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Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
Landing on runway 03 at 3:17 pm.
Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
Normally a direct flight from Auckland, New Zealand direct to Doha, this aircraft is making a fuel stop in Perth due to fuel issues in Auckland, photographed here on finals to runway 21 at 3:37 pm.
Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
Normally a direct flight from Auckland, New Zealand direct to Doha, this aircraft is making a fuel stop in Perth due to fuel issues in Auckland, photographed here departing off runway 21 at 5:13 pm.
Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
Normally a direct flight from Auckland, New Zealand direct to Doha, this aircraft is making a fuel stop in Perth due to fuel issues in Auckland, photographed here departing off runway 21 at 5:13 pm.
Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
Fuel stop en route to Geraldton from geophysical survey operations. New Resolution Geophysics (NRG) is an airborne geophysical company formed in 2005, specialising in the collection of ultra-high resolution airborne data, with offices in South Africa (Cape Town, Pretoria) and Perth, Western Australia. Photo © Geoff Carberry
Operating GA728 from Jakarta, on final for runway 21 at 10:36 pm
Photo © Marcus Graff.
Taking off from runway 27 at 8:41am to Perth. Built in 1976, ex VH-SKU, VH-XRF, N76MB, N76MP. Photo © Geoff Carberry
This aircraft was used to transport two giant panda’s from China to Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 2014 and still wears the special decals. Photographed here on finals for runway 21 at 2:57 pm.
Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
This aircraft was used to transport two giant panda’s from China to Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 2014 and still wears the special decals. Photographed here on finals for runway 21 at 2:57 pm.
Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
This aircraft was used to transport two giant panda’s from China to Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 2014 and still wears the special decals. Photographed here on finals for runway 21 at 2:57 pm.
Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
This aircraft was used to transport two giant panda’s from China to Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 2014 and still wears the special decals. Photographed here on finals for runway 21 at 2:57 pm.
Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
This aircraft was used to transport two giant panda’s from China to Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 2014 and still wears the special decals. Photographed here on finals for runway 21 at 2:57 pm.
Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
On finals for runway 24 at 4:37 pm.
Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
On finals for runway 24 at 4:37 pm.
Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
On short finals for runway 24 at 3:17 pm.
Photo © Keith Anderson (Photographed using Canon cameras and lenses)
On a trip around Australia – arrived from Broome and departed for Kalgoorlie. Built in 1975, ex N7020C. Photo © Geoff Carberry
The aircraft arrived at 4:22am as ‘SAM338’ from Diego Garcia. Seen here being pushed back from bay 156 at 6:16am – it was towed to Bay 160, then parked side on behind Bay 155 aft of the AirAsia X A330. It took off at 6:48am from runway 06, departing to Brisbane, using the same callsign. The aircraft was built in 1998 and test flown as N3519L before being delivered to the US Air Force as 98-0001. It was fitted with winglets in 2008. The forward area has a communications center, galley, lavatory and 10 business-class seats. The second section is a fully enclosed stateroom for the use of the primary passenger. It includes a changing area, private lavatory, separate entertainment system, two first-class swivel seats and a convertible divan that seats three and folds out to a bed. The third section contains the conference and staff facility with eight business-class seats. The rear section of the cabin contains general seating with 32 business-class seats, galley, two lavatories and closets. Photo © David Eyre
