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Canadian Forces A310-304 15001 Callsign ‘cfc01’ Arrived in Sydney From Noumea on September 6. After Unloading It Departed for Raaf Richmond Where It Remained Until September 10, When It Departed for Sydney and Canberra. After Over-nighting in the Capital It Continued to Noumea.

Fuerza Aerea Chile 707‑330b 903 Callsign ‘fach1’ Arrived in Sydney From Guam on September 6 Before Ferrying to Melbourne.

On September 9 It Departed for Sydney and Auckland.

Air China 747-4j6 B-2472, Which Was Operating as Flight Cca016, Arrived in Perth From Beijing on September 3 and After Over-nighting Departed for Canberra. It Arrived in Sydney From Canberra on September 5 and Remained There Until September 9 When It Departed for Beijing.

Garuda Indonesia A330‑341 Pk-gpa Callsign ‘indonesia One’ Arrived in Sydney From Jakarta/halim on September 7 Before Ferrying to Melbourne. It Departed for Sydney and Halim on September 10.

Japan Air Self Defence Force 747-47c 20-1101 Callsign ‘japan Air Force 001’ Arrived in Sydney From Tokyo/haneda on September 7 and Then Continued South to Melbourne. On September 9 It Departed for Sydney and Haneda.

Japan Air Self Defence Force 747-47c 20-1102 Callsign ‘japan Air Force 002’ Arrived in Melbourne From Tokyo/haneda on September 7 and Remained There Until September 9 When It Departed for Chitose.

Royal Malaysian Air Force A319-115cj 9m-naa Callsign ‘9m-naa’ Arrived in Sydney From Kuala Lumpur/ Aziz Shah on September 8 and After Unloading Continued South to Melbourne.

It Departed for Sydney and Kuching on September 10.

Fuerza Aerea Mexicana 757-225 Tp-01/xc-ujm Callsign ‘fam1’ Arrived in Sydney From Auckland on September 7 and the Same Day Ferried South to Melbourne.

It Departed for Sydney and Jakarta on September 9.

Philippine Airlines A330‑301 F-ohzq, as Flight Pal001, Arrived in Sydney From Manila on September 6 and Then Ferried South to Melbourne. On September 9 It Departed for Sydney and Davao City.

Korean Air 747-4b5 Hl7465, as Flight Kal 101, Arrived in Sydney From Seoul/ Sinchroni on September 6 and Then Ferried to Brisbane. It Departed for Sydney and Sinchroni on September 9.

The Russian Federation Brought No Fewer Than Six Aircraft Operated by the Rossiya Special Flight to Sydney for Apec: Ilyushin Il-96-300pu Ra-96012 Callsign ‘sdm6057’ Arrived in Sydney From Jakarta/halim on August 23 and the Same Day It Departed to Halim.

Using Callsign ‘sdm9001’ It Returned to Sydney Again From Halim on September 7 and Remained There Until September 9 When It Departed for Halim.

Ilyushin Il-76md Ra‑78830 Callsign ‘chd9019’, Which Carried Aeroflot Titles but is Operated by the Rossiya 223 Special Flight Unit, Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong and Darwin on September 2, Before Unloading and Continuing to Canberra. As ‘chd9020’ It Departed for Sydney, Darwin and Hong Kong on September 10.

Ilyushin Il-62m Ra‑86466 Callsign ‘sdm9051’ Arrived in Canberra From Jakarta/halim on September 9 and After Over-nighting Departed for Sydney and Jakarta.

Ilyushin Il-62m Ra‑86467 Callsign ‘sdm9031’ Arrived in Sydney From Jakarta/halim on August 30 and After Unloading Continued to Canberra Where It Remained Over-night Before Departing Direct to Halim. Again Using the Callsign ‘sdm9031’ It Returned to Sydney From Halim on September 7 Before Continuing to Canberra Where It Remained Until September 9 Before Departing for Sydney and Halim.

Ilyushin Il-62m Ra‑86468 Callsign ‘sdm9005’ Arrived in Sydney From Jakarta/ Halim on September 5 and After Unloading Continued to Canberra. It Remained in Canberra Until September 9 When It Departed for Sydney and Papeete.

