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Qantaslink Took Delivery of Dash 8-q402 C-frlp in Brisbane on September 30 After the Aircraft Arrived From Toronto/downsview via North Bay, Grand Rapids, Concord, Honolulu and Majuro.

Later Registered Vh-qon, the Q402 Entered Service on October 6 When It Operated Flight Qf2358 From Brisbane to Rockhampton.

Four Dash 8-102s Which Were Stored in Brisbane – Vh‑tqn, Vh-tqq, Vh-tqt and Vh-tqv – Have Departed on Delivery to Blue Bird Aviation in Nairobi, Kenya. The Dash 8s Were Registered 5y-vvn, 5y-vvr, 5y-vvs and 5y-vvt Respectively and Were Ferried by Worldwide Aircraft Ferrying of Toronto, Canada. The Planned Route Took Them via Mount Isa, Darwin, Denpasar, Medan, Colombo, Male and Mahe.

5y-vvn and 5y-vvr Were the First to Depart on September 25 and They Were Followed by 5y-vvt on October 2 and 5y‑vvs on October 4.

717-2bd Vh-nxb (Pictured Last Issue) Departed Adelaide for Cairns on October 12 on the First Leg of Its Delivery Flight to Hawaiian Airlines in Honolulu. After Overnighting in Cairns the Aircraft Continued to Noumea, Apia, Christmas Island and Honolulu.

Vh‑nxb, Then Registered Vh-vqb, Arrived in Australia on January 3 ’01 on Delivery to Impulse Airlines and Was One of Two Aircraft to Be Delivered in the Spectacular ‘cockatoo’ Colour Scheme. Vh-vqb Remained in Service With Impulse Until Late May ’01 When the Airline Was Sold to Qantas and the 717-200 Fleet Was Then Transferred to Operations With Qantaslink. In May ’04 Came Another Move for Vh-vqb to Jetstar Who Operated the Aircraft Until October ’05 When It Returned to Qantaslink Service as Vh-nxb.

717-2cm Vh-nxc Was Withdrawn From Qantaslink Service on October 2 After Operating Flight Qf1817 From Port Hedland to Perth.

The Following Day Vh-nxc Ferried From Perth to Raaf Richmond Where It Entered the Tae Hangar for Painting in Hawaiian Airlines Colours.

Vh-nxc Returned to Adelaide on October 15 and Will Remain There Until Mid-december When It is Planned for Delivery to Hawaiian.

717-2bd Vh-nxf, Which Has Been Stored in Adelaide Since August 26 ’07, Ferried to Richmond on October 26 for Painting in Hawaiian Airlines Colours. Vh-nxf Was Then Planned for Delivery to Hawaiian in Mid November.

Jetconnect 737-476 Zk‑jtr Has Been Repainted in the New Qantas Livery, and Was Noted as Such in Auckland on October 26.

Jetstar Commenced Services From Coolangatta to Osaka on October 1 With A330-202 Vh‑ebb Operating the Inaugural Jq19.

Airline News

Aircalin Has Leased 767‑319er G-ceod From Flyglobespan to Cover Planned Maintenance on an A330-200.

The 767 Carries the Full Colours of Flyglobespan With Aircalin Titles by the Forward Passenger Door, and is the Former Zk‑nco of Air New Zealand.

G-ceod Entered Service With Aircalin on September 29 When It Operated Flight Aci982 From Narita to Noumea.

Air New Zealand A320‑232 Zk-okl Will Return to Auckland in Late November After Terminating Its Lease to Xl Airways as D-axla. Air New Zealand Used Hawaiian Airlines 767-3cber N592ha to Operate Flight Nz707 From Auckland to Sydney on October 19 and Hawaiian 767‑333aer N580ha to Operate Flight Nz700 From Sydney to Auckland on October 20. The Two Aircraft Were Being Exchanged on Planned Maintenance With Air New Zealand Engineering in Auckland.

