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Hawaiian Airlines 767‑33a(Er) N582ha Operated Flight Nz107 From Auckland to Sydney on October 17 on Completion of Maintenance With Air New Zealand. Sistership 767‑33a(Er) N583ha Operated Flight Nz100 From Sydney to Auckland on October 18 Prior to Entering the Air New Zealand Hangar for Planned Maintenance.

Air New Zealand Link/ Air Nelson Took Delivery of Dash 8-q311 C-fluh at Nelson on October 17 After It Ferried From Toronto via North Bay, Grand Rapids, Concord, Honolulu and Pago Pago. Later Registered Zk-new the Dash 8 Was Planned to Enter Service on October 29.

Saab 340a Zk-fxa, Which Had Been Withdrawn From Service on June 30, Departed Nelson on October 8 for Apia and Christmas Island and Delivery to Aviation Inventory Resources in Dallas/texas.

Air New Zealand Link/eagle Airways Leased Saab 340a Zk-nlh From Air Nelson on September 26 to Assist With the Movement of Passengers After Several of Its Beech 1900ds Were Grounded Due to a Suspected Undercarriage Problem. On September 26 Zk-nlh Positioned From Nelson to Wellington as Flight Nz8952 Before Operating Wellington-timaru- Wellington-timaru-wellington- Gisborne-wellington as Flights Nz8301/8302/83 07/8308/8336/8337. On September 27 Zk-nlh as Flight Rlk951 Ferried From Wellington to Nelson Where It Was Again Placed in Storage.

Air Niugini Has Leased 757-208(Et) Tf-fii From Icelandair With the Aircraft Delivered to Port Moresby From Keflavik, Sharjah and Singapore on October 12.

The 757 Entered Air Niugini Service on October 14 When It Operated Px084 From Port Moresby to Honiara and Nadi. The Following Day It Flew a Charter to Tonga for the Pacific Island Forum as Flight Px5084/5085 Nadi- Tonga-nadi.

Dash 8-202 Vh-aff, Which Was Previously Operated by Air Niugini as P2-any, Was Cancelled From the Australian Register on September 30, but as of October 25 It Was Still Parked at Cairns and Still Registered Vh-aff.

Airnorth Regional Placed Its Embraer E-170 Vh‑ano Into Rpt Service on August 27 When the Aircraft Operated From Darwin to Kununurra and Broome.

Two Days Earlier the E-170 Had Operated a Charter From Manila to Dili. Effective September 1 Airnorth Commenced a Weekly (Saturday) Service Tl340/341 Darwin-kununurra-perth and Return, While a Four Times Weekly Darwin-macarthurriver-darwin Service Started on September 17. Effective October 17 the E-170 Commenced a Twice Weekly (Wed/sat) Service Tl528/529 Darwin-denpasar-darwin. All E-170 Flights Except for the Service to Macarthur River Are Codeshared With Qantas.

Airnorth Retired Emb‑110p2 Vh-fnp and Emb-110p1 Vh-lnb From Service on September 27.

Alliance Airlines Took Delivery of Fokker 100 N895us at Brisbane on September 11 With the Aircraft Then Being Registered to Them as Vh‑fkl on October 2.

Ansett Bae 146-300 Zk-nzm Was Scrapped at Melbourne on October 16.

Zk-nzm Was a 1990 Production Aircraft Which Was Delivered That August to East- West Airlines as Vh‑ewj.

It Continued in Service With East-west Until June ’93 When It Was Transferred to Ansett Which Operated It Until December ’94. In January ’95 the 146 Crossed the Tasman to Ansett New Zealand, Reregistered Zk-nzm. It Then Operated With Qantas New Zealand From September ’00 to April ’01 and With Mount Cook From June ’01 to February ’02 Before It Was Finally Withdrawn From Service. Zk-nzm Ferried Into Melbourne/essendon From Christchurch via Hobart on February 15 ’02 Before Making Its Final Flight to Melbourne/tullamarine on May 12 ’03. The Scrapping Leaves Bae 146-300 Zk-nzk as the Last Survivor of Its Type in Melbourne and Also the Last Ansett Aircraft Stored in Melbourne.

