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Nafenn wrote:VH-XFA will be coming into perth around 1600 local today, and fly out about 0900 tomorrow morning

Is it painted in the full livery yet do you know?

Should be, it ferried out of Sydney for Asia to get painted.

Nafenn wrote:VH-XFA will be coming into perth around 1600 local today, and fly out about 0900 tomorrow morning

Heya Nathan

VH-XFB not VH-XFA Was Scheduled As you Said But Got Cancelled In Sydney Unknown causes as of yet.

On Another Note Phuket-Melbourne Strategic flight Diverted to YPPH Tonight Medical Emergency

Nathan127 wrote:

Nafenn wrote:VH-XFA will be coming into perth around 1600 local today, and fly out about 0900 tomorrow morning

VH-XFB not VH-XFA Was Scheduled As you Said But Got Cancelled In Sydney Unknown causes as of yet.

Still unknown why it was cancelled, but the aircraft had taken off and turned back

Skywest Airlines

VH-FNA Left at 1100hrs today for Singapore from YPPH International To Be Repaired

Repaired? Do you not mean for a heavy maintenance check?

It would be a Heavy Check

How ever the F50's go up there all the time, i dont feel this is note worthy...

AO11912 wrote:It would be a Heavy Check

How ever the F50's go up there all the time, i dont feel this is note worthy...

Considering I Loaded with ballast while talking to an Engineer about it it is going up to be repaired and i have been at my current position for 2 years and i have never seen or heard about it so it cant happen that often

They do go up there all the time, thats where they get their heavy checks done.

Ive seen 4 go to Singapore in the 2 and a half years i have been at the airport.

Oh also, would you mind not using the lights from my Signature in your own...

I concur with AO11912 that the FK50's go up to Singapore every so often for heavy checks. Does anyone know if Skywest has the capability of doing their own heavy checks and this is simply an overflow of work to a contracted third party?

written_ficton wrote:Does anyone know if Skywest has the capability of doing their own heavy checks and this is simply an overflow of work to a contracted third party?

not a clue, if i remember i'll ask an engineer tomorrow.

I do believe XR have the capabilities of the FK100 / F50 to do up to C Checks, but are completely unsure about the Heavy D Checks. If you can ask about the FK100/50's that will be great.

The Airbus A320 I know is done by JHS

Fog has caused chaos this morning at the airport.

Im working on XR - we had 1 plane leave this morning (5.30am departure), but then the fog set in - 40+ aircraft waiting for clearance to go all up. we have multiple on the ground sitting on bay waiting for clearance to go.

Fun fun fun

I was just In a push back tug, listening to 121.7, the frequency is chaos, there was at 0740, 45 planes in the que, with an expected of one dep per 8 mins, the RVR at 0745 was 450, with most operators require 550m.

YPPH C 162335
APCH: EXPECT ILS APCH
RWY: 03
OPR INFO: START APPROVAL REQUIRED ON 121.7
LOW VIS PROCEDURES IN PROGRESS
WIND: VRB
+ RWY VIS: RWY VISIBILITY RWY 03 TDZ 480 M, MID POINT 360 M, AT
TIME 35.
RWY END POINT NOT REPORTED
WX: FG
CLD: BKN002
TMP: 16
QNH: 1013

Ok, Skywest F50 and F100's can and have had heavy maintenance checks done here in Perth. Skywest simply do not have the engineers to carry out such a check here in Perth, thus that is why the aircraft go to Singapore. They have for the past 3 and a bit years.

D checks are only for Boeing and airbus large aircraft, all the smaller aircraft have C checks.