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747-438 Vh-ojk – the Aircraft Which Diverted Into Manila on July 25 After an Inflight Explosion While Operating Qf30 From Hong Kong to Melbourne – Ferried From Manila to Avalon on November 10 as Flight Qf6016. Vh-ojk Was Further Damaged After It Came in Contact With 747-438 Vh-ojm at Avalon on November 18 in a Towing Incident.

Qantas Withdrew 747-338 Vh-ebx City of Wodonga From Service on November 16 After It Operated Qf566 From Perth to Sydney. Vh-ebx Departed Sydney for Honolulu and Marana, Arizona, as Flight Qf6020 on November 22 and Was Removed From the Register on November 26 as “sold for Spares”.

Vh-ebx Then City of Perth Was Delivered to Qantas in Seattle on November 12 1986 Before Being Ferried to Los Angeles.

On November 15 1986 It Entered Service Operating Qf18 to Honolulu and Sydney.

A330-303 Vh-qpa – Which Made an Emergency Landing at Learmonth on October 7 While Operating Qf72 From Singapore to Perth – Was Ferried to Sydney on October 14 as Flight Qf6002. The Airbus Returned to Service on November 30 When It Operated Qf51 From Brisbane to Singapore.

737-476 Vh-tjz Was Planned to Be Withdrawn From Qantas Mainline Service During January and Transferred to Jetconnect Where Reportedly It Will Be Registered Zk-jts.

Qantas Commenced a Three Times Weekly Return Service From Sydney to Buenos Aires on November 24, With 747-438er Vh-oei Operating the Inaugural Qf17/18.

Qantaslink Was Planning to Take Delivery of Dash 8-q402 Vh-qop Msn 4238 in January and Q402 Vh-qor Msn 4241 in February.

717-2bd Vh-nxf Returned to Adelaide From Richmond as Flight Qf6200 on November 3 After Painting in Hawaiian Airlines Colours. It Was Planned to Depart Adelaide for Honolulu on December 16 on Delivery to Hawaiian.

717-2cm Vh-nxc Was Planned to Depart Adelaide on December 3 on Delivery to Hawaiian Airlines in Honolulu.

Jetstar Took Delivery of A320-232 Vh-vqc at Newcastle on November 10 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Darwin as Jq7992. It Was Ferried From Newcastle to Sydney on November 14 as Jq7981 Before Entering Service Later That Day as Jq625 From Sydney to Avalon.

All-white A321-231 Vh‑vwy Was Ferried From Melbourne to Raaf Richmond on November 3 as Jq7982 and on Arrival It Entered the Tae Hangar for Painting in Jetstar Colours. Once Repainted Vhvwy Ferried to Newcastle on November 21 as Jq7982.

Jetstar Has Been Registering Its New A320s in the Vh-vq Block, but With That Series Nearly Full the Airline Will Next Use the Vh-vg Block. In True Jetstar Style It Will Start With the Last Letter of the Alphabet and Work Backwards From Vh-vgz to Vh-vga.

Jetstar Commenced Operations From Perth to Denpasar on October 27 With A320 Vh-vqd Operating the Inaugural Jq116. The Following Day Jetstar Commenced Operations From Perth to Jakarta With Vh‑vqd Operating the Inaugural Jq114. Jetstar Then Commenced Operations From Singapore to Perth on December 1 With A320 Vh‑vqd Operating the Inaugural Jq109.

Airline News

in This Issue We Record the Sad Loss of Air New Zealand A320 Zk-ojl, Plus the Deliveries of a 737-300 to Our Airline and A737-200 to Melbourne’s Kangan Batman Tafe.

Air New Zealand A320-232 Zk-ojl Was Destroyed on November 27 When It Crashed Into the Mediterranean Sea With the Loss of All Seven People on Board. The Airbus Was Operating an End-of-lease Test Flight With Xl Airways Out of Perpignan, France. It Had Been Repainted in Air New Zealand Colours in Preparation for Its Return Ferry From Germany to New Zealand, but at the Time of the Accident Still Carried Its German Registration D-axla.

