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Vh-ebb Was Withdrawn From Qantas Service on October 28 After It Oper-ated Qf566 From Perth to Sydney. As Jq7992 It Departed Sydney on October 29 for Melbourne, Brisbane, Cairns and Darwin Before Continuing the Following Day as Flight Jq7991 to Manila. There It Was Recon-figured and Painted in Jetstar Colours Before Returning to Melbourne via Darwin as Flight Jq7990 on November 14.

A330-201 Vh-ebc, Due to Be the Third of Type in the Jetstar Fleet, Was Planned for Withdrawal From Qantas Service on December 13 to Ferry to Manila on December 14 and to Enter Service on December 27.

A320-232 Vh-vqa Re-verted to Its Former Registra-tion 9v-jsh Before Ferrying From Newcastle to Cairns as Flight Jq7996 on November 28. The Following Day It Operated the Inaugural Daily Jetstar Service on the Cairns-darwin-singapore Route as Flight Jq57. Vh-vqa Was Delivered to Jetstar in Newcastle on February 4, Leased From Jetstar Asia.

Qantas Has Leased 747-338s Vh-ebx and Vh-eby to Garuda for Two Months for Hajj Pilgrim-age Flights to Saudi Arabia. Vh-ebx Departed Sydney for Jakarta on November 26 as Qf6015 After It Was Adorned With Garuda’s Titles and Logo. Likewise Adorned, Vh-eby Departed Sydney for Jakarta as Qf6009 on November 25.

767-338er Vh-ogp Operated the Final Qantas Service on the Cairns-darwin-singapore-darwin- Cairns Route as Qf154/155 on October 28/29.

Qantaslink Withdrew Its Last Bae 146, -300 Vh-njl, From Service on October 31 After the Aircraft Operated Qf1973 From Mt Keith to Perth. Later That Day as Qf6200 It Ferried From Perth to National Jet at Adelaide for End of Lease Maintenance.

National Jet Systems Bae 146-100 Vh-njx Also Operated for Qantaslink on October 31 With the Aircraft Scheduled on Flights Qf1960/1961/1976/1977 Perth-leinster-perth-mt Keith-meekatharra-perth.

Qantas Bae 146 Op-erations Date Back to August 1992 When Australian Airlines Set Up Australian Airlink With a Fleet of Three Bae 146-100s.

Qantaslink/sunstate Placed Its Seventh and Last Dash 8-q402 Currently on Order, Vh-qoh, Into Service on October 28 When the Aircraft Operated Qf2336 From Brisbane to Gladstone.

Jetconnect Ferried 737- 376 Zk-jno From Auckland to Melbourne as Qf6172 on November 8 for Planned Maintenance With Qantas.

737-376 Zk-jng Was Planned to Be Withdrawn From Jetconnect Service on December 13 With the Aircraft to Be Converted to a Freighter for Australian Air Express.

Air New Zealand Group News

Since Our Last Column Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson Added Another Dash 8-300 to Its Fleet and Dis-posed of a Saab 340a, While Air New Zealand Terminated the Lease on a 767-300.

Air New Zealand Has Terminated Its Lease With Ilfc on 767-319er Zk-nch and on November 3 the Aircraft, Now Registered G-cefg and Carrying the Colours of Flyglobespan, Departed Auckland for Orlando, Florida, as Flight Gsm76fg. Zk-nch Was a New Production Aircraft When It Was Delivered to Air New Zealand in Auckland on October 11 1994.

747-475 Zk-suh Departed Auckland for Singapore on November 3 as Flight Nz6000 to Commence a Series of Charters to the Singapore Defence Force. It Operated a Number of Flights Between Singapore and Rockhampton Before Returning to Auckland on November 7. Zk-suh Again Departed Auckland for Singapore on November 17 to Be Used by the Singapore Defence Force on Flights Between Singapore and Rockhampton. It Returned to Auckland From Rockhampton in the Early Hours of November 23.

Thomson International 767-304er G-obye, Carry-ing Garuda Titles, Ferried Into Auckland From Los Angeles and Nadi on November 11 as Flight Tom9271.