Ilyushin Il-62m Ra‑86561 Callsign ‘sdm9037’ Arrived in Canberra From Jakarta/halim on September 7 and Remained There Until September 9 When It Departed for Sydney and Halim.

Republic of China Air Force 737-8ar 3701 Callsign ‘charlie 676’ Arrived in Sydney From Denpasar and Brisbane on September 7. It Then Ferried to Brisbane Where It Was Parked Until September 10 When It Departed for Sydney and Denpasar Using Callsign ‘charlie 677’.

Royal Thai Air Force A310‑324 60202/hs-tyq Callsign ‘royal Thai 223’ Arrived in Sydney From Bangkok/don Muang on September 7 and After Unloading Ferried to Canberra. It Then Departed Canberra for Sydney and Don Muang on September 9.

Vietnam Airlines 777‑26ker Vn-a146, Which Was Operating as Flight Hvn6570, Arrived in Sydney From Hanoi on September 6.

It Then Ferried to Melbourne Where It Remained Until September 9 When It Departed for Sydney and Christchurch.

Us Apec Armada

of Course It Was the Americans That Brought the Largest Number of Aircraft to Australia in Support Their President’s Visit.

United States Air Force Vc-25a/747-2g4b 92‑9000, Which Was Operating as ‘air Force One’, Arrived in Sydney From Diego Garcia • Apec Conference • Tiger Airways Visits Melbourne • Anz Link/air Nelson Retires Last Saab • First E-170 for Virgin Blue • Macair Atr 42-500 in Service • Hawker 4000 Demo Tour Traffic Highlights This Issue Apec Visitors From Top Right – Royal Thai Air Force A310 60202/hs-tyq Shares Ramp Space at Canberra With a Russian Il-62 and Il-76 Plus a Global Express; Mexican Air Force 757 Tp-01/xc-ujm; Chilean Air Force 707‑330b ‘903’; Malaysian Air Force A319cj 9m‑naa; Taiwanese 737-8ar ‘charlie 676’; and Russian Federation Il-96-300 Ra-96012. (Jeanette Snow X 1; Seth Jaworski X 3; Steve Allsopp X 2)on September 4 and Departed for Hickam Afb on September 8.

Usaf Vc-25a/747-2g4b 82-8000 Callsign ‘sam 28000’ Arrived at Raaf Richmond From Diego Garcia on September 4 and Departed for Sydney and Hickam on September 8.

Usaf E-4b/747-200b 73-1677 Callsign ‘fostr 25’ Arrived in Brisbane From Hilo on September 4 and Departed for Hilo on September 8.

United Airlines 777‑222er N225ua Spirit of United, Which Was Operating as Flight Ua9901, Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on September 4 Carrying a Us Media Contingent.

After Unloading the Aircraft Continuing South to Melbourne as Flight Ua9985.

It Then Departed for Sydney as Flight Ua9986 and Sydney for Honolulu as Flight Ua9901 on September 8.

Usaf Vc-32a/757-2g4 99-0003 Callsign ‘sam 7923’ Arrived at Richmond From Pago Pago on September 4 and Departed for Sydney and Pago Pago on September 8.

Usaf C-20c/gulfstream 111 85-0049 Callsign ‘sam 50049’ Arrived in Richmond From Pago Pago and Amberley on September 4 and Departed for Pago Pago on September 8.

Usaf Boeing C-17a 06-6158 ‘reach 276’ Arrived in Sydney From Hickam on September 1 Where It Offloaded Us Marine Corps Sikorsky Vh-60n 163264. It Then Continued to Richmond and After Over-nighting Departed for Guam. As ‘reach 108’ the C-17 Arrived Back in Sydney From Guam via Richmond on September 10 Where It Loaded the Vh-60n Before Departing for Guam.

Usaf Boeing C-17a 00-0184 ‘reach 287’ From Mcchord Afb Operated Through Brisbane on August 30 From and to Guam.

Usaf Boeing C-17a 01-0192 ‘reach 286’ From Charleston Afb Operated Through Brisbane on August 31 From and to Guam.

