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July Deliveries Were Jetstream 32 Vh-otp to Aeropelican at Sydney/ Bankstown on the 1st; Saab 340b+ Vh-zlc to Regional Express at Wagga Wagga as N373ae on the 3rd; Dornier 228-202 Vh-vjb to General Aviation Maintenance at Melbourne/essendon on the 12th; Jetstream 32 Vh-otr to Aeropelican at Bankstown on the 22nd; and Dash 8‑q311 Zk-net to Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson as C-fjkq at Nelson on the 23rd.

August Saw the Delivery of Saab 340b+ Vh‑zlf to Regional Express as N374ae to Wagga Wagga on the 5th; Atr 42-320f Vh-tox to Jetcraft at Brisbane/archerfield on the 6th; and Fokker 50 Vh-fkx to Alliance at Melbourne/ Essendon on the 12th.

September Deliveries Were Dash 8-q311 Zk-neu to Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson as C-fltz in Nelson on the 9th and Saab 340b+ Vh-zlg to Regional Express as N375ae in Wagga Wagga on the 23rd.

October Saw the Delivery of Beech 1900d Vh-noa to Awesome Aviation in Perth on the 9th; Dornier 228-202 Vh-vje to General Aviation Maintenance at Essendon on the 10th; Dash 8-315 Vh‑zzf to Surveillance Australia as C‑fjks in Adelaide on the 13th; Dash 8-q311 Zk‑new to Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson as C-fluh in Nelson on the 17th; Saab 340b+ Vh-zlh to Regional Express as N376ae in Wagga Wagga on the 18th; and Atr 72-212a F-oips to Air Caledonie at Noumea/ Magenta on the 27th.

November Deliveries Were Convair 580 Vh-pdw to Pionair Australia as C-gkfq at Bankstown on the 9th and Dash 8-315 Vh-zzg to Surveillance Australia as C-fjku at Adelaide on the 11th.

December Saw the Delivery of Saab 340b+ Vh-zlj to Regional Express as N380ae at Wagga Wagga on the 5th; Jetstream 41 Vh-tah to Brindabella Airlines at Canberra on the 9th; Dash 8‑311 P2-ano to Air Niugini in Port Moresby on the 17th; and Dornier 228‑202 Vh-vjj to General Aviation Maintenance at Essendon on the 22nd.

Qantas Group Update

Qantas Removed 747-338 Vh-ebu From the Register on May 1 With the Stated Reason Being “aircraft No Longer Operational”. So the End for Vh-ebu, Which Has Been Parked at Avalon Since February ’05 and Has Beenstripped of Parts Over the Years, Looks to Be in Sight.

A330-202 Vh-ebj Margaret River Was Planned for Delivery to Qantas in Melbourne on June 12.

737-838 Vh-vzc Innisfail Was Planned for Delivery to Qantas on June 25 With 737-838 Vh-vzd Geelong Following on July 5 and 737-838 Vh-vze Bunbury on July 11.

737-476 Vh-tju Ferried Out of Melbourne on April 30 as Flight Qf6011 Destined for Darwin and Subang Where the Aircraft Was Programmed for Planned Maintenance.

Jetstar Took Delivery of Its Second A321-231, Vh-vwz, at Newcastle on May 15 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry From Victorville in California via Honolulu, Apia and Brisbane as Flight Jq7990.

A320-232 Vh-vqf Entered Service With Jetstar on May 2 When It Operated Flight Jq802 From Sydney to Hervey Bay.

Qantaslink Has Returned 717-23s Vh-nxe to Service After It Sustained Damage as a Result of a Heavy Landing at Darwin on February 7.

Vh-nxe Was Ferried From Darwin to Adelaide as Flight Qf6200 on May 2 and After Further Work Was Carried Out It Was Ferried From Adelaide to Perth as Flight Qf6201 on May 16. The 717 Returned to Service on May 17 When It Operated Qf1822 From Perth to Paraburdoo.

Qantaslink Has Withdrawn Four Dash 8-102s From Service, Thus Reducing Its Dash 8-100 Fleet to Five.

