QS (In & Out)

Netjets Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 N143QS c/n 9499 arrived early at 18.27hrs ex: Guam Intl Airport (PGUM) USA & departed at 11.01hrs 20/03 returning as same. Hexcode: A0AF44 

Elitavia Malta BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 9H-OJO (In & Out) WMSA-YPPH-VHHH

Elitavia Malta Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 9H-OJO c/n 9740 arrived 02.31hrs ex: Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Intl Airport (WMSA) Subang, Malaysia & departed at 15.51hrs to Chek Lap Kok Intl Airport (VHHH) Hong Kong China as flight 'EAU51J'. Hexcode: 4D21BD (1st visit to Perth)

Erickson Aero Tanker MD-87 N293EA 'BMBR103' (Out & In)

Erickson Aero Tanker MD-87 N293EA c/n 53209 departed 16.05hrs RAAF Base Pearce (YPEA) as flight 'BMBR103' & returned at 16.50hrs landing RWY18L. Hexcode: A30104

Private Hawker 800XP PK-YGR arrives ex: Jakarta

Privately operated Hawker 800XP PK-YGR c/n 258741 arrived into Perth Airport (YPPH) landing RWY21 at 14.03hrs ex: Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (WIHH) Jakarta, Indonesia after a flight time of 3hrs.51mins. Hexcode: 8A05B

Execujet Australia Pty Ltd CL-604 VH-VSZ (In & Out)

Execujet Australia Bombardier CL-600-2B16 (CL-604) VH-VSZ c/n 5411 arrived 09.17hrs ex: Melbourne's 'Essendon' Airport (YMEN) Victoria & departed at 10.05hrs to Sydney 'Kingsford Smith' Airport (YSSY) NSW as same. Hexcode: 7C6CF1

MasKargo A330-223F 9M-MUB 'MH6404/6422' (SYD-PER-KUL)

MasKargo A330-223F 9M-MUB c/n 1148 arrived 20.50hrs ex: Sydney 'Kingsford Smith' Airport (YSSY) NSW as flight 'MH6204' & departed at 23.49hrs to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport (WMKK) as flight 'MH6422'. Hexcode: 750264

In memory of Malaysia Airlines MH370 9M-MRO (2014 - 2020)

Today six years ago on 8th March 2014, Malaysia Airlines B777-2H6 (ER) 9M-MRO c/n 28420 was lost off radar operating as flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, China with 227 passengers & 12 crew on board

Presumed lost at sea in the Southern Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia, today we pause a thought for all those on board & there families who have lost love ones.

Seen here above is a nice photo taken by Tsen Tsan (copyright image) of Malaysia Airlines B777-2H6 (ER) 9M-MRO c/n 28420 turning onto RWY21 at Perth Airport (YPPH) Western Australia operating as flight 'MH124' to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport.

Embraer Phenom 100 T7-PET departs on deliver flight

Embraer Phenom 100 T7-PET c/n 50000306 formerly VH-LWZ & operated by Revesco Aviation Pty Ltd departed Perth Airport (YPPH) at 13.39hrs on delivery to new owners as flight 'T7-PET' routing via Port Hedland Intl Airport (YPPD) to Bali's Ngurah Rai Intl Airport (WADD) Denpasar, Indonesia. Hexcode: 5001BE  Note: Thanks to those for the corrections in previous post, it was removed & updated to reflect the changes. 

RAAF A330-203 (MRTT) A39-005 'Dragon 45' (In & Out) YAMB-YPPH-YMML

RAAF A330-203 (MRTT) A39-005 c/n 1183 arrived 12.56hrs landing RWY24 Perth Airport (YPPH) ex: RAAF Amberley (YAMB) as flight 'Dragon 45' & departed at 07.47hrs 08/03 as same to Melbourne 'Tullamarine' Airport (YMML) Victoria. Hexcode: 7CF868 

Century Ocean Pty Ltd Gulfstream G-550 VP-CPY arrives ex: Hong Kong

Century Ocean Pty Ltd Gulfstream G-550 VP-CPY c/n 5324 arrived 07.21hrs landing RWY21 ex: Chek Lap Kok Intl Airport (VHHH) Hong Kong China. Hexcode: 4241AF to be further updated!