The 767 is the First of a Number of the Thomson Fleet Contracted to Air New Zealand Engineering for Maintenance. On November 25 It Departed Auckland for Ujung Padang in Indonesia as Flight Tom9271.

Air New Zealand Link/ Air Nelson Took Delivery of Dash 8-q311 C-fhqb at Nelson on October 31 After It Completed Its Ferry Flight From North Bay/ontario via Grand Rapids, Concord, Honolulu and Pago Pago. Later Regis-tered Zk-nem the Dash 8 Entered Service on November 9 as Flight Nz8376 From Nelson to Auckland.

Dash 8-q311 Zk-neo Was Planned for Delivery to Nelson on December 10.

Saab 340a Zk-fxd (Which Was Withdrawn From Service on August 26) De-parted Nelson on November 18 for Auckland and Christmas Island on Delivery to Worthington Aviation of Eagan, Minnesota.

Saab 340a Zk-nln Was Withdrawn From Service at Nelson on October 31 After Operating Flight Nz8841 From Wellington.

Air New Zealand Link/ Eagle Airways is Planning to Add a 17th Beech 1900d to Its Fleet With the Aircraft to Be Delivered in February. The 1900d, Which Will Be Regis-tered Zk-eaq, is Reported to Be N864ca Msn Ue-363.

Airline News

in This Section We Can Report on the Delivery of a 737-300 to Solomon Airlines and a Dash 8-300 to Air Niugini and the Departure of the Ex Air Nauru 737-400 and a Virgin Blue 737-800.

Air Nauru 737-4l7 Vh-ron Had Been Stored in Melbourne Since December ’05 After Being Repossessed, Has Been Sold to Comair in South Africa. On November 10, Registered Zs-oaa, It Was Noted Outside the Qantas Hangar With Its Air Nauru Titles Removed. It Was Test Flown From Melbourne on November 10 and 11 Before Departing on November 12 for Port Hedland, Cocos Island, Male and Mahe and Stops to Johannesburg.

737-4l7 C2-rn10 President Hammer Deroburt Was Delivered to Air Nauru in Melbourne on June 23 1993 After Ferrying in From Seattle/boeing Field via Oakland, Honolulu, Majuro and Nauru as Flight On1121. It Entered Service With Air Nauru on July 3 1993 When It Operated Flight On120 From Melbourne to Nauru via Sydney and Noumea. Air Nauru Later Changed the Aircraft’s Registration to Vh-ron.

Air Niugini Took Delivery of Dash 8-q314 P2-anm at Port Moresby on November 9 After the Former Augsburg Airways Aircraft Completed Its Delivery Flight From Germany via Denpasar and Darwin. The Ferry Flight Was Contracted to Southern Cross Aviation of Camarillo, California, With the Aircraft Using the Callsign ‘southern Cross 622’.

Air Niugini Has Plans to Add a Second Dash 8-300 to Its Fleet.

Alliance Airlines Commenced Resource Charter Work From Perth on November 1 With Fokker 100 Vh-fwh Operating Flight Qq792 to Mount Keith and Fokker 100 Vh-fwi Operating Flight Qq802 to Leinster. Current Schedules Show Alliance Operating Nine Return Flights Weekly Perth- Mount Keith-perth and Perth-leinster-perth.

Earlier Fokker 100 Vh-fwh Was Delivered to Perth on October 30 as Flight Qq992 From Brisbane and Adelaide While Fokker 100 Vh-fwi Was Delivered to Perth on October 29 as Flight Qq991 From Brisbane and Adelaide.

Fokker 100 Vh-fke Was Registered to Alliance Airlines on October 30. This Aircraft Had Returned to Brisbane on August 12 Where It Was Placed in Storage After Oper-ating on Lease to Air Niugini as P2-ana.

Heavylift Cargo 727-51c Rp-c8017, Which Was Previously Registered 9l-lfj, Arrived in Cairns From Macapagel, Philippines, via Darwin as Flight Hvy8017 on December 18. The 727 Had Been Operating in the Philippines Since Departing Cairns as 9l-lfj on June 17.

Belfast 9l-ldq Departed Cairns for Brisbane on November 23 and After Over-nighting Continued as Flight Hvy461 to Fua’amotu, Tonga. It Then Returned to Brisbane as Flight Hvy462 on November 25.