Dash 8-102 Vh-tqf Was Withdrawn From Service on March 7 After Operating Flight Qf1452 From Canberra to Sydney, Before Ferrying the Same Day to Mildura as Flight Qf6302. Vh-tqf Was Then Sold to Airlines Png and With Its Qantaslink Titles Removed It Was Ferried From Mildura to Brisbane as Flight Qf6301 on April 22 Before Departing Brisbane for Cairns and Port Moresby on May 3.

Dash 8-102 Vh-tqn Was Withdrawn From Service on April 18 After Operating Flight Qf1452 From Canberra to Sydney. The Following Day the All-white Aircraft Ferried From Sydney to Emerald and Cairns. Vh-tqn Was Then Leased to Asia Pacific Airlines to Cover Planned Maintenance on Dash 8-106 P2-naz, and on May 14 It Departed Cairns for Horn Island and Tabubil as Flight Px610.

Dash 8-102 Vh-tqp Was Withdrawn From Service on February 7 After Operating Flight Qf1452 From Canberra to Sydney. Vh-tqp Was Then Sold to Airlines Png and With Its Qantaslink Titles Removed It Departed Mildura for Brisbane as Flight Qf6301 on April 23 Before Departing Brisbane for Cairns and Port Moresby on May 4.

Dash 8-102 Vh-tqr Was Withdrawn From Service on March 7 After Operating Flight Qf2214 From Albury to Sydney Before Later the Same Day Ferrying to Mildura as Flight Qf6301. On April 24 Vh-tqr, Minus Its Qantaslink Titles, Was Ferried From Mildura to Brisbane as Flight Qf6301.

Airline News

in This Period We Report the Delivery of a 767-366er to Air Niugini, a 737-33a to Air New Zealand, an E-190 to Virgin Blue and Two Dash 8‑100s to Air Niugini, Plus the Departure of a Leased Air New Zealand 737-3q8.

Air New Zealand Took Delivery of 737-33a Zk‑ngr at Christchurch on May 4 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Malta via Al Ain, Nagpur, Jakarta/halim and Cairns. The Ferry Flight Was Contracted to Southern Cross Aviation of Camarillo, California, and Used the Callsign ‘southern Cross 819’.

Earlier on March 31 Zk-ngr, Then Registered 9h-adi to Air Malta, Arrived at the Shannon Aerospace Hangar at Shannon, Ireland, Where It Was Painted in Air New Zealand Colours. Still Registered 9h-adi the 737 Departed Shannon for Malta on April 23.

The End of the Lease of Thomsonfly 737-3q8 G‑thoe to Air New Zealand on April 18 Saw It Depart Christchurch on April 25 as Flight Tom9733 for Cairns, Darwin and Singapore on Its Return Ferry to the Uk.

Hawaiian Airlines 767‑3cb(Er) N588ha Operated Air New Zealand Flight Nz707 From Auckland to Sydney on May 4, While Hawaiian 767-3cb(Er) N590ha Operated Air New Zealand Flight Nz700 From Sydney to Auckland on May 5.

Air New Zealand Link/ Air Nelson Took Delivery of Its 21st Dash 8-q315, C-fppn, at Nelson on May 11 After the Aircraft, Which Was Later Registered Zk-nfa, Completed Its Ferry Flight From North Bay via Grand Rapids, Concord, Honolulu and Pago Pago.

Air Niugini Reportedly Took Delivery of 767-366er P2-ana in Port Moresby on May 9 After the Aircraft Operated Flight Px393 From Singapore. Earlier, the Icelandair 767 Had Ferried From Keflavik to Singapore via Sharjah.

A310-304(Et) Cs-tdi, Which Was Leased From White in Portugal, Should Have Terminated Its Lease and Returned to Lisbon by the Time This is Read.

757-208(Et) Tf-fii Returned to Port Moresby as Flight Ice8949 on May 9 After Completing Maintenance at Guangzhou. 757-256(Et) Tf-fis, Which Was Leased From Icelandair to Cover the Maintenance Lay-up of Tf-fii, Then Returned to Keflavik.