The aircraft arrived at 4:22am as ‘SAM338’ from Diego Garcia. Seen here being pushed from bay 156 to bay 160 at 6:18am – it was then parked side-on west of Bay 155. It took off at 6:48am from runway 06, departing to Brisbane, using the same callsign. The aircraft was built in 1998 and test flown as N3519L before being delivered to the US Air Force as 98-0001. It was fitted with winglets in 2008. The forward area has a communications center, galley, lavatory and 10 business-class seats. The second section is a fully enclosed stateroom for the use of the primary passenger. It includes a changing area, private lavatory, separate entertainment system, two first-class swivel seats and a convertible divan that seats three and folds out to a bed. The third section contains the conference and staff facility with eight business-class seats. The rear section of the cabin contains general seating with 32 business-class seats, galley, two lavatories and closets. Photo © David Eyre
The aircraft arrived at 4:22am as ‘SAM338’ from Diego Garcia. Seen here being pushed from bay 156 to bay 160 at 6:18am – it was then parked side-on west of Bay 155. It took off at 6:48am from runway 06, departing to Brisbane, using the same callsign. The aircraft was built in 1998 and test flown as N3519L before being delivered to the US Air Force as 98-0001. It was fitted with winglets in 2008. The forward area has a communications center, galley, lavatory and 10 business-class seats. The second section is a fully enclosed stateroom for the use of the primary passenger. It includes a changing area, private lavatory, separate entertainment system, two first-class swivel seats and a convertible divan that seats three and folds out to a bed. The third section contains the conference and staff facility with eight business-class seats. The rear section of the cabin contains general seating with 32 business-class seats, galley, two lavatories and closets. Photo © David Eyre
The aircraft arrived at 4:22am as ‘SAM338’ from Diego Garcia. Seen here parked side-on, west of Bay 155, about to taxy out at 6:36am. It took off at 6:48am from runway 06, departing to Brisbane, using the same callsign. The aircraft was built in 1998 and test flown as N3519L before being delivered to the US Air Force as 98-0001. It was fitted with winglets in 2008. The forward area has a communications center, galley, lavatory and 10 business-class seats. The second section is a fully enclosed stateroom for the use of the primary passenger. It includes a changing area, private lavatory, separate entertainment system, two first-class swivel seats and a convertible divan that seats three and folds out to a bed. The third section contains the conference and staff facility with eight business-class seats. The rear section of the cabin contains general seating with 32 business-class seats, galley, two lavatories and closets. Photo © David Eyre
The aircraft arrived at 4:22am as ‘SAM338’ from Diego Garcia. Seen here parked side-on, west of Bay 155, about to taxy out at 6:36am. It took off at 6:48am from runway 06, departing to Brisbane, using the same callsign. The aircraft was built in 1998 and test flown as N3519L before being delivered to the US Air Force as 98-0001. It was fitted with winglets in 2008. The forward area has a communications center, galley, lavatory and 10 business-class seats. The second section is a fully enclosed stateroom for the use of the primary passenger. It includes a changing area, private lavatory, separate entertainment system, two first-class swivel seats and a convertible divan that seats three and folds out to a bed. The third section contains the conference and staff facility with eight business-class seats. The rear section of the cabin contains general seating with 32 business-class seats, galley, two lavatories and closets. Photo © David Eyre
The aircraft arrived at 4:22am as ‘SAM338’ from Diego Garcia. Seen here taxying out at 6:40am. It took off at 6:48am from runway 06, departing to Brisbane, using the same callsign. The aircraft was built in 1998 and test flown as N3519L before being delivered to the US Air Force as 98-0001. It was fitted with winglets in 2008. The forward area has a communications center, galley, lavatory and 10 business-class seats. The second section is a fully enclosed stateroom for the use of the primary passenger. It includes a changing area, private lavatory, separate entertainment system, two first-class swivel seats and a convertible divan that seats three and folds out to a bed. The third section contains the conference and staff facility with eight business-class seats. The rear section of the cabin contains general seating with 32 business-class seats, galley, two lavatories and closets. Photo © David Eyre