Air Niugini Was Reportedly Planning to Change Its Leasedicelandair 757-208et Tf-fii for Another Icelandair 757, Tf‑fiy, in Late October.

Air Pacific Terminated Its Lease of Qantas 767-338er Vh-ogb on September 28 After the Aircraft Operated Fj921 From Nadi to Brisbane. Later That Day 767-3x2er Dq-fjc Returned to Service With Air Pacific on Flight Fj921 From Brisbane to Nadi.

Air Pacific Has Leased 747‑400 Equipment From United Airlines to Cover Planned Maintenance on 747-412 Dq-fjk. United is Providing a Variety of Aircraft to Air Pacific With the First Being 747-422 N196ua Which Operated Fj811 From Los Angeles to Nadi on September 28. 747-412 Dq‑fjk Departed From Nadi to Singapore as Flight Fj2 on September 28 and Was to Remain There Until Late November.

Heavylift Cargo Belfast Rp-c8020 Departed Cairns for Perth on October 20 Using the Callsign ‘heavylift 801’, and After Overnighting Continued to Denpasar.

Heavylift Belfast G-beps, Which at One Time Was Planned to Enter Service as Rp-c8021, Sadly Was Scrapped at Southend, Uk, Between October 23 and 25.

International Air Parts Has Purchased Former Ansett Australia Bae 146-200 Vh‑jjt Which Has Been Parked at Perth Since September 13 ’01.

During October the Aircraft Was Stripped of Parts Before Being Presented to the Airport Fire Service.

Our Airline Was Planning to Add a Second 737-300 to Its Fleet in Late November.

Skywest Airlines Took Delivery of Its Eighth Fokker 100, Vh-fsw, at Perth on October 10 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Woensdrecht, Netherlands.

Vh-fsw Entered Service With Skywest on October 23 When It Operated Flight Xr267 From Perth to Telfer. Fokker 100 Vh-fny Ferried Out of Perth on September 25 for Denpasar and Singapore/seletar for Planned Maintenance.

Asian Express Airlines, Which Operates Dhl 727‑2j4(F) Vh-dhe, Commenced Operations on October 1 as Tasman Cargo Airlines After a Name Change.

Tiger Airways Was to Have Taken Delivery of A320-232 Vh‑vng Msn 3674 in November, but the Aircraft Has Reportedly Been Re-deployed to Operations Ex Singapore as 9v-taj.

Virgin Group Fleet

Update Virgin Blue Took Delivery of E-190-100igw Vh-zpj Bambino Blue in Brisbane on October 2 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight Dj9082 From São José Dos Campos via Curacao, Brownsville, San Jose, Lihue and Pago Pago. Vh-zpj Entered Service on October 14 When It Ferried From Brisbane to Canberra as Flight Dj9060 Before Operating Flight Dj915 From Canberra to Sydney.

E-190-100igw Vh-zpk Aussie Rob Was Registered to Virgin Blue on October 1 and Was Planned for Delivery to Brisbane on November 4.

E-190-100igw Vh-zpl Samba Blue Was Registered to Virgin Blue on October 13 and Was Planned for Delivery to Brisbane in Mid November.

E-170-100lr Vh-zhe Bee Bop a-blue, Which Was Delivered to Virgin Blue on September 27, Entered Service on October 8 When It Ferried From Brisbane to Melbourne as Flight Dj9060 Before Operating Its First Revenue Service as Flight Dj847 From Melbourne to Sydney.

E-170-100lr Vh-zhf Little Miss Sunshine Coast, Which Was Registered to Virgin Blue on September 26, Was Planned for Delivery to Brisbane in Mid November.

Virgin Blue Has Added Three New Ports to Its Network of Late, These Being Mildura (October 13), Karratha and Newman (October 21). E‑170 Vh‑zhe Operated the Inaugural Dj1323/1324 Melbourne- Mildura-melbourne; E-190 Vh‑zpg Operated the Inaugural Dj1727/1728 Perth-karratha-perth, and Also Operated the Inaugural Dj1873/1874 Perth-newman- Perth.

