1995 Major Airline Directory

Air Caledonie International

Airline Code: SB/RKL. SITA NOUDGSB 8 rue Frederic Surleau, Noumea, New Caledonia. Phone (687) 283333. Fax (687) 27 2772.

Executive Staff

MD: A Ballereau, Dir Sales & Mktg: G Devic, Dir Financial: G Mignier, Dir Technical: L Cereuil, Dir Operations: C Naget, Reg Dir Australia: Ms M Varnier.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

Boeing 737-33A F-ODGX. DHC-6-300 Twin Otter F-OCQZ

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

Air Caledonie International commenced operations in Dec ’83 using a Sud Caravelle from its Noumea base. Air Caledonie took delivery of its current Boeing 737-300 F-ODGX in July ’89 with major maintenance being contracted to Qantas at its Melbourne Engineering Base. From 22/05 through 27/05 Boeing 737-300 VH-TJD was dry leased from Qantas while the Air Caledonie Boeing 737-300 underwent its annual check. With Air France cutting back on services to the South Pacific in October ’94 Air Caledonie International contracted with AOM French Airlines to operate a weekly MDC DC-10-80 return service on the route from Noumea to Auckland and Papeete. As flight number SB550/551 the first Air Caledonie DC-10 service operated from Noumea on January 10. The Air Caledonie 737-300 operates services from its Noumea base to Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Nadi, Papeete, Port Vila, Sydney and Wallis Island. The Air Caledonie Twin Otter operates four return services weekly between Wallis and Futuna.

Air Freight Nz

PO Box 73088, Auckland Airport, Auckland, New Zealand. Phone 09 256 8580. Fax 09 256 8583.

Executive Staff

Chief Exec Off: S J Cotton

Fleet as at 28/02/95

Convair 580 ZK-FTA, -JDQ, -KFL

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

Air Freight NZ, a division of Fieldair Holdings, is primarily involved in overnight parcel and courier work in New Zealand with the Convairs operating on behalf of Parceline Express between Auckland, Christchurch and Palmerston North.

Air Nauru

Airline Code: ON/RON. SITA INUDGON Government Buildings, Yaren, Republic of Nauru. Phone (674) 4443310. Fax (674) 444 3447. Telex 33081.

Executive Staff

Chief Exec: Hon Bernard Dowiyogo (President of Nauru), Act/Dir of Flt Ops: Capt B Cranston, Chief Pilot: Capt T Orsborn.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

Boeing 737-400 C2-RN10, -RN11.

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

During this period Air Nauru withdrew from service and sold its three Boeing 737-200s C2-RN3, -RN6 and -RN8. Boeing 737-2L7C C2-RN8 operated its last commercial service for Air Nauru on 09/03/94 as ON219 from Honolulu to Nauru via Christmas, Canton and Tarawa. Boeing 737-200 C2-RN6 was withdrawn from service on 17/11 after operating the ON217 from Tarawa to Nauru while Boeing 737-200 C2-RN8 was withdrawn on 31/10/93 after operating the ON932 from Auckland to Nadi and Nauru. After a period in storage C2-RN3, -RN6 and -RN8 were sold to the Brazilian operator VASP as PP-SPF, -SPG and -SPH respectively. On 03/12 PP-SPG and PP-SPH departed Auckland for Brisbane and Darwin while on 31/12 PP-SPF departed Christchurch for Brisbane and Darwin and all stops on the long ferry flight to South America. During the period under review Air Nauru terminated services to Canton Island, Christmas Island (Pacific Ocean) and to Honolulu. The current Air Nauru timetable shows Air Nauru operating services to Auckland, Brisbane, Guam, Honiara, Manila, Melbourne, Nadi, Nauru, Niue, Ponapei, Sydney and Tarawa.

Air New Zealand

Airline Code: NZ/ANZ. SITA AKLDANZ Private Bag 92007, Auckland 1020, New Zealand. Phone (09) 366 2400. Fax (09) 366 4134. Telex NZ2541.

Executive Management

Chairman: R H Matthew, Dep Chairman: S J Cushing, Man Dir/Chief Exec Off: J McCrea, Chief Financial Officer: R G Elstone, Gen Mgr Corp Affairs: L F Doolan, GM National Airline: P D Bowe, GM Strategic Planning: R D Webster, GM Govt & Int’l Affairs: G C McDowall, GM Human Resources: P Brown, GM Portfolio Businesses: J L Gribble, GM Engineering: I J Diamond, GM Catering: T A Rainham, GM Sales & Mktg Info: A J Marks, GM Terminal Services: B Fitzgerald, GM Operations-Int’l: W R Tannock, GM The Mount Cook Group Ltd: P J Clark, GM NZ & Australia: G R Lilly, Act/GM Cargo: P Elmsly, Act/GM Info Services: G L Biggs.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

Boeing 747-419 ZK-NBS, -NBT, -NBU. Boeing 747-475 ZK-SUH. Boeing 747-200B ZK-NZV, -NZW, -NZX, -NZZ. Boeing 767-300ER ZK-NCE, -NCF, -NCG, -NCH, -NCI. Boeing 767-200ER ZK-NBA, -NBB, -NBC. Boeing 767-200ER ZK-NBF. Boeing 767-204ER ZK-NBI, -NBJ. Boeing 737-200A ZK-NAS, -NAT, -NAU, -NAV, -NAW, -NAX, -NAY. Boeing 737-200C ZK-NQC. Boeing 737-2Y5 ZK-NAD, -NAF, -NAH. Boeing 737-200 ZK-NAA, -NAB, -NAI. The following engine types power the Air New Zealand wide bodied fleet: RR RB211-524G ZK-NBS, -NBT, -NBU. GE CF8-80C2BI1F ZK-SUH. RR RB211-524D4 ZK-NZV, -NZW, -NZX, -NZZ. GE CF6-80C2B6 ZK-NCE, -NCF, -NCG, -NCH, -NCI. GE CF6-80C2 ZK-NBA, -NBB, -NBC, -NBI, -NBJ. PW JT9D-7R4D ZK-NBF.

Aircraft on order

Boeing 747-475 ZK-SUI due delivery 04/95. Boeing 747-419 ZK-NBV due delivery 09/98. Boeing 767-319ER ZK-NCJ, -NCK due delivery 04/95 and 05/97. Boeing 737-319 ZK-NDA, -NDB, -NDC, -NDD, -NDE, -NDF due delivery 01/98, 02/98, 04/98, 12/98, 02/99, and 03/99.

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

For Air New Zealand this was another busy year with fleet additions, leases and sales as well the introduction of a number of new routes to the network. Air New Zealand leased Boeing 747-475 ZK-SUH from ILFC with the Boeing being delivered to Auckland on 09/11. ZK-SUH, which is the first General Electric powered Boeing 747 in the Air New Zealand fleet, was leased mainly to operate on Air New Zealand’s new direct service from Sydney to Los Angeles which commenced on 02/11. Boeing 747-475 ZK-SUH carries a very out of sequence registration for Air New Zealand aircraft however the letters SUH can easily be explained as they are the initials of ILFC Director Steven Udvar-Hazy. Boeing 747-219B ZK-NZY continues on its three year lease to Air Pacific which commenced in 08/93.

