Traffic

July Saw the Departure of Saab 340a Zk-nlq of Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson From Nelson on the 30th on Delivery to Aviation Inventory Resources in Dallas.

In September Jetstream 41 Zk-jso of Origin Pacific Was Registered N146km Before Departing Wellington on the 15th for Angola, While Saab 340a Zk-nlr of Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson Departed Nelson on the 26th on Delivery to Aviation Inventory Resources in Dallas. Finally, Jetstream 41 Zk-jsk of Origin Pacific Was Registered N149km Before Departing Wellington on the 27th for Angola.

October Departures Were Saab 340a Zk-fxa of Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson From Nelson on the 8th to Aviation Inventory Resources; Dhc-6-200 Vh-jea of Sydney Skydivers From Coolangatta on the 12th on Ferry to South America; and Atr 42-320 F-oiam of Air Caledonie Departed Noumea for Toulouse as a Trade-in on the 30th.

November Saw Saab 340a Zk-fxb of Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson Depart Nelson on the 12th to Aviation Inventory Resources.

In December Dash 8-202 P2-any of Air Niugini, Re-registered C-gbgc, Departed Cairns on the 1st for South America Where It Was to Be Operated by the Barrick Gold Corporation, While Saab 340a Zk-nlh of Air New Zealand Link/ Air Nelson Departed Nelson on the 18th on Delivery to Aviation Inventory Resources.

Qantas Group News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Qantas A330 and 737 and a Jetstar A320.

Qantas Took Delivery of A330-202 Vh-ebj Margaret River at Melbourne on June 8 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Singapore as Flight Qf6008. Vh-ebj is Fitted Out in a Domestic Configuration and Entered Service on June 13 When It Operated Qf481 From Melbourne to Perth.

737-838 Vh-vzb Lake Macquarie Was Delivered to Qantas in Melbourne on June 2 After It Ferried in From Seattle/boeing Field via Honolulu and Nadi as Flight Qf6020. Vh-vzb Entered Service on June 6 When It Operated Qf673 From Melbourne to Adelaide.

737-838 Vh-vzc Innisfail Was Registered to Qantas on June 11 With Delivery to Melbourne on June 28.

737-476 Vh-tju Ferried Back Into Melbourne on June 19 as Flight Qf6010 After Completing Maintenance in Kuala Lumpur.

Qantaslink Dash 8-102 Vh-tqr Has Been Sold to the Airlines Png Group and on May 22 It Departed Brisbane on Ferry to Cairns and Port Moresby.

Qantaslink Announced on June 17 That It Will Retire Its Remaining Dash 8-100s by August, These Being Vh-tqn, Vh-tqq, Vh‑tqt, Vh-tqu, Vh‑tqv and Vh-tqw.

717-2bd Vh-nxb, 717-2cm Vh-nxc and 717-2bd Vh-nxf Are to Be Leased by Hawaiian Airlines for Delivery Later This Year.

Currently Vh-nxb and Vh‑nxf Are in Long Term Storage in Adelaide While Vh-nxc is in Service With Qantaslink.

Jetstar Took Delivery of A320-232 Vh-vqe in Newcastle on May 30 After It Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Darwin as Flight Jq7992.

On June 3 Vh-vqe Ferried From Newcastle to Brisbaneas Flight Jq7990 Before Entering Service the Following Day Operating Jq882 From Brisbane to Mackay.

A321-231 Vh-vwz, Which Was Delivered to Newcastle on May 15, Ferried to Melbourne as Flight Jq7981 on May 23 Before Entering Service on May 24 as Flight Jq944 From Melbourne to Cairns.

Jetstar Announced on May 28 That It Had Terminated the Contract to Add A321-231 Vh-vwx to Its Fleet. The A321 Was Previously Operated by Spirit Airlines as N585nk.

Airline News

This Issue We Can Report the Delivery of an E-190 to Virgin Blue, a Fokker 100 to Network Aviation, an Erj‑145 to Skyairworld and Two Fokker 50s to Alliance Airlines, Plus the Departure of an A310 Operated by Air Niugini.

Air New Zealand 737‑33a Zk-ngr, Which Was Delivered to Christchurch on May 4, Entered Service on June 8 When It Operated Nz542 From Christchurch to Auckland.

Air New Zealand Link/ Eagle Airways Was Planning to Take Delivery of Beech 1900d Zk-ear in Late June.

