JETGO starts Brisbane - Tamworth

Photo taken by Judy Berry

Despite a few hiccups in recent weeks, Jetgo’s inaugural flight from Brisbane to Tamworth touched down at the city’s airport. Flight JG 62 VH-JTG (CN145687) departed Brisbane a little after 09.30 local time and landed at Tamworth Regional Airport about 50 minutes later at 11.20 local (10.20 Brisbane)
Flights to Tamworth, operated by a 36-seat Embraer E135, will initially run once a day on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during March, departing Brisbane at 9.30 am and returning at midday.
Its three days a week service would move to double daily from April 6 when more check-in counters become available at Brisbane Airport.
A Sunday afternoon service was scheduled to begin on April 12 and Jetgo managing director for airlines Paul Bredereck said plans to add flights on Tuesdays and Thursdays from September could be brought forward if there was enough demand.
It’s the first time Tamworth has had an air-link to Queensland since Brindabella Airlines collapsed in 2013.

QANTAS 8 Diverts to Brisbane

Our office at Hemmant in Brisbane sits on the flight path for departures South when runway 19 is in use, sitting in a meeting this morning I heard a massive roar go over head and I thought "I wonder who that is, as that was big and unusual for this time of day" 

During a break from the meeting I quickly checked Plane Finder and I noticed QANTAS 8; who does Dallas to Sydney; had diverted into Brisbane this morning.

At 7.15am QF 8 VH-OQF (CN 029) touched down on runway 19 in Brisbane.
At 9.08am local it departed as QF 6001 from runway 19 and landed in Sydney at 10.20 local (11.20 Sydney time) on runway 16R. At this point of time I am not sure why it diverted or changed flight numbers.

 



The below story is from the QANTAS Source website

QANTAS A380 VH-OQF QF8 Brisbane Diversion

QANTAS A380 VH-OQF operating QF8 Dallas-Fort Worth

– Sydney (depart Dallas-Fort Worth 28th February) diverted

to Brisbane this morning.

The diversion was decided upon either before departure from

Dallas-Fort Worth or very early into the flight. Passengers

were dispersed onto Domestic services at Brisbane.

The aircraft then positioned Brisbane – Sydney as QF6001.

 

Saturday Movements

Today being the second last day for the China Airlines 747-400 I decided to venture out to the airport to get a shot of this before they change back to Airbus A330's on Monday. Air China change to 747's from December - February to allow for not only the Christmas period but Chinese New Year.
So with my little co-pilot (my youngest daughter) in tow, two camera's and two ladders  in the car; we headed off on our 40 min drive for the airport; as they were using runway 19 we went straight up to the turning circle.

EMIRATES A 380-800 A6-EDA (CN 11)

TAXXING ALONG BRAVO FOR ALPHA ONE HOLDING POINT

ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015

ETIHAD A330-243 A6-EYN (CN 729)

AMBULANCE SERVICE of NEW SOUTH WALES
VH-AMQ BEECH KING AIR (CN BL-166)
 

CHINA SOUTHERN B-6531AIRBUS A330-223 (CN 1233)

TAXIING ALONG BRAVO FOR THE ALPHA ONE HOLDING POINT

GIVING A FREINDLY WAVE AS THEY GO BY.

CHINA SOUTHERN MEETS CHINA AIRLINES

CHINA AIRLINES B747-432 B-18212 (CN 33736)

SHOWING OFF WITH AN AWESOME SMOKE DISPLAY

EVE AIR A330-232 B-16312 (CN 755)

CATHAY PACIFIC TAXIING ALONG BRAVO FOR THE
ALPHA ONE HOLDING POINT.

TOO BUSY TO WAVE, TOO MUCH TO DO.

CATHAY PACIFIC A 330-323 B-LAF (CN 855)

AIR NIUGINI B767-383ER (CN 25365)

AIR NIUGINA TAXIING ALONG BRVOA FOR ALPHA ONE

VH-VEH CESSNA 441 (CN 441-0238)

JETSTAR 787 TAXIING ALONG BRAVO ALSO FOR ALPHA ONE

JETSTAR B787-800 DREAMLINER VH-VKG (CN 36232)

AIR NEW ZEALAND A320-232 ZK-OJN (CN 2594)

SOLOMONS A320-211 (CN 302)

 

JETSTAR Movements

Jetstar Boeing 787-800 VH-VKE (CN 36320) operated JQ43 Melbourne – Denpasar yesterday morning, however the return JQ44 was cancelled due to a technical issue with the aircraft, meanwhile Jetstar Japan A320SL JA14JJ (CN 5695), which has been under heavy maintenance at Manila since 22nd February, positioned Manila – Tokyo Narita yesterday afternoon as GK7914.
Jetstar A330-200 VH-EBJ (CN 940) operated JQ7 Melbourne – Singapore yesterday and then entered the Singapore maintenance facility later that day. It appears that this aircraft has been withdrawn from Jetstar service and is being prepared for its return to QANTAS.

QANTAS gets closer to Boeing 787 order

Qantas is sounding increasingly confident on adding the Boeing 787 to its fleet on the back of the airline's return to profitablity, with initial discussions already underway which could see the first Dreamliner flying within two years.
Having chalked up a $367 million dollar pre-tax profit over the July-December 2014 period, talk of making good on Qantas' oft-delayed Dreamliner order is back on the table.
Qantas has had 50 of Boeing's next-gen jets in the pipeline but the order has been contingent on a turnaround for the Flying Kangaroo's international arm, which would fly the Dreamliners on current routes and open up new destinations.
With Qantas International now back in the black – the overseas operation soared from a $262 million loss in the second half of 2013 to a pre-tax profit of $59 million in July-December 2014, representing a $321 million turnaround – that box has now been ticked.

QANTAS Announce Six Month Profit.

QANTAS today announced an Underlying PBT profit of A$367 million and a Statutory Profit After Tax of $203 million for the six months ended 31 December 2014.

QANTAS Domestic profit before tax was A$227 Million, up from A$57 Million for the same period last year.

QANTAS International profit before tax was A$59 Million, up from a A$262 Million loss for the same period last year.

Jetstar profit before tax was A$81 Million, up from a A$16 Million loss for the same period last year.

Despite the improved results no dividend will be paid.

Thursday Morning Quickie

As I was driving over the Gateway Bridge (our main toll bridge) on my way to see clients I heard Emirates 434 ask for push back. I knew I was only minutes away from a great viewing point, so I headed that way. I was only there a few minutes when I heard Emirates 434 Runway 19... clear for take off. Then I heard "Brisbane Tower this is Korean Air 124 ready inturn". The reply from the tower was "Korean Air 124 copied..break break QANTAS 589 heavy line up and wait". So I knew not only was I going to get the Emirates A380 but a QANTAS heavy and the Korean Air.
All three departed and 20 mins later I was on my way to my customers a very happy chappie.

EMIRATES 434 A380 A6-EDB (CN 13) OFF TO AUCKLAND

ALL AUCKLAND BOUND AIRCRAFT USED TO BANK LEFT
RIGHT HERE GIVING US A PERFECT BANKING SHOT, BUT
AIR TRAFFIC HAVE CHANGED THE FLIGHT PATH.

QANTAS 589 A330-202 VH-EBQ (CN 1189)  OFF TO PERTH

TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE

KOREAN AIR 124 A330-323 (CN 1576) OFF TO SEOUL