737-8fe Vh-vuo Blueissma Was Withdrawn From Service on October 12 After Operating Flight Dj888 From Sydney to Melbourne. The Aircraft Then Entered the John Holland Hangar Where It Was Painted in the Colours of Pacific Blue and Registered Zk-pbm. 737-8fe Vh-vuo Was a Recent Addition to the Virgin Blue Fleet, Having Been Delivered to Brisbane on March 6. Pacific Blue Added Zk-pbm Kiwi Ana to Its Fleet in Early November.

V Australia’s First 777‑3zger Has Been Noted at Seattle Carrying the Registration Vh-vga. However, It Has Been Reported That When Delivered the 777 Will Be Registered Vh‑voz.

Regional Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of an Atr 72-500 to Air Tahiti, a Beech 1900d to Vincent Aviation and a Beech 1900d to West Wing Aviation.

Air Tahiti Atr 72-500 F-oiqt Transited Through Cairns in the Early Hours of October 15 While on Delivery From Toulouse to Papeete via Denpasar, Darwin, Cairns and Noumea.

Pionair Australia Convair 580 Vh-pal Made Its First Visit to Australia on October 7 After the Aircraft Ferried Into Brisbane From Queenstown.

The Following Day It Operated a Resource Charter From Brisbane to Nyngan. Vh-pal Returned to New Zealand on October 14 When It Departed Sydney/bankstown for Sydney and Queenstown. Convair 580f Vh-pdx Departed Sydney/ Bankstown on October 3 Direct to Palmerston North Where It Entered the Fieldair Hangar for Planned Maintenance.

On Completion of Its Maintenance Lay-up Vh-pdx Departed Palmerston North for Auckland, Norfolk Island and Sydney on October 12.

Regional Express Placed Saab 340b+ Vh-zlo Into Service on October 3 When the Aircraft Operated Flight Zl456 From Wagga Wagga to Sydney.

Saab 340b+ Vh-zls Msn 340b-383 Was Planned for Delivery to Regional Express in Wagga Wagga in Early November.

Saab 340a Vh-kdb Was Withdrawn From Service on September 19 After Operating Flight Zl3258 From Melbourne to Wagga Wagga. The Aircraft Then Entered the Hangar for Conversion to a Freighter Making It the Third of Type to Be Converted at Wagga Wagga.

Saab 340a Vh-zly, Which Was Withdrawn From Service on August 30, Returned to Service on September 27.

Vincent Aviation Took Delivery of Beech 1900d Zs-sem in Darwin on October 23 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From South Africa via Denpasar. The 1900d, Which Was Later Registered Vh-vnt, Joins Beech 1900ds Vh-nia, Vh-vau and Vh-vaz; Beech 1900c Vh-emk and Cessna 441s Vh-jlt and Vh-taz on Operations With Vincent Aviation Out of Darwin.

West Wing Aviation Took Delivery of Beech 1900d N838ca Msn Ue-396 in Townsville on October 14 After the Aircraft, Which Was Being Ferried by Aviation Services International of Vacaville, California, Arrived From Modesto, California, via Honolulu and Majuro. N838ca Was Later Registered to West Wing Aviation as Vh-xdy. A Second 1900d, N857ca Msn Ue-403, Which Was Later Registered Vh-xdu, Was Planned for Delivery to West Wing Aviation in Townsville in Early November.

West Wing Also Took Delivery of Cessna 404 Zs-pnw Msn 404-0845 Which Was Noted at Mount Isa on October 18. The Aircraft, Which Was en Route From South Africa to Brisbane/archerfield, Was Later Registered Vh-xdp.

Bizjet News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Citation X and Learjet 60xr and the Departure of a Citation Excel.

Citation X Vh-xcj Was Registered to Mount Craigie Holdings P/l of Rosebud West, Victoria, on September 24 and Was Delivered to the Jet City Hangar at Melbourne on October 14 After It Arrived From Honolulu via Pago Pago and Noumea.

