Traffic

Qantaslink Has Wetleased a Fokker 100 From Alliance Airlines to Operate Services From Perth to Karratha and From Perth to Port Hedland.

Vh-fkd Was Delivered to Perth on February 23 and Entered Service on March 25 When It Operated Qf2660/1 Perth-port Hedland-perth.

Later That Day the Fokker, Which Wears Full Alliance Colours, Operated the First Perth-karratha-perth Service as Flight Qf2666/2667.

717-2cm Vh-nxc Has Returned to Service After Being in Long Term Storage at Adelaide. On March 10 It Was Test Flown at Adelaide Before Being Ferried to Perth Later That Day as Qf6200.

The 717 Re-entered Service With Qantaslink on March 11 When It Operated Qf1916 From Perth to Karratha.

717-23s Vh-nxe Remains Out of Service for Repairs After Its Heavy Landing at Darwin on February 7.

Qantaslink/sunstate Took Delivery of Dash 8‑q402 Vh-qoj at Brisbane on February 25 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toronto/ Downsview via Concord in California, Honolulu and Majuro. Vh-qoj Entered Service With Qantaslink on March 3 When It Operated Qf2402 From Brisbane to Emerald.

Jetstar Took Delivery of Its First A321‑231, Vh‑vwy, at Newcastle on March 31 After the All-white Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Victorville, California, via Honolulu, Apia and Brisbane as Jq7990. Sisterships Vh‑vwx (See Pics From P32 This Issue) and Vh‑vwz Were to Follow in April.

A320-232 Vh-vqq Was Unveiled at Coolangatta on March 12 in a Special Billboard Colour Scheme Promoting Sea World. The A320 Features a Dolphin on the Port Side and a Shark on Its Starboard Side.

A320-232 Vh-jqw Was the Aircraft That Previously Carried the Colours of Saudi Arabian Airlines and Not Vh-vqw as Was Incorrectly Stated in Traffic/april.

Qantas 737-838 Vh-vyc Was Noted Being Operated by Jetstar on the Melbourne- Cairns-melbourne Route Over the Easter Holiday Weekend of March 21-23.

Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a 737-800 to Virgin Blue, 737-300 to Air New Zealand, E-190 to Skyairworld, E-190 to Virgin Blue, and a Fokker 100 to Network Aviation, Plus the Departure of a Saab 340a of Anz Link/air Nelson.

Air New Zealand Took Delivery of 737-33a Zk‑ngp (Ex Air Malta 9h-adh) at Christchurch on March 19 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Malta via Al Ain, Nagpur, Jakarta/halim and Cairns. The Ferry Flight Was Contracted to Southern Cross Aviation of Camarillo, California With the 737 Using the Callsign ‘southern Cross 813’.

Air New Zealand Was Planning to Take Delivery of 737‑33a Zk-ngr Ex 9h‑adi in Christchurch in April.

Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson Saab 340a Zk-nlt Departed Nelson for Pago Pago on March 4 on the First Leg of Its Delivery Flight to Aviation Inventory Resources in Dallas. Zk-nlt Was the Last of the Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson Saab 340a Fleet to Be Disposed of After Storage at Nelson.

Network Aviation Took Delivery of Its First Fokker 100, Vh-nhp, at Perth on March 10 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Amsterdam via Heraklion, Al Ain, Nagpur and Jakarta/halim. The Ferry Flight Was Contracted to Southern Cross Aviation With the Aircraft Using the Callsign ‘southern Cross 812’.

Skyairworld Took Deliveryof Embraer 190-100lr Vh‑sxk at Brisbane on March 20 After the Aircraft Ferried in From San Jose Dos Campos via Colombo, Bandar Seri Begawan and Port Moresby, Using the Callsign ‘skyair 190’.

Skyairworld Commenced Rpt Services Between Brisbane and Honiara Effective March 3 With E-170 Vh-swo Operating the Inaugural S9101/102. Flights Are Operated Daily Except Wednesday and Saturday.

Skywest Airlines Was Planning to Take Delivery of Its Sixth Fokker 100 Vh-fnc in Late March.

Tiger Airways Added Alice Springs to Its Route Network on March 1 With the Introduction of a Three Times Weekly Return Service From Melbourne. A320-232 Vh‑vnf Operated the Inaugural Melbourne-alice Springs Service as Flight Tt7554.