The Beech, Then Registered Ja018a and Carrying the Colours of Air Transee, Was Delivered to the Hawker Pacific Hangar in Cairns on December 17 ’07 Before Being Temporarily Registered Vh-eas on June 6.

Air Niugini Placed 767‑366er P2-ana Into Service on the Australian Route on June 1 When the Aircraft Operated Flight Px3 From Port Moresby to Brisbane.

A310-304(Et) Cs-tdi, Which Had Entered Service With Air Niugini on December 13 ’07 on Lease From White in Lisbon, Ferried Out of Port Moresby for Singapore as Flight Wht111p on May 31 at the End of Its Lease.

Alliance Airlines Took Delivery of Fokker 50 Vh‑fkw at Brisbane on June 7 After the Aircraft, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘southern Cross 822’, Completed Its Ferry Flight From Taichung, Taiwan, via Kaoshiung, Manado and Darwin. Vh‑fkw Arrived Still Carrying the Colours of Its Previous Operator Mandarin Airlines and Was Ferried by Southern Cross Aviation.

After Being Painted in Alliance Colours in Brisbane Vh-fkw Ferried to Adelaide Where It Was Due to Enter Service on June 23.

Fokker 50 Vh-fkv Was Delivered to Alliance Airlines in Brisbane on June 15 With the Ex Mandarin Airlines Aircraft, Which Used the Callsign ‘southern Cross 823’, Arriving From Taichung via Kaoshiung, Singapore/ Seletar, Kupang and Darwin.

Network Aviation Took Delivery of Fokker 100 N898us at Perth on June 14 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Norwich, Uk, Still Wearing the Colours of Previous Operator Us Airways. Ferry Routing Was via Heraklion, Sharjah, Calcutta, Penang, Denpasar, Darwin and Meekatharra. The Fokker, Network’s Third, Was Later Registered Vh-nhf.

Ozjet 737-229 Vh-ozx Was Ferried From Derby to Jakarta on May 27 for Planned Maintenance.

Skyairworld Took Delivery of Embraer Erj- 145mp Vh‑szf at Brisbane on June 8 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Warsaw in Poland via Larnaca, Bahrain, Ahmedabad, Phuket, Singapore/seletar, Denpasar, Darwin and Cloncurry. Vh‑szf Was Previously Operated by Lot Poland as Sp-lgm.

Skyairworld Took Delivery of Its Second Erj-145mp, Vh-szh Ex Sp‑lgn, at Brisbane in on June 29.

Skyairworld Will Place the Erj-145s Into Rpt Service on August 5 When They Will Commence a Three Times Weekly Return Service From Brisbane to Cloncurry and Cairns.

Virgin Group News

in This Period Virgin Blue Took Delivery of an E-190 and E-170, While a 737-800 Was Re-deployed to Operations With Pacific Blue.

Virgin Blue Airlines Took Delivery of E-190-100igw Vh-zpd Tickled Blue at Brisbane on June 2 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight Dj9082 From São José Dos Campos via Curacao, Brownsville, San Jose, Kona and Pago Pago. Delivery Ofvh-zpd Brings the Virgin Blue E-190 Fleet to Four With a Further 14 Still to Come.

Vh-zpd Entered Service on June 9 When It Operated Dj1239 From Brisbane to Rockhampton.

E-170-100lr Vh-zhd Cherry-belle Blue Was Delivered to Brisbane on June 21 When It Completed Its Ferry Flight Dj9082 From São José Dos Campos via Manaus, Curacao, Brownsville, Seattle/ Boeing Field, Anchorage, Petropavlovsk-kamchatsky, Kansai, Saipan and Cairns.

Delivery of Vh-zhd Brings the Virgin Blue E-170 Fleet to Four With a Further Two on Order.

E-190-100igw Vh-zpc Jilla-blue, Which Was Delivered to Brisbane on May 14, Entered Service on May 22 When It Operated Dj750 From Brisbane to Adelaide.

E-190-100igw Vh-zpe Bluephoria, Which Was Registered to Virgin Blue on June 12, Was Planned for Delivery Later in the Month.

737-8fe Vh-vuh Tickled Blue Was Withdrawn From Virgin Blue Service on June 1 After Operating Dj998 From Coolangatta to Melbourne.

Vh-vuh Was Later Registered Zk-pbi Before Being Transferred to Operations With Pacific Blue.