Heavylift Cargo Belfast Rp-c8020 Departed Darwin for Jakarta as Flight Hvy801 on September 18. It Was Re-painted in a New Colour Scheme Before Returning to Its Home Base at Cairns via Darwin as Flight Hwy303 on October 13.

Ozjet Commenced Services on the Perth to Denpasar Route Effective September 26 With 737-229(a) Vh-ozx Operating the Inaugural Flight O7820/821.

Skyairworld Had the Solomon Airlines Titles Removed From Its E-170 Vh‑swo by Worland Aviation at Townsville in Late September.

Skywest Airlines Has Taken Delivery of Two Fokker 100s and Has Announced It is to Add a Further Example to Its Fleet in the First Quarter of 2008.

Fokker 100 Vh-fnn, Which Was Last Operated by Inter Airlines of Antalya, Turkey as Tc-iee, Was Delivered to Perth on October 19 With the All White Aircraft Ferrying in From Dinard, France via Palermo, Cairo, Dubai, Dhaka, Bangkok, Singapore/ Seletar and Denpasar.

Fokker 100 Vh-fnt Was Delivered to Melbourne on October 20. The Fokker, Which Still Carried the Full Colours and Titles of Mandarin Airlines, Was Ferried From Singapore/seletar via Denpasar and Port Hedland.

Previously Registerd B-12297 With Mandarin, It Was to Be Painted in Skywest Colours.

It is Believed That the Third New Fokker 100 for Skywest Will Also Be Ex Mandarin Airlines and That It Will Be Allocated the Registration Vh‑fns. Delivery of This Aircraft Will Then Take the Skywest Fokker 100 Fleet to Six: Vh-fnj, Vh–fnn, Vh‑fnr, Vh-fns, Vh‑fnt and Vh-fny.

Tiger Airways Australia Took Delivery of A320-232 9v-tag at Melbourne in the Early Hours of October 2 After the Aircraft, Which Was Operating as Flight Tgw9511, Ferried in Direct From Singapore.

The A320 Was Later Registered Vh-vnb on October 5 and Was Displayed Outside Tiger Airways Terminal 4 at Melbourne When It Was Officially Opened on October 8.

A320 Vh-vnc Msn 3275, a New Production Aircraft, Was Delivered to Tiger in Melbourne on October 20 After It Ferried in From Toulouse via Muscat and Singapore. A320s Vh-vnd Msn 3296 and Vh-vnf Msn 3332, Which Are Also New Production Aircraft, Are Planned for Delivery to Tiger Later This Year.

A320-232 9v-taa Visited Melbourne Between September 16 and 19 and Then Returned to Singapore for Planned Maintenance. It Will Be Registered Vh-vna Before Delivery to Tiger Later This Year.

Qantas Group News

Qantas Was Planning to Take Delivery of A330-202 Vh-ebg Msn 887 in December With A330-202 Vh-ebh Msn 892 Following in January and A330-202 Vh‑ebi Msn 898 in February. On Order for Delivery in the Second Half of 2008 Are a Further Three A330- 202s Vh-ebj, Vh‑ebk and Vh-ebl.

Qantaslink Ferried 717‑231 Vh-yqi From Raaf Richmond to Adelaide on October 12 After Tae Had Repainted It in Qantaslink Colours. On October 16 It Was Re-registered Vh-nxn.

717-231 Vh-nxq Was Ferried From Adelaide to Richmond on October 12 Where Tae Painted It in Qantaslink Colours. It Returned to Adelaide From Richmond on October 23 as Flight Qf6200. Qantaslink Placed Vh-nxq Into Service on October 27 When It Operated a Special Flight Qf1952 From Adelaide to Alice Springs and Cairns.

Dash 8-q402 Vh-qoh Was Rolled Out at Sydney Onoctober 4 in a Special Pink Colour Scheme Promoting Breast Cancer Awareness – See Pic Aa Newsdesk Last Issue.

Dash 8-q402 Vh-qoi Msn 4189 is Planned for Delivery to Qantaslink in Early 2008 and Will Be Followed by Dash 8-q402 Vh-qoj Msn 4192.

Jetstar Was Planning to Take Delivery of A320-232 Vh-jqw in Newcastle on November 16 With the Aircraft to Enter Service on December 4.

Australian Air Express Placed Its Fourth 737-376f, Vh-xmb, Into Service on October 1 When It Operated Flight Qf7331 From Melbourne to Brisbane.