Zk-ojl Was Delivered to Air New Zealand’s Now Defunct Freedom Air Subsidiary at Auckland on August 1 ’05. It Entered Service on August 5 That Year Operating Flight Sj903 From Auckland to Coolangatta.

While in Service With Freedom, Zk‑ojl Carried a Special Paint Scheme Promoting the Gold Coast’s Warner Brothers Movieworld (See Photo in Newsdesk). It Was Withdrawn From Freedom Service on May 2 ’06 After Operating Flight Sj966 From Coolangatta to Christchurch.

The A320 Was Then Painted All-white and Registered D-axla Before Departing Christchurch for Darwin and Bangkok on May 25 on Delivery to Star Xl German Airlines.

Airnorth Will Add a Second E‑170 to Its Fleet in April, E-170-100ar Vh-anv Msn 17000280.

Air Pacific 747-412 Dq‑fjk Returned to Nadi on November 27 as Flight Fj1 After Maintenance in Singapore. Air Pacific Had Earlier Terminated Its Lease of United 747-422s on November 23 When N187ua Operated Fj810 From Nadi to Los Angeles.

Alliance Airlines Fokker 100 Vh-fkj, Which Had Been Delivered to Brisbane on May 29 ’07, Entered Service on October 31.

Kangan Batman Tafe Took Delivery of 737-287(a) Rp-c8006 at Melbourne on November 6 After the Former Air Philippines Aircraft Ferried in From Manila via Davao and Darwin. The 737 Has Been Purchased by the Victorian State Government for Kangan Batman for Use as a Training Aid, and It Carries ‘aviation Industry Training Centre’ Titles, Website Address and Logo. On the 737’s Nose is ‘victoria Australia’, While to the Right of the Passenger Loading Door is ‘kangan Batman Tafe’. Since Arriving in Melbourne the 737 Has Been Hangared With Bae Systems.

Our Airline Took Delivery of 737-33a Vh-nlk at Melbourne on November 15 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Santiago via Easter Island, Papeete and Auckland as Ron733.

Vh-nlk in Fact is No Stranger to Australia. During the Pilots’ Dispute Australian Airlines Leased the 737, Then Registered F-gfua, From France’s Aeromaritime Between September 24 ’89 and February 25 ’90.

Tiger Airways Australia Celebrated Its First Anniversary of Services at Melbourne Airport on November 23, and Since Commencing Operations Has Carried 1. 2 Million Passengers.

Tiger Australia Had Planned to Take Delivery of Two A319-132s in February for Operations From Adelaide, but These Aircraft Will Now Be Replaced by Two A320s.

Virgin Group Fleet Update

E-jet Deliveries Continue With the Arrival of Two E-190s.

E-190-100igw Vh-zpk Aussie Rob Was Delivered to Brisbane on November 5 After It Ferried in From São José Dos Campos via Curacao, Brownsville, San Jose, Lihue and Pago Pago as Flight Dj9082.

It Entered Service With Virgin Blue on November 13 Operating Dj750 From Brisbane to Adelaide.

E-190-100igw Vh-zpl Samba Blue Was Delivered to Brisbane on November 24 After Ferrying in From São José Dos Campos via Curacao, Brownsville, Sao Jose, Honolulu, Pago Pago and Nadi as Flight Dj9082.

Pacific Blue Placed 737‑8fe Zk-pbm Kiwi Ana Into Service on November 5 When It Operated Dj082 From Brisbane to Christchurch.

Pacific Blue Commenced Services From Brisbane to Port Moresby on November 3 With 737-8fe Zk-pba Operating the Inaugural Dj191.

Pacific Blue Commenced Operations From Brisbane to Denpasar on November 27 With Virgin Blue 737-8fe Vh-vun Operating the Inaugural Dj197. Vh-vun Also Operated the Inaugural Dj194 From Denpasar to Adelaide on November 27 and the Inaugural Dj173 From Denpasar to Perth on November 28.

Regional Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Saab 340b to Regional Express, a Beech 1900d to West Wing Aviation, and a Beech 1900d to Air South, Plus the Departure of a Seair Pacific Dhc-6-200.