Usaf Boeing C-17a 99-0064 ‘reach 362’ Operated Through Brisbane on September 10 From and to Guam.

Usaf Boeing C-17a 00-0533 ‘reach 361’ Operated Through Brisbane on September 10 From and to Guam.

No Fewer Than Nine Other Usaf C-17s Were Noted at Richmond in the Period August 25 to September 11, but It is Not Clear Which of These Aircraft Were Involved With Apec.

Apec Bizjets

Apec Also Saw a Number of Bizjet Visitors Bringing Business Leaders to Sydney.

Jet Asia of Macau Operated Global Express N889ja Arrived in Sydney From Macau via Darwin on September 5 Before Departing for Darwin and Hong Kong on September 7.

Global Express N949gp Operated by Gpr Aviation of Hillsboro, Oregon, Arrived in Sydney From Singapore/ Seletar on September 3 and Departed for Perth on September 5.

Ximen Aviation Operated Global Express P4-aaa Arrived in Sydney From Macau on September 5 and Continued Through to Canberra. On September 9 It Departed for Sydney and Macau.

Cirrus Aviation of Saarbruecken Operated Global 5000 D-aaaz Arrived in Sydney From Jakarta/ Halim on September 7 and Departed Late the Following Evening for Singapore.

Falcon 900ex Vp-cfr Operated by Norilsk Nickel of Moscow Arrived in Sydney From Perth in the Early Hoursof September 5 and Departed for Jakarta/halim on September 8.

Falcon 2000ex Oh‑fox of Airfix Aviation of Helsinki, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘airfix 44’, Arrived in Sydney From Port Moresby on September 6 and Returned There on September 10.

Gulfstream 550 N518qs Operated by Nji Sales of Oklahoma City Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong on September 5 and Returned There on September 9.

Gulfstream 550 Vp-bno Operated by Gama Aviation of Farnborough, Uk, Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong on September 5 and Departed for Narita on September 8.

Ford Motor Company Gulfstream V N300k Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on September 2 Before Continuing to Melbourne on September 5. It Departed Melbourne Direct to Honolulu on September 7.

Gulfstream V Oe-ivy Arrived in Brisbane From Hong Kong on September 5. Operated by International Jet Management of Vienna It Was Using the Callsign ‘jet Management 949’, and After Over-nighting Continued to Sydney. It Departed for Manila on September 8.

Gulfstream Iv/sp N77d Registered to Corporate Air of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on September 4 and Departed Sydney for Auckland on September 9.

Gulfstream Iv/sp N1624 Registered to Chevron Usa of San Ramon, California, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on September 5. It Departed for Perth on September 9.

Qantas Group News

Qantaslink Withdrew 717-2cm Vh-nxc From Service in Perth on May 13 and Then Parked the Aircraft in Adelaide, but Has Subsequently Returned It to Service. On July 24 Vh-nxc Was Ferried From Adelaide to Perth as Flight Qf6201 Before Returning to Service the Following Day as Flight Qf1812 From Perth to Port Hedland.

From August 10 Through 16 Vh‑nxc Was Back in Adelaide Before Again Returning to Service on August 17 as Flight Qf1896 From Perth to Kalgoorlie. Vh-nxc Was Withdrawn on September 7 After Operating Flight Qf1805 From Paraburdoo to Perth and the Following Day Was Ferried to Adelaide on Flight Qf6200.

A Temporary Grounding of the Qantaslink Q400 Fleet Again Brought Vh-nxc Into Service and on September 13 It Was Ferried From Adelaide to Brisbane as Flight Qf6200.

The Following Day Vh-nxc Operated Qf1956/7/8/9 Brisbane-mackay-brisbane- Rockhampton-brisbane.

With the Q400 Fleet Cleared for Operations Vh‑nxc Returned to Adelaide on September 15.

717-231 Vh-yqi, Still in Jetstar Colours, Ferried From Newcastle to Richmond on September 27 Where It Was Painted in Qantaslink Colours. Later Registered Vh‑nxn, the 717 Was Planned to Enter Service With Qantaslink on October 28.