In April 94 Air New Zealand leased three Boeing 747-200s to Garuda Indonesia as a requirement for capacity in the annual Haj uplift. Boeing 747-219B ZK-NZZ which was repainted in a partial Garuda Indonesia colour scheme departed Auckland for Jakarta on 11/04. The other two Boeing 747 aircraft provided by Air New Zealand for the Haj uplift were Boeing 747-236Bs 9M-MHI and 9M-MHJ which were dry leased from Malaysia Airlines. Both 9M-MHI and 9M-MHJ were initially flown from Kuala Lumpur to Auckland where they were painted in Garuda colours. 9M-MHI departed Auckland for Jakarta on 13/04 and was followed by 9M-MHJ on 15/04. On completion of its Haj contract Boeing 747-219B ZK-NZZ returned to Air New Zealand operations in July ’94 however it was a few months before the aircraft was once again back in the full colours of Air New Zealand. The Malaysian Airlines Boeing 747-236Bs 9M-MHI and 9M-MHJ also returned to Auckland in July ’94. While 9M-MHJ returned to Malaysia Airlines, 9M-MHI had its lease extended to operate on Air New Zealand routes. 9M-MHI, which now carried the Koru on its tail, entered service with Air New Zealand on 13/07. 9M-MHI terminated its lease to Air New Zealand on 14/12 when it returned to Kuala Lumpur from Auckland as the NZ6062.

Air New Zealand took delivery of its fourth and fifth Boeing 767-319ERs in this period. ZK-NCH, which was leased from ILFC, arrived in Auckland on 11/10 and was followed by ZK-NCI on 09/11 with both aircraft being ferried nonstop across the Pacific from Seattle. Boeing 767-204ER ZK-NBJ was again leased to LOT/Poland for the Northern Summer schedules. ZK-NBJ departed Auckland on 13/05 as the NZ1050 for Los Angeles via Nadi and Honolulu. The aircraft then operated as the NZ4050 to Chicago where it was handed over to LOT. ZK-NBJ returned to Auckland on 23/11 on termination of its lease to the Polish airline.

With the delivery and entry into service in Nov 94 of its fifth Boeing 767-319ER Air New Zealand terminated their operating lease on Boeing 767-209ER ZK-NBH. By late Nov 94 ZK-NBH had its Air New Zealand markings removed and was parked at Auckland. The owners are evidently in no hurry to collect ZK-NBH as it was still parked in Auckland as of late Feb ’95. Air New Zealand wet leased Boeing 767-204ER G-BNYS from Britannia Airways from 01/01/94 due to a shortage of capacity. On 26/04/94 G-BNYS departed Auckland as the NZ1012 for Honolulu and Los Angeles on termination of its lease.

The Air New Zealand Boeing 737-200 fleet underwent a number of changes in the period under review. Added to the fleet were three Boeing 737-2Y5s previously operated by Air Malta. All three aircraft were delivered to Christchurch in full Air Malta colours complete with their Maltese registrations. First to arrive was 9H-ABA which ferried into Christchurch on 02/10 from Darwin and Brisbane. 9H-ABB followed on 09/11 with 9H-ABC arriving on 19/12. The three Boeing 737-2Y5s were registered to Air New Zealand as ZK-NAF ‘Pohowhera’, ZK-NAH and ZK-NAD ‘Papango’ respectively.

Air New Zealand also withdrew a number of Boeing 737-200’s from service in this period. Boeing 737-219 ZK-NAP was withdrawn on 16/01/94 before being sold to SAETA (Sociedad Anonima Ecuatoriana de Transportes Aereos) of Quito, Ecuador. ZK-NAP departed Auckland on 02/03/94 in full SAETA colours and was later registered to SAETA as HC-BTI. Boeing 737-219 ZK-NAR was withdrawn from service on 13/03/94 and departed Auckland on 19/07 as N237TA on delivery to TACA International Airlines of El Salvador. Boeing 737-205 ZK-NAQ departed Christchurch on 28/12 on ferry to Auckland, Apia and Honolulu and to a yet as unknown operator in the United States. Finally Boeing 737-2M6 ZK-NAZ was withdrawn from service on 04/01/94 however the aircraft had still not left New Zealand by the end of Feb ’95.

On 17/02 Air New Zealand grounded 10 Nordam hushkitted Boeing 737-200s due to an engine turbine blade fault. Additional domestic capacity was provided by Air Nauru Boeing 737-4L7s C2-RN10 and C2-RN11, Polynesian Boeing 737-3Q8 5W-ILF and Air Pacific Boeing 737-5Y0 DQ-FJB. Air New Zealand even put back into service Boeing 737-2M6 ZK-NAZ though this was only for a few days. Arriving in Auckland on 26/02 was Britannia Airways Boeing 757-204 G-BYAH which Air New Zealand had wet leased for domestic operations. The Boeing 757 entered service with Air New Zealand on 01/03. Fokker F27-100 ZK-BXF which was first leased to Mount Cook in 10/91 terminated its lease on 31/12. ZK-BXF was returned to Air New Zealand in Christchurch where it is presently stored in company with F27-100’s ZK-BXH and ZK-BXI.

Air New Zealand commenced services to Kansai from 05/09 with a three times weekly direct flight from Auckland. Air New Zealand again benefitted from its fifth freedom rights through Australia by commencing a three times weekly service to Kansai from Brisbane on 30/09 as well as a three times weekly Sydney to Los Angeles non-stop from 02/11. Further, Air New Zealand moved its London operations from Gatwick to Heathrow on 24/11.

Air Niugini

Airline Code: PX/ANG. SITA: POMPRPX PO Box 7186, Boroko, Papua New Guinea. Phone (675) 273200. Fax (675) 273482. Telex NE22225 AIRNG.

Executive Staff

Gen Mgr & Chief Exec: D K Seefeld, Dir Fin & Admin: P Petroulas, Dir Maint & Eng: J Lynch, Dir Ground Serv: C Mek, Dir Sales & Mktg: S Foo, Dir Personnel: D Tibu, Dir Operations: Capt L Gure, PR Mgr: G McLaughlin.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

Airbus A310-324 P2-ANA, -ANG. Fokker F28-4000 P2-AND, -ANI. Fokker F28-1000 P2-ANB, -ANC, -ANE, -ANF, -ANH, -ANU, -ANW. DHC Dash 7 P2-ANN, -ANP.

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

Air Niugini took delivery of Fokker F28-4000 P2-ANI at Port Moresby on 07/12 when the aircraft ferried in from Holland. P2-ANI flew its first service for Air Niugini on 14/12 when it operated the PX4270 from Port Moresby to Kavieng. Air Niugini schedules to Rabaul were badly disrupted in Sept ’94 as a result of volcanic eruptions that brought about the closure of Rabaul Airport. To provide a service to the Rabaul area Air Niugini commenced flights into Tokua using Fokker F27-700 VH-JCC which they leased from Air Cruising Australia between 31/10 and 28/12. Airbus A310-324 P2-ANA was advertised for sale during the year by Fortis Aviation however to date the aircraft still remains in service with Air Niugini. Air Niugini recommenced services to Buka on 20/11 with the current schedules showing them operating three F28 return services weekly from Port Moresby. Air Niugini opened up a direct F28 service from Cairns to Madang on 30/10 while between 13/08 and 17/09 it operated a weekly A310 charter service between Port Moresby and Nagoya.

Air Pacific

Airline Code: FJ/FJI. SITA SUVPDFJ PMB, Nadi Airport, Fiji. (679) 720 777. Fax (679) 720 512. Telex FJ 2131.