Erickson Aero Tanker MD-87 N293EA 'BMBR103' (YPEA-YPEA)

Erickson Aero Tanker McDonnell Douglas MD-87 N293EA c/n 53209 departed 16.04hrs RAAF Base Pearce (YPEA) as flight 'SXI-1227' c/sign: 'BMBR103' & returned at 16.47hrs landing RWY18L. Hexcode: A30104

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines F-100 VH-FNN departs to Singapore via Bali as flight 'VOZ9940'

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Fokker 100 VH-FNN c/n 11326 departed Perth Airport (YPPH) at 08.08hrs to Bali's Ngurah Rai Intl Airport (WADD) Indonesia en-route to Singapore 'Seletar' Airport (WSSL) Singapore for scheduled maintenance. Hexcode: 7C1B31

Cobham Dash-8-402Q VH-IYH 'JTE976D/977D' first revenue flights today

Cobham Aviation Services De Havilland Dash-8-402 VH-IYH ex: OE-IIQ c/n 4541 operated her first RPT services today departing at 13.15hrs to Meekatharra Airport (YMEK) arriving at 14.29hrs as flight ‘JTE976D’ after a flight time of 1hrs.14mins & departed at 15.57hrs returning to Perth Airport (YPPH) as flight ‘JTE977D’ arriving at 17.11hrs after a return flight time of 1hrs.14mins again. Hexcode: 7C2BE7

Eminent Land BD-700-1A10 Global 5000 N103ZZ departs to Hong Kong

Eminent Land Bombardier BD-700-1A10 'Global 5000' N103ZZ c/n 9308 departed 00.14hrs to Chek Lap Kok Intl Airport (VHHH) Hong Kong, China. Hexcode: A01230

Malaysia Airlines A330-233F 9M-MUA 'MAS6204/6422' (YSSY-YPPH-WMKK)

MasKargo A330-223F 9M-MUA c/n 1136 arrived 21.09hrs ex: Sydney 'Kingsford Smith' Airport (YSSY) NSW as flight 'MH6204' & departed at 00.25hrs+1 to Kuala Lumpur Intl Airport (WMKK) Malaysia as flight 'MH6422'. Hexcode: 75046E

National Airlines Cargo B747-428 (BCF) N919CA (KCBD-PHNL-YSSY-YPPH-VHHH) as flight/s 'NCR847/686'

Photo: Duncan Watkinson

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National Airlines B747-428 (BCF) N919CA c/n 25302 arrived 12.39hrs ex: Sydney 'Kingsford Smith' Airport (YSSY) NSW as flight 'NCR847' landing RWY03 (as seen here above) after a flight time of 4hrs.08mins & departed at 18.48hrs to Chek Lap Kok Intl Airport (VHHH) Hong Kong China as flight 'NCR686'. Hexcode: ACB84D 

South African Airways A340-313E ZS-SXE 'SA280/281' (In & Out)

South African Airways A340-313E ZS-SXE c/n 646 operated today's 'SA280/281' from / to O.R.Tambo Intl Airport (FAOR) Johannesburg, South Africa arrived 12.01hrs landing RWY03 & departed at 14.29hrs returning to South Africa. Hexcode: 00B1F3 
Note: This same aircraft is scheduled to operate tomorrow's SA280/281 services also.

Skytraders Pty Ltd A319-132 (LR) VH-VCJ 'SND2' (YPXM-YPPH-YMML)

Skytraders Pty Ltd A319-132 (LR) VH-VCJ c/n 1880 departed 07.03hrs (LT) ex: Christmas Island (YPXM) as flight 'SND2' arrived into Perth Airport at 11.14hrs landing RWY06 after a flight time of 3hrs.11mins & departed at 12.50hrs to Melbourne 'Tullamarine' Airport (YMML) as same. Hexcode: 7C6AA1 

Qantaslink A320-232 VH-JQG returns after maintenance & re-paint in Singapore as flight 'JQ8990'

Qantaslink (Network Aviation) ex: Jetstar.com A320-232 VH-JQG c/n 2169 arrived 00.33hrs landing RWY21 ex: Singapore 'Seletar' Airport (WSSL) Singapore as flight 'JQ8990' after having undergone maintenance & re-branding into Qantaslink c/s. Hexcode: 7C2FD6