Perth Airport Spotter's Blog

Nov 19, 2014

VARA F-100 VH-FZI 'maintenance verification flight' VOZ9990

VARA Fokker 100 VH-FZI msn 11333 departed Perth Airport at 11.35hrs RWY21 on a maintenance verification flight, flying a 'jolly' down to Albany & regions, operating as flight 'VOZ9990' before returning back to Perth Airport landing RWY24 at 13.31hrs.

Nov 18, 2014

CAT Aviation AG Falcon 7X HB-JST 'CAZ701' (1st visit to Perth)

CAT Aviation AG Dassault Falcon 7X HB-JST msn 017 arrived 16.45hrs ex: Murrin Murrin (YMMI) as flight 'CAZ701' & departed at 18.33hrs to Banderainke Intl Airport (VCBI) Colombo, Sri Lanka as same. Hexcode: 4B19AB (1st visit to Perth)

Nov 17, 2014

End of an era with last scheduled QantasB763 services into / out of Perth Airport today

LAST SCHEDULED B767-300 SERVICE TO PERTH

Photo: Laura Collier

Qantas Airways B767-338 (ER) VH-OGL msn 25363 operated the airline's last B767-300 services into / out of Perth Airport today, Monday 17th November 2014. Hexcode: 7C47C3

VH-OGL arrived 14.20hrs (as seen here above) landing RWY24 as flight QF651 ex: Brisbane & departed off RWY21 at 15.48hrs to Canberra (YSCB) operating as flight QF718.

Thus bringing to an end of B767-300 services into & out of Perth Airport by Qantas Airways.

Nov 16, 2014

US Navy C-130T 163579 'CNV7917 (YPDN-YPEA-YPDN)

Photo: Richard Suidak

United States Navy Lockheed C-130T Hercules 163579 msn 5430 'VR-64 Condors' Fleet Logistics Support Squadron coded 'BD' NAS Willow Grove, PN, arrived 14.40hrs RAAF Base Pearce (YPEA) as flight 'CNV7917' c/sign: Convoy 7917 landing RWY18R & departed at 15.59hrs returning to RAAF Darwin (YPDN) as same. Hexcode: AE03F1

Royal Malaysia Airforce B737-7H6 (BBJ) 53-01 'RMF430' returns to Subang, Malaysia.

Photo: Richard Suidak

Royal Malaysia Air Force (RMAF) Boeing 737-7H6 (BBJ) M53-01 msn 29274 departed Perth Airport (YPPH) at 16.04hrs returning to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Intl Airport (WMSA) Subang, Malaysia as flight 'RMF430'. Hexcode: 7500D7

Thai Airways B747-4D7 (BCF) departs Perth for Bangkok as flight TG8655

Photo: Mark Lynam

Thai Airways B747-4D7 (BCF) HS-TGJ msn 24459 named 'Hariphunchai' departed Perth Airport at 15.16hrs returning to Suvarnabhumi Intl Airport (VTBS) Bangkok, Thailand as flight 'TG8655'. Hexcode: 880004

Thai Airways A330-343X HS-TBD departs for Bangkok as flight TG484D after engine change at Perth Intl Airport

ROLLS ROYCE TRENT 700

Photos: 1-3 Mark Lynam

Photos: 4-6 Jeremy Christie

Thai Airways A330-343X HS-TBD msn 1338 departed Perth Intl Airport (YPPH) at 10.16hrs to Suvarnabhumi Intl Airport (VTBS) Bangkok, Thailand as flight 'TG484D' after successfully replacing its #1 Rolls Royce Trent 700 aircraft engine change overnight.

The aircraft arrived into Perth on Friday 7th November, from Bangkok Thailand as flight TG483 & has remained until today awaiting a replacement engine to be sourced, freighted then fitted before flying out of Perth this morning.