Our Airline 737-3yo Vh-inu Operated a Charter From Amberley to Darwin on November 12 With the Aircraft Routed Brisbane- Amberley-darwin-brisbane as Flights On001/001/002. It Also Operated a Charter From Brisbane to Darwin via Townsville and Gove on November 15 and From Brisbane to Gove and Return on November 22.

Ozjet 737-229(a) G-ceaj, Which Was De-livered to Melbourne on October 23, Was Registered Vh-ozx on October 25.

Solomon Airlines Took Delivery of 737-33a Ec-jsl at Brisbane in the Early Hours of November 11 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Denpasar as Flight Vsg123p. The 737 Has Been Wet Leased From the Spanish Opera-tor Airclass. It Still Carries Airclass’s Markings on Its Tail, and on the Port Side Only Carries Solomon Airlines Titles. The 737 Entered Serv-ice With Solomon Airlines on November 11 When It Operated Flight Ie703 From Brisbane to Honiara.

Virgin Blue Terminated Its Lease of 737-81q Vh-voj on November 3 After the Aircraft Operated Dj212 From Sydney to Brisbane. The Following Day It Ferried From Brisbane to Christchurch as Flight Dj9070 for Air New Zealand Engineering to Prepare It for Its Next Lease, Which is to China Southern Airlines.

Vh-voj Lulu Blue Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on December 6 ’02 and Entered Service on December 11 on Flight Dj232 From Brisbane to Sydney. On March 6 ’06 Vh-voj Was Painted in Melbourne in a Special Billboard Colour Scheme ‘head to Queensland’. Prior to Being Rolled Out the Hangar the Aircraft Was Named Miss-chief, but This Was Removed Before Departure and Was Never Replaced.

737-8fe Vh-vuf Returned to Brisbane on November 17 After Being Fitted Out in Orlando, Florida to Receive Live2air Tv. It Operated as Flight Dj9081 and Ferried From Orlando via Tucson, Lihue and Nadi.

Following Virgin Blue’s November 2 Order for 11 Embraer 190s and Three 170s, Embraer 190 Demonstrator Pp-xmb Arrived in Darwin From Jakarta on November 20 to Commence a Sales Tour of Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. While in Australia the 190 Visited Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne and Sydney Before It Departed Sydney for Auckland on November 29.

Regional Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of an Atr 72-212a to Air Caledonie, a Beech 1900d to Air Link, a Saab 340b to Regional Express and a Jetstream 32 to Aeropelican.

Departures to Report Are an Atr 42-320 of Air Caledonie, and Two Macair Metros (a Iii and 23).

Aboriginal Air Services/janami Air Cessna 208b Vh-nwt Was Noted at Perth/jandakot on November 1 Where the Aircraft is Being Offered for Sale by Airflite.

Aboriginal Air Services/ Ngurratjuta Air Cessna 208b Vh-ntq Was Noted at Coolangatta on October 13 Where the Aircraft is Being Offered for Sale by Aeromil Pacific.

Aeropelican Took Delivery of Jetstream 32 Vh-ote at Sydney/bankstown in the Early Hours of November 1. Dbf Aviation Services of Sydney Ferried the Aircraft From Zaragoza, Spain via Malta, Sharm El Sheikh, Seeb in Oman, Colombo, Cocos and Port Hedland. Jetstream 32 Vh-otf Was Planned to Be Ferried From Zaragoza to Bankstown on Delivery to Aeropelican in Early December. Finally, Jetstream 32 Vh-tqm, Which Was Last Operated by Qantaslink/eastern, Has Been Purchased by the Own-ers of Aeropelican.

Air Caledonie Atr 42-320 F-odye Departed Noumea for Cairns, Darwin and en Route Stops to Toulouse on November 21. Its Replacement in the Air Caledonie Fleet, Atr 72-212a F-oipn, Transited Cairns on November 24 While en Route From Darwin to Noumea.

Airlines of Tasmania Has Added the Former Rfds Cessna 404 Vh-wzm to Its Fleet With the Aircraft Being Delivered From Melbourne/ Essendon to Launceston on October 19.