Pacific Blue Took Delivery of Zk-pbi Lady Rebecca in Christchurch on June 15 After It Ferried in From Melbourne as Flight Pbn9070. Later That Day Zk-pbi Entered Service With Pacific Blue When It Operated Flight Pbn3025 From Christchurch to Wellington.

The Name Lady Rebecca Was Chosen by the Winner of the ‘name the Plane’ Charity Auction.

737-8fe Vh-vup Holly Hunter Was Registered to Virgin Blue on June 10 and Was Planned for Delivery to Brisbane on June 28.

Regional News

Air Caledonie Dornier 228-212 F-odyb Departed Christchurch on May 22 for Auckland, Norfolk Island and Noumea/magenta After Maintenance With Air New Zealand Engineering.

Airlines Png Has Added Dash 8-102 P2-mcp to Its Fleet With the Former Qantaslink Vh-tnx Being Noted at Cairns on May 17.

Airlines Png Has Purchased Dhc-6-300 P2-mfy From Mission Aviation Fellowship With the Aircraft Being Delivered in Early April.

Mission Aviation Fellowship Has Added Cessna 208 P2-maf to Its Fleet With the Aircraft, Which Was Operated by Maf in Indonesia as Pk-mpn, Being Delivered to Mareeba on March 9.

Pionair Convair 580f Vh‑pdw Ferried From Sydney to Palmerston North on June 6 for Planned Maintenance. Vh-pdw Then Departed Palmerston North for Norfolk Island on June 10. Sistership Convair 580 Vh-pdv Departed Sydney for Newcastle and Gladstone on June 16 at the Start of a Passenger Tour Around Australia.

Regional Express Placed Saab 340b+ Vh-zrz Into Service on May 27 When the Aircraft Operated Zl664 From Wagga Wagga to Sydney. Saab 340f Vh-keq Has Completed Its Conversion to a Freighter and on May 28 It Ferried From Wagga Wagga to Townsville, Arriving on May 29, Where It Was Painted by Worland Aviation. Vh-keq Then Ferried From Townsville to Wagga Wagga on June 20 Where It Was Then Prepared for an Overseas Ferry. Saab 340a Vh-ekt Was Withdrawn From Regional Express Service on June 16 After Operating Zl3258 From Melbourne to Wagga Wagga, and on Arrival It Entered the Hangar for Conversion to a Freighter.

Sharp Airlines Added Former Skippers Aviation Metro 23 Vh-hwr to Its Fleet on May 21. Skytrans Regional Added Dash 8-102 Vh-qqj to Its Fleet on June 5 After the Former Qantaslink Aircraft, Then Registered Vh-tqr, Was Delivered to Port Moresby on May 22.

Bizjet News

Citation Cj1+ Vh-ldh Msn 525-0670 Was Registered to Hardie Holdings P/l of Sydney on May 26.

The New Production Cj1+ Was Planned for Delivery to Australia in Late June.

Citation Cj3+ Vh-ane Msn 525a-0196, Which is a New Production Aircraft, Was Planned for Delivery to Celijet Charter in Leeton, Nsw, in Late June.

Challenger 601/1a N601cl, Which is Registered to Alg Transportation of Kansas City, Missouri, Has Been Sold to an Operator in Western Australia.

Challenger 600 N1500, Which Was Operated by Wegmans Food Markets of Rochester, New York, Has Been Sold to an Operator in Western Australia.

Aeromil Pacific Has Placed a Citation X With a Melbourne Based Company With Delivery Planned for August.

Challenger 604 N604au, Which Was Operated by Agg Learjet P/l of Helensvale, Queensland, Has Reportedly Been Sold in the United States With the Aircraft Departing Brisbane for Nadi and Honolulu on February 29. Then Registered N322bx the Challenger Was Delivered to Coolangatta on July 31 ’07 Before It Changed It Registration to N604au on October 2.

Premier 1 N34gn Msn Rb-58 Was Being Advertised for Sale by Aeromil Pacific in the National Press on June 6. The Premier, Which Was Delivered to the Connected Solutions Group of Darwin on December 17 ’06, Has Been Replaced in Service by Citation Vii Vh-lym, Which Was Delivered to Darwin on April 25.

Overseas Bizjets

Global Express N287z Arrived in Melbourne From Cairns on May 28 Before Departing for Honolulu on May 30.

Global Express N624bp Registered to Bank of America of Oxford, Connecticut, Arrived in Brisbane From Honolulu on June 17, Using the Callsign Tag521.