Fokker 100 P2-anb, Which Entered Service With Air Niugini in May ’05 on Lease From Alliance Airlines, Has Been Returned to Its Owner.

On May 14 P2-anb, Whichhad Had Its Air Niugini Markings Removed, Departed Port Moresby for Brisbane as Flight Px6003.

Air Niugini Has Added Two Dash 8-102s to Its Fleet With the Delivery of P2-anl and P2-anp, Both Previously Operated by Cirrus Airlines of Saarbrucken, Germany.

The First to Be Delivered Was P2-anp to Port Moresby on April 10, With the Aircraft Ferrying in From U-tapao via Bandar Seri Begawan, Manado and Biak.

The Second Dash 8, P2-anl, Departed Saarabrucken on April 25 for Corfu and Sharm El Sheikh Before Arriving in Port Moresby on May 5 From Utapao, Bandar Seri Begawan, Manado and Biak.

Asian Express Airlines 727-2j4(F) Vh-dhe Arrived Back in Auckland From Subang via Darwin and Brisbane as Flight Axf96 on May 7. The 727, Which Had Been in Subang for Planned Maintenance Since February 17, Returned to Service on May 9 When It Operated a Horse Charter as Flight Axf95 From Auckland to Brisbane.

727-247(F) 9m-tgg of Transmile Terminated Its Lease to Asian Express on May 8 After Operating the Regular Service From Auckland to Sydney and Return. On May 11 9m-tgg Departed Auckland as Flight Axf95 on Its Return Flight to Subang via Brisbane and Darwin.

Pacific Blue Added a Seventh 737-800 to Its Fleet in Early June With the Delivery of 737-8fe Zk-pbi. The Aircraft Was Transferred From the Virgin Blue Fleet Where It Had Been Registered Vh-vuh.

Skywest Airlines Took Delivery of Fokker 100 Vh-fnc at Perth on April 10 Before Placing the Aircraft Into Service on May 13 When It Operated Flight Xr241 From Perth to Fortescue Dave Forrest.

Virgin Blue Airlines Took Delivery of E-190-100igw Vh-zpc Jilla-blue at Brisbane on May 14 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Sao Jose Dos Campos via Curacao; Brownsville, Texas; San Jose, California; Kona and Pago Pago.

E-190-100igw Vh-zpd Tickled Blue Was Registered to Virgin Blue on May 6 and Was Planned for Delivery to Brisbane in Late May, While E-190-100igw Vh-zpe Bluephoria Was Due to Follow in Early July.

E-190-100igw Vh-zpb Entered Service With Virgin Blue on April 20 When It Operated Flight Dj750 From Brisbane to Adelaide.

Virgin Blue Was Planning to Take Delivery of Its Fifth E-170-100lr, Vh-zhd Cherry-belle Blue, in Mid June.

Virgin Blue Was Also Planning to Take Delivery of 737-8fe Vh-vup Holly Hunter During June, While 737‑8fe Vh-vuh Was Planned to Be Withdrawn From Service on June 3 and Transferred to Pacific Blue.

Regional News

in This Period We Report the Delivery of a Saab 340b+ to Regional Express and a Beech 1900d to Vincent Aviation, and the Departure of a Macair Metro 23.

Aeropelican Leased Metro 23 Vh-han to Macair Effective May 2, While Metro 23 Vh-hpb Terminated Its Lease to Airnorth Regional on May 15.

Air Caledonie Dornier 228-212 F-odyb Ferried Out of Noumea/magenta for Norfolk Island and Christchurch on May 10 for Maintenance With Air New Zealand Engineering.

Airnorth Regional Has Terminated Its Lease on Metro 23 Vh-hpb With the Aircraft Ferrying Out of Darwin on May 15 to Charleville and Sydney/ Bankstown as Flight Tl4000.

Vh-hpb Had Been Operating on Lease to Airnorth Since February 1.

Metro 23 Vh-ana Was Noted at Darwin on May 13 Now Attired in the Colours of Regional Link. Airnorth Metro 23s Vh-anw and Vh-any Were Both Planned to Be Painted in This Scheme in Townsville in Late May/ Early June.