717-231 Vh-nxq, Which Was Previously Vh-yqk, Changed Its Registration on September 5 and This Aircraft Was Also Planned to Enter Service With Qantaslink on October 28. Entry of Vh-nxn and Vh-nxq Into Service With Qantaslink Takes Its 717‑200 Fleet to 11.

Jetstar Took Delivery of A330-202 Vh-ebf in Melbourne on August 26 and Placed the Aircraft Into Service on September 2 When It Operated Flight Jq17 From Sydney to Kansai.

Jetstar Commenced a Three Times Weekly Service From Sydney to Kuala Lumpur on September 9 With A330-202 Vh-ebf Operating the Inaugural Jq65.

Jetstar Commenced Operations From Cairns to Osaka on September 8 With A330‑202 Vh-ebe Operating the Inaugural Jq15.

Jetstar is Planning to Take Delivery of A320-232 Vh‑jqw Msn 2423 on November 16, A320-232 Vh‑jqh Msn 2453 on December 9 and A320- 232 Vh-jqe Msn 2457 on December 15. Australian Air Express 727-277f Vh-vlf, Which Was Retired From Service in Melbourne on May 16, Has Been Sold in the United States. Now Registered N982jm and With Its Australian Air Express Titles Removed From the Fuselage, the 727 Departed Melbourne for Brisbane, Apia and Honolulu on September 16.

727-277f Vh-txh, Which Was Withdrawn From Australian Air Express Service in Melbourne on March 30, Was Cancelled From the Register on September 10 With the Notation ‘aircraft Sold for Parts’.

737-376f Vh-xmb, Which Has Been Under Conversion to a Freighter at Avalon Since May 15, Ferried Back to Melbourne on Completion of This Work on September 26.

Airline News

This Issue We Can Report the Deliveries of a Fokker 100 to Alliance and an E-170 to Virgin Blue and the Departures of an Air New Zealand 767-300er.

Air New Zealand 767‑319er Zk-nco, Now Registered G-ceod and Carrying the Colours of Uk Operator Flyglobespan, Departed Auckland for Darwin and Abu Dhabi as Flight Gsm767d on September 12.

Air New Zealand Will Lease 737-3q8 G-thoe From the Uk Operator Thomsonfly to Cover Maintenance on Its 737-300 Fleet, With the Aircraft Planned for Delivery to Christchurch in Early November.

Hawaiian Airlines 767‑33aer N580ha Operated Flight Nz107 From Auckland to Sydney on September 7 After Terminating Its Maintenance Lay-up With Air New Zealand Engineering. Sistership 767‑33aer N581ha Operated Flight Nz100 From Sydney to Auckland on September 8 to Commence Its Maintenance Lay-up.

Air New Zealand Link/eagle Airways Beech 1900d Vh-eak, Which Was Damaged at Woodbourne on June 18 After Making a Wheels-up Landing, Was Ferried From Woodbourne to Hamilton on September 9 After Repairs. It Returned to Service With Air New Zealand Link on September 11 When It Operated Flight Nz210 From Hamilton to Auckland.

Air Niugini Placed 767‑38eer B-maw, Which Had Been Leased From Viva Macau, Into Service on August 29 When It Operated Px009 From Hong Kong to Manila and Port Moresby.

Air Niugini Wetleased a 737-800 From Continental Airlines to Operate the Weekly Px54/55 Port Moresby- Narita-port Moresby With the First Flight Being Flown by 737‑824 N26232 on September 22. Due to Range/payload Restrictions the 737-800 Operated via Guam on Both the Northbound and Southbound Legs.

Air Niugini Leased 727‑227f Rp-c8019 From Heavylift Cargo to Operate Two Brisbane-port Moresby- Brisbane Flights on September 3 and September 8.

Alliance Airlines Took Delivery of Fokker 100 N895us at Brisbane on September 11 After the Aircraft Arrived From Biak and Townsville on Termination of Its Ferry Flight From the United States. The Ferry Flight Was Contracted to Southern Cross Aviation With N895us Using the Callsign ‘southern Cross 428’.

Asian Express Airlines Leased 727-51c Rp-c8017 From Heavylift Cargo to Cover Maintenance on Its Own 727‑2j4f Vh-dhe.