Air Link Took Delivery of a Second Beech 1900d, N831ca, at Its Dubbo Base on November 8. The Ferry, Which Was Contracted to Rangeflyers Inc of Wichita, Kansas, Crossed the Pacific From Santa Maria in California via Hilo, Majuro and Brisbane. Air Link Later Registered the Aircraft Vh-rui.

Air Loyaute Dhc-6-300 F-oiay Departed Cairns on October 31 for Port Moresby and Stops to Noumea/ Magenta After Completing Maintenance With Hawker Pacific.

Airnorth Regional Changed the Registration of Emb-120er Vh-brp to Vh-ann on October 31.

Hardy Aviation Took Delivery of Former Rfds Cessna 404 Vh-anp in Darwin in Late October.

King Island Airlines Changed the Registration of Pa-31-350 Vh-dmv to Vh-kio and Pa-31-350 Vh-kgn to Vh-kiy on November 1.

Macair Has Sold Metro 23 Vh-uud to an Operator in Bolivia While Metro Iii Vh-uuf Has Been Sold in Canada. Vh-uud, Which Was Ferried by Dbf Aviation Services, Departed Brisbane for Santa Cruz, Bolivia on November 8, Routed via Pago Pago, Papeete, Easter Island and Arica in Chile. Vh-uuf, Also Ferried by Dbf Aviation Services, Departed Brisbane for Winnipeg on November 23 via Pago Pago, Hilo and Santa Maria/california.

Peau Vava’u Took Delivery of Jetstream 41 A3-xrh in Nuku’alofa on September 22 and Placed It Into Service on October 27. Operation With the Tongan Airline Was to Be Short Lived, However, as Due to Civil Unrest in Tonga the Jetstream Was Ferried Out of Nuku’alofa for Auckland Where It Arrived in the Early Hours of November 17.

Regional Express Took Delivery of Saab 340b Vh-jrx at Wagga Wagga on November 17 After Its Ferry Flight From the United States via Noumea and Coolangatta. Delivery of Vh-jrx Brings the Rex Saab Fleet to 31 (Eight 340as and 23 340bs). Saab 340b+ Vh-zlq Msn 371, Which is the First of Twenty-five for Rex, Was Planned for Delivery to Wagga Wagga in Late December.

Sharp Airlines Took De-livery of Metro Iii Vh-sez at Its Portland Base on November 1 After the Former Sunshine Express Aircraft Fer-ried in From Maroochydore. Sharp Plans to Use the Metro on Charter Work for Alcoa World Alumina Australia Between Portland and Avalon. A Second Metro Iii Currently Being Sourced Will Be Oper-ated on Sharp Airlines’s Rpt Services Between Melbourne/ Essendon, Avalon, Portland and Hamilton.

We Now Have the Ferry Routing Details for Skippers Aviation Dash 8-314s Vh-xfw and Vh-xfv, Which Arrived in Perth on October 10 and 19 Respectively. Dbf Aviation Services of Sydney Carried Out the Ferry Flights From Saarbrucken to Perth, Routed via Hurghada, Seeb, Colombo and Cocos Island.

Skytrans Was Purchased by the Wild Family, Own-ers of Airlines Png, Queensland Regional, Inland Pacific and Corporate Air Services, on November 21. Earlier on November 10 Dash 8-102 Vh-qqc of Queensland Pacific Was Rolled Out of the Hawker Pacific Hangar at Cairns Carrying Skytrans Colours. Dash 8-102 Vh-qqc Entered Service With Skytrans on November 21 When It Operated Flight Np380 From Cairns to Cooktown.

Surveillance Australia Dash 8-202 Vh-jsh Changed Its Registration to Vh-zzp on November 16.

Bizjet News

Cessna Citation Ultra N860cr Was Delivered to Pratt Aviation at Melbourne/ Essendon on November 17 After Its Ferry Flight From Sacramento, California via the North Pacific. The Ultra (Msn 560-0500) Was a 1999 Production Aircraft Which Was Delivered in July of That Year as N500cu to Beneto Jet Sales of West Sacramento, California.