The aircraft arrived at 4:22am as ‘SAM338’ from Diego Garcia. Seen here taxying out at 6:40am. It took off at 6:48am from runway 06, departing to Brisbane, using the same callsign. The aircraft was built in 1998 and test flown as N3519L before being delivered to the US Air Force as 98-0001. It was fitted with winglets in 2008. The forward area has a communications center, galley, lavatory and 10 business-class seats. The second section is a fully enclosed stateroom for the use of the primary passenger. It includes a changing area, private lavatory, separate entertainment system, two first-class swivel seats and a convertible divan that seats three and folds out to a bed. The third section contains the conference and staff facility with eight business-class seats. The rear section of the cabin contains general seating with 32 business-class seats, galley, two lavatories and closets. Photo © David Eyre
The aircraft arrived at 4:22am as ‘SAM338’ from Diego Garcia. Seen here taxying out at 6:41am. It took off at 6:48am from runway 06, departing to Brisbane, using the same callsign. The aircraft was built in 1998 and test flown as N3519L before being delivered to the US Air Force as 98-0001. It was fitted with winglets in 2008. The forward area has a communications center, galley, lavatory and 10 business-class seats. The second section is a fully enclosed stateroom for the use of the primary passenger. It includes a changing area, private lavatory, separate entertainment system, two first-class swivel seats and a convertible divan that seats three and folds out to a bed. The third section contains the conference and staff facility with eight business-class seats. The rear section of the cabin contains general seating with 32 business-class seats, galley, two lavatories and closets. Photo © David Eyre
The aircraft arrived at 4:22am as ‘SAM338’ from Diego Garcia. Seen here taking off from runway 06 at 6:48am, departing to Brisbane, using the same callsign. The aircraft was built in 1998 and test flown as N3519L before being delivered to the US Air Force as 98-0001. It was fitted with winglets in 2008. The forward area has a communications center, galley, lavatory and 10 business-class seats. The second section is a fully enclosed stateroom for the use of the primary passenger. It includes a changing area, private lavatory, separate entertainment system, two first-class swivel seats and a convertible divan that seats three and folds out to a bed. The third section contains the conference and staff facility with eight business-class seats. The rear section of the cabin contains general seating with 32 business-class seats, galley, two lavatories and closets. Photo © David Eyre
The aircraft arrived at 4:22am as ‘SAM338’ from Diego Garcia. Seen here taking off from runway 06 at 6:48am, departing to Brisbane, using the same callsign. The aircraft was built in 1998 and test flown as N3519L before being delivered to the US Air Force as 98-0001. It was fitted with winglets in 2008. The forward area has a communications center, galley, lavatory and 10 business-class seats. The second section is a fully enclosed stateroom for the use of the primary passenger. It includes a changing area, private lavatory, separate entertainment system, two first-class swivel seats and a convertible divan that seats three and folds out to a bed. The third section contains the conference and staff facility with eight business-class seats. The rear section of the cabin contains general seating with 32 business-class seats, galley, two lavatories and closets. Photo © David Eyre
Flight D7237 to Kuala Lumpur, parked at Bay 155 at 6:31am. Behind it is 98-0001 Boeing C-32A (757-2G4) of the US Air Force, about to depart to Brisbane. Photo © David Eyre
Flight SQ224 to Singapore, parked at Bay 154 at 6:40am, a few minutes before pushback. To the right is 98-0001 Boeing C-32A (757-2G4) of the US Air Force, about to taxy out on departure to Brisbane. Photo © David Eyre
Flight SQ224 to Singapore, on pushback from Bay 154 at 6:43am. Photo © David Eyre
Flight SQ224 to Singapore, on pushback from Bay 154 at 6:43am. Photo © David Eyre
Flight SQ224 to Singapore, taxying out at 6:47am. Photo © David Eyre
Flight SQ224 to Singapore, taxying out at 6:47am. Photo © David Eyre
This aircraft operated flight EY487 to Abu Dhabi the previous evening (7 September 2017), departing Perth at 5:14pm, but encountered severe turbulence off the coast at around 28,000 feet, so descended to 20,000 feet, but the turbulence continued, so it returned to Perth when off the cost near Cervantes at about 5:48pm, and landed at Perth again at 6:42pm. Nobody was injured, but the aircraft needed to be inspected by engineers. It eventually departed empty on 9 September at 5:36am to Abu Dhabi as EY487A. Photo © David Eyre
On final for runway 03 at 2:20pm.