Asia Pacific Airlines Leased Dash 8-102 Vh‑tqn From Qantaslink to Cover Planned Maintenance on Dash 8-106 P2-naz.

Vh-tqn, Which Was in an All-white Scheme, Departed Sydney for Emerald and Cairns as Flight Qf6301 on April 19 Before Operating Flight Px610 From Cairns to Horn Island and Tabubil on May 14.

Dash 8-106 P2-naz Departed Tabubil for Cairns as Flight Px611 on May 14 Before Continuing to Moomba and Adelaide Where It Underwent Maintenance.

Casair Metro Ii Vh-tfq Changed Its Registration to Vh-ogx on May 5.

Chathams Pacific Has Leased Bn-2a-27 Zk-lyp From Great Barrier Airlines and on May 13 the Islander Departed Auckland on Its Ferry Flight to Tongatapu.

Chathams Pacific Started Operations on April 14 With Convair 580 Zk-cif Which Was Leased From Air Chathams, but It Changed to Convair 580 Zk-cie on April 21.

General Aviation Maintenance Took Delivery of Commander 500s Vh‑exf, Which Was Previously Operated by Tasair, at Its Melbourne/essendon Base on May 13.

Macair Terminated Its Lease on Metro 23 Vh-uua in Late April With the Aircraft Then Being Sold in Bolivia.

Vh-uua’s Ferry Flight From Australia to Bolivia Was Contracted to Dbf Aviation Services and on May 9 It Departed Bankstown for Coffs Harbour and Pago Pago.

Macair Terminated Its Lease on Metro 23 Vh-uub in Late April With the Aircraft Then Moving to Sharp Airlines.

Macair Added Metro 23 Vh-han to Its Fleet on May 2 With the Aircraft Being Leased From Aeropelican.

Regional Express Saab 340b+ N387ae Transited Coolangatta on May 19 While en Route From Nashville to Wagga Wagga via Yuma, Christmas Island and Apia. The Saab Was Later Registered to Regional Expressas Vh‑zlw.

Saab 340a Vh-keq Has Been Withdrawn From Service With the Aircraft Commencing Its Conversion to a Freighter at Wagga Wagga on May 5.

In Traffic/may We Mentioned That Saab 340a Vh-zrx Was to Be the First Freighter Conversion Carried Out at Wagga Wagga, but This Was Later Changed to Vh‑keq.

As Noted Above Sharp Airlines Added the Former Macair Metro 23 Vh-uub to Its Fleet on April 29 as It Expanded Its Rpt Services Into South Australia.

Sharp Airlines Commenced Rpt Services From Adelaide to Mildura and From Adelaide to Port Augusta Effective April 28. Metro Iii Vh‑uub Operated the Inaugural Service Sh861/862 Adelaide- Port-augusta-adelaide Followed by the Inaugural Service Sh863/864 Adelaide- Mildura-adelaide.

Skytrans Regional Took Delivery of Dash 8-102 Vh‑qqh at Cairns on May 14 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Port Moresby.

Dash 8‑102 Vh-qqi, Which Previously Operated With Qantaslink as Vh-tqf, Was Registered to Skytrans on May 9.

Tasair Sold Commander 500s Vh-exf to General Aviation Maintenance in May.

Vincent Aviation Took Delivery of Beech 1900d Zs-prg at Darwin on April 24 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Lanseria, South Africa, via Denpasar.

The Beech Was Registered to Vincent Aviation as Vh-vau on May 8.

Bizjet News

in This Period We Can Report the Deliveries of a Global Xrs, a Citation Vii and a Hawker 900xp, While Departing Was a Bbj.

Citation Vii Vh-lym Was Registered to Lynden Aviation of Winnellie, Nt, on April 17, Arriving at Darwin on April 25 After Completing Its Ferry Flight From the Us via Guam.