Virgin Blue Took Delivery of 737-8fe Vh-vuo Blueissma at Brisbane on March 6 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Seattle/boeing Field via Lihue and Nadi. Vh-vuo Entered Service With Virgin Blue on March 15 When It Operated Dj304 From Brisbane to Melbourne.

Virgin Blue Took Delivery of Its First Embraer 190‑100igw, Vh-zpa Candid Canberra, at Brisbane on March 11 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Sao Jose Dos Campos via Curacao, Brownsville in Texas, San Jose in California, Kona and Pago Pago.

Virgin Blue Was Due to Take Delivery of Its Second Embraer 190, Vh‑zpb Msn 19000162, in Early April.

Regional Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Saab 340b+ to Regional Express and a Jetstream 41 to Brindabella.

Aero-tropics Added the Former Surveillance Australia Bn-2b-20 Vh-zzy to Its Fleet on March 17.

Brindabella Airlines Took Delivery of Its Second Jetstream 41, Vh-tai, at Canberra on March 10 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From the United States via Pago Pago.

Friendly Islands Airlines Was Planning to Commence Operations From Tongatapu to Vava’u and From Tongatapu to Ha’apai on April 14.

Equipment to Be Used Will Be a Convair 580 Leased From Air Chathams. Flights to Nuias and Eua Will Commence in May With Bn-2a Islander Equipment.

Hawker Pacific Registered Dhc-6-300 Vh-vhm on February 1. This Aircraft is a Rebuild of Pk-lty of Gt Air Which Was First Noted at Cairns on August 29 ’06 After Being Shipped in From Indonesia in a Damaged Condition.

Pionair Australia Convair 580f Vh-pdx Entered Service on March 6 When It Operated an Adf Charter on Behalf of Alliance Airlines From Townsville to Sydney.

Vh-pdx Positioned From Bankstown to Townsville Before Operating Flight Qq600 From Townsville to Sydney Before Returning to Bankstown.

In Traffic/april We Mentioned the Delivery of Vh-pdx to Bankstown on February 6. Since Then We Have Received Details of the Ferry Flight, Which Was From Oakland-pontiac in Michigan via Kelowna in British Columbia, Hilo, Pago Pago and Sydney in 32. 8 Hours Flying Time.

Reef Watch Air Tours Has Added Dornier 228-202 Vh-vje to Its Fleet With the Aircraft Rolled Out of the Gam Hangar at Melbourne/ Essendon on March 14.

Regional Express Took Delivery of Saab 340b+ N389ae at Its Wagga Wagga Base on February 25 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Nashville via Yuma, Christmas Island, Apia, Coolangatta and Orange. The Saab Was Ferried by Wade Air and Was Later Registered to Regional Express as Vh-zrb.

Saab 340b+ Vh-zlk, Which Was Delivered to Regional Express in Wagga Wagga on January 26, Entered Service on March 18 When It Operated Zl3263 From Wagga Wagga to Melbourne.

Saab 340a Vh-zrx Will Be Retired From Service by Early May With the Aircraft Reportedly to Be Converted to a Freighter for Pel-air Express.

Sharp Airlines Was Planning to Commence Operations From Adelaide to Mildura and From Adelaide to Port Augusta Effective April 28.

Skytrans Dash 8-102 Vh‑qqh, Which Wasregistered on January 29, Was Cancelled From the Register on February 20 as Exported to Papua New Guinea.

Bizjet News

Interest in Business Jets in Australia and New Zealand is at an All Time High as Can Be Seen by the Fact That After the Singapore Airshow We Had No Fewer Than Four Aircraft Visit the Region on Demonstration Tours.

Global Xrs N234gx Operated by Bombardier Aerospace of Richardson, Texas, Arrived in Sydney From Singapore and Brisbane on February 23 and Was Noted Being Demonstrated at Hamilton Island and Melbourne Before Departing for Seletar on February 26.

Falcon 900ex N900ex Registered to Falcon Jet Corporation of Teterboro, New Jersey, Arrived in Brisbane From Singapore on February 23 and Was Noted at Toowoomba, Sydney, Melbourne/essendon, Adelaide and Port Lincoln Before It Departed Sydney for Majuro on February 28.

Citation Sovereign N158sv Operated by Cessna Aircraft Arrived in Perth From Singapore on March 23.

During Its Stay in Australia It Was Noted at Canberra (Where It Was Shown to Australian Aviation – See Separate Item This Issue), Narrandera, Essendon, Bankstown, Coolangatta and Brisbane Before It Departed on March 1 for Rockhampton, Darwin and Seletar.