Citation Cj-2+ F-onyy Was Registered to Noumea Renting of Noumea, New Caledonia, on October 12. The Cj-2+ Which Was Sold by Local Agent Aeromil Pacific Ferried Into Cooolangatta From Denpasar and Darwin on November 16 Before Continuing to Noumea on November 20.

Citation Ii Vh-qqz Was Noted Carrying Skytrans Titles at Cairns on November 12.

Citation I Vh-hvh, Which Was Removed From the Register on August 17, Was Re-instated on October 26 to the Westpac Banking Corporation of Concord West, Nsw.

Citation Cj-1 Vh-daa Changed Its Registration From Vh-moj on November 7.

Learjet 45 Vh-cxj Changed Its Ownership on October 25 From Bae Systems Flight Training (Australia) to Dramatic Investments of Beverley Hills, Nsw.

Crown Gulfstream V N126ch Departed Melbourne on November 4 for Honolulu and the Gulfstream Outfitting Facil-ity at Appleton, Wisconsin, Where It Will Reportedly Be Registered Vh-ccc.

Crown Gulfstream Iv Vh-ccc, Which Returned to Melbourne on October 24 After Maintenance at Long Beach, California, Was Noted to Be Carrying the Registra-tion Vh-cgf Underneath Vh-ccc.

Cessna Citation Xls N642xl Which is Owned by Cessna Aircraft of Wichita Was Demonstrated in Our Region in This Period. It Ar-rived in Perth From Jakarta/ Halim on November 8 and Departed Through Darwin on November 16.

December Deliveries Are Expected to Include Citation Cj-1+ N625cj Msn 0625 for a Melbourne Based Company, Which Will Report-edly Place the Aircraft on the Local Register as Vh-odj; Westwind Ii N376be Msn 376 Which Will Be Registered Vh-zyh for Avwest in Perth; and a Hawker 850xp for the Western Australian Government.

Overseas Bizjets

Global Express N53gx Registered to York Aviation of West Palm Beach, Florida, Arrived in Melbourne From Noumea on November 16 for the G20 Finance Ministers Con-ference. The Global Express Departed Melbourne for Ujung Pandang in Indonesia on November 19.

Global Express N100a Registered to Mobil Corp of Dallas, Texas, Arrived in Melbourne From Seletar on November 7 and Departed for Canberra and Kona on November 9.

Tag Aviation Global Express Vp-bdu Arrived in Darwin From Singapore on November 10.

Learjet 35a D-cfai Operated by Fai Air Services of Nuremberg, Germany, Arrived in Melbourne From Singapore and Broome on November 2. After Over-nighting, Using the Callsign Ifa2005, It Departed for Alice Springs and Broome. Challenger 300 Vp-clv Arrived in Cairns From Denpasar on November 12 Before Continuing to Sydney on November 15. It Departed Sydney for Nadi on November 18.

Falcon 900ex N47eg Registered to the Bank of America, Morristown, New Jersey, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on October 24 and Departed for Singapore on November 26.

Falcon 900ex N900q Registered to Tp Aviation of Oklahoma City Arrived at Melbourne/essendon From Jakarta/halim on November 3. It Later Visited Sydney Before Departing Essendon for Singapore on November 8.

Gulfstream 550 N92la Registered to the Baxter Investment Company of New York Arrived in Perth From Dubai in the Early Hours of November 14.

Gulfstream 550 N311cg Registered to Avn Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived in Brisbane From Honolulu on October 25 and After Over-nighting Departed for Tokyo/haneda.

Gulfstream 550 N585a Registered to Aramco of Houston, Texas, Arrived in Melbourne From Nairobi on November 16 for the G20 Conference and Departed for Hong Kong on November 19.

Gulfstream 550 N2929 Registered to Roma 550 of Dallas, Texas, Arrived in Sydney From Kona on November 12 Before Moving to Coolangatta on November 15 and Melbourne on November 18. It Departed Melbourne for Honolulu on November 20.

Gulfstream V N218ec Registered to Calpoint Funding of Van Nuys, California, Arrived in Melbourne From Papeete on November 6. It Departed Melbourne for Papeete on November 12.