Vh‑dhe Arrived in Melbourne From Auckland as Flight Axf93 on September 7 and Entered the John Holland Aviation Services Hangar Where It Remained Until September 12 When It Departed as Flight Axf 2 to Sydney and Auckland. The Heavylift 727 Departed Brisbane for Sydney as Flight Tcu401 on September 10 and Later That Evening Operated Flight Tcu401 to Auckland. It Operated Three Other Sectors on the Tasman Before Returning to Brisbane on September 12.

Solomon Airlines Has Terminated Its Lease on Skyairworld E-170 Vh-swo With the Final Service Being Flight Ie712 From Honiara to Brisbane on August 10. The Solomon Airlines Website Now Shows It Operating an Ozjet 737-200 Until October 25 With the Aircraft Scheduled on Four Return Flights Weekly Between Brisbane and Honiara.

Tiger Airways A320-232 9v-taa, Which Was Operating as Flight Tgw9571 and Was Using the Callsign ‘go Cat 9571’, Arrived in Melbournefrom Singapore on September 16. The A320 Remained in Melbourne Until September 19 When as Flight Tgw9531 It Departed for Darwin and Singapore.

Toll Holdings’s Third 737 Freighter, 737-3b7f Zk-tlc, Ferried From Auckland to Melbourne on September 6. The Following Day, Now Carrying the Full Toll Livery It Operated a Flight From Melbourne to Brisbane.

Toll Placed Its Second Atr 42-320f, Vh-tox, Which is Leased From Jetcraft, Into Service on August 30 on the Brisbane to Sydney Route.

Virgin Blue Took Delivery of Emb-170 Vh-zha Belle-issimo Blue at Brisbane on September 11 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From San Jose Dos Campos, Brasil via Manaus, Curacao, Houston, Seattle/boeing Field, Anchorage, Petropavlovsk, Sendai, Guam and Cairns. (See Jeff Watson’s Article From Page 36 This Issue).

737-8fe Vh-vuk, Which Entered Service With Virgin Blue on August 24, Was Ferried From Brisbane to Christchurch on September 3 for Fitment of Live2air Tv.

737-8fe Vh-vul, Which Was Ferried From Seattle to Christchurch for Fitment of Live2air Tv, Arrived in Brisbane on September 3 and Entered Service With Virgin Blue on September 8 When It Operated Flight Dj644 From Brisbane to Perth.

Air Nelson Retires Saab 340

Air New Zealand Link/ Air Nelson Operated Its Final Saab 340a Passenger Flight on September 24 After the Type Had Seen Nearly 17 Years Service With the Company.

Air Nelson Took Delivery of Its First Saab, Hb-ahq, in Nelson on September 26 1990 and It Was This Aircraft, Later Registered Zk-fxb, That Operated the First Air Nelson Saab Service as Flight Pg670 From Blenheim to Wellington on November 11 1990.

On September 24 Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson Had Two Saabs Flying: Zk-nle Started the Day in Wanganui and Operated From There to Wellington-westport- Wellington-nelson on Flights Nz8171/8173/8172/8197.

For Its Final Day of Service Zk-nlh Operated Nz8162/8161 Nelson- Wellington-nelson.

Both Zk-nle and Zk-nlh Have Been Sold to Aviation Inventory Resources of Dallas and They Along With Saab 340as Zk‑fxa, Zk‑fxb and Zk‑nlt, Which Are All Parked at Nelson, Will Be Ferried to the United States at a Later Stage.

Zk-nlr Departed Nelson for Apia on September 26 on the First Leg of Its Delivery Flight to Air in Dallas.

Zk-fxb Was Withdrawn From Air New Zealand Link Service on August 12 After It Operated Flight Nz8101 From Wellington to Nelson.

Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson Took Delivery of Dash 8-q311 C-fltz at Nelson on September 9 After It Terminated Its Ferry Flight From Toronto via North Bay, Detroit, Concord, Honolulu and Pago Pago. Later Registered Zk-neu the Dash 8 Entered Service With Air New Zealand Link as Flight Nz8148 From Nelson to Wellington on September 24.