Virgin Group Update

Virgin Blue Took Delivery of Its Second E-170, Vh-zhb Braziliant Blue, at Brisbane on October 22 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From São José Dos Campos via Manaus, Brownsville/texas, Seattle/ Boeing Field, Anchorage, Petropavlovsk, Sendai, Saipan and Cairns.

E-170 Vh-zha Belle-issimo Blue Entered Service With Virgin Blue on October 23 When It Operated Flight Dj771 From Brisbane to Cairns.

E-170 Vh-zhc Irresista- Blue Was Planned to Depart São José Dos Campos on Its Delivery Flight to Virgin Blue on November 8.

737-8bk Vh-vum Brindabella Blue, Which Carries the Colours of Pacific Blue, Was Delivered to Brisbane on October 26 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Seattle/boeing Field via Lihue and Nadi.

737-8bk Vh-vun Madelaide, Which Also Carries Pacific Blue Colours, Was Planned to Depart Seattle for Christchurch to Be Fitted With Live2air Tv Before Continuing to Brisbane on November 18.

Pacific Blue Planned to Commence Domestic Services in New Zealand on November 15 and to Do So Has Added Two More 737-800s From Parent Virgin Blue.

737-8fe Vh-vub Billie Blue Was Withdrawn From Virgin Blue Service on October 28 and Transferred to Pacific Blue. In Preparation for the Move Vh‑vub Was Painted in Pacific Blue Colours by Worland Aviation in Townsville Between October 17 and 22. Delivered to Pacific Blue in the Early Hours of October 29, It Was Re-registered Zk-pbj Prior to Entering Service.

737-8fe Vh-vud Bewitching Broome, Which Was Withdrawn From Virgin Blue Service on October 31, Was Transferred to Operations With Pacific Blue With the Aircraft Being Delivered to Christchurch on November 1.

Prior to Entering Service With Pacific Blue It Was Re-registered Zk-pbg.

Regional News

This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Dash 8-300 to Surveillance Australia, an Atr 72-500 to Air Caledonie, a Saab 340b+ to Rex, a Dornier 228-100 to Gam and a Beech 1900d to Awesome Aviation, Plus We Catch Up on the Delivery News of Two Jetstream 32s to Aeropelican.

Departures Comprise a Former Origin Pacific Jetstream 41 and a Twin Otter of Sydney Skydivers.

Aeropelican Took Delivery of Jetstream 32 Vh-otp at Sydney/bankstown on July 1 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Zaragoza, Spain, via Malta, Luxor, Salalah, Male, Cocos Island and Port Hedland. Jetstream 32 Vh-otr Was Delivered to Sydney/bankstown on July 22 After Ferrying in From Zaragoza via Iraklion, Salalah, Male, Cocos and Port Hedland. Both Ferry Flights Were Contracted to Dbf Aviation Services of Sydney.

Air Caledonie Took Delivery of Atr 72-500 F-oips at Its Noumea/magenta Base on October 27 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Toulouse via Cairns.

Air Chathams Convair 580 Zk-cib Operated a Cargo Charter in This Period Which Saw the Aircraft Depart Auckland for Noumea and Nuku’alofa on September 27.

Awesome Aviation Took Delivery of Beech 1900d Vh‑noa at Perth on October 9 After It Ferried in From Denpasar and Broome.

Purchased by Awesome Aviation in South Africa the Beech Had Been Operating on Lease to Airfast Indonesia as Pk-ocw Since April ’06.

General Aviation Maintenance Took Delivery of Dornier 228-202 Vh-vje at Melbourne/essendon on October 10 After It Completed Its Ferry Flight From Kaduna, Nigeria, via Kano, Luxor, Riyadh, Muscat, Mumbai, Colombo, Medan, Kuala Lumpur, Denpasar, Darwin and Alice Springs. The Dornier Was Delivered in the Colours and Titles of Dana, Which Previously Operated the Aircraft in Nigeria.

Vh-vje is a 1984 Production Aircraft Which Was Delivered as N234rp to Precision Airlines That November.

Origin Pacific Jetstream 41 Zk-jsk, Now Registered N149km, Departed Wellington for Norfolk Island and Brisbane on September 27. Registered to Northstar Aviation of Boca Raton, Florida, the Jetstream Was en Route to Angola Where It Had Reportedly Been Sold to Angola Air Services.