Learjet 60xr N60lj, Registered to Cloud Nine Aviation of Los Angeles, Arrived in Brisbane From Singapore and Darwin on February 23. The Following Day N60lj Departed Brisbane for Auckland Where It Was Demonstrated in New Plymouth and Christchurch.

N60lj Returned to Sydney From Auckland on February 26 Before Continuing to Essendon, Adelaide and Perth From Where It Departed to Jakarta on March 2.

On the Local Scene We Can Report the Delivery of a Global Xrs, Hawker 800xp and a Learjet 35a, Plus the Pending Arrival of the First Local Hawker 900xp.

Global Xrs N888gx Was Delivered to Remorex P/l in Sydney on March 25 After Flying in From Honolulu.

Learjet 35a N49be Operated by Mayo Aviation of Denver, Colorado, Has Been Sold to Air Affairs Australia and on March 11 Was Delivered to Nowra. The Learjet 35a Was Ferried by Dbf Aviation Services From North Las Vegas via Bakersfield/ California, Hilo, Pago Pago and Brisbane.

Hawker 800xp N805m Was Delivered to Network Jets in Auckland on March 25 After Flying in From Apia.

Hawker 900xp N944xp Msn Ha-0044, Which Will Be Registered Vh-evf, Has Reportedly Been Sold to an Operator in Western Australia.

Avwest of Perth’s Challenger 604 Vh-vre Changed Its Registration From Vh-mzl on March 14.

King Air B200 N968mb Registered to Flight Contract Services of Las Vegas, Nevada, Completed Its Trans-pacific Flight at Sydney/ Bankstown on March 2 After Ferrying in From Las Vegas North via Santa Maria/ California, Hilo, Pago Pago and Brisbane. The King Air Was Ferried Across the Pacific by Dbf Aviation Services of Sydney and Moved to Adelaide on March 4 on Delivery to a Local Owner.

King Air B200c N188tc Registered to Era Helicopters of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Was Ferried Across the Pacific by Air Centre One of Auckland. The King Air, Which Was on Delivery to Skyline Aviation of Hastings, Arrived in Auckland From North Las Vegas via Santa Maria, Honolulu and Pago Pago on March 28.

King Air B200gt N34008, Which Was Recently Purchased by Hornbill Skyways of Kuching, Was Displayed at the Singapore Airshow. On March 10 It Departed Denpasar for Broome and Broken Hill With Its Final Destination Being Bankstown Where It Was Programmed for Modification Work Before Returning to Kuching.

Overseas Bizjets

Global Express N701wh Operated by Vesey Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived in Brisbane From Incheon on March 20.

Challenger 604 N401nk Registered to Pacpal of Seattle, Washington, Arrived in Perth From Broome on February 18 Before Moving to Sydney on February 20. The Challenger, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘tag348’, Departed for Pago Pago on February 24.

Challenger 604 C-fhyl Spirit of Enterprise Registered to London Air Services of Richmond, British Columbia, Arrived in Melbourne From Nadi on February 21. It Remained in Melbourne Until February 26 When It Departed for Nadi. C-fhyl Returned to Sydney From Nadi on March 18 and Was Later Seen in Coolangatta and Brisbane.

Cessna 680 Sovereign Vt-ved Operated by Vedanta Alumina Arrived Inperth From Jakarta/halim on March 4 and Departed for Singapore on March 6.

Cessna 560xls Pk-ila Operated by Sampoerna Air Nusantara Arrived at Perth/ Jandakot From Denpasar and Perth on February 27.

Falcon 900ex N67wb Registered to Wrbc Transportation of Greenwich, Connecticut, Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong on March 4 and Departed to Pago Pago on March 7.

Falcon 900ex G-cbht Operated by Tag Aviation (Uk) Arrived in Melbourne From Singapore in the Early Hours of February 28 Before Moving to Brisbane Later in the Day. It Departed Brisbane for Singapore on March 1.

Falcon 2000ex 5b-cko Operated by Csm Aviation Arrived in Brisbane From Seletar on March 12. It Was Later Noted in Auckland on March 15 Before Departing for Broome on March 16.

Falcon 2000 D-best Operated by Bauhaus Ag Arrived in Perth From Medan on February 27 Before Moving to Brisbane on March 6.

Legacy 600 N580ml Operated by Stone Tower Air of Teterboro, New York, Arrived in Melbourne/essendon From Male and Jakarta on February 25. It Departed for Sydney on February 26 Before Continuing to Auckland the Following Day.