Photo © David Eyre
Taking off from runway 21 at 12:37pm as flight ADB260F to Cairns. It arrived from Bangkok the previous day at 6:19pm as ADB2154. Construction completed 26 March 1987 as CCCP-82009, in Aeroflot livery but operated by Antonov Design Bureau. It set a world record by performing a non-stop flight of 20,151 km along the borders of the Soviet Union for 25 hours 30 minutes. Was also displayed at the Paris Air Show in June 1987. Converted to an An-124-100 in 1994 and reregistered UR-82009. Photo © David Eyre
Taking off from runway 21 at 12:37pm as flight ADB260F to Cairns. It arrived from Bangkok the previous day at 6:19pm as ADB2154. Construction completed 26 March 1987 as CCCP-82009, in Aeroflot livery but operated by Antonov Design Bureau. It set a world record by performing a non-stop flight of 20,151 km along the borders of the Soviet Union for 25 hours 30 minutes. Was also displayed at the Paris Air Show in June 1987. Converted to an An-124-100 in 1994 and reregistered UR-82009. Photo © David Eyre
Taking off from runway 21 at 12:37pm as flight ADB260F to Cairns. It arrived from Bangkok the previous day at 6:19pm as ADB2154. Construction completed 26 March 1987 as CCCP-82009, in Aeroflot livery but operated by Antonov Design Bureau. It set a world record by performing a non-stop flight of 20,151 km along the borders of the Soviet Union for 25 hours 30 minutes. Was also displayed at the Paris Air Show in June 1987. Converted to an An-124-100 in 1994 and reregistered UR-82009. Photo © David Eyre
Taking off from runway 21 at 12:37pm as flight ADB260F to Cairns. It arrived from Bangkok the previous day at 6:19pm as ADB2154. Construction completed 26 March 1987 as CCCP-82009, in Aeroflot livery but operated by Antonov Design Bureau. It set a world record by performing a non-stop flight of 20,151 km along the borders of the Soviet Union for 25 hours 30 minutes. Was also displayed at the Paris Air Show in June 1987. Converted to an An-124-100 in 1994 and reregistered UR-82009. Photo © David Eyre
Taking off from runway 21 at 12:37pm as flight ADB260F to Cairns. It arrived from Bangkok the previous day at 6:19pm as ADB2154. Construction completed 26 March 1987 as CCCP-82009, in Aeroflot livery but operated by Antonov Design Bureau. It set a world record by performing a non-stop flight of 20,151 km along the borders of the Soviet Union for 25 hours 30 minutes. Was also displayed at the Paris Air Show in June 1987. Converted to an An-124-100 in 1994 and reregistered UR-82009. Photo © David Eyre
Taking off from runway 21 at 12:37pm as flight ADB260F to Cairns. It arrived from Bangkok the previous day at 6:19pm as ADB2154. Construction completed 26 March 1987 as CCCP-82009, in Aeroflot livery but operated by Antonov Design Bureau. It set a world record by performing a non-stop flight of 20,151 km along the borders of the Soviet Union for 25 hours 30 minutes. Was also displayed at the Paris Air Show in June 1987. Converted to an An-124-100 in 1994 and reregistered UR-82009. Photo © David Eyre
Taking off from runway 21 at 12:37pm as flight ADB260F to Cairns. It arrived from Bangkok the previous day at 6:19pm as ADB2154. Construction completed 26 March 1987 as CCCP-82009, in Aeroflot livery but operated by Antonov Design Bureau. It set a world record by performing a non-stop flight of 20,151 km along the borders of the Soviet Union for 25 hours 30 minutes. Was also displayed at the Paris Air Show in June 1987. Converted to an An-124-100 in 1994 and reregistered UR-82009. Photo © David Eyre
Taking off from runway 21 at 12:37pm as flight ADB260F to Cairns. It arrived from Bangkok the previous day at 6:19pm as ADB2154. Construction completed 26 March 1987 as CCCP-82009, in Aeroflot livery but operated by Antonov Design Bureau. It set a world record by performing a non-stop flight of 20,151 km along the borders of the Soviet Union for 25 hours 30 minutes. Was also displayed at the Paris Air Show in June 1987. Converted to an An-124-100 in 1994 and reregistered UR-82009. Photo © David Eyre