Dash 8-q311 Zk-new Msn 648 Was Planned for Delivery to Air New Zealand Link in Nelson on October 16.

Regional Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Deliveries of a Saab 340b+ to Regional Express, a King Air B200 to Lip Air and a Cessna 208b to Tropicair, as Well as the Departure of an Origin Pacific Jetstream 41.

Air Chathams Convair 580 Zk-cie Ferried From Auckland to Suva on September 15 to Commence Operations on Lease to Air Fiji.

Convair 580 Zk-cif, Which Had Been Operating With Air Fiji, Ferried From Suva to Auckland on September 16 and Continued to Palmerston North the Following Day.

Airtex Aviation, Which Had Taken Delivery of Metro 111 N2698c at Sydney/ Bankstown on May 4, Registered the Aircraft Vh-ozn on September 3.

General Aviation Maintenance Was Planning to Take Delivery of Dornier 228-202 Vh-vje at Melbourne/essendon in Early October After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Kaduna, Nigeria. Dornier 228-202 Vh-vjb, Which Was Delivered to Essendon on July 12, Has Been Re-registered Vh-vjn.

Lip-air, Who Had Earlier Taken Delivery of King Air B200 Rp-c367 in Cairns, Registered the Aircraft Vh‑wzn on September 6.

Macair Atr 42-500 Vh‑uyj, Which Was Delivered to Townsville on May 23, Entered Service on September 11 When It Operated a Resource Charter From Townsville to Cloncurry as Flight Cc823.

The First Rpt Service Operated by the Atr 42-500 for Macair Was Flight Cc124 From Townsville to Mount Isa on September 13.

O’connor Airlines Ceased Operations on the Adelaide to Whyalla Route Effective September 2 With Jetstream 32 Vh-oam Operating Flight Uq806/807 Adelaide- Whyalla-adelaide.

Origin Pacific Jetstream 41 N146km, Which Has Reportedly Been Sold in Angola, Departed Wellington for Norfolk Island on September 15 and After Over-nighting Continued to Brisbane, Mount Isa and Darwin. Pionair Adventures Convair 580 Zk-pal Ferried From Palmerston North to Launceston on September 6 to Replace Convair 580 Vh-pdl Which Ferried From Launceston to Palmerston North on September 7.

Vh-pdl Callsign ‘pionair 1’ Departed Palmerston North for Invercargill and Hobart on September 19 on Completion of Its Maintenance.

Polynesian Airlines Terminated Its Lease on Dash 8-102 5w-faa at Apia on September 11 After the Aircraft Arrived as Flight Ph255 From Pago Pago.

On September 15 5w-faa Departed Apia for Nadi, Port Vila, Honiara and Port Moresby Where It Was Returned to Airlines Png.

Regional Express Took Delivery of Saab 340b+ N375ae, Which Was Later Registered Vh-zlg, at Wagga Wagga on September 23 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Nashville via Yuma, Christmas Island, Apia, Coolangatta and Orange.

Saab 340b+ Vh-zlf Entered Service With Regional Express on September 13 When It Operated Flight Zl674 From Wagga Wagga to Sydney.

Skytrans Will Reportedly Add Dash 8-102 Vh-qqg Ex 5w-faa to Its Fleet Later This Year.

Tropicair of Port Moresby Took Delivery of New Production Cessna 208b N41149 Msn 208b-1263, Which Was Later Registered P2-sah, at Cairns on September 8. The Cessna, Which Was Ferried by Rangeflyers of Wichita, Was Routed From Wichita via Santa Monica, Hilo and Majuro.

Bizjet News

in This Period We Report the Arrival of a Gulfstream 200 and a Westwind Ii, While on Final Approach We Have a Citation Xls, Citation Mustang, Citation Cj1 and a Bbj.

Gulfstream 200 N658ga Arrived at Auckland From Langkawi, Denpasar and Brisbane on September 8 on Delivery to Air National Corporate. The Gulfstream is the First of Type to Be Delivered to an Operator in Our Region and Will Reportedly Be Registered Zk-rgb.