Gulfstream Visitors

Gulfstream 550 N91la Operated by Leucadia Aviation of New York Arrived in Sydney From Kahalui on February 25. It Continued to Perth on February 27 and Later Departed Port Hedland for Honolulu on February 29.

Gulfstream 550 N518qs Registered to Nji Sales of Oklahoma City Departed Sydney for Tokyo/haneda on February 20.

Gulfstream 550 N534qs Registered to Nji Sales Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on February 25 Before Departing Sydney for Honolulu on February 27.

Gulfstream 550 N712kt Arrived in Sydney From Nagoya on February 20 and After Over-nighting Departed for Haneda.

Netjets Europe Gulfstream 550 Cs-dkc Arrived in Sydney From Phuket on February 28 and Departed Sydney for Denpasar on March 5.

Gulfstream 550 Hb-jev Operated by G5 Executive of Zurich Was Noted in Perth on March 17 and Later Departed Sydney for Honolulu on March 21.

Gulfstream 500 N51mf Registered to Ferrell Aircraft Holdings of Miami Arrived in Brisbane From Beijing on March 11 and Continued to Sydney on March 12. The Gulfstream 500 Departed Sydney for Melbourne on March 13 and After a Few Hours on the Ground It Continued to Honolulu.

Gulfstream V N33m Registered to the 3m Company of St Paul, Minnesota, Arrived in Sydney From Pago Pago on March 1 and Departed for Honolulu on March 4.

Gulfstream V N73m Registered to the 3m Company Arrived in Sydney From Kahalui on February 25 and Departed to Peking on February 27.

Gulfstream V N83m Registered to the 3m Company Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on February 24 and After Over-nighting Operated a Day Return to Canberra.

N83m Departed Sydney for Bangkok on February 27.

Gulfstream V Hb-imj Operated by Gv Executive of Zurich Departed Sydney for Kahului on February 22.

Dennis Vanguard International Operated Gulfstream V Vp-bkz Arrived in Perth From Dubai on February 18 Before Moving to Sydney on February 20. It Departed Sydney for Singapore on February 22.

Gulfstream 450 N450xx Registered to Stephenson Air Services of Hillsboro, Oregon, Arrived in Brisbane From Apia on March 14 Using the Callsign ‘jetspeed 451’.

Gulfstream 450 N841ws Registered to Milburn World Travel Services of Wilmington, Delaware, Arrived in Perth From Singapore/seletar on February 24 Before Moving to Melbourne/essendon and Coolangatta. It Departed Coolangatta for Auckland on February 29.

Gulfstream 400 N851el Registered to Pleasant Aircraft Leasing of Newbury Park, California, Arrived in Perth From Nadi on March 15 and Was Later Noted at Melbourne on March 19.

Gulfstream Iv/sp N45et Registered to Bright Flight of Wilmington, Delaware, Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on March 15 and Was Later Noted at Brisbane and Melbourne.

Gulfstream Iv N200lc Registered to Avn Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived in Sydney From Pago Pago on February 19 Before Departing Melbourne for Denpasar on February 24.

Gulfstream Iv Vp-cmr Departed Sydney for Pago Pago on March 1.

Irish Air Corps Gulfstream Iv 251 Arrived in Darwin From Dili on February 20.

Netherlands Government Gulfstream Iv V-11 Arrived in Canberra From Male and Singapore on March 10.

Grand Prix Visitors

March 16’s Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne Attracted a Range of Visiting Aircraft.

First Arrivals Were Five 747 Freighters Bringing Grand Prix Cars and Equipment Into Avalon.

Maskargo 747-236b(Sf) Tf-arj Arrived From Kuala Lumpur on March 8 Operating as Flight Mh6423.

After Off-loading Its Cargo It Returned to Kuala Lumpur as Flight Mh6424. Emirates Skycargo 747‑47uf(Scd) N497mc Arrived From Singapore on March 9 Operating as Ek9876. Later That Day It Departed for Shanghai as Ek9876.

Air Atlanta Owned 747‑48ef(Scd) Tf-amo Operating on Charter to Cargolux Arrived From Kuala Lumpur on March 9 as Flight Cv784. Later That Day It Departed for Hong Kong as Flight Cv739.

Emirates Skycargo 747‑47uf(Scd) N408mc Arrived From Singapore on March 10 Operating as Flight Ek9986 and Later Departed as Flight Ek9986 for Hong Kong.