Global Xrs N57le Was Delivered to Rank Services at Auckland on May 19 After It Flew in From Honolulu. The Xrs Was Initially Delivered to the Qatar Government as A7-gey on December 7 ’07, but on March 7 It Was Sold to Leading Edge Aviation Solutions of Parsippany, New Jersey, Which Then Registered the Aircraft N57le.

The Global Xrs Replaced 737-74u/bbj N66zb Which Departed Auckland for Honolulu on May 12.

N66zb Was Delivered to Rank Services in Auckland on October 6 ’07 as a Replacement for Global Express N18wz.

Hawker 900xp Vh-ace Arrived in Sydney on May 22 After Completing Its Delivery Flight From the United States, via Hilo, Pago Pago and Norfolk Island. The Hawker, Which is the First of Its Type in the Region, Will Be Operated by Remorex P/l From Its Perth Base.

Overseas Bizjets

Global Express N20eg Registered to Aero Toy Store of Ft Lauderdale, Florida, Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on May 1. It Was Later Noted at Canberra, Avalon, Adelaide and Cairns Before Departing Brisbane for Honolulu on May 9.

Global Express Pr-vdr Operated by Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce Arrived in Brisbane From Noumea on May 17 and Continued to Mackay on May 19.

Global Xrs Vp-bvg Operated by Mva Aviation Arrived in Brisbane From Shenzhen on May 19.

Jet Aviation Business Jets Operated Challenger 604 B‑lbl Arrived in Sydney From Biak on May 17 and Remained There Until May 19 When It Returned to Biak.

Citation X N48hf Registered to Mckenzie Mach of Greenwich, Connecticut, Flew From Broome to Ayers Rock on April 23 and From Canberra to Auckland on April 25.

Falcon 900ex G-cbht Operated by Tag Aviation Uk From Farnborough Was Noted in Sydney on May 4 and Was Later Seen in Canberra, Adelaide and Brisbane Before Departing Perth for Singapore on May 17.

Gulfstream 550 N159ja Registered to Ebay Inc of San Jose, California, Arrived in Sydney From Gimpo on May 1 and After Over-nighting Departed for Honolulu.

Gulfstream V N300k Operated by the Ford Motor Company of Detroit, Michigan, Arrived in Melbourne From Chennai on April 30 and Departed for Honolulu on May 2.

Gulfstream V N525ac Registered to Pegasus Leasing of Ada, Michigan, Arrived in Melbourne From Honolulu on April 23.

Gulfstream V N5616 Operated by Halliburton Was Noted in Perth on April 30.

Gulfstream V Hb-imj Operated by G5 Executive of Zurich Departed Sydney for Perth on May 10 and Was Later Noted in Auckland on May 14 Before Departing Sydney for Darwin and Hong Kong on May 17.

Gulfstream V Hb-jes Operated by Jetclub of Zurich Arrived in Perth From Muscat on May 7 and Departed Perth for Muscat on May 9.

Londers Property Operated Gulfstream 450 N310gj Arrived in Cairns From Shanghai on May 2 and Departed for Beijing on May 9.

Gulfstream Iv N92ae Operated by American Express of Newburgh, New York, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on May 13 and Departedfor Nadi on May 17.

Gulfstream Iv N119af Registered to Beacon Capital Partners of Nashua, New Hampshire, Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on May 9 Before Continuing to Brisbane, Canberra and Melbourne on May 13. N119af Departed Melbourne for Nadi on May 15.

Aim Aviation Operated Gulfstream Iv N600ar Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on May 11. It Departed Melbourne for Nadi on May 15.

Gulfstream Iv C-fhpm Operated by the Barrick Gold Corporation of Mississauga, Ontario, Arrived in Cairns From Port Moresby on April 23. It Later Flew From Kalgoorlie to Wynyard on April 25 Before Departing Melbourne for Nadi on April 27.

The Sultan of Johor’s Gulfstream Iv 9m-isj Arrived in Perth From Johor Baru on May 19.

Westwind Ii Rp-c5988 Arrived in Perth From Denpasar on May 10 Operating a Medevac Flight.