Executive Staff

Mng Dir & Chief Exec Off: A Drysdale, Gen Mgr Ops: A Wong, Gen Mgr Commercial: N Kumar, Gen Mgr Planning & Admin: R Narayan, Dir Finance & Co Secretary: Ms J Bland, Dir Human Res: J Vitusagavulu, Dir Mktg: E Dutta, Dir Engineering: B Geddes, Dir Flight Ops: M Tuisue, Freight Dir: V Sharan, Mktg Planning Dir: D Chandra, Mgr Cabin Crew: M Taukave.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

Boeing 747-200 ZK-NZY, Boeing 767-300ER DQ-FJC, Boeing 737-33A DQ-FJD, Boeing 737-5Y0 DQ-FJB.

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

Air Pacific took delivery of Boeing 767-3X2ER DQ-FJC ‘Island of Vanua Levu’ at Nadi on 17/09 after the aircraft ferried in from Seattle as the FJ1767. The Boeing 767 which has been leased from ILFC operated its first service for Air Pacific on 28/09 when it flew the FJ440 from Nadi to Auckland. With the entry into service of the Boeing 767-3X2 Air Pacific terminated the lease on Boeing 767-205ER DQ-FJA. The last service operated by DQ-FJA for Air Pacific was the FJ931 from Melbourne to Nadi on 28/09. Boeing 767-205ER DQ-FJA was delivered to Air Pacific in July ’90 however the aircraft has been part of the airline scene in the South Pacific since it was delivered to Air New Zealand in Oct ’87 as ZK-NBD. Air Pacific later ferried DQ-FJA to Auckland where Air New Zealand prepared the aircraft for lease to Trans World Airlines. On 03/11 the former DQ-FJA now registered N651TW ferried out of Auckland for Honolulu as the TW5046. Air Pacific took delivery of Boeing 737-300 DQ-FJD at Nadi on 25/01 after the aircraft ferried in from Phoenix via Los Angeles, Honolulu and Apia as the FJ1737. DQ-FJD has been leased from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services and will operate in conjunction with Royal Tongan Airlines. To reflect this agreement DQ-FJD carries Air Pacific colours on its port side and Royal Tongan colours on its starboard. DQ-FJD operated its first service for Air Pacific on 28/01 when it flew FJ200 from Nadi to Tonga. Air Pacific commenced a three year lease of Boeing 747-219B ZK-NZY from Air New Zealand in Aug ’93. To accommodate planned maintenance on the aircraft Air Pacific used Air New Zealand Boeing 747-219B ZK-NZV on its services between 08/03 and 12/03/94. During the year Air Pacific added Los Angeles and Kansai to its route network. The first Nadi to Los Angeles weekly service, which is flown by Boeing 747 equipment, was operated on 02/07 while the first Nadi to Kansai twice-weekly 767 service, was operated on 01/10.

Air Post

Airline Code: PST PO Box 516, Papakura 1733, NZ. (09) 298 7202. Fax (09) 298 1455.

Executive Staff

Operations Mgr: G Barrow.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

F27-500(SCD) ZK-NAN, -NAO. Fairchild Metro 23 ZK-POE, -POF. Fairchild Metro III ZK-NSS, -POA, -POB.

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

Air Post operates as a joint venture between Airwork (NZ) Ltd, and the New Zealand Post Office. Air Post took delivery of Fairchild Metro 23s ZK-POE and ZK-POF in this period. The Metro’s arrived in Auckland on 08/10 from Pago Pago carrying ferry registrations N30228 and N30229 respectively.

Air Vanuatu

Airline Code: NF/AVN. SITA VLIOZNF PO Box 148, Port Vila, Vanuatu. (678) 23838. Fax (678) 23250.

Executive Staff

Chairman: Kalpakor Kalsakau, Dep Chief Exec: J P Virelala, Dir of Ops: Capt K Molloy, Dir of Finance: M Ward, Mgr Cabin Serv: Ms R McAulay, Mgr Australia: S Eyre.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

Boeing 737-476 VH-TJI. EMB-110P1 VH-BWC

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

Air Vanuatu was formed in 1981 as the national airline of the newly independent Republic of Vanuatu. A five year operating contract was signed with Ansett and in Sept ’81 Air Vanuatu operated its first flight. Between Mar ’86, when Air Vanuatu terminated its contract and Dec ’87 when a commercial agreement was signed with Australian Airlines, Air Vanuatu did not operate any services. Air Vanuatu placed Boeing 737-476 VH-TJI into service in Nov 92 with the present agreement being that the aircraft will operate on lease from Qantas until Dec ’95. VH-TJI which carries Air Vanuatu titles and the distinctive boars tusks tail scheme is named ‘Spirit of Vanuatu’. Present schedules show that VH-TJI operates for Air Vanuatu on a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and for Qantas during the remainder of the week. Air Vanuatu operates the 737 to Auckland, Brisbane, Honiara, Melbourne, Nadi, Port Vila and Sydney. While VH-TJI was withdrawn from service in Melbourne between 22/10 and 17/11 for overhaul and repainting Air Vanuatu leased Boeing 737-476 VH-TJG from Qantas. Air Vanuatu operates EMB-110P1 VH-BWC ‘Espiritu Santo’ which is also leased from the Qantas Group. The Bandeirante operates a daily service (Mon-Fri) between Port Vila and Noumea as well as a twice weekly (Mon & Fri) service between Port Vila and Santo. This latter flight is shared with the local airline Vanair and signals that the operations of Air Vanuatu and Vanair are being brought closer together.

Airlink

Airline Code: QF/QFA. SITA SYDGLQF Corporate Office: Qantas Centre, Level 9, Building B, 203 Coward Street, Mascot, 2020. (02) 691 4115. Fax (02) 691 4312.

Executive Staff

Gen Mgr: B Banston, Standards & Performance Mgr: Ms R Barbagallo, Finance Mgr: Ms E Wong, Sales Mgr QLD/NT/ACT: P Gabler, Secretary: Ms T Hensby, Admin Asst: Ms T Micallef. During the year Brian Banston replaced Peter Moore as General Manager of Airlink.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

BAe 146-300 VH-NJL, -NJN. BAe 146-200 VH-NJG, -NJH, -NJJ. BAe 146-100 VH-NJC, -NJR, -NJY.

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

Australian Airlink commenced operations in Aug ’92 with a fleet of three BAe 146-100s. The airline was launched by the then Australian Airlines as a way of increasing the frequency of services on certain routes and introducing new hub busting services, thereby meeting the challenge offered at the time by Ansett Express and Eastwest Airlines. In July 94 the name of the airline was modified from Australian Airlink to Airlink. The BAe 146 aircraft, flight and cabin crews and all maintenance services used by Airlink are leased by the Qantas Group from National Jet Systems in Adelaide. This was an extremely busy period for Airlink as it took delivery of five new aircraft and commenced intrastate operations in Western Australia. BAe 146-200s VH-NJG, VH-NJH and VH-NJJ were delivered to National Jet Systems in Adelaide on 30/08, 31/08 and 30/08 respectively. The BAe 146-200’s which are operated by Airlink in an 8 business 68 economy class configuration were delivered in time to enter service on a new set of schedules commencing on 03/09. On that day VH-NJG operated its first flight for Airlink as QF673 from Mackay to Brisbane, VH-NJH as QF672 from Canberra to Brisbane and VH-NJJ as QF661 from Rockhampton to Brisbane. Airlink BAe 146-300 VH-NJL which was delivered to Adelaide on 29/10 entered service on 14/11 while BAe 146-300 VH-NJN which arrived in Adelaide on 02/11 also entered service on 14/11. The Airlink BAe 146-300s are operated in an 8/79 configuration and are mainly utilised on a daily crossover service connecting Darwin with Perth via Gove, Cairns and Alice Springs. BAe 146-100 VH-NJZ was withdrawn from Airlink service in Nov ’94 with the aircraft returning to operations with National Jet Systems. On 14/11 Airlink expanded to operations in Western Australia with the commencement of services from Perth to Broome, Kalgoorlie, Karratha and Port Hedland. Current schedules show Airlink now serving 16 ports: Adelaide, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Brisbane, Broome, Cairns, Canberra, Darwin, Gove, Kalgoorlie, Karratha, Mackay, Perth, Port Hedland, Proserpine and Rockhampton.