Singapore Airlines Cargo 747‑412(F) 9v-sff Arrived From Singapore as Flight Sq7208 on March 8 Before Returning to Singapore as Flight Sq7208.

Overseas Bizjet Visitors Were as Follows: Kingfisher Airlines A319‑133cj Vt-vjm Arrived in Melbourne Direct From Bangalore on March 13 Using the Callsign ‘kingfisher 11’. It Departed Direct to Chennai on March 16.

Russian Standard Bank 737‑7bc/bbj Vp-brt Arrived in Cairns From Male on March 11 and After Over-nighting Continued to Sydney. The Bbj Arrived in Melbourne on March 14 Before Departing for Phuket on March 17.

Gulfstream Iv N9999m Registered to Star Plane, New York Arrived at Melbourne/ Essendon From Singapore on March 15 and Departed for Seletar on March 16.

Gulfstream 550 N100tm, Which is Operated by Toyota Motors of Long Beach, California, Arrived at Essendon From Nagoya on March 14 Using the Callsign ‘redsun 3’. It Departed for Nagoya on March 17.

Toyota Operated Gulfstream 550 N130tm, Arrived at Essendon From Jakarta/halim on March 15 Using the Callsign ‘redsun 2’. It Departed for Narita on March 16.

Freighter Movements Through Melbourne and Avalon on March 17 Taking the Gp Cars and Equipment to Malaysia Were: Singapore Airlines Cargo 747-412(F) 9v-sfn as Sq7012/7011 Singapore-melbourne- Kuala Lumpur; Singapore Airlines Cargo 747-412(F) 9v-sfo as Sq7292/7291 Singapore-melbourne-kuala Lumpur; Singapore Airlines Cargo 747-412(F) 9v-sfp as Sq7294/7293 Singapore- Melbourne-kuala Lumpur; Maskargo 747-4h6(F) 9m‑mpr as Mh6403/6404 Kuala Lumpur-avalon- Kuala Lumpur; and Atlas Air 747‑47u(F) N492mc as Qf7581 Sydney-avalon- Kuala Lumpur.

Heavy Metal

a Visit by the Us Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to Canberra Brought a Number of Usaf Aircraft to the National Capital.

747-200b/e-4b 73-1677 Callsign ‘edge 50’ Arrived From Hickam Afb, Hawaii, on February 22 and Departed for Jakarta on February 25.

757-2g4/vc-32a 99-0004 Callsign ‘sam 2179’ Arrived From Pago Pago on February 22 and After Over-nighting Departed for Pago Pago.

737-7dm/c-40b 01-0015 Callsign ‘spar 55’ Arrived From Apia in February 22 and Departed for Koror on February 24.

There Has Also Been a Number of Recent Interesting 747 Freighter Visitors.

Air Bridge Cargo 747‑46ner(F) Vp-bik Operating as Flight Abw4170 Arrived in Sydney From Shannon, Ireland, and Hong Kong on March 1. After Overnighting It Departed for Hong Kong as Flight Abw4171.

Vp-bik is Historically Significant as the 1400th 747 Off the Production Line, and Had Only Been Delivered to Air Bridge Cargo in Shannon on February 29.

Mk Airlines 747-2j6b(F) G-mkha Arrived in Sydney From Singapore and Darwin as Flight Bgb645 on February 22. The Following Day It Departed Sydney for Hong Kong as Flight Bgb591. G-mkha Then Operated a Charter Into Perth From Luanda and Nairobi on March 19 as Flight Bgb592. After Over-nighting It Departed for Hong Kong as Flight Bgb593.

747-230(Sf) Vp-bxd Operated by Tesis Air Cargo of Moscow/domodedovo Arrived in Sydney From Manila on February 23 as Flight Tis9719. The Following Day It Departed Sydney for Shanghai as Flight Tis575.

Kalitta Air 747-209b(Sf) N714ck Arrived in Sydney From Pago Pago on March 3 Operating as Flight Cks735.

After Over-nighting It Departed for Hong Kong as Flight Cks9712.

Other Heavy Metal Visitors Included the Following: State of Kuwait Amiri Flight A320-212 9k-akd Arrived in Darwin From Jakarta/halim on February 29 Operating as Flight Kac053.

It Departed for Colombo on March 3. Us Air Force 757-23a/ C‑32b 00-9001 Arrived in Canberra From Pago Pago and Sydney on March 10 Using the Callsign ‘beta 75’.