Learjet 60xr Vh-thg Was Registered to Talbot Group Administration of Coorparoo, Queensland, on September 29 and Was Delivered to Brisbane on October 9 After the Aircraft Arrived From Wichita via Christmas Island and Nadi.

Citation Excel Vh-ngh, Which Was Operated by Flight Options (Australia) P/l of Mudjimba, Queensland, Has Been Sold in Luxembourg. On August 27 It Departed Sydney/ Bankstown for Yulara, Broome, Singapore/seletar and Stops to Luxembourg.

Vh-ngh Was Cancelled From the Register on September 30 and Was Registered Lx-ins to Luxcitation. The Excel Was First Delivered to Sunshine Express Airlines at Sydney/bankstown on September 30 ’07.

Beechjet 400a Vh-bzl Changed Its Ownership on September 30 From the Westpac Banking Corporation of Concord West, Nsw, to Shane Yeend of Kent Town, South Australia.

Mdc Md-82 Vp-cbi of Mineralogy Carries the Name Spirit of Susan Maree Miller.

Hawker 400xp N558xp Operated by Hawker Beechcraft Was Demonstrated to Interested Parties in Australia Recently. The Hawker 400xp Arrived in Darwin From Seletar and Denpasar on September 29 Before Being Seen at Broome, Perth, Busselton, Mount Gambier, Sydney, Dubbo, Melbourne/essendon and Brisbane.

Citation X N712vp Registered to Cessna Aircraft of Wichita, Kansas, Arrived in Cairns From Manila on October 29 at the Commencement of a Demonstration Tour of Australia and New Zealand. Refer Our Flight Report on Page 70 This Issue.

Overseas Bizjets

Global Express N704mf Registered to Mc Group of Santa Monica, California, Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong on September 26 and After Overnighting Departed for Honolulu.

Global Express M-gbal Operated by Noclaf Ltd of Douglas, Isle of Man, Departed Canberra for Male on September 25.

Global Express Vp-bem Operated by Symphony Millenium of Malaysia Arrived in Melbourne From Subang on October 10. The Global Express Remained in Melbourne Until October 13 When It Departed for Subang.

Challenger 850 Oe-ili Operated by Vistajet of Innsbruck Arrived in Brisbane From Kupang on October 4 Operating as Flight Vjs850. It Departed Brisbane for Darwin and Kupang on October 7.

Challenger 604 N876h Operated by Household Aviation Arrived in Perth From Mauritius on October 11 and After Overnighting Continued to Sydney.

It Departed Sydney for Jakarta/ Halim on October 13.

Challenger 601/3r N601tp Registered to Pyle Group of Madison, Wisconsin, Arrived at Melbourne/essendon From Queenstown on October 25.

Challenger 300 Vp-clv Operated by Czar Aviation Arrived in Sydney From Denpasar on October 26. Haalo Ltd of Las Vegas Citation Cj3 N52et, Which Had Arrived in Sydney From the Us on September 22, Visited Melbourne/essendon and Ballina Before Departing Brisbane for Port Moresby and Guam on September 26.

Sundt Air of Oslo Falcon 900ex Ln-akr Arrived in Sydney From Narita and Cairns on October 12. It Remained in Sydney Until October 16 When It Departed for Nadi.

Legacy 600 G-fecr Operated by London Executive Aviation of Stanstead, Uk, Arrived in Perth From Halim on October 8 and After Overnighting Departed for Seletar.

Gulfstream 550 N401hb Registered to Chevron Usa of San Ramon, California, Arrived in Canberra From Honolulu on October 14.

Gulfstream V N144kk Registered to Gc Air of Danbury, Connecticut Arrived in Brisbane From Maui on October 20.

Gulfstream V Vp-bsn Operated by Shell Oil Arrived in Melbourne From Singapore as Flight She951 on September 29. After Overnighting Vp‑bsn Departed for Canberra and Bangkok.

Gulfstream Iv N119fm Registered to Km Ventures of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Arrived in Brisbane From Pago Pago on October 2.