Air South Took Delivery of Beech 1900d Vh-zoa in Adelaide in Mid December, With the Aircraft Being Leased From Awesome Aviation in Perth. The 1900d as Zs-ser Arrived in Perth on November 30 on Ferry From Johannesburg/lanseria via Pemba, Mahe, Male, Colombo, Phuket, Singapore, Denpasar and Broome.

Central Airlines of Emerald, Queensland, Leased Dornier 228-202 Vh-vje From General Aviation Maintenance From Early November.

Pel-air Express Saab 340a(F) Vh-kdb Ferried From Wagga Wagga to Albury for Painting on October 31 After Its Freighter Conversion Had Been Completed.

Pel-air Express’s First Saab Freighter Conversion, Vh-ekt, Had Still Not Entered Service as of Early December.

Pionair Convair 580 Vh‑pdv Departed Brisbane for Cairns on November 21 and After Overnighting Operated to Gurney, Cairns and Brisbane.

Regional Express Took Delivery of Saab 340b+ N383ae in Wagga Wagga on November 2 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Nashville via Casa Grande, Yuma, Christmas Island, Apia, Coolangatta and Orange.

The Saab Was Later Registered Vh‑zls.

Saab 340b Vh-sba Was Unveiled at Wagga Wagga on November 8 After Being Painted in a Special ‘city of Wagga Wagga’ Colour Scheme (See Photo in Newsdesk).

Regional Express Announced on November 3 That It Had Purchased Four Saab 340bs It Had Operated on Lease – Vh-krx, Nrx, Orx and Prx.

Regional Pacific Has Reportedly Withdrawn From Service Emb-120er Vh-rpa After It Operated From Bamaga to Cairns on September 16. As of Late November Vh-rpa Was Parked at Cairns With All Airline Livery and Titles Removed.

Seair Pacific Dhc-8-200 Vh-tzr, Which Has Been Sold to Blue Wing Airlines of Paramaribo, Surinam, Departed Sydney/bankstown for Coolangatta, Noumea and Pago Pago Bound for the United States on November 8.

Skytrans Regional Dash 8‑102 Vh-qqd, Which Has Been Operating for Patrick Defence Logistics Out of Darwin, Was Noted at Cairns on November 9 After Having Been Painted in the Full Colours of Pdl/toll.

West Wing Aviation Took Delivery of Beech 1900d N857ca Msn Ue-403 at Townsville on November 22 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Merced, California, via Honolulu and Majuro.

The Beech is the Second of Its Type in the West Wing Fleet and Has Been Registered Vh-xdu.

Bizjet News

Hawker 900xp Vh-evf Was Placed on the Register on November 21 With the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group of Melbourne Being the Registration Holder and Marcplan Charter P/l of Essendon Airport the Operator.

Hawker 850xp Vh-tnx Was Registered to Tinkler Group Aviation of Chapel Hill, Brisbane, on November 27.

As N189ta the 850xp Was Delivered to the Tinkler Group in Brisbane on August 3.

Hawker 800xp Vh-kef Was Re-registered Vh-ejl on November 3. It Remains Registered to Rhcb P/l of Millson’s Point, Nsw.

Newcastle’s Buildev Aviation Sold Cessna 550 Vh-xbp to Fmr Investments P/l of East Perth on November 7.

King Air B200gt Vh-ybp Was Registered to Mcsw P/l of Newcastle on November 21.

It Was Ferried by Rangeflyers of Wichita, Kansas, as N3400p, Arriving in Sydney From Denpasar, Broome and Alice Springs on November 13.

King Air B200gt Vh‑kgt Msn by-8 Was Cancelled From the Register on October 16 as Being Exported to Malaysia. On October 18, Now Registered 9m-wsk to Hornbill Skyways, It Departed Bankstown on Ferry to Sarawak via Mount Isa, Darwin and Denpasar. As N34008 the King Air Had Flown Into Bankstown in Late March to Allow Hawker Pacific to Carry Out Modification Work on It for Hornbill Skyways. To Assist in Certification It Was Registered Vh-kgt to Hawker Pacific on April 30.

Pc-12/47e Vh-aad Msn 1068 Was Registered to a a Company P/l of Brisbane on November 13 and Ferried in From Denpasar to Broome on November 18 Before Being Noted the Following Day at Coolangatta.