Ansett Air Freight

Airline Code: AN/ANA PO Box 558, Mascot, 2020. (02) 352 9888. Fax (02) 352 9779.

Executive Staff

GM: T Markou, Dep GM Commercial: W Bell, Nat Fin Mgr: D Cohen.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

MDC DC-8-62F N1804. Boeing 727-277F VH-RMX. BAe 146-200QT VH-JJY, -JJZ.

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

Ansett Air Freight mainline operations are served by Boeing 727-277F VH-RMX and BAe 146-200QTs VH-JJY and VH-JJZ. While the Boeing operates between Perth and Melbourne and occasionally between Melbourne and Launceston, the BAe 146s work a crossover via ports between south eastern Australia and Cairns. Ansett Air Freight also utilises the DC-9-33Fs of Independent Air Freighters for capacity between Melbourne and Launceston and between Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. For trans Tasman operations between Auckland and Sydney Ansett Air Freight previously leased the Polynesian Airlines Boeing 737-383QC 5W-FAX. When Polynesian returned 5W-FAX to ILFC in July ’94 Ansett Air Freight contracted to wet lease a MDC DC-8-62F freighter from Miami based Arrow Air. MDC DC-8-62F(AF) N1804 entered service with Ansett Air Freight on 12/07 operating AN2847 from Auckland to Sydney. Current schedules show the Arrow Air DC-8 operating five return services weekly between Auckland and Sydney. Though the DC-8 has a carrying capacity of 35 tonnes against the 17 tonnes previously available on the 737-300 the aircraft has apparently settled in well on the trans Tasman route.

Ansett Australia

Airline Code: AN/AAA. SITA MELXTAN Swanston Street, Melbourne, 3000. (03) 623 3344. Fax (03) 623 3444.

Executive Staff: Ansett Australia Holdings Ltd

Chairman: K E Cowley, Deputy Chairman: D A Mortimer, Man Dir & CEO: G J McMahon. During 1994 Ansett Transport Industries was renamed as Ansett Australia Holdings Limited.

Executive Staff: Ansett Australia

Man Dir & CEO: G J McMahon, Company Secretary: G Allison, Gen Ops Mgr: R Entsch, Gen Commercial Mgr: G Smith, Group Gen Mgr Air Freight (Dom & Int): D Murray, Exec Dir Int/Gen Mgr Fin & Admin: H Thorburn, Dep Gen Mgr Ansett Int: G Hunter, Mgr Aviation Policy: J Kimpton, Dir of Flt Ops: Capt J Dorward, Dir of Ops: J Tully, Dir of Mtce & Eng: A Harrison, Dir of Finance: D Irvine, Dir of Mktg: G Kingshott, Dir of Sales: P Donovan, Dir of Inflt Svs/Resorts: A Niklai, Dir of Strategic Planning: L Strambi, Dir of Airport Svs: R Evans, Dir of Human Resources: P Birch, Dir of Emp Relations: G Young, Dir of Admin: K Herdman, Dir of Assoc Com: R Crook, Chief Info Officer: M Pogson, Airline Group Controller: P Nolan, Chief of Security: M Martin, Corporate Affairs Mgr: P Young.

Fleet List as at 28/02/95

Boeing 747-312 VH-INH, -INJ. Boeing 767-277 VH-RMD, -RME, -RMF, -RMG, -RMH. Boeing 767-204 VH-RMK. Boeing 727-277 VH-ANA, -ANB, -ANE, -ANF, -RMN. Airbus A320-211 VH-HYA, -HYB, -HYC, -HYD, -HYE, -HYF, -HYG, -HYH, -HYI, -HYJ, -HYK, -HYL. Boeing 737-377 VH-CZA, -CZB, -CZC, -CZD, -CZE, -CZF, -CZG, -CZH, -CZI, -CZJ, -CZK, -CZL, -CZM, -CZN, -CZO, -CZP. Boeing 737-33A VH-CZU, -CZV, -CZW, -CZX. BAe 146-300 VH-EWI, -EWL, -EWM, -EWR, -EWS. BAe 146-200 VH-JJP, -JJQ, -JJS, -JJT, -JJW, -JJX. Fokker F28-4000 VH-EWA, -EWB, -EWC, -EWD, -FKI, -FKJ, -FKO. Fokker F28-3000 VH-EWF, -EWG. Fokker F28-1000 VH-FKC, -FKE, -FKF. Fokker 50 VH-FNA, -FNB, -FNC, -FND, -FNE, -FNI. Douglas DC-3 VH-ABR which carries the colours of Australian National Airways is maintained in an airworthy condition at Melbourne Airport.

Aircraft on order

Boeing 747-300 due delivery 11/95. Boeing 767-204 due delivery 11/95. Boeing 737-33A VH-CZT due delivery 05/95. Airbus A320-211 due delivery 08/95, 09/96, 10/96, 11/96, 03/97. BAe 146-200 VH-JJU due delivery 04/95.

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

Ansett Australia introduced the Boeing 747-300 into service in this period and commenced international services from Sydney to Hong Kong and from Sydney to Kansai. To operate these services Boeing 747-312s VH-INH and VH-INJ were leased by Ansett Australia from Singapore Airlines. VH-INJ was the first Boeing 747-312 to be delivered to Ansett Australia when it flew into Sydney on 29/08 from Singapore. The second Ansett Australia Boeing 747-312 VH-INH was delivered to Melbourne from Singapore on 03/09. The first scheduled flight operated by an Ansett Australia Boeing 747-312 was on 31/08 when VH-INJ flew a domestic service from Sydney to Perth as the AN1157. VH-INJ operated the first Sydney to Kansai service as the AN881 on 04/09 while VH-INH operated the first Sydney to Hong Kong service as the AN887 on 10/09.

VH-INH was badly damaged at Sydney on 19/10 after the aircraft landed with the nose wheel retracted. In the short term Ansett Australia initially leased Boeing 747-438 aircraft from Qantas to cover the loss of VH-INH. Qantas Boeing 747-438 VH-OJA operated to Kansai on 22/10 and 29/10 and VH-OJL on 27/10. For the longer term Ansett Australia leased Boeing 747-3H6 9M-MHK from Malaysia Airlines with the aircraft arriving in Sydney from Kuala Lumpur on 31/10 and entering service as the AN881 from Sydney to Kansai on 02/11. 9M-MHK terminated its lease to Ansett Australia on 11/12 after arriving in Sydney from Kansai. Boeing 747-312 VH-INH was test flown at Sydney on 09/12 and returned to service on 11/12.

Ansett Australia added a sixth Boeing 767-204 VH-RMK to its fleet in this period with the lease/purchase of an aircraft from Britannia Airways. Britannia Boeing 767-204 G-BKVZ was initially leased to Ansett on 01/11 and after preservice maintenance in the United States was delivered to Melbourne on 24/12 as VH-RMK. As the AN5981 VH-RMK ferried from Seattle to Melbourne via Hilo and Nadi. On arrival VH-RMK carried the new Ansett livery on its fuselage however the tail of the aircraft was an overall blue. VH-RMK entered service with Ansett in this colour scheme on 27/12 and it was quite a few weeks before it carried the complete Ansett Australia colour scheme.

