Spotting opportunities at Tasmania’s busiest GA airfield Located just a few kilometers from Hobart Airport, Cambridge Aerodrome has been instrumental in the growth of aviation in Tasmania, and today remains a critical part of the state’s transport industry, with a variety of small charter, scheduled and seasonal firefighting operators based at the Aerodrome. A brief […]
Heading north via the West Coast on Par Avion’s Titan Almost a year to the day since my last Par Avion flight, to truwana/Cape Barren Island, I had the opportunity to fly with them again, this time on an early morning service to Strahan and on to Launceston. Flight Details Airline Par Avion/Airlines of Tasmania […]
Tasmania’s largest and most varied operator Following on from my moderately successful profile of TrackAir Tasmania, the next Tasmanian operator I am covering is Par Avion, also known as Airlines of Tasmania, the state’s largest and most well known charter, training, and commuter airline. A brief history Check back in a few weeks for a […]
Turboprop charter operator Formed as a collaboration between two niche Tasmanian operators, Tasmanian Seaplanes (better known as Above & Beyond Tasmania), and Tasmanian Air Tours, TrackAir Tasmania is a small charter set-up, flying a Cessna 208 around the state on a variety of missions. The story so far Fitting perfectly within the operations of Tasmanian […]
Flying on Cape Barren Island’s lifeline service After a series of flight cancellations and rebookings last year, I ended up having the opportunity to fly to both Cape Barren Island/truwana and Flinders Island with Par Avion (Formerly Airlines of Tasmania), aboard their Cessna 404. Par Avion use Sharp Airlines’ facilities at Launceston, and as such, […]
Some really, really unexpected visitors Welcome to the first spotting update of 2021! What a phenomenal week of spotting we’ve had at Hobart Airport to start off the year too! As well as the continuation of the Cathay Pacific cargo flights to Hong Kong, there have been a few surprising arrivals, although I didn’t catch […]
Among other things, the inaugural 787 to Hobart! First up, I’d like to apologise for my brief hiatus, I’ve been a little busy over the past weeks, but should be back to regular posting now. It has been an exciting few weeks for spotters at Hobart, with news of Cathay Pacific freight services to start […]