Pc-12/47e Vh-owq Msn 1052 Was Planned for Delivery to the Royal Flying Doctor Service/western Operations in Mid December.

Pc-12/47e Vh-owr Msn 1082 Was Planned for Delivery to the Rfds/western Operations in Late January.

Gulfstreams Galore

Gulfstream 550 N92la Registered to Baxter Investments Company of New York Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on November 16 Before Continuing to Perth on November 18.

Gulfstream 550 N108db Operated by Blum Capital Partners of San Francisco Arrived in Melbourne From Hyderabad on October 31. After Overnighting It Departed for Honolulu.

Gulfstream 550 N531qs Operated by Nji Sales of Oklahoma City Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on November 19. It Returned to Honolulu After Overnighting.

Gulfstream 550 N550gw Registered to Grand Warehouses of Wilmington, Delaware, Arrived in Brisbane From Kagoshima on November 20 and Departed for Christchurch on November 22.

Gulfstream 550 N662cp Registered to Conoco Phillips of Houston, Texas, Arrived in Brisbane From Singapore on November 18 and Departed for Honolulu on November 21.

Gulfstream 550 N860aa Registered to Ala Services of Naples, Florida, Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on November 8. It Visited Melbourne on November 10 Before Departing Sydney for Hong Kong on November 13.

Gulfstream V N17nd Registered to Jetway Air Service of Muskegon, Michigan, Transited Cairns on November 11 Whileen Route From Honolulu to Hamilton Island. It Departed for Cairns and Honolulu on November 16.

Gulfstream V N596ga Registered to National Aircraft Leasing of Greenville, Delaware, Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on November 16.

After Overnighting It Continued to Canberra.

Gulfstream V N130gv Registered to Electronic Data Systems of San Jose, California, Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on November 6. After Overnighting It Departed for Honolulu.

Gulfstream V N600jd Registered to Deere and Company of Moline, Illinois, Arrived in Brisbane From Beijing on November 5. It Departed for Honolulu on November 8.

Gulfstream V N605ch Operated by Jp Morgan Chase Bank of White Plains, New York, Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on November 5.

It Departed for Honolulu on November 7.

Gulfstream 450 N851gg Registered to Pleasant Aircraft Leasing of Newbury, California, Arrived in Sydney From Pago Pago on November 12. It Was Later Noted in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane Before Departing Sydney for Auckland on December 1.

Gulfstream Iv N811df Registered to Flynn Financial Corporation of Boca Raton, Florida, Arrived in Cairns From Majuro on November 19.

Gulfstream Iv N888es Registered to C & S Aviation of Burbank, California, Arrived in Sydney From Papeete on November 15 Before Continuing to Melbourne on November 19.

Gulfstream Iv N950cm Operated by Clay Lacy Aviation of Van Nuys, California, Arrived in Sydney From Darwin on November 15 Before Continuing to Melbourne on November 17. It Departed Melbourne for Singapore on November 19.

Overseas Bizjets

Global Express N700ks Registered to Global Enterprises of Los Angeles Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on November 16.

Global Express N939ap Operated by the Skylead Group of Jakarta Arrived in Sydney From Halim on November 8 and Later Departed for Seletar.

Global Express Xrs G‑lxrs Registered to Profred Partners of London Arrived in Sydney From Seletar on November 18 and Departed for Papeete on November 20.

Global Express Xrs Hl7748 Operated by Samsung Techwin Arrived in Sydney From Gimpo on November 4 and Departed for Jakarta on November 6.

Challenger 601/3r N601tp Registered to the Pyle Group of Madison, Wisconsin, Departed Essendon for Sydney on October 27. It Continued to Cairns on October 30 and After Overnighting Departed for Nadi.

Challenger 300 Vp-clv Operated by Czar Aviation Departed Sydney for Kingscote on October 30 Before Continuing to Canberra on November 1. It Departed Canberra for Auckland on November 3.

Hornbill Skyways Citation X 9m-atm Arrived in Melbourne From Darwin on November 13.

Sovereign Vp-crh Operated by Fresna Flug of Leer Papenburg, Germany, Transited Cairns on November 12 en Route From Manila to Auckland.