Challenger 604 Vp-chl Operated by Ferafort Investments Arrived in Darwin From Nadi on October 12.

Lear 36 N54pa Registered to Vpc Planes of Wilmington, Delaware, Arrived in Brisbane From Honiara on May 28.

Falcon 900ex Vp-bso Operated by Shell Aircraft of London Arrived in Perth From Miri, Malaysia, on May 27.

Vp-bso, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘shell 955’, Was Later Seen in Sydney and Canberra Before Departing Brisbane for Port Moresby on June 1.

Gulfstream 550 N531qs Registered to Nji Sales of Oklahoma City Arrived in Brisbane From Kona on June 11 and Departed for Honolulu on June 13.

Gulfstream 550 N534qs Registered to Nji Sales Departed Darwin for Timika and Kansai on May 31.

Gulfstream 550 I-luxo Operated by Sirio, Milan, Arrived in Sydney From Guangzhou on June 18.

Gulfstream V N38ba Operated by Baa Jet Management Transited Cairns on May 31 While en Route From Hong Kong to Hamilton Island. On June 3 It Again Transited Cairns While en Route From Hamilton Island to Papeete. N38ba Returned to Australia on June 5 When It Arrived in Melbourne From Papeete Before Departing for Hong Kong on June 8.

Gulfstream V N405lm Registered to Lockheed Martin Corporation of Baltimore, Maryland, Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on June 9.

Gulfstream Iv N7uf Registered to F & L Aviation of Las Vegas, Nevada, Arrived in Cairns From Majuro on June 18 and After Over-nighting Returned to Majuro.

Gulfstream Iv N385pd Registered to Pelican Development of Rolling Hills, California, Arrived in Melbourne From Nadi on June 8. N385pd Departed Melbourne for Sydney on June 9 and Sydney for Papeete on June 10.

Gulfstream Iv N860jb Registered to Jbnb Falcon of Dover, Delaware, Arrived in Cairns From Majuro and Gurney on June 18.

Westwind Ii Rp-c5988 Operated by Executive Jets Asia Arrived in Darwin From Denpasar on June 11 and Departed the Same Day for Singapore/seletar.

Hawker 900xp B-mbe Operated by Jet Asia of Macau Arrived in Coolangatta From Macau and Darwin on May 31. It Remained in Coolangatta Until June 4 When It Departed for Darwin and Macau.

Heavy Metal

Volga-dnepr Airlines Antonov an-124 Ra‑82078 Arrived at Raaf Pearce as Flight Vda1300 From Male on June 6 Carrying Six Pilatus Pc-21 Turboprop Trainers for the Republic of Singapore Air Force. It Later Ferried to Perth as Flight Vda1301 on June 8 Before Departing in the Early Hours of June 11 for Shanghai as Flight Vda7727.

Antonov Airlines Antonov an-124 Ur-82009 Arrived in Auckland From Singapore as Flight Adb160f on June 2. At Auckland It Took on a Load of Racing Yachts Before Departing the Same Day for Jakarta as Flight Adb1628.

Ukraine Air Alliance Cargo Antonov an-26b Ur‑26650 Arrived in Brisbane as Flight Ukl121 From Denpasar, Darwin and Cairns on June 3. As Flight Ukl 122 It Then Departed Brisbane on June 5 on a Charter to Tabubil via Cairns. On June 6 the Antonov Operated Tabubil to Cairns as Flight Ukl123,then From Cairns to Port Moresby as Flight Ukl124.

On June 8 It Arrived in Cairns From Tabubil as Flight Ukl123 Before Departing for Mount Hagen.

Orient Thai Airways 747-246b Hs-utr Arrived in Perth From Amman and Singapore as Flight Ox5101 on May 27 Operating a Migrant Charter. The Same Day the 747 Departed Perth for Singapore as Flight Ox511p.

On May 29 It Operated a Second Migrant Charter Into Perth From Amman and Singapore as Flight Ox6101.

Canadian Forces C‑17a/ Cc-177 177703 Arrived at Raaf Amberley From Bangkok on May 26 Operating as Flight Cfc3684.

North American Airlines 767-324(Er) N767na Fulvia Zaid Departed Darwin for Honolulu as Flight Nao982 on May 26. N767na is Better Known to Many as Vh-bzf Which Was Delivered to Ansett Australia in Melbourne on March 27 ’96.