Gulfstream Iv N195ws Registered to General Electric Capital Corporation of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived in Sydney From Subang on October 17. N195ws Departed Sydney for Nadi on October 19.

Gulfstream Iv N603cs Registered to Chase Equipment Leasing of Columbus, Ohio, Arrived in Brisbane From Pago Pago on October 21.

Gulfstream Iv N898aw Registered to the Colleen Corporation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Arrived in Melbourne From Singapore on September 29.

Gulfstream Iv N999gp Registered to Gep Air of Las Vegas, Nevada, Arrived in Cairns From Majuro on October 2.

Gulfstream Iv/sp 9m‑abc Arrived in Newcastle From Subang and Sydney on October 5 and After Overnighting Continued to Melbourne.

The Gulfstream Iv Departed Melbourne for Jakarta/halim on October 8.

Gulfstream Iib N159nb Registered to Tikchik of Anchorage, Alaska, Arrived in Darwin From Majuro on October 2. The Gulfstream Was Later Reported at Broome, Yulara, Devonport, Hobart and Sydney Before Departing Cairns for Majuro on October 25.

Hawker 800xp N100la Registered to Lightair of Racine, Wisconsin, Was Noted in Darwin on October 12. The Hawker 800xp Later Visited Hamilton Island, Brisbane and Sydney Before Departing Melbourne/ Essendon for Auckland on October 18.

Ferry Flights

Beech D18s Tri-gear N2500 Arrived in Malta on October 19 While en Route to a New Life in Australia.

Duchess Vh-dvf Arrived in Coolangatta From Noumea/ Magenta on October 26 After Completing Its Trans-pacific Ferry.

Cessna 208b Vh-joz Msn 208b-2033, Which Was Registered to Nebrean P/l of Toowoomba on September 26, Was Delivered to Toowoomba on October 6 After the Grand Caravan Ferried in From Pago Pago and Coolangatta.

Cessna 206h Vh-utw, Which Was Registered to Uts Geophysics P/l of Belmont, Wa on August 1, Arrived in Kempsey on October 11 After Ferrying in From Samoa, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island.

Cessna Tr-182 N182wy Registered to a Private Owner in Afton, Wyoming, Was Ferried Across the Pacific by Clamback and Hennessy. The Cessna Departed Santa Maria, California, for Hilo on September 10 Before Continuing to Christmas Island, Pago Pago, Noumea and Coolangatta to Bankstown Where It Arrived on September 25.

Cessna 177rg Zk-crg Departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island on October 14 and After Overnighting Continued to Lord Howe Island and Kempsey.

Cessna 150f Vh-ice Departed Noumea/magenta for Norfolk Island on October 9 and After Overnighting Continued to Lord Howe Island.

Cirrus Sr22 N238jg Registered to Hallin Aviation Departed Archerfield for Roma, Mount Isa and Darwin on October 13.

King Air C90a Vh-ilb, Which Was Registered to Vetstar P/l of Blacktown, Nsw, on August 8, Ferried Into Sydney/ Bankstown on October 15 From Christmas Island, Pago Pago, Noumea and Coolangatta.

Baron G58 N146wa Departed Kerikeri for Lord Howe Island on September 26 and After Overnighting Continued to Bunbaberg.

Baron E55 N1318z Registered to a Private Owner in Waldport, Oregon, Arrived in Bourke, Nsw, on October 3 After Crossing the Pacific From Santa Monica/ca to Hilo-christmas Island-pago Pago-noumea/magenta and Brisbane.

Pac 750xl N750lh Registered to Lloyd Helicopters Usa of Wilmington, Delaware, Departed Hamilton for Lord Howe Island and Coolangatta on October 16. After Over-nighting It Continued on Its Ferry Flight to Alice Springs, Broome and Denpasar.

Pilatus Pc-12/47e Vh‑vtf, Which Has Been Registered to Poolhurst P/l of Brisbane, Ferried From Denpasar to Broome on September 23.