Taking off from runway 21 at 12:37pm as flight ADB260F to Cairns. It arrived from Bangkok the previous day at 6:19pm as ADB2154. Construction completed 26 March 1987 as CCCP-82009, in Aeroflot livery but operated by Antonov Design Bureau. It set a world record by performing a non-stop flight of 20,151 km along the borders of the Soviet Union for 25 hours 30 minutes. Was also displayed at the Paris Air Show in June 1987. Converted to an An-124-100 in 1994 and reregistered UR-82009. Photo © David Eyre
QF592 to Adelaide, climbing after take-off from runway 21 at 12:57pm. Photo © David Eyre
QF592 to Adelaide, climbing after take-off from runway 21 at 12:57pm. Photo © David Eyre
Flight VA1791 to Geraldton, climbing after take-off from runway 21 at 12:59pm. Photo © David Eyre
Flight VA688 to Melbourne, climbing after take-off from runway 21 at 1:18pm. Photo © David Eyre
Flight VA688 to Melbourne, climbing after take-off from runway 21 at 1:18pm. Photo © David Eyre
Flight VA688 to Melbourne, climbing after take-off from runway 21 at 1:18pm. Photo © David Eyre
This S-92 is normally based in Broome, operating offshore LNG support contracts. It arrived in Perth from Broome via Karratha and Meekatharra on 2 June 2017, possibly for heavy maintenance. Seen here returning to Perth Airport at 2:02pm, after a post-maintenance test flight off the coast near Scarborough. It departed Perth direct to Broome on 3 September 2017. Built in 2013, ex N221ER. Photo © David Eyre
This S-92 is normally based in Broome, operating offshore LNG support contracts. It arrived in Perth from Broome via Karratha and Meekatharra on 2 June 2017, possibly for heavy maintenance. Seen here returning to Perth Airport at 2:02pm, after a post-maintenance test flight off the coast near Scarborough. It departed Perth direct to Broome on 3 September 2017. Built in 2013, ex N221ER. Photo © David Eyre
First visit by this aircraft and first visit by an aircraft registered in the tax haven Italian micro state of San Marino. On final approach to runway 21 at 3:03pm, arriving from Darwin. It departed the next day to Esperance and Melbourne. Built in 2007, ex C-FMGE, HB-JGN, 9H-AFR. Photo © David Eyre
First visit by this aircraft and first visit by an aircraft registered in the tax haven Italian micro state of San Marino. On final approach to runway 21 at 3:03pm, arriving from Darwin. It departed the next day to Esperance and Melbourne. Built in 2007, ex C-FMGE, HB-JGN, 9H-AFR. Photo © David Eyre
First visit by this aircraft and first visit by an aircraft registered in the tax haven Italian micro state of San Marino. On final approach to runway 21 at 3:03pm, arriving from Darwin. It departed the next day to Esperance and Melbourne. Built in 2007, ex C-FMGE, HB-JGN, 9H-AFR. Photo © David Eyre
On final approach to runway 21 at 3:10pm. Used for search and rescue. The long radome under the forward fuselage is a multi mode search radar, whilst the smaller fairing just in front of it contains a search and rescue direction finder. Built in 2006, ex C-FOGX, N338FX, C-FIXN, C-GLXY. Photo © David Eyre
On final approach to runway 21 at 3:10pm. Used for search and rescue. The long radome under the forward fuselage is a multi mode search radar, whilst the smaller fairing just in front of it contains a search and rescue direction finder. Built in 2006, ex C-FOGX, N338FX, C-FIXN, C-GLXY. Photo © David Eyre
On final approach to runway 21 at 3:10pm. Used for search and rescue. The long radome under the forward fuselage is a multi mode search radar, whilst the smaller fairing just in front of it contains a search and rescue direction finder. Built in 2006, ex C-FOGX, N338FX, C-FIXN, C-GLXY. Photo © David Eyre