Usaf/nevada Ang Lockheed C-130h 90474 Departed Brisbane for Amberley on June 13, Using the Callsign ‘reach 505’.

Ferry Flights

Cessna 208/fp N76ea, Which Was Previously Operated by Kimberley Seaplanes of Broome as Vh-nrt, Was Noted at Coolangatta on June 7. Vh-nrt Had Arrived in Coolangatta From Murwillumbah on May 11 Before Being Cancelled From the Register on May 30. The Caravan Was Then Registered N76ea to Wheel-air of Mentor, Ohio, Although When Noted on June 7 It Was Still Carrying Horizontal Falls Adventure Titles.

Cessna 182q Zk-wsj Arrived in Toowoomba From Norfolk Island via Lord Howe Island on May 28. It Was Later Noted at Broome on June 14.

Mooney 252tse Gcert Departed Prestwick, Scotland, on May 2 on a Round-the-world Flight, Arriving in Darwin From Kupang on May 27. The Mooney Then Continued via Broome, Port Hedland, Carnarvon, Perth/jandakot, Forrest, Adelaide and Scone to Coolangatta, From Where It Departed on June 17 for Lord Howe Island and Palmerston North.

Pac-750xl Zk-xlb Registered to Kiwi Air of Gisborne Departed Hamilton on June 1 for Lord Howe Island and Longreach and After Over-nighting Continued to Darwin and Manado in Indonesia.

Cresco Zk-ltp, Which is Also Registered to Kiwi Air and is Fitted With a Tailboom, Departed Hamilton on June 28 for Lord Howe Island. After Over-nighting It Continued to Cessnock and Canberra.

Pa-24-260 N9335p Registered to Southern Wings Aircraft Sales of Bethany, Oklahoma, Arrived in Auckland on June 18 After Ferrying in From Hilo, Christmas Island and Apia.

Airvan Update This Latest Airvan Production and Fleet Update Continues on From Information Provided in Traffic/may.

Ga-8 07-116 Vh-bvj, Which Was Sold to the Curry Kenny Aviation Group, Departed Latrobe Valley on May 19 on Delivery to Subsidiary Company Slingair P/l in Kununurra.

Ga-8 07-123, Which Was Sold to Airvan Africa for Onward Delivery to Moremi Air of Maun, Botswana, Departed Latrobe Valley in a Container on May 5.

Ga-8 07-124 Details as Per Ga-8 07-123.

Ga-8 07-126, Which Has Been Sold in the Uk, Was Noted Parked at Latrobe Valley on June 18 While Awaiting the Arrival of a Container.

Ga-8 08-127 Vh-woq, Which Has Been Sold to Alligator Airways, Was Noted Complete but Minus Registration at Latrobe Valley on June 18.

Ga-8 08-129 Vh-mfa, Which Was Registered to Mission Aviation Fellowship on February 20, Was Handed Over to Its New Owners at Coldstream, Victoria, on April 3. The 12th Airvan in the Maf Fleet, Vh-mfa Then Departed Coldstream on Ferry to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Where It is Currently Based.

Other Airvan News Concerns the Following Aircraft: Ga-8 05-079 Vh-lva Changed Ownership on May 2 to Slingair P/l in Kununurra.

Ga-8 05-082 Vh-aqf, Which Was Operated by Barnes Aviation of Lancaster, California, Was Cancelled From the Register on March 25 on Its Sale to Aeronaves Dominicanas of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Ga-8 06-099 Vh-afj, Which Was Delivered to Mahindra Plexion of Bangalore, India, in January ’07, Has Returned to Australia. On April 10 It Departed Bangalore on Ferry to Latrobe Valley via Colombo, Cocos Island, Port Hedland, Alice Springs and Albury. On May 12 the Airvan Was Re-registered Vh-wos Before It Departed Latrobe Valley the Same Day on Its Delivery Flight to Alligator Airways.

Ga-8 07-114 G-vand, Which Was Operated by Iae Ltd of Carnfield, Uk, Has Been Sold to Skydive Ireland.

Ga-8 07-115 Vh-aum, Which Departed Latrobe Valley in a Container on February 8, Was Registered G‑vanx to Airkix Aircraft of Sibson Airfield, Peterborough, Uk, on March 31.

Ga-8 07-121 N721av Was Registered to Air Adventures of Lihue, Hawaii on April 25.