Ansett took delivery of Boeing 737-33A VH-CZU at Melbourne on 29/05 after the aircraft ferried in from Dothan, Alabama as the AN5981 via San Diego, Honolulu, Pago Pago and Nadi. VH-CZU became the twentieth Boeing 737-300 in the Ansett fleet and the fourth to be leased from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services. BAe 146-300 VH-EWJ was withdrawn from Ansett service in Brisbane on 14/12 after operating flight AN67 from Hamilton Island. After repainting in Ansett New Zealand colours VH-EWJ was ferried from Brisbane to Auckland and Christchurch on 14/01 however it was another month before the aircraft was registered to Ansett New Zealand as ZK-NZM.

Ansett has started withdrawing from service its Fokker F28-1000 fleet. VH-FKD was taken out of service in Melbourne on 21/04/94 with the aircraft gradually being reduced to components while F28-1000 VH-FKA was withdrawn from service in Brisbane on 09/12.

The Ansett Fokker 50 fleet is in a state of constant change and this period was no exception. Fokker 50 VH-FNE was withdrawn from Ansett service in April 93 in anticipation of the aircraft being leased to the Indian airline Raj Air. Although VH-FNE was painted in Raj Air colours the aircraft was never delivered and VH-FNE remained static in Melbourne until Sept ’94 when it was painted in Ansett Australia colours before returning to service. Fokker 50 was also painted in Raj Air colours and in Oct ’93 it was delivered to Bombay where it was registered VT-RAB. The Fokker returned to Melbourne from Bombay as the AN5981 on 05/07 still registered VT-RAB. After repainting in the new Ansett corporate scheme the Fokker was again registered VH-FNF before departing Melbourne on 24/11 on delivery to Skywest Airlines in Perth. Fokker 50 VH-FNG departed Melbourne in Oct ’90 for Vienna where it was leased to Austrian Air Services as OE-LFX. The Fokker returned to Melbourne on 14/09 as OE-LFX before again reverting to VH-FNG. After repainting in the new Ansett colour scheme VH-FNG departed Melbourne on 26/01 on delivery to Skywest Airlines. In May ’94 Fokker 50 VH-FNH had its Raj Air colours removed in Brisbane with the aircraft reverting to Ansett Australia markings. On 05/10 VH-FNH departed Melbourne on delivery to Skywest Airlines.

With the delivery of their first Boeing 747-312 VH-INJ to Sydney on 29/08 Ansett Australia introduced a new corporate colour scheme. A320 VH-HYG was the first aircraft in the domestic fleet to be painted in the new colours before re-entering service on 17/09. Ansett Australia added Kansai to its international route network from 04/09 and Hong Kong from 10/09. Domestic services to Carnarvon, Exmouth and Geraldton were terminated in Jan ’95 in favour of Skywest Airlines.

Ansett New Zealand

Airline Code: ZQ/NMA, SITA AKLDZZQ PO Box 4168, Auckland, NZ. (09) 309 6235. Fax (09) 358 4146.

Executive Staff

Chief Exec: C A Wallace, Gen Mgr International Mkts: G B Campbell, GM Fin & Admin: J A Sheridan, Nat Sales Mgr (Commercial): K Bouzaid, Mgr Flt Ops: Capt J Bartlett, PR Mgr: J Cordery. By the time this is read Rick Ellis will have replaced Craig Wallace as Chief Executive of Ansett New Zealand.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

BAe 146-300 ZK-NZF, -NZG, -NZH, -NZI, -NZJ, -NZK, -NZL, -NZM. BAe 146-200QC ZK-NZC. BAe 146-200 ZK-NZA. DHC Dash 8-102 ZK-NEY, -NEZ.

Aircraft on order

Dash 8-102 VH-XFT due delivery 03/95.

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

Ansett New Zealand commenced operations in March ’87 in competition with Air New Zealand. Initial jet equipment used by Ansett New Zealand was the Boeing 737-100 however this type was later replaced by the BAe 146. Ansett New Zealand added an eighth BAe 146-300 to its fleet on 14/01 when the former Ansett Australia aircraft VH-EWJ was ferried from Brisbane to Auckland. VH-EWJ ‘Queenstown’ had been painted in the new Ansett NZ livery in Brisbane however it continued to fly under its Australian registration until mid Feb 95 when it became ZK-NZM. The first aircraft in the Ansett New Zealand fleet to carry the new colours was BAe 146-300 ZK-NZL with the aircraft re-entering service after painting on 07/01. BAe 146-200QC ZK-NZC and BAe 146-300s ZK-NZH and ZK-NZI had their new colours applied by Ansett Australia in Melbourne.

Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services

TNT Plaza, Lawson Square, Redfern, 2016. Phone (02) 319 8249. Fax (02) 699 1349.

Executive Staff

CEO: Ms B Ward, GM Sales & Mktg: C Maunder, GM Ops & Eng: C Smith, Chief Financial Off: O P Wood, Mktg Dir Australia: D Parker

Fleet Movements (01/03/94-28/02/95)

In Oct ’85 Ansett Transport Industries, jointly backed by its two parent companies, TNT and News Corp, announced the formation of Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services. The new Ansett organisation would offer to airlines throughout the world a total airline management and equipment leasing package. In the period under review Ansett Worldwide took delivery of 15 aircraft: Boeing 767-300 x 3, 757-200 x 2, 737-300 x 7, MDC MD-83 x 3. This figure compares favourably with the previous twelve months when nine aircraft were delivered. The mainstay of the Ansett Worldwide fleet is the Boeing 737 with deliveries to date exceeding 70 aircraft of the Dash 300 and Dash 500 series. Deliveries of Boeing 737-33A aircraft in this period were as follows: Air China/Inner Mongolian purchased B-2947 in April 94 while the same month Ansett Australia leased VH-CZU. In May ’94 the Portuguese operator Air Columbus leased two Boeing 737-33A aircraft CS-TKF and CS-TKG while in Dec 94 Air Austral purchased F-ODZY from Ansett Worldwide. Final deliveries for this period occurred in Feb ’95 with the lease of two Boeing 737-33A aircraft, B-2955 and B-2966, to Yunnan Airlines of Kunming, China. In Nov 94 Air Columbus returned the Boeing 737-33As CS-TKF and CS-TKG to Ansett Worldwide however new operators were soon found for these aircraft. In Dec 94 CS-TKF now registered XA-SWO was leased to TAESA while in Jan ’95 CS-TKG now registered DQ-FJD was leased to Air Pacific/Royal Tongan Airlines.

Ansett Worldwide ordered its first Boeing 757 in Oct ’87 and to date 25 have been delivered. The trend continues however where new orders or leases for this type are hard to find. In the period under review Ansett Worldwide took delivery of two new Boeing 757-23As as follows: AVIANCA, Colombia leased N987AN in April 94 while Pratt & Whitney powered 757-23A N275AW was delivered in June ’94 however to date Ansett Worldwide have yet to find an operator for this aircraft. In late Feb ’94 Ansett Worldwide took delivery of Boeing 757-23A N59AW however it was Sept ’94 before the aircraft was leased to American Trans Air as N59AW. In March 94 Air 2000 returned Boeing 757-23A G-OOOG to Ansett Worldwide while in Nov 94 Leisure Air returned N250LA. The former Air 2000 aircraft was leased in June ’94 to AVIANCA as N989AN however to date N250LA remains with Ansett Worldwide. In Sept ’93 Ansett Worldwide leased out their first Pratt & Whitney powered version of the Boeing 757-23A with the two aircraft registered to Aeromextour as XA-SKR and XA-SKQ. The aircraft later moved to Aero Monterrey with their registrations being changed to XA-SME and XA-SMD respectively. In Nov ’94 XA-SME and XA-SMD joined the fleet of Aero Peru.