Socata Tb-20 Vh-ngt, Which Was Registered to Youngair P/l of Young, Nsw, on September 9, Ferried Into Kempsey on October 11 From Samoa, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island.

Whitney Boomerang Vh-dxw Departed Brisbane/ Archerfield for Lord Howe Island on October 1. After Overnighting the Boomerang Continued to Norfolk Island Before Continuing to Kerikeri on October 3.

Heavy Metal

the Australian Motogp at Phillip Island and International Soccer Matches in Adelaide and Brisbane Attracted a Number of Interesting Aircraft of Late.

Qatar Airways Amiri Flight A340-541 A7-hhh Arrived in Brisbane Direct From Doha on October 13. The A340, Which Was Operating as ‘amiri One’, Departed Brisbane for Doha on October 16.

Volga Dnepr Airlines an‑124 Ra‑82079, Which Was Operating as Flight Vda2380, Arrived in Rockhampton From Singapore on September 27. The Following Day the an-124 Departed Rockhampton as Flight Vda2381 for Paya Lebar. It Returned to Rockhampton From Paya Lebar as Flight Vda2382 on September 29 Before Departing for Nadi as Flight Vda2383 on October 4.

Antonov Airlines an-124 Ur-82007 Arrived in Brisbane From Manila and Darwin as Flight Adb2444 on September 30. After Overnighting It Departed Direct to Madras as Flight Adb244f.

Japan Cargo 747-446f Ja401j Arrived at Avalon From Narita and Guam on September 30 Operating as Flight Jl6957. The Aircraft, Which Was Carrying Equipment for the Australian Motogp at Phillip Island, Later Departed Direct to Narita as Flight Jl6958.

Japan Cargo 747-446f Ja402j Arrived at Avalon From Narita and Guam Late on the Evening of September 29, Operating as Flight Jl6955.

After Unloading Its Cargo of Equipment for the Motogp It Departed Early the Next Morning Direct to Narita.

Nippon Cargo Airlines 747- 4kzf Ja08kz, Which Was Operating as Flight Nca6010, Arrived at Avalon Direct From Narita on September 30.

After Unloading Its Cargo for the Motogp It Departed for Narita as Flight Nca604.

Ja08kz is a Brand New 747 Which Had Only Entered Service on August 8.

Maskargo 747-236b(Sf) Tf-aaa Arrived at Avalon From Sydney as Flight Mh6408 on October 10 and After Loading Motogp Equipment Departed in the Early Hours of October 11 to Kuala Lumpur as Flight Mh6409.

Usaf/afrc Kc-135r 57-2603 From March Afb, California, Arrived at Raaf Amberley on October 2 Where It Was Displayed at the Airshow on October 4/5.

Usaf Kc-135r 61-0299 From Mcconnell Afb, Kansas, Which Was Using the Callsign Reach 68, Arrived at Brisbane From Kadena on October 2.

Uzbekistan Airways 757‑23p Vp-bud Arrived in Adelaide From Tashkent and Kuala Lumpur on October 6 Operating as Flight Uzb3511.

The 757, Which Was Carrying Members of Kuruvchi Fc for the Afc Champions League Game Against Adelaide United, Departed on October 9.

First Choice Airways 757‑28a(Er) G-oobd Arrived in Apia on October 11 and Remained There Until October 13 When It Departed for Siem Riep.

Icelandair 757-256(Et) Tf-fis Arrived in Sydney From Tonga on October 15. The 757, Which Carries Abercrombie and Kent Titles on Its Port Side, Was Using the Callsign ‘ice 1440’, and Departed Sydney for Darwin and Bangkok on October 18.

Royal Jet 737-7z5/bbj A6‑rjz Arrived in Brisbane From Singapore on October 6 Operating as Flight Roj001. On Board Was the Qatar National Soccer Team Which Later Played a World Cup Qualifier Match Against Australia in Brisbane on October 15. The Bbj Departed Brisbane for Singapore on October 16.