707-368c N707mq of Omega Air of San Antonio, Texas, Arrived in Cairns on March 23 From Honolulu Using the Callsign ‘omega 71’.

737-2q8 N413jg Operated by Weststar Aviation Services of Kuala Lumpur Arrived in Sydney From Phnom Penh and Darwin on March 4. The 737 Had the Titles ‘boeing 737‑vip’ on the Fuselage Behind the Cockpit While Its Peel Off Registration Showed Signs of Having a Malaysian Registration Underneath. It Departed for Darwin and Phnom Penh on March 6.

Omega Air Dc‑10‑40 N974vv Arrived in Cairns From Honolulu on March 23 Using the Callsign ‘omega 10’.

Ferry Flights

Bristow Helicopters as 332l G-ceyj Was Trucked Into Essendon on March 19 After Being Airfreighted to Melbourne/ Tullamarine.

Former Air Tahiti Atr 72‑500 F-ohju Transited Cairns on March 5 While en Route From Noumea to Darwin. The All-white Atr Was Using the Flight Number Rla023c, Which Belongs to Airlinair of Paris/orly. On March 6 F-ohju Departed Darwin for Denpasar and Medan as Flight Rla025c.

Trans Maldivian Air Atr 42-300 8q-atn Departed Cairns on March 8 for Broome, Cocos Island and Male. From Cairns to Broome It Used the Callsign ‘trans Maldivian 100’, While From Broome to Cocos the Callsign Was ‘trans Maldivian 101’.

The Atr Had Been in Maintenance With Hawker Pacific in Cairns Since Arriving There in Late July ’07 as Pk-vsx.

Baron G58 Vh-ahk Was Registered to Hawker Pacific on February 29 and Arrived in Brisbane on March 13 After Ferrying in From Pago Pago and Noumea.

Columbia Helicopters Boeing 237 P2-chj Was Noted at Brisbane on February 20.

Royal Star Airlines Jetstream 41 Rp-c8299 Arrived in Sydney in the Early Hours of March 8 From Manado, Darwin and Townsville. The All-white Jetstream Remained There Until March 10 When It Departed for Townsville, Darwin and Buayan.

Mission Aviation Fellowship Cessna 208 Pk‑mpn Ferried Into Mareeba From Denpasar, Darwin, Numbulwar and Normanton on March 9.

Mooney 20tn Acclaim N1035s Registered to the Mooney Airplane Company of Kerrville, Texas, Arrived in Brisbane on February 21 From Kona and Pago Pago for an Australian Sales Tour (See Bob Grimstead’s Airtest From P66 This Issue).

Reims F406 Zk-xlc, Which is Operated by Kiwi Air of Gisborne, Was Noted on Lord Howe Island on March 22 Before Over-nighting in Broome on March 23.

New Zealand Aerial Mapping Commander 690 Zk-pvb Ferried From Auckland to Subang via Lord Howe Island, Archerfield, Roma, Alice Springs and Broome Between February 23 and 25.

Metro Iii N697ax Departed Archerfield on March 8 Using the Callsign ‘berry 697’ on Completion of Its Planned Maintenance, Bound for Brisbane, Honiara and Kwajalein.

Vulcanair P-68c Vh‑cjj Was Registered to Airitalia of Melbourne on March 4 and Arrived in Darwin From Ujung Pandang on March 20.

Airvan Update in Traffic/april We Reported That Ga-8 08-130 Was to Be the First Production Aircraft Fitted With a Turbocharged Engine. However, Gippsland Aeronautics Now Advises This Will Not Be the Case and That the First Turbocharged Airvan Will Be a Later Production Aircraft.

Other Airvan News Concerns the Following: Ga-8 07-115 Vh-aum Was Cancelled From the Register on February 19 After Being Exported to the Uk.

Ga-8 07-119 Vh-aum Was Registered to Maltings Nominees of Willunga, South Australia, on March 3, and Departed Latrobe Valley on Delivery on March 17.

Ga-8 07-123 Has Been Sold to Airvan Africa for Onward Delivery to an Operator in Botswana.

Ga-8 07-124 Has Also Been Sold to Airvan Africa for an Operator in Botswana.

Ga-8 08-128 Vh-kne Has Been Sold to Kakadu Air and Departed Latrobe Valley on Delivery on March 12.

Ga-8 08-129 Vh-mfa Was Registered to Mission Aviation Fellowship on February 20.