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 […]
To the Harbour City and back on Jetstar’s A321 Late last month, I finally got to try out the Airbus A320’s biggest sibling, the Airbus A321-200, with Jetstar return to Sydney. Upon checking in at Hobart Airport, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Jetstar still issue proper card boarding passes, unlike the flimsy paper […]
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 […]
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 […]
Air New Zealand’s first Auckland to Hobart service touches down Earlier today, at 10:43 AM AEST, the first scheduled international passenger flight to Hobart since 1998, arrived from Auckland Mangere Airport. The 214 seat Airbus A321NEO, ZK-NNA had the honour of operating this historic hop across the Tasman, a flight years in the making. By […]
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 […]
From TAA to Cathay, a comprehensive history With the announcement that Air New Zealand will start flying to Hobart again in mid April, after a 23 year hiatus, I thought it would be a good idea to take a deep dive into the history of scheduled international flights to Hobart Airport. The vast majority of […]
What you can see, and where, at the Apple Isle’s biggest airport For such a small airport, Hobart has quite a variety of aircraft and airlines, and is very spotter friendly, with fantastic spotting locations and some pretty rare aircraft. In this first post of what will hopefully become an informative, helpful series, I will […]
The ins and outs of flying the Triple Seven into Hobart With Cathay Pacific’s Boeing 777 cargo charters into Hobart all but finished up now, I had the opportunity to talk about flying down here during the pandemic with one of the pilots that had the opportunity to operate these flights back in January. The […]
Settling into the new normal at HBA Despite the absence of any particularly unusual arrivals this week, I still managed to photograph five aircraft I haven’t had the opportunity to before, as well as finally getting to see a QantasFreight departure! Formerly Virgin Samoa’s sole aircraft, from March 2015, to the end of the airline […]