Heavy Metal

Ukraine Air Alliance Cargo Antonov an-26b Ur-26650 Was a Star Arrival When It Flew Into Brisbane on April 28 as Flight Ukl121 From Jayapura and Cairns. The an-26b, Believed to Be the First of Its Type to Visit Australia, Was Then Loaded to Operate a Freight Charter to Tabubil in Papua New Guinea. On April 29 the Antonov Departed Brisbane as Flight Ukl122 for Rockhampton, Cairns, Port Moresby, Tabubil and Manado.

Jett8 Airlines Cargo 747‑ 2d3b(Sf) 9v-jea Arrived in Brisbane From Hong Kong on May 6 Using the Callsign ‘taipan 3005’. After Over-nighting It Departed for Singapore as ‘taipan 3006’.

Mk Airlines 747-2b5(F) G-mkca Arrived in Perth From Dubai on May 13 and After Over-nighting Departed for Shenzhen.

Omega Air 707-368c N707mq, Callsign ‘omega 71’, Arrived at Raaf Amberley From Pago Pago on April 25 and Departed Cairns for Honolulu on April 27. Flying in Company Was Omega Air Mdc Dc-10-40 N974vv, Callsign ‘omega 10’.

The 707 and Dc-10 Provided Tanker Support to the Deployment of Eight Raaf F/a‑18s to Red Flag Alaska.

Nofa Ltd 737-8gg/ Bbj 2 Vp-csk Was Noted in Melbourne on April 30 Before Visiting Sydney, Ayers Rock, Brisbane and Hamilton Island Before Departing Brisbane for Auckland on May 16.

Vp-csk is Believed to Be the First Bbj 2 to Visit Australia and Departed Brisbane for Auckland on May 16 and Auckland for Cairns on May 20.

Gama Aviation 737-7bj/ Bbj Vp-bbw Transited Cairns on May 8 While en Route From Papeete to Bangkok.

Government of Malaysia 737-7h6/bbj M53-01 Departed Perth for Brisbane on April 30.

Us Navy 737-7afc/ C‑40a 165830 ‘nalo 26’ Arrived in Brisbane From Guam on May 7.

Dash 7-102 C-fzkm, Which is Operated by Voyageur Airways of North Bay, Ontario on Contract to the United Nations, Arrived in Dili From Denpasar on May 7 and Was Later Noted in Darwin on May 12.

Jeju Air Dash 8-q400 Hl‑5255 Departed Cairns for Darwin and Ujung Pandang as Flight Jja902m on April 30. The Q400 Had Earlier Arrived in Cairns on April 15 for Maintenance With Hawker Pacific.

Travira Air Dash 8-q315 Pk-tvy Departed Cairns for Darwin on April 26 After Maintenance With Hawker Pacific.

Ferry Flights

Cessna 402c Vh-thx, Which Was Registered to Barrier Aviation of Stratford, Queensland, on April 28, Arrived in Broome From Denpasar on May 3. The 402c, Which Was Later Seen at Perth/jandakot, Was Previously Operated by Deraya Air Taxi of Jakarta/halim as Pk-dcc.

Cirrus Sr20 N485pg Was Noted at Archerfield on April 21, While Sr20s N482pg, N486pg and N150pg Were Noted There on April 23. By Early May Many of the Cirrus Aircraft at Archerfield Had Been Registered in Malaysia in the Block 9m-iaa to 9m‑iah.

Cirrus Sr22 N588g Registered to Southwest Aircraft Services of Torrance, California, Arrived at Ardmore From Pago Pago and Auckland on April 30.

Pac 750xl Zk-fnz Operated by Kiwi Air of Gisborne Departed Auckland for Lord Howe Island and Toowoomba on April 21 Before Continuing to Cairns and Port Moresby on April 23.

Pac 750xl Zk-jdq, Which Was on Delivery to Gosky of Berlin, Departed Auckland for Lord Howe on April 22 Before Continuing to Longreach, Darwin and Denpasar.

Pac 750xl Zk-jfm Registered to Pacific Aerospace Departed Hamilton for Lord Howe Island and Moree on May 16. From Moree It Continued to Alice Springs, Port Hedland, Cocos Island and Colombo.