Flying with a short-lived challenger to the Australian airline duopoly With the end of Rex’s jet operations seeming all but inevitable thanks to the airline’s imminent appointment of administrators, I’ve decided to drag this trip report out of the drafts. Back in August 2023, Rex Airlines launched their first route to Tasmania with their new(-ish) […]
A combined spotting trip and museum visit before heading home. Having spent just over three weeks in Europe and the UK, it finally came time to fly home, out of Manchester Ringway in the UK’s northwest. The afternoon day prior however, I managed to squeeze in some spotting in the snow and a visit to […]
A few hours at the UK’s largest aviation museum Following a few days enjoying East Anglia with my family, including a few failed attempts to go spotting at Norwich Airport, we began a day long drive to the West Midlands, with some well planned aviation stops along the way. With an early start to make […]
Australia to Europe in comfort After four years of delays, cancellations and reschedulings, in late November 2022 I finally got to head off to Europe with my family, the points redemption trip of a lifetime in Singapore Airlines’ Business class. Flight 1 Details Airline Virgin Australia Aircraft Type Boeing 737-800 Registration VH-YQO Route Hobart to […]
Flying up the pointy end back home to Tassie After a whirlwind 12 hours in Melbourne with my friend, checking out the sights and sounds (and Aldi!) it was time to head back home to Tassie, and test out Virgin Australia 2.0’s Business Class for the first time. Flight Details Airline Virgin Australia Aircraft Type […]
An early morning jaunt to Australia’s culture capital Earlier this month I made my first trip of 2022, a day trip to Melbourne, beginning with a very early morning QantasLink 717 to Tullamarine. You can check out my previous QantasLink 717 trip report here. Flight Details Airline QantasLink Aircraft Type Boeing 717-200 Registration VH-NXE Aircraft […]
Every airline, livery, and aircraft I’ve photographed at HBA Although I do intend to do a complete run down of all of Hobart’s Covid related special visitors at a later date, this post will be more of a personal record of my sightings at Hobart. As such, I have included some lower quality photos from […]
How to get here and what to do when you are At first glance, my home state of Tasmania is, well, a bit dry for the average aviation enthusiast, but when you take a bit of a closer look, Australia’s island state is home to a rich variety of airlines, aircraft and airstrips. From the […]
Flying on the last of the Maddogs back home After flying up the morning prior on a Rex Saab 340, and a day of sightseeing & planespotting it was time for me to fly back home, this time on board a QantasLink Boeing 717-200. My first time in many years on a 717, having previously […]
Qantas, East-West, and Simulators with Ian Cameron In light of the recent success of my Q&A with a Cathay 777 pilot, I got in contact with an acquaintance of mine, ex-Qantas & East-West pilot, Computer Technician, and master of home simulator building, Ian Cameron, to talk about his time in the aviation industry and the […]