Pionair Adventures Convair 580 Zk-pal, Which Had Been Operating in Australia, Departed Brisbane for Christchurch Where It Arrived in the Early Hours of September 29.

Regional Express Took Delivery of Saab 340b+ N376ae at Wagga Wagga on October 18 After the Aircraft Completed Its Delivery Flight From Nashville via Yuma/california, Christmas Island, Apia, Coolangatta and Orange. The Saab, Which Was Ferried by Wade Aviation of Spring Hill, Nsw, Was Later Registered to Rexas Vh-zlh.

Saab 340b+ N380ae, Which Will Be Registered Vh‑zlj, Was Planned for Delivery to Regional Express in Wagga Wagga on November 19. Saab 340b+ Vh-zlg, Which Was Delivered to Wagga Wagga on September 23, Entered Service on October 22 When It Operated Flight Zl3257 From Wagga Wagga to Melbourne.

Regional Express Commenced Operations Between Brisbane and Maryborough on October 7 With Saab 340b Vh-rxn Operating the Inaugural Service Zl5132.

Skytrans Regional Took Delivery of All White Dash 8‑101 Vh-qqf in Cairns on October 20 After the Former Airlines Png Aircraft Ferried in From Port Moresby.

Dash 8-102 Vh-qqe Was Returned to Skytrans in Cairns on October 21 After Completing Its Six Month Lease to Air Cruising Australia.

Dash 8-102 Vh-qqg, Which Previously Operated With Polynesian Airlines as 5w-faa, Was Registered to Skytrans on September 25, and Will Bring Its Dash 8-102 Fleet to Seven: Vh‑qqa, Vh‑qqb, Vh-qqc, Vh‑qqd, Vh-qqe, Vh‑qqf and Vh-qqg.

Surveillance Australia Took Delivery of Dash 8-q315 C-fjks at Adelaide on October 13 After the Aircraft, Which Was Operating as Flight Dhc20, Completed Its Ferry Flight From Downsview, Canada. It Was Later Registered to Surveillance Australia as Vh-zzf.

F406 Vh-yzg Was Withdrawn From Service by Surveillance Australia in Adelaide on September 27 and at the Time of Writing Was Awaiting Disposal.

Sydney Skydivers Dhc‑6- 200 Vh-jea Departed Coolangatta for Noumea, Apia and Christmas Island on October 12, Reported to Have Been Sold in the United States.

Bizjet News

It’s Been Another Busy Month for Bizjet Deliveries With the Arrival of a Bbj, Global Xrs, Citation Xls, Citation Cj1 and a Citation Mustang, While Departing Were a Global Express and a Citation Sovereign.

737-74u/bbj N66zb Was Delivered to Rank Services Ltd in Auckland on October 7 After It Flew in From Nadi. The Bbj Replaces Global Express N18wz Which Departed the Region in Late September for the Us Where It Will Be Sold.

Global Xrs N36lg Registered to Lfg Aviation of Salem, Oregon, Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on October 13, on Delivery to the Westfield Group.

Citation 560 Xls Vh‑ngh, Which Was Registered to Sunshine Express Airlines on September 12, Was Delivered to Sydney/ Bankstown on September 30.

Vh-ngh’s Delivery Route From Wichita Took It Through the Uk With the Final Stages Being Chennai-singapore/ Seletar-broome-bankstown.

Citation Cj1 N508tl Arrived at Melbourne/essendon on October 15 From Darwin and Alice Springs After Completing Its Delivery Flight From Sacramento/california via the North Pacific Ferry Route. The Cj1 Was Registered as Vh-apj to Southern Air Services of Warrnambool, Victoria, on October 25.

Citation Mustang Vh‑ccj, Which Was Registered to Ccj P/l of Ascot, Queensland, on September 14, Was Delivered to Brisbane/ Archerfield on October 13. The Mustang, Which is the First of Its Type on the Australian Register, Was Ferried From Wichita via the Uk and Middle East.

Challenger 604 N604au, Which Was Previously Registered N322bx, Was First Noted With Its New Markings at Brisbane on October 4 After It Arrived From the United States. Operated by Agg Learjet P/l of Helensvale, Queensland, the Challenger Was Originally Delivered to Coolangatta on July 31.