Gulfstream V N301k Operated by the Ford Motor Company of Detroit, Michigan, Arrived at Melbourne/essendon From Nanjing on October 27 Before Continuing to Sydney the Following Day. It Departed Sydney for Canberra and Honolulu on October 30.

Gulfstream V N914j Registered to Metromedia of Hackensack, New Jersey, Arrived in Brisbane on November 13.

Gulfstream 450 N885ar Registered to Rabbit Run of Washington, Dc, Arrived in Melbourne From Singapore on November 2 Before Operating a Return Flight to Sydney the Following Day. On November 4 It Departed Melbourne for Guam.

Gulfstream Iv N75cc Registered to Crown Credit of New Bremen, Ohio, Arrived in Sydney on November 7 Before Continu-ing to Melbourne/essendon. It Departed Essendon for Auckland on November 8.

Gulfstream Iv N119fm Registered to Km Ventures of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Ar-rived in Perth on November 10 and Later Departed for Brisbane.

Specialist Transportation (Bermuda) Gulfstream Iv Vp-bkh Arrived in Cairns From Hanoi on October 29 and Later Departed Sydney for Singapore on November 11.

Chilean Air Force Gulfstream Iv 911 Arrived in Wellington From Hanoi via Darwin on November 20.

Royal Jet Gulfstream 300mpa A6-rja Ar-rived in Brisbane From Subang on October 30, Using the Callsign ‘royal Jet 5’. The First of Type to Visit Our Region, It Departed Brisbane for Auckland on November 1 and Auckland for Brisbane and Sydney on November 4. It Arrived at Melbourne/essendon From Sydney on November 6 and After Over-nighting Departed for Denpasar.

Gulfstream 200 N800pj Transited Darwin on November 1 While en Route From Singapore to Auckland.

Heavy Metal

Airbus A380-841 F-wxxl Arrived in Sydney on November 28 After a Direct Flight From Johannesburg via the South Pole, Using Callsign ‘airbus 402’. After Over-nighting It Departed Sydney for Vancouver.

Swiss International A320-214 Hb-ijv Ar-rived in Melbourne on November 25 as Flight Swr9208 From Manila and Darwin. On November 27 as Flight Swr9209 It Departed Melbourne for Sydney and Remained There Until November 29 When It Departed for Darwin as Flight Swr9210.

Volga Dnepr Antonov an-124 Ra-82081 Arrived in Canberra From Kuala Lumpur as Flight Vda1398 on November 6. On Board Were Erickson Air-crane Sikorsky S-64e N217ac Malcolm and Sikorsky S-64f N194ac Delilah. After Over-nighting the Antonov Departed Canberra for Nagoya as Flight Vda1399. (See Photo in Rotor Torque This Issue).

Volga Dnepr Antonov an-124 Ra-82074 Arrived in Adelaide From Hartford Bradley International Airport, Connecticut via Honolulu as Flight Vda1400 on November 10. The Antonov, Which Was Delivering Sikorsky S-92a Vh-loh for Chc Helicopters, De-parted Adelaide for Nadi on November 11.

Antonov Airlines Antonov an-124 Ur-82072 Arrived in Perth From Port Hedland as Flight Adb518f on November 18 and After Over-nighting Departed for Reunion Island as Flight Adb9999.

Volga Dnepr an-124 Ra-82046 Arrived in Sydney From Bakersfield, California, via Honolulu as Flight Vda1292 on October 29. It Was Carrying Sikorsky S-64f N179ac Elvis of Erickson Air-crane and Sikorsky S-64f N720ht Shania of Helicopter Transport Services.

Vega Airlines Antonov an-12bp Lz-vec Arrived in Brisbane From Singapore and Darwin as Flight Vea6602 in the Early Hours of October 26. It Departed Brisbane for Townsville as Flight Vea6603 on October 29 Before Operating Townsville, Dili, Darwin, Townsville on October 30. The Antonov Was Again Noted in the Area on November 22 When It Oper-ated Townsville to Ohakea and Raaf Richmond as Flight Vea6607/vea6608. After Over-nighting It Departed for Perth and Cocos Island.