Us Marine Corps Cessna 560/uc-35d 166712 Arrived in Canberra From Darwin and Alice Springs on November 6 Using the Callsign ‘magic 94’. It Departed for Alice Springs, Darwin and Zamboanga on November 8.

Airfast Indonesia Embraer Legacy Pk-ome Arrived at Essendon From Jakarta/halim and Darwin on November 22. It Operated a Return Flight to Brisbane on November 25 Before Departing Essendon for Darwin and Halim on November 26.

Falcon 900ex G-siro Registered to Condor Aviation of Boston Spa, Uk, Arrived in Perth From Hong Kong on October 29 Before Departing to Sydney on November 13.

Falcon 7x N671wb Registered to Wrbc Transportation of Greenwich, Connecticut, Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong on November 19. It Departed for Honolulu on November 21.

Falcon 7x N7707x Registered to Acm Aviation of Belgrade, Montana, Arrived in Cairns From Hong Kong on October 31. It Was Later Noted at Hamilton Island and Darwin Before Departing Sydney for Kona on November 19.

Ferry Flights

It Has Been a Busy Period for Ferry Flights, Highlighted by the Arrivals of a Beech D-18s Tri- Gear and a Grumman Goose.

Beech D-18s Tri-gear N2500 Registered to J P Barnum of Saint Augustine, Florida, Arrived in Cairns From Denpasar and Darwin on November 5. It Had Departed Bruntingthorpe, Uk, on October 14 on Its Ferry to Australia, and Later Continued to Redcliffe on November 6.

Grumman Goose N121gl Registered to J W Thompson of Mooresville, North Carolina, Ferried Into Darwin From Denpasar and Kupang on October 26 Before Continuing to Bankstown Where It Arrived in the Early Hours of October 29.

Dunn Aviation Air Tractor 802 Vh-eog, Which Had Been Working on Firefighting Duties in Portugal, Returned to Perth on October 30 With the Aircraft Ferrying in From Porto via Malta, Muscat, Colombo and Cocos Island. The Ferry Flight Was Carried Out by Srd Aviation of Albury.

King Air B200 Oe-fij Operated by the Flying Bulls of Salzburg Arrived in Darwin From Denpasar on November 23. It Was Later Noted in Katherine, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock and Dubbo Before Departing Coolangatta for Noumea on November 29.

Beech A36tp N2672 Arrived at Bankstown on November 17 After Completing Its Trans-pacific Ferry via Kahului, Christmas Island, Apia, Noumea and Coolangatta.

Beech F33a Vh-vdd, Which Was Registered to a Private Owner in Stawell, Victoria, on September 24, Ferried Into Kempsey From Pago Pago, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island on November 4.

Garlick Bell Uh-1h N7232l Registered to Overseas Aircraft Support of Lakeside, Arizona, Was Noted at Caloundra on November 15. It Was Registered Vh-rsl to National Helicopters of Cooranbong, Nsw, on November 17.

Cessna 208fp N76ea, Which Has Been Parked at Bankstown Since June 24, Finally Departed for the United States on November 19 via Coolangatta, Noumea and Pago Pago.

Cessna 182p N44ww, Which Was Later Registered Vh-ves, and Cessna 182p N92mr, Which Was Later Registered Vh-vdp, Were Noted at Essendon on November 28.

Cirrus Sr20s 9m-iab and 9m-iae Departed Archerfield for Barcaldine, Mount Isa, Katherine and Darwin on November 28 on Delivery to Integrated Training Services in Malaysia.

Emb-110p2 Vh-uqa, Which Carried Skydive Guam Titles, Was Noted at Maryborough, Queensland, on October 20 After Ferrying in From Guam via Madang, Horn Island and Townsville.

New Build Pac 750xl Zk‑jsu Departed Hamilton for Brisbane on November 12.

After Overnighting It Continued Direct to Darwin and Jakarta/ Halim.

Pac 750xl Zk-swa of Kiwi Air, Which Carries Uts Geophysics Titles, Arrived in Darwin From Manado on October 27 Before Continuing to Coober Pedy the Next Day.

It Later Flew From Innisfail to Cairns on November 15.