Citation 680 Sovereign Vh-exa, Which Was Operated by Executive Airlines for Wellard Aviation of Fremantle, Was Cancelled From the Register on October 10 on Its Sale in the United States. It Departed Perth for Cocos on July 21 and Was Recorded as Operating From Shannon to St Johns on August 2.

Former Queensland Government Hawker 800xp Vh-scy, Which Was Replaced by 850xp Vh-sgy in July ’06, Has Been Advertised for Sale for Some Months. On October 10 Its Ownership Was Changed to Empire Aircraft Sales of Sharjah.

Overseas Bizjets

Global Express N933ey Registered to Cb Applications of Lyndhurst, New Jersey, Arrived in Brisbane From Beijing on October 27. After Clearing Customs It Departed for Maroochydore Using Callsign ‘new World 933’.

Jets Personales of Madrid Operated Global Xrs Ec‑kfs Arrived in Melbourne on October 11.

It Remained Until October 14 When It Departed for Phuket.

Gestair of Madrid Operated Global Express Ec-ibd Arrived in Brisbane in the Early Hours of October 23 From Male and Coolangatta.

Global Xrs Hl7749 Operated by Samsung Techwin Aviation of Seoul Arrived in Melbourne on October 14. After Over-nighting the Global Express Departed for Perth and Johannesburg.

Global 5000 N818fh Operated by Ivanhoe Capital Aviation Departed Melbourne for Phuket on October 23.

Global 5000 C-gxpr Registered to Jetport Inc of Mount Hope, Ontario, Arrived in Cairns From Honolulu on October 28.

Challenger 605 N933ml Operated by Independent Aviation Squadron Transited Cairns en Route From Subang to Nausori on October 8.

Tag Aviation Challenger 604 N401nk Arrived in Darwin From Majuro on October 5, Using the Callsign ‘tag348. The Challenger Was Later Noted at Broome on October 8, Townsville on October 11 and Melbourne on October 15 Before Departing Sydney for Pago Pago on October 19.

Learjet 55 D-conu Operated by Fai Air Services of Nuremberg, Which Was Operating as Flight Ifa7575,arrived in Melbourne From Singapore, Broome and Alice Springs on October 23.

Learjet 35a N835mc Registered to Aircraft Guaranty Corporation Trustee of Houston,texas, Arrived at Sydney/bankstown on October 8 From Denpasar, Darwin and Alice Springs.

Earlier on September 28 It Was Noted at Seattle/boeing Field While en Route From Wichita to Anchorage, Nome and Petropavlovsk. The Learjet 35a Which Carries the Titles Aerotree on Its Tail Was Reported to Be on Delivery to Malaysian Based Aerotree Defence Services, but Why It Has Been Ferried to Bankstown Was Not Known at Time of Writing.

Falcon 900ex N900mf Registered to Avn Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Departed Sydney for Honolulu on October 3.

Gulfstream V N93m Registered to the 3m Company of St Paul, Minnesota, Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on October 22.

Transexec Air Services of Los Angeles Operated Gulfstream V N162jc Arrived in Melbourne From Nadi on October 18.

Gulfstream V N502qs Registered to Nji Sales of Oklahoma City Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on October 9 and After Over-nighting Departed for Honolulu.

Gulfstream V N506qs Registered to Nji Sales Arrived in Coolangatta From Honolulu on October 6.

Gulfstream V N511qs Registered to Nji Sales Arrived in Sydney From Kona on October 3 and After Over-nighting Departed for Honolulu. It Returned to Sydney From Honolulu on October 10.

Gulfstream V N697a Operated by Alcoa of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, Arrived in Perth From Dubai on October 23 and Departed for Melbourne on October 25.

Gulfstream V N5101 Registered to Suntrust Leasing Corporation of Towson, Maryland, Arrived in Melbourne/essendon From Honolulu on October 7 and Departed for Pudong on October 9.

Gulfstream Iv N119fm Registered to Km Ventures of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Was Noted in Sydney on October 3 and Later Departed Hamilton Island for Cairns and Honolulu on October 7.

Gulfstream Iv N1625 Registered to Chevron Usa of San Ramon, California, Arrived in Perth From Nadi and Melbourne on October 22.