Airmark Antonov an-12bp Un-11650 De-parted Broome for Singapore on November 5 Operating as Flight Pmt602.

Atlas Cargo 747-2d3b N506mc, Operating as ‘giant 5480’, Arrived in Brisbane From Taipei on November 1 Carrying Concert Equipment for the U2 Tour of Australia. It Later Departed as ‘giant 5481’ to Incheon.

747sp-z5 A6-zsn Operated by the United Arab Emirates Amiri Flight Arrived in Canberra From Denpasar on November 5. It Remained in Canberra Until November 8 When It Departed for Singapore.

757-22l N610g Reg-istered to L3 Capital of Helena, Montana, Arrived in Melbourne on November 13 From Pago Pago and Sydney. The 757, Which Carries Comco Titles on Its Fin, Departed Melbourne for Denpasar and Bangkok on November 15 Before Returning to Darwin From Dili on November 18. The Following Day It Continued to Wellington Then to Melbourne and Sydney on November 20 and Finally to Nadi and Honolulu on November 21.

Asia Pacific Airlines 727-223f N705aa, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘magellan 705’, Arrived in Perth From Guam and Darwin on October 13. After Over-nighting It Departed for Darwin and Guam.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 737-7fg/bbj Hz-mf1 Arrived in Melbourne From Kuala Lumpur on November 17 for the G20 Conference. On November 17 It De-parted Melbourne for Kuala Lumpur.

Chilean Air Force 737-330qc 922 Arrived in Wellington From Darwin and Brisbane on November 20.

Perm Ps-90a-76 Re-engined Volga-dnepr Ilyushin Il-76td-90vd Ra-76950 Was Used to Car-ry a Number of Elephants From Cocos Island to the Sydney and Melbourne Zoos Recently. On November 2 It Arrived in Sydney From Cocos and Learmonth as Flight Vda4030 and After Over-nighting Returned to Cocos as Flight Vda4031. The Il-76, Which Carries the Name Vladimir Kokkinaki, Arrived in Avalon From Cocos and Sydney as Flight Vda4032 on November 5 Before Departing for Darwin on November 7 as Flight Vda4033.

Experts Cargo Ilyushin Il-76td Ur-bxq as Flight Ukl150 Arrived in Darwin From Colombo on November 16 Before Continuing to Richmond the Following Day. It Departed Richmond for Manila as Flight Ukl151 on November 22.

Convair 580 Fleet Movements

Convair 580 Vh-pdl Was Delivered to Pionair Australia at Sydney/ Bankstown on October 25 After Ferrying in From Palmerston North via Norfolk Island and Sydney.

Convair 580 Zk-cie of Air Chathams Has Been Leased to Air Fiji, Ferrying From Auckland to Suva on October 30.

Convair 580 Zk-cif of Air Chathams Has Terminated Its Lease to Air Fiji, Ferrying From Suva to Auckland on October 31.

Convair 580f Zk-fta of Air Freight Nz Was Noted at Auckland in Early November Sporting a New Colour Scheme.

Other Ferry Flights in This Period Include the Following Aircraft: Commander 500s Vh-jaj Which Was Regis-tered to a Private Owner in Kempsey, Nsw, on October 16 Ferried From Madang to Cairns and Brisbane on October 27. The Commander Was Previously Operated by Aero Asahi and Still Carried Its Former Registration of Ja5313 on Its Wing.

Baron 58 N1860l Msn Th-749 Was Ferried by Clamback and Hennessy. From Torrance, California, via Santa Maria, Hilo, Christmas Island, Pago Pago, Norfolk Island and Coolangatta, to Sydney/ Bankstown Where It Arrived on November 11.

Queen Air A65 N277sh Msn Lc-327 Which is Registered to the Triple K Ranch of Ocala, Florida, Ferried From Torrance to Bankstown in Company With Baron 58 N1860l. After Arriving at Bankstown It Departed the Following Day for Kalgoorlie and Perth/ Jandakot.

Boeing Vertol 107 P2-che of Columbia Helicopters, Which Had Been Shipped to Sydney/ Bankstown for Assembly, Departed There on November 2 for Newcastle/mayfield on the First Leg of Its Ferry Flight to Papua New Guinea.