Westwind Ii Vh-knr, Was Finally Delivered to Pel-air Aviation’s Sydney Base on September 11 After the Aircraft Flew in From Saipan via Cairns. The Westwind, Pictured in Traffic Last Issue, Was First Registered to Pel-air on March 5.

Cessna 560xls Vh‑ngh Msn 560-5727 is a New Production Aircraft Registered to Sunshine Express of Maroochydore on September 12. The Citation Xls, Which Will Be Based at Sydney/ Bankstown, Was Planned for Delivery in Late September.

Cessna 510 Mustang Vh-ccj Msn 510-0033, Which is the First of Its Type on the Australian Register, Was Registered to Ccj P/l of Ascot, Queensland, on September 14.

Gulfstream Iv Vh-osw Was Registered to Avwest of Perth on September 19. It Had Earlier Been Delivered to Avwest in Perth as N123lc on August 6.

Premier I Vh-vhp Was Registered to Sydney Jet Charter of Milperra, Nsw, on August 29. The Premier is the First of Its Type on the Australian Register and Was Delivered to Brisbane as N71865 on May 1.

Cessna 650 Citation Iii Vh-spj Changed Its Ownership to Private Air P/l of Wangi Wangi, Nsw, on August 30.

Westwind Ii Vh-zyh Changed Its Ownership to Kestrel Aviation College P/l of Mangalore, Victoria, on September 17. The Westwind Was Previously Based in Perth With Avwest and is Now Based at Melbourne/essendon.

Global Express N94zz, Which Was Delivered to Westfield Aviation in Sydney on July 30, Also Carries the Registration N18wf.

Westfield Aviation Global Express N18wf Will Change Its Registration to N38wf.

Queensland Government Hawker 800xp Vh-scy, Which Was Replaced by Hawker 850xp Vh-sgy in July ’06, Has Reportedly Been Sold in Dubai.

Hawker Beechcraft Registered Hawker 4000 N15qs Demonstrator Was Shown to Interested Parties in Brisbane and Sydney in September.

The First of Its Type to Visit Australia, the 4000 Arrived in Brisbane From Subang and Darwin on September 13 and Departed Sydney for Darwin and Singapore/seletar on September 17.

By the Time This is Read a Boeing 737-700/bbj Should Have Been Delivered to an Operator in New Zealand, While Known to Be Headed for Australia is a Citation Cj1.

Overseas Bizjets

Global Express Hb-jex Operated by Tag Aviation of Geneva Arrived in Brisbane From Colombo on September 18 and After Over-nighting Departed for Sydney and Colombo.

Challenger 604 N876h Operated by Household International of Palwaukee, Illinois, Was Noted in Sydney on September 11.

Learjet 35a N361pj Registered to Premier Jets of Portland, Oregon, Arrived in Brisbane From Majuro on September 13 and After Over-nighting Departed Back to Majuro.

Embraer Legacy Ok‑sln Operated by Abs Jets of Prague Arrived in Sydney From Phuket and Broome on September 19. It Departed Sydney for Darwin on September 24.

Gulfstream 550 N550pr Arrived in Brisbane From Honolulu on September 17.

Gulfstream V N507qs Operated by Nji Sales of Oklahoma City Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on September 13 and Departed for Coolangatta and Brisbane on September 15. It Departed Brisbane for Honolulu on September 18.

Gulfstream V N509qs Operated by Nji Sales of Oklahoma City Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on September 11 and the Following Day Operated a Return Flight to Melbourne. Gulfstream V N712kt Arrived in Brisbane From Hong Kong on September 5 and Was Noted in Coolangatrta the Following Day. It Departed Coolangatta for Haneda on September 7.

Gulfstream V Vp-bsn Operated by Shell Oil of Rotterdam Arrived in Perth From Manila on September 18 Before Continuing to Adelaide on September 19 and Departed Melbourne for Bangkok on September 21.

Gulfstream Iv/sp Vp-bnb, Operated by Jet Aviation Business Jets of Zurich, Arrived in Perth From Hong Kong on September 8 and Departed for Singapore on September 10.

Gulfstream 300 N851el, Which is Registered to Pleasant Aircraft Leasing of Newbury Park, California, Arrived in Brisbane From Nadi on September 22.

