Far North Queensland Skies Cairns and Townsville Airport, Australia

Far North Queensland Skies Cairns and Townsville Airport, Australia

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Friday 30 November 2012

FNQ Yestayear Images - November 1991

Thanks GAFLIKS for the Yestayear report and pictures!
NOV 03

Japan Airlines commenced scheduled services from Tokyo to Brisbane via Cairns today.  DC-10-40 JA8545 operated the inaugural and is seen here landing at Cairns from Brisbane on its return to Tokyo.

JA8545 DC10 at Cairns















NOV 04
Former Douglas Airways Beech Baron, P2- RUW, arrived from POM for onward sale.

P2-RUW Baron at Cairns















NOV 10
RAAF-ARDU C-47 A65-95  is seen here in transit Cairns to Darwin.  It wears a decal on the port side
with the endorsement - DAKOTA TOURS ‘we can still do it’.

A65-95 C-47 at Cairns














NOV 13
Britannia Airways 767-200 G-BRIG recommenced the winter charter programme to Australia

G-BRIG B762 at Cairns














November saw the commencement of new contractor Airfast, operating for Freeport Indonesia, using B737-200 equipment.  PK-OCF is seen here on its inaugural service to Cairns.  The Cairns based BAC1-11 PK-PJF (of previous contractor Pelita Air Services ) will be retired from the twice weekly service Cairns-Timika  over the new year.

PK-OCF B732 at Cairns














B727-100srs of Freeport McMoran N680AM (formerly N680FM) stopped over during the month.

N680AM B727 at Cairns


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