![From the Surat Basin to Shanghai: Wellcamp charter takes off for China](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Qantas_VHQPE_Wellcamp_LennBayliss_1.jpg)
Sunday saw the first international passenger flight out of Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport, a milestone not only for the privately-owned airport but for Toowoomba and the surrounding region. Qantas Airbus A330-300 VH-QPA operated the one-off charter to Shanghai, organised by the Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise (TSBE) business group, carrying about 200 delegates to participate in a five-day AccessChina ’16 business
![Airnorth pilot makes history with first flight to his old home town](https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Lenn.Bayliss.-14-March-16.-Brisbane-West-Wellcamp-airport.-Captin-Dean-Ham.-GM-Flight-Operations.jpg)
It was a proud moment for Darwin pilot Dean Ham as he landed the first passenger jet from the Northern Territory at Australia’s newest airport in Toowoomba, South-East Queensland, on Friday. The historic Airnorth flight preceded the start of direct services from Toowoomba to Melbourne on Monday and Toowoomba to Cairns services on Tuesday. Melbourne becomes