In the period under review Ansett Worldwide took delivery of three Boeing 767 aircraft which brings to 20 the number of this type purchased from Boeing. Sobelair leased Boeing 767-300ER OO-SBY in June ’94 while in Jan ’95 Alitalia leased Boeing 767-33AERs VH-ITA and VH-ITB. Boeing 767-33AER N768TA was leased to TACA International Airlines of El Salvador in May ’93 however this lease was terminated in October ’94. The same month the Boeing was leased to Vietnam Airlines as VH-NOE. McDonnell Douglas MD-83s N878RA, N879RA and N880RA were leased to Reno Air, Nevada in July 94, Sep 94 and Oct 94 respectively. Ansett Worldwide have selected the following engines to power their aircraft: P&W PW4000 Boeing 767-33ER, Boeing 767-284ER, Boeing 757-23A, Airbus A300-622R: RR RB211-535E4 Boeing 757-23A.

Australia Asia Airlines

Airline Code: QF/QFA Qantas Centre, 203 Coward Street, Mascot, 2020. Phone (02) 691 4767. Fax (02) 691 4977.

Executive Staff

Chairman: J Strong

Fleet as at 28/02/95

Boeing 747SP-38 VH-EAA, -EAB.

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

Australia Asia Airlines is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas Airways. Australia Asia commenced operations in Oct ’91 as the nominated Australian carrier licensed to operate services between Australia and Taiwan. Australia Asia had a major equipment change in this period with its single Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGA being replaced by two Qantas Boeing 747SP-38s VH-EAA and VH-EAB. The first Australia Asia Boeing 747SP service was flown by VH-EAA which operated QF135 from Sydney to Taipei on 26/03/94. Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGA returned to Qantas operations and the markings of the major carrier in April 94. The Boeing 747SP-38s were painted in Australia Asia colours even though they are still operated by both Australia Asia and by Qantas. In late Feb ’95 Australia Asia was also operating the Qantas Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGE to provide additional capacity on the Australia to Taiwan route. While operating with Australia Asia VH-OGE did so with its Qantas titles and Kangaroo deleted from the aircraft. Australia Asia added Cairns to its network in Sept ’94.

Australian Air Express

PO Box 1324L, Melbourne 3001. (03) 285 3129. Fax (03) 285 3275.

Executive Staff

Chief Exec Off: A Buckley, National Ops Mgr: W Dunne.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

Boeing 737-3Q8QC VH-NJE. BAe 146-300QT VH-NJF.

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

In Aug ’92 the air freight division of Australian Airlines changed their name from Australian Cargo to Australian air Express thus reflecting their new joint venture with Australia Post. Though the name of their parent company Australian Airlines has since disappeared the Australian air Express identity has been retained. Current schedules show that Australian air Express lease Boeing 737-300QC VH-NJE and BAe 146-300QT VH-NJF from National Jet Systems in Adelaide. While the Boeing operates Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and return (Mon/Thu) the BAe 146-800QT operates Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and return (Mon/Thu). Between Melbourne and Perth Australian air Express leases capacity on the Ansett Air Freight Boeing 727-277F VH-RMX while space is also leased on the Independent Air Freighters DC-9-33F between Melbourne and Launceston. Finally for its Queensland coast operations capacity is provided by Ansett Air Freight BAe 146-200QTs. The remainder of Australian air Express schedules are operated by Pel-Air or Newcastle Aviation using a variety of aircraft including the Westwind and Metro II.

In the period under review Australian air Express experienced a number of fleet changes. Boeing 737-300QC VH-NJE which operates on lease from National Jet Systems in Adelaide entered service on 12/04/94. BAe 146-200QC VH-NJQ was withdrawn from service on 16/09 with the aircraft returning to National Jet Systems. Due to planned maintenance on the Ansett Air Freight Boeing 727-277F VH-RMX from early Jan ’95 until late Mar 95 Australian air Express leased a MDC DC-8-70 aircraft from the Miami based Southern Air Transport. On 10/01 MDC DC-8-71F N872SJ operated its first flight for Australian air Express as SJ2441 from Melbourne to Perth. The lease on N872SJ was terminated on 19/02 with the aircraft being replaced by Southern Air MDC DC-8-73F N875SJ. This aircraft, which can uplift a 44 tonne payload, operated its first service for Australian air Express as SJ2241 from Perth to Melbourne on 20/02.

Independent Air Freighters

Airline Code: IN/IPA Hangar 81, Essendon Airport, 3041. (03) 379 6999. Fax (03) 379 5949.

Executive Staff

Gen Mgr: M Bartlett, Chief Pilot: Capt. D Newman.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

MDC DC-9-33CF VH-IPC, -IPF

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

Mayne-Nickless divested its interest in Ipec Aviation during 1993. Based at Essendon Airport Independent Air Freighters now dry lease the two former IPEC MDC DC-9-33CF aircraft VH-IPC and VH-IPF. Independent Air Freighters also provide crews and the operational support for the continuing contract to Ansett Air Freight. During Jan ’95 DC-9-33CF VH-IPF was repainted in Melbourne in the distinctive yellow and black colours of its previous owner. On the fin it carries the word IPEC however an addition to the scheme was a stylised IAF and the words Independent Air Freighters on the fuselage.

Mount Cook Airline

Airline Code NM/NZM. SITA CHCZVNM(Ops), CHCZNNM(Mktg) PO Box 4644, Christchurch, NZ. (03) 348 2099. Fax (03) 343 8159.

Executive Staff

Chairman: B J Cushing, Group Mktg Mgr: P J Clark, Ops Mgr Airline: Capt J G Jones, Public Affairs Mgr: A M James, Prod Mgr Airline: B J Patrick.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

BAe 748 ZK-CWJ, -DES, -MCA, -MCB, -MCF, -MCJ, -MCP. DHC-6-300 Twin Otter ZK-MCO, -TFS. BN-2A Islander ZK-DBV, -MCD, -MCE. PA-31-350 Chieftain ZK-KVW, -MCM. PC-6 Turbo Porter Skiplane ZK-MCK, -MCN, -MCT. Cessna 185 Skiplane ZK-CBS, -ELQ, -MCR, -MCU, -MCV, -MDA, -MDB. Cessna 185 ZK-CBY. Mount Cook has two of its former aircraft, DH.82A Tiger Moth ZK-BRC and Auster JIB Aiglet ZK-BDX, on display in Queenstown, while their DH.89A Dragon Rapide ZK-AHS can be found at MOTAT in Auckland.

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

Mount Cook added a second DHC-6-300 ZK-TFS to its fleet in this period though it should be noted that the Twin Otter is operated by Tourism Flightseeing, a joint venture company set up by the Mount Cook Group and Fiordland Travel. The Twin Otter which was previously operated by ARAMCO in Saudi Arabia was delivered to Queenstown on 12/01 as N662MA. Also added to the Mount Cook fleet in Dec ’94 was a second PA-31-350 ZK-KVW. Mount Cook withdrew Fokker F27-100 ZK-BXF from service at Christchurch on 31/12 and returned the aircraft to Air New Zealand from whom it had leased the aircraft in Oct ’91. Mount Cook took over the Christchurch to Palmerston North route from Air New Zealand effective 19/09.