Punj Lloyd Ltd of New Delhi Operated Gulfstream Iv-sp Vt-pll Arrived in Sydney From Denpasar on October 3 and Departed Sydney for Denpasar on October 7.

Ferry Flights

Bristow Helicopters as-332l G-bmcx Was Air-freighted Into Melbourne Before Being Moved by Road to Essendon on October 8.

The as-332l Was Assembled in the Helijet Hangar Before Departing Essendon for Perth on October 14.

On Delivery to Aerotech Australasia, Air Tractor at‑802 Ec‑hxj, Which Was on Delivery to Aerotech Australasia, Ferried From Male to Cocos on October 8. It Was Later Seen at Broome on October 9 and Adelaide/ Parafield on October 10. The Ferry Flight From Valencia to Adelaide Was Carried Out by Srd Aviation of Albury.

Pays Air Service Air Tractor at-802 Vh‑lir Ferried From Cocos to Broome on October 9 in Company With at-802 Vh‑lis. In Mid October at-802 Vh-lic and at‑802 Vh-lim Were Ferried by Srd Aviation From Portugal to Scone After All Four Aircraft Had Spent the Northern Summer on Fire Fighting Duties in Portugal.

Beech A36 N8044j Registered to Budd Air Services of Advance, North Carolina, Arrived in Townsville on September 27 After Completing Its Trans-pacific Ferry From Santa Barbara via Hilo, Pago Pago and Noumea/magenta.

Pac 750xl P2-nca Which Was on Delivery to the Numonohi Christian Academy in Goroka Departed Hamilton on September 26 for Kerikeri, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, Brisbane, Rockhampton, Townsville and Cairns.

Pilatus Pc-12 Vh-jmu, Which Was Registered to Ocean Dynamics of Ascot, Queensland, on June 18, Ferried From Ujung Pandang to Darwin on October 1.

Pa-42-1000 Vh-bur, Which Was Registered to Burley Aircraft P/l of Sydney on July 30, Arrived in Port Macquarie on September 26 After Ferrying in From Cocos Island and Port Hedland.

Pa-46-350p Malibu Mirage Vh-zmm, Which Was Registered to Just Country Australia P/l of Acacia Ridge, Queensland, on August 29, Ferried From Noumea to Brisbane on September 29.

King Air B200 N990ka Msn Bb-1990, Which Was on Delivery to the Rfds/ Queensland Division, Arrived in Brisbane From Denpasar, Darwin and Mount Isa on October 9. It Was Later Registered Vh-fdt on October 15.

Erickson Air-crane Sikorsky S-64f N179ac Elvis and S-64e N218ac Elsie Arrived in Melbourne on October 15 Aboard Polet Antonov an-124 Ra-82068 From Athens, Colombo and Perth. After Being Assembledassembled at Melbourne the Two S-64s, Which Are Here for the Bushfire Season, Were Flown to Essendon on October 18 and There N179ac Was Fitted With Tank 739 and N218ac With Tank 749. The an-124 Departed Melbourne for Brisbane as Polet 963 on October 17 and Brisbane for Honolulu as Polet 964 on October 18.

Tbm 850 F-hbgd Ferried Into Darwin From Denpasar on September 26.

The Tbm, Which Visited Australia Earlier This Year for the Avalon Airshow (See Airtest in Our September Issue), Was Later Registered Vh‑mrj to Strategic Air Charter of Central Park, Victoria, on October 9.

A380 Enters Service

Singapore Airlines A380‑841 9v-ska Arrived in Sydney From Singapore as Flight Sq380 on October 25 Operating the Inaugural A380 Airline Service – a Charity/ Vip/media Flight (See Article Page 22 This Issue). After Over-nighting It Returned to Singapore as Flight Sq380.

9v-ska Then Departed Singapore on October 28 as Flight Sq221 to Arrive in Sydney the Following Morning on the First Regular Rpt A380 Service.

Heavy Metal

Airbus A380-861 F‑wwea, the First Engine Alliance Gp7000 Powered A380, Visited Melbourne in October as Part of Its Certification.

F-wwea Arrived in Melbourne From Dubai as ‘airbus 902’ on October 9, and After Over-nighting Departed for Manila as ‘airbus 903’.