Ferry Flights

Air Tractor 802 C-gedo Arrived in Ballarat on September 27 After Compelling Its Trans-pacific Crossing From Abbotsford, British Columbia.

Cessna 404 N404mt Registered to Trans Pacific Air of Gresham, Oregon, Arrived in Brisbane From Apia on September 14 on Completion of Its Pacific Ferry.

Cessna 404 N6764d Registered to Skynight Air Services of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Arrived in Ardmore From Hilo, Christmas Island, Apia and Auckland on September 14.

Cessna 172s N141cw and Cessna 172n N5619j Were Noted at Riddell’s Creek, Victoria, on September 8 After Being Removed From a Container.

Cirrus Sr22 N128es Ferried From Brisbane to Mount Isa on September 1 in Company With Cirrus Sr22 N156sr. In Traffic/october We Mentioned N156sr Ferrying From Christmas Island to Pago Pago on August 28.

Cirrus Sr20 Zk-vet Ferried From Whangarei to Norfolk Island on September 17 on Delivery to an Australian Owner.

New Production Pac‑750xl Vh-eaj Was Registered to Australian Aerial Surveys of Bulli, Nsw, on August 31. The Following Day It Departed Hamilton on Ferry to Norfolk Island and Sydney/bankstown.

Pilatus Pc-12 Pk-ucg, Which Was Previously Registered Vh-zkm, Departed Cairns for Horn Island and Jayapura on September 9.

Pa-32r-301t N515sc, Which is Registered to an Owner in the Uk, Was Noted at Broome on September 16.

Commander 695a N995hp, Which Was Registered to Eagle Creek Aviation Services of Indianapolis, Ferried Into Coolangatta on September 12 From Hilo, Christmas Island, Apia and Norfolk Island. It Was Registered Vh-lmc to Mcdonald Administration Services of the Gold Coast on September 21.

Heavy Metal

Antonov an-124 Ur‑82072 of Antonov Airlines, Which Was Operating as Flight Adb526f, Arrived in Perth From Bangkok on September 5 and Departed the Following Day for Jakarta as Flight Adb2868.

Usaf Boeing Nkc-135e 55-3132, Which Used the Callsign ‘agar 32’, Arrived in Perth From Guam on September 18. It Was Positioned to Perth to Monitor the Progress of the Nasa Dawn Mission Spacecraft Which Was Launched From Cape Canaveral on September 27.

Usaf/amc Boeing Kc‑135t 58-0071 Callsign ‘reach 546’, Which Carried Macdill/6amw Titles, Arrived in Perth on September 21 to Support the Operations of the Nkc‑135e.

Republic of Singapore Air Force Kc-135r 753 C/s Singa 8712 Arrived in Cairns on September 12.

Magenta Aviation Boeing 737-74t/bbj Vp‑bel Arrived in Melbourne From Phuket on September 20 and Departed for Singapore on September 24.

Usaf Boeing 737-7cp/ C-40b 01‑0015 Callsign ‘spar 55’ Arrived in Darwin From Tonga on September 18 and Was Later Noted in Sydney and Canberra Before Departing Brisbane for Honolulu on September 21.

Rossiya Special Flight Ilyushin Il-62m Ra‑86468, Operating as Flight Sdm 9061, Arrived in Melbourne From Kuala Lumpur on September 19, Reportedly Carrying a Russian Choir. It Departed for Sydney on September 22 and Then to Kuala Lumpur on September 24.

Royal Air Force Lockheed C-130k Xv200, Which Was Operating as ‘ascot 4100’, Arrived in Pearce From Paya Lebar on September 13 and After Over-nighting Departed for Sydney. It Later Departed for Darwin as ‘ascot 4101’ on September 16.

Air Transport International Mdc Dc-8-73f N603al, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘asy 116’, Arrived in Darwin From Amberley on September 16.

Mdc Md-82 N750ag, Which Carries Mineralogy Titles, Arrived in Coolangatta From Manila and Darwin on September 15. Reports Suggest That the Md-82 Will Take Up Residence in Coolangatta and That It Will Be Used to Operate Resource Charters.