Polynesian Airlines

Airline Code PH/PAO. SITA APWXZPH PO Box 599, Apia, Western Samoa. (685) 21261. Fax (685) 20023.

Executive Staff

Chairman: Tuilaepa S Malielegaoi, Chief Executive: R G Gates, Mgr Flt Ops: Capt J Woodhams, Fin Mgr: P Vaioulu, Eng Mgr: G Leach. During the year Richard Gates replaced Grant Percival as CEO.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

Boeing 737-383 5W-ILF. DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 5W-FAU. BN-2A Islander 5W-FAV.

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

For Polynesian Airlines this was an extremely difficult operating period as they went from one financial crisis to another. In May ’93 Polynesian introduced its first wide bodied aircraft into service with the lease of Boeing 767-233ER C-FBEG from Air Canada. In Aug ’93 the Boeing 767-233ER was replaced with a Boeing 767-333ER C-FMWP which again was leased from Air Canada. Due to continuing losses with the aircraft Polynesian Airlines terminated their lease on C-FMWP and on 15/05 the aircraft operated its last service from Sydney to Apia. As a replacement Polynesian Airlines purchased a Boeing 767-269ER, which had previously been operated by Kuwait Airways, through the Fortis Aviation Group. Boeing 767-269ER 9K-AIA duly ferried into Sydney on 13/05 as the KU8415 from Kuwait and Singapore. After preservice maintenance with Qantas the Boeing, now registered 5W-TEA, departed Sydney on 08/06 for Apia again using the flight number KU8415. 5W-TEA entered service with Polynesian on 09/06 when it operated the PH4639 from Apia to Rarotonga and Papeete. Due to maintenance problems the Boeing was back in Sydney with Qantas between 12/07 and 31/07. The Boeing again returned to operations with Polynesian however on 02/09 it was finally withdrawn from service in Sydney. 5W-TEA then sat in the Qantas maintenance area until 03/11 when it departed on ferry to the Middle East.

Between 16/05 when Boeing 767-333ER C-FMWP departed for Canada on termination of its lease and 09/06 when Boeing 767-269ER 5W-TEA entered service Polynesian were without an aircraft to operate to Honolulu and Los Angeles. In the interim they leased MDC DC-10-30 aircraft from Express One International in the USA with OH-LHA and F-OKBB being noted. To cover the maintenance lay-up of 5W-TEA from 12/07 through 31/07 Polynesian leased Boeing 767-238ER VH-EAO from Qantas for services between Australia and Apia and Lockheed L-1011 TriStar N313EA from Rich International for services from Apia to Honolulu and Los Angeles. Polynesian terminated its lease on Boeing 737-383QC 5W-FAX in July ’94 with the aircraft departing Apia on 09/07 on ferry to Dothan, Alabama and return to ILFC.

More problems occurred for Polynesian on 13/09 when Boeing 737-3Q8 5W-ILF was damaged in a landing accident at Apia as a result of a stowaway being jammed in the starboard landing gear. To uplift a spare engine from Melbourne to Apia for 5W-ILF Polynesian chartered Pelita Air Services Transall PK-PTQ. Boeing 737-3Q8 5W-ILF returned to service with Polynesian on 02/10 however in the interim Boeing 767-209ER ZK-NBH was leased from Air New Zealand to operate between Auckland and Apia. To cover planned maintenance on Boeing 737-3Q8 5W-ILF Polynesian leased Boeing 737-376 VH-TJD from Qantas between 20/01 and 06/02. Polynesian Airlines ceased operations to Honolulu and Los Angeles in Aug 94.

Premier Airlines

Airline Code: PN/PRM PO Box 6079, 600 St Kilda Road, 3004. (03) 510 7711. Fax (03) 820 3165.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

Boeing 727-77C VH-TBS

Aircraft on order

Boeing 727-200 due delivery 04/95.

Fleet & Operational Changes (05/09/94-28/02/95)

Premier Airlines appear in our Directory for the first time having commenced operations on 05/09. Premier in effect took over from National Airlines who previously had operated the Boeing 727-77C VH-TBS on contract to DHL Worldwide Express. VH-TBS operates four return services weekly (Mon-Thu) on the Auckland to Sydney route for DHL as well as a weekly (Thu) Auckland to Melbourne service. Premier Airlines first scheduled flight was PN974 from Auckland to Sydney on 05/09 operated by Boeing 727-77C VH-TBS. Premier Airlines leased African International MDC DC-8-54F 3D-ADV for its trans Tasman operations from 12/11 until 28/11 while the Boeing 727 was at Avalon for planned maintenance.

Qantas

Airline Code: QF/QFA. SITA SYDXLQF Qantas Centre, 203 Coward Street, Mascot, 2020. (02) 691 3636. Fax (02) 691 3277. Telex AA20113.

Executive Staff

Chairman: G Pemberton, Man Dir: J Strong, Exec Gen Mgrs — International Ops: I Oldmeadow; National Ops: G Howlett; Engineering & Mtce: T Crabtree; Aircraft Ops: D Gillies; Freight Ops: P Frampton; Mktg & Corp Affairs: G Dixon; Information Tech: D Burdens; Pricing/Sched & Yield: P Edwards; Sales: Ms S McPhee; Grp Gen Mgr Staff Svs: B Robinson; Finance Dir: G Toomey.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

Boeing 747-438 VH-OJA, -OJB, -OJC, -OJD, -OJE, -OJF, -OJG, -OJH, -OJI, -OJJ, -OJK, -OJL, -OJM, -OJN, -OJO, -OJP, -OJQ, -OJR. Boeing 747-338 VH-EBT, -EBU, -EBV, -EBW, -EBX, -EBY. Boeing 747-238B VH-EBQ, -EBR, -EBS. Boeing 747-238B-SCD VH-ECB, -ECC. Boeing 747SP-38 VH-EAA, -EAB. Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGA, -OGB, -OGC, -OGD, -OGE, -OGF, -OGG, -OGH, -OGI, -OGJ, -OGK, -OGL, -OGM, -OGN, -OGO. Boeing 767-238ER VH-EAJ, -EAK, -EAL, -EAM, -EAN, -EAO, -EAQ. Airbus A300B4-203 VH-TAA, -TAC, -TAD, -TAE. Boeing 737-476 VH-TJE, -TJF, -TJG, -TJH, -TJI, -TJJ, -TJK, -TJL, -TJM, -TIN, -TJO, -TIP, -TJQ, -TIR, -TIS, -TJT, -TJU, -TJV. Boeing 737-376 VH-TAF, -TAG, -TAH, -TAI, -TAJ, -TAK, -TAU, -TAV, -TAW, -TAX, -TAY, -TAZ, -TJA, -TJB, -TJC, -TJD. Douglas DC-3 VH-AES, which operated Trans Australia Airlines first scheduled service on September 9 1946, is based at Melbourne Airport. The DC-3, which carries the TAA colour scheme of 1946, is kept in an airworthy condition.

The following engine types power the Qantas widebody fleet — RR RB211-524G VH-OJA through OJR. RR RB211-524D4 VH-EBT through -EBY, VH-EBQ through EBS, -ECB, -ECC, -EAA, -EAB. GE CF6-80C2 VH-OGA through OGO. P&W JT9D-7R4E VH-EAJ through EAO, -EAQ. GE CF6-50C2 VH-TAA, TAC, TAD, TAE.