Ukrainian Cargo Airways Antonov an-12bk Ur‑uck, Operating as Flight Uks721, Operated a Charter Into Ohakea, New Zealand, From Male, Cocos, Darwin and Richmond on September 26. As Flight Uks722 the Antonov Then Departed Ohakea for Richmond, Perth and Cocos.

Monarch Airlines 757-2t7 G-monj, Which Carries Starquest Expeditions Titles, Transitted Darwin on October 8 en Route From Bandar Seri Begawan to Port Moresby.

Us State Department Operated 757-23a/c-32b 02-4452 Arrived in Sydney From Auckland on October 15 Using the Callsign ‘dirk 73’. After Over-nighting the All White 757 Continued to Perth and Melbourne. It Departed Melbourne for Auckland on October 17 and Auckland for Pago Pago on October 21.

Usaf/afmc Nkc-135e 55-3132, Which Was Operating in Support of the Nasa Dawn Mission Spacecraft, Operated a Round-robin Flight Out of Perth on September 27 Before Departing Perth for Guam on September 29.

Malibu Consulting of Bermuda Operated 727- 21/w Vp-bap Arrived in Invercargill From Nadi on October 18 and Continued to Canberra on October 20.

Bughsan Group Operated 737-7aw/bbj Vp‑cec Arrived at Woodbourne From Kuala Lumpur and Auckland on September 27.

Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight 737-7z5/bbj A6-ain Arrived in Sydney on October 28.

Jeju Air Dash 8-q402 Hl-5251 Was Noted Outside the Hawker Pacific Hangar in Cairns on October 29.

Russian Special Flight Ilyushin Il-62m Ra-86540 Visited Melbourne and Sydney in September and Not Ra-86468 as We Quoted in Traffic/november.

Royal Air Force Lockheed L-1011 Zd948, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘ascot 3694’, Arrived in Cairns From Honolulu on October 15.

Mdc Dc-8-63cf 9gtop Operated by Johnsons Air of Accra and Sharjah Arrived in Cairns From Bahrain and Singapore on October 21, Using the Callsign ‘johnsons 101’. After Unloading Its Cargo It Departed for Singapore on October 24. 9g-top Was a 1970 Production Aircraft (Msn 46151) Which Was Delivered in November of That Year to Air Congo as 9q-clg.

Mineralogy Mdc Md-82 N750ag Which Arrived in Coolangatta on September 14 Changed Its Registration to Vp-cbh on October 8.

Airvan Update

This Production Update Continues From Information Provided in Traffic/ September.

Ga-8 07-113 Vh-bsz Was Cancelled From the Register on September 3 on Its Sale as Ly-baa to Skraidybos Mokymo Centras Uab at Vilnius, Lithuania.

Ga-8 07-114 G-vand Was Registered to Iae Ltd of Cranfield, Uk, on September 19.

Ga-8 07-115 Vh-aum Was Registered to Gippsland Aeronautics of Morwell on September 3.

Ga-8 07-117 Vh-bpl Was Registered to Airvan Flight Services of Morwell on October 10.

Other Airvan News Concerns the Following Aircraft: Ga-8 00-004 Vh-ryt Had a Change of Ownership to Alligator Airways of Kununurra on October 16 Followed by a Change of Registration to Vh-wop on October 19.

Ga-8 04-057 Vh-lhc Was Registered to Arnhem Land Community Airlines of Cairns on July 27 and the Same Day Was Re-registered Vh-lhh.

Ga-8 05-089 N8088d of Pacific Sunset Aviation in Malibu Was Sold to Pap Llc, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, on August 30.

Ga-8 05-091 N2500j of Pacific Sunset Aviation in Malibu Was Sold to Pap Llc, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, on August 30.

Ga-8 05-091 N7508m of Pacific Sunset Aviation in Malibu Was Sold to Pap Llc, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, on August 30, and Was Ferried From Oakland to Kona on October 25 in Company With Ga-8 N8088d and Ga-8 N2500j.

Ga-8 05-096 Vh-ajz Was Registered to King Leopold Air of Broome on September 5.

Ga-8 06-102 Vh-aji Was Registered to Caneflight Enterprises of Broome on September 5.

Ga-8 06-108 Vh-lpx Changed Its Registration to Vh-bqr on August 16 and Its Ownership to Lajamanu Air of Katherine on Septem Ber 5.