I mentioned on my blog back on the 31st July 2015 that Hong Kong Airlines will be making its debut into Australia early next year; well today was the day. I left home at 5.30am for the 1 hour drive south to the Gold Coast Airport; arriving just after 6.30am. There were a few of my spotting mates already there and we all discussed how we were looking forward to this arrival. Hong Kong Airlines, with the inbound Callsign of Charlie Romeo Kilo 15, arriving directly from Hong Kong landed 1 minute before 8 o'clock making history as it was the first time Hong Kong Airlines has landed in Australia. The tower informed to pilots there would be a water canon salute and if they could take the first available taxiway; but the pilots rolled right through to the end. They were then asked to taxi back out onto the runway and enter the taxiway where the fire tenders were waiting.
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| HONG KONG AIRLINES A330-343 B-LNQ (CN 1668) |
The aircraft was on the ground for two and a half hours before taxing back out, this time it was heading for Cairns in far north Queensland before heading back to Hong Kong. For this sector it was under the Callsign of Bauhinia 16.
Hong Kong Airlines (IATA: HX, ICAO: CRK) is a Hong Kong-based airline, with its corporate headquarters in Tung Chung and its main hub at Hong Kong International Airport. It was established in 2006. Hong Kong Airlines’ network currently covers almost 30 cities regionally, including Beijing, Shanghai, Sanya, Bangkok, Bali, and Okinawa.
Their current fleet consists of 25 aircraft, which includes
3 Airbus A330-300s,
9 Airbus A330-200s
8 Airbus A320- 232s,
and 5 Airbus A330-200 Freighters.
The airline also has 15 advanced Airbus A350
jets on order for delivery from 2018.
Below are some more movements from this morning.
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| JETSTAR A320-232 VH-VQW (CN 2329) |
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| JETSTAR A320-232 VH-VGF (CN 4497) |
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| KNOW HERE AS JETSTAR JAFFA |
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| ISTECOTE PTY LTD CESSNA 208B VH-LYT (CN 208B1208) |
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| ISTECOTE PTY LTD CESSNA 208B VH-OZH (CN 208B0464) |
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| SCOOT B787-99V-OJC (CN 37114) |
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| NAMED "INSPIRING SPIRIT" |
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| VIRGIN AUSTRALIA ERJ 190 VH-ZPG (CN 19000195) |
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| AIR NEW ZEALAND A320-232 ZK-OJG (CN 2173) |
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| AIR ASIA X A330-343 9M-XXW (CN 1596) |
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| JETSTAR A321-231 VH-VWY (CN 1408) |
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| QANTAS B737-838 VH-VYF (CN 33994) |
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| AMATURE BUILT LANCAIR LEGACY VH-VIV (CN L2K-242) |
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| TIGER AIR A320-232 VH-XUG (CN 6032) |
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AIR GOLD COAST CEASSNA A152 VH-BMB (CN A152-0903)
THIS AIRCRAFT CARRIES MY INITIALS BMB...
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| JETSTAR B787-8 VH-VKE (CN 36230) |
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| BAYWATER ROAD PTY LTD CESSNA 4404 VH-LAM (CN 4040627) |
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| VIIRGIN AUSTRALIA B737-8FE VH-VUJ (CN 34443) |
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| QANTAS B737-838 VH-VXQ (CN 33723) |
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| QANTAS B737-383 VH-VXB (CN 30101) |
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CESSNA 525 CITATION F-ONCP (CN 525C-0164)
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