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

Qantas Boeing 747-438 VH-OJB was rolled out at Sydney Airport on 03/09 after being painted in a unique colour scheme incorporating an Aboriginal design known as ‘Wunala (Kangaroo) Dreaming’. VH-OJB entered service with Qantas in its new scheme on 04/09 operating the inaugural flight from Sydney to Kansai as the QF113. Boeing 747-338s VH-EBT, VH-EBX and VH-EBY were wet leased to Japan Air Lines on 01/04/92. During this period the lease on these aircraft to Japan Air Lines was terminated. VH-EBT flew its last service for Japan Air Lines on 28/03/94 when it operated JL775 from Narita to Brisbane. On 29/03/94 VH-EBT returned to Qantas service however this was only to be for a short period. VH-EBT was then painted in a modified Garuda Indonesia colour scheme to allow the aircraft to commence a two month lease to the Indonesian carrier to assist in the annual Haj uplift. On 12/04/94 VH-EBT departed Sydney for Jakarta as the QF8530, returning in late June on termination of its lease. Shortly after its return VH-EBT was again painted in Qantas colours. VH-EBX flew its last service for Japan Air Lines as the JL497 from Narita to Sydney on 01/04/94. Within a few days VH-EBX entered the hangar in Sydney for repainting in Qantas colours.

VH-EBY flew its last service for Japan Air Lines as JL771 from Narita to Sydney on 01/04/94. VH-EBY was then prepared for lease to Garuda Indonesia also to assist in the Haj uplift. VH-EBY departed Sydney on 13/04/94 as the QF8532 for Jakarta before returning to Sydney in late June on termination of its lease to Garuda. Qantas transferred its two Boeing 747-SP aircraft to Australia Asia Airlines in this period. VH-EAA was withdrawn from Qantas service at Sydney on 20/03/94 before being painted in Australia Asia colours. VH-EAA flew the first 747SP-38 service on 26/03 and in Australia Asia colours the following month. Boeing 747-238Bs VH-EBA and VH-EBB were ferried to the US in May ’93 for storage. In June ’94 the registration of VH-EBA was cancelled with the sale of the aircraft to AAR Aviation Trading as N614AR while the registration of VH-EBB was cancelled in May ’94 on its sale to American International Airways as N706CK.

Qantas took delivery of its 14th and 15th Boeing 767-338ER aircraft VH-OGN and VH-OGO in this period. As QF8531 VH-OGN arrived in Sydney on 25/08 from Seattle via Nadi while VH-OGO followed on 28/08 again as the QF8531 over the same routing. The original plan was that VH-OGN would carry the name ‘City of Devonport’ while VH-OGO would become ‘City of Queanbeyan’ however in effect these names were not carried on the Boeings for long, as on 14/12 at a ceremony held at Sydney Airport VH-OGN was named ‘Partnership’ while VH-OGO was named ‘Unity’. Boeing 767-338ER VH-OGA which had operated with Australia Asia Airlines since Oct ’91 returned to Qantas operations and colours in April ’94.

In Dec ’85 TAA contracted with Airbus to buy nine A320-200 aircraft. A A$10 million deposit was paid on the aircraft, but they were never delivered as instead more Boeing 737s joined the Australian fleet. During this period Qantas officially cancelled the order for the A320 with the non-refundable deposit being used to pay for heavy maintenance on its four A300B4-203 aircraft. VH-TAA was the first Qantas A300 to be ferried to the UK for maintenance at the British Aerospace plant at Bristol. VH-TAA departed Melbourne on 30/08 as the QF6000 for Bristol/Filton via Darwin, Singapore, Colombo, Bahrain and Larnaca. On VH-TAA’s return to Melbourne on 03/10 it was followed to the UK in turn by VH-TAC, VH-TAD and VH-TAE.

Qantas added an 18th Boeing 737-476 to its fleet in July 94 with the entry into service of VH-TJV ‘Swan’, an aircraft which had previously operated with Solomon Airlines as H4-SOL. Qantas agreed to take over the lease from ILFC of H4-SOL/VH-TJV and in turn provide Solomon with a Boeing 737-376 as and when required. As a result Boeing 737-376 VH-TJB was painted in Solomon Airlines colours and entered service with the Honiara based carrier on 18/06. VH-TJB presently operates with Solomon Airlines three days a week and with Qantas for the remainder. On 18/08 Boeing 737-376 VH-TAX was the last aircraft to fly under the colours of Australian Airlines when it operated the QF637 from Brisbane to Melbourne. Fokker F27-600s VH-TQS and VH-TQT which have been in storage at Brisbane Airport since Feb ’91 and April ’91 respectively were sold during the year to International Air Parts in Sydney. Qantas added Kansai to its route network from 04/09 and Ho Chi Minh City from 02/11. Qantas terminated services during the year to Manchester, Paris, and San Francisco.

Royal Tongan Airlines

Airline Code WR/HRH. SITA TBUZZWR Private Bag 9, Nuku’alofa, Tonga. (676) 23414. Fax (676) 24056.

Executive Staff

CEO & Gen Mgr: G Bowmaker, Mgr Admin: M Moengangongo, Mgr Eng: H Kuilboer, Mgr Flt Ops: Capt S P Soakai. During the year Geoff Bowmaker was appointed CEO/GM of Royal Tongan Airlines.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

Boeing 737-33A DQ-FJD. DHC-6-300 Twin Otter A3-FQK, -FQL.

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

Royal Tongan Airlines took delivery of Boeing 737-33A DQ-FJD at their Nuku’alofa base on 28/01. The Boeing, which has been leased from Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services, operates on a joint agreement between Royal Tongan and Air Pacific. To reflect this DQ-FJD carries the colours of Royal Tongan on its starboard side and that of Air Pacific on the port. Royal Tongan added Nadi to their route network in June ’94.

Solomon Airlines

Airline Code: IE/SOL. SITA HIROZIE PO Box 23, Honiara, Solomon Islands. (677) 36704. Fax (677) 36572.

Executive Staff

Gen Mgr: J Bradfield, Dep Gen Mgr & Chief Financial Officer: G Zoloveke Jr, Mgr Commercial Services: F Smith, Mgr Airline Ops/Chief Pilot: D Parrish, Mgr Engineering: R Goschiniak. During the year Jim Bradfield was appointed GM of Solomon Airlines.

Fleet as at 28/02/95

Boeing 737-376 VH-TJB. DHC-6-300 H4-SIB, -SID. BN-2A Islander H4-AAH, -AAI.

Fleet & Operational Changes (01/03/94-28/02/95)

As a result of continuing losses, Solomon Airlines entered into an agreement with Qantas whereby the Australian carrier took over its ILFC leased Boeing 737-4Q8 and in turn provided them with a Boeing 737-376. Solomon Airlines Boeing 737-4Q8 H4-SOL was withdrawn from service in Melbourne on 16/06 with the aircraft later joining the Qantas fleet as VH-TJV. As a replacement Qantas provided Boeing 737-376 VH-TJB with the Boeing being painted in the full colours of Solomon Airlines and named ‘Guadalcanal’. VH-TJB flew its first service on 18/06 when it operated IE701/QF271 from Brisbane to Honiara. VH-TJB is presently utilised by Solomon on three days of the week and for the remainder it operates on Qantas domestic routes. In 11/94 Solomon Airlines added a second DHC-6-300 to its fleet when they leased VH-XFE from Flight West Airlines. Although the Twin Otter is now registered in the Solomon Islands as H4-SID and carries Solomon Airlines titles it still operates in the colours of Flight West. From its Honiara base Solomon Airlines operates Boeing 737-376 VH-TJB to Auckland, Brisbane, Nadi and Port Vila.