New Zealand Aerial Mapping Commander 690 Zk-pvb Arrived in Broome From Surabaya on November 18 Before Continuing to Mt Isa, Maroochydore, Lord Howe Island and Auckland Where It Arrived on November 21.

Heavy Metal

Polet Flight an-124 Ra‑82075 Operating Flight Pot 992 Arrived in Newcastle From Honolulu on November 18. Later That Day It Departed for Brisbane as Flight Pot 993 and After Overnighting Continued to Honolulu.

Volga Dnepr an-124 Ra‑82079 Arrived in Cairns From Biak on November 13 Before Departing to Rockhampton as Flight Vda 2825 on November 16.

Air Tahiti Atr 72-500 F‑ohjt Operating as Flight Rla023 Ferried From Noumea to Cairns and Darwin on November 5.

Royal Air Force Boeing C‑17a Zz173 Callsign ‘ascot 6616’ Arrived in Sydney From Bandar Seri Begawan on November 15. It Remained in Sydney Until November 18 When It Departed for Raaf Amberley Before Returning to Sydney as ‘ascot 6617’ on November 21.

Zz173 Departed Sydney for Honolulu as ‘ascot 6617’ on November 25.

Canadian Forces Boeing C-17a 177703 Arrived in Sydney From Raaf Richmond on November 14 Using the Callsign ‘canforce 3686’. After Overnighting It Departed for Honolulu.

Canadian Forces Boeing C‑17a 177704 Arrived in Sydney From Raaf Richmond on November 26 Using Callsign ‘canforce 4018’. After Overnighting It Departed for Honolulu.

North American Airlines 767-324er N767na Departed Darwin for Honolulu as Flight Na0990 on November 9.

Usaf 757-23a/c-32b 02‑4452 Callsign ‘borg 71’arrived in Darwin From Noumea on November 18 and After Overnighting Continued to Perth. The All-white C-32b Then Departed for Hobart on November 20 Before Continuing to Sydney on November 22.

It Departed for Pago Pago on November 24.

Omega Air 707-368c N707mq Callsign ‘omega 71’ Arrived in Cairns From Honolulu on November 17.

After Overnighting It Departed for Williamtown/newcastle.

The 707 Later Departed Williamtown for Pago Pago on November 21.

Saudi Arabian Ministry of Finance and Economy 737-7fg/bbj Hz-mf1 Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on November 24 and Later Continued to Canberra Before Moving to Melbourne on November 27. The Bbj Departed for Kuala Lumpur on November 30.

United States Navy 737/7af/ C-40a 165835 Callsign ‘nalo 141’ Arrived in Sydney From Guam on November 9.

Raf Lockheed C-130k Xv188 Callsign ‘ascot 5110’ Transited Perth on November 14 en Route From Jakarta to Woomera. The Following Day It Returned to Perth Before Departing for Cocos Island on November 17 as ‘ascot 5111’.

Erickson Air-crane Sikorsky S-64f N217ac Malcolm Was Shipped Into Melbourne and After Assembly Was Flown Off the Docks on November 4, Initially to Essendon and Then to Bankstown.

Turboprop Arrivals/ Departures Roundup January-june 2008

in the First Six Months of 2008 We Saw 17 Twin Turboprop Airliners Delivered to Operators in Our Region. The Deliveries Broken Down Into Types Comprise One Beech 1900d; Two Dash 8- Q400s; Three Dash 8-300s; Two Dash 8-100s; One Jetstream 41; One Convair 580f; Two Fokker 50s; Four Saab 340b+s; and One Metro 23.

January Deliveries Were Dash 8-q311 Zk-nez to Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson in Nelson as C-fnpy on the 18th and Saab 340b+ Vh‑zlk to Regional Express in Wagga Wagga as N381ae on the 26th.

February Saw the Delivery of Convair 580f Vh-pdx to Pionair Australia at Bankstown on the 6th; Dash 8-q402 Vh-qoi to Qantaslink in Brisbane on the 8th; Dash 8‑315 Vh-zze to Surveillance Australia as Cfhqg in Adelaide on the 13th; Metro 23 Vh-hvh to Hardy Aviation at Brisbane/ Archerfield as N886ml on the 15th; Saab 340b+ Vh‑zrb to Regional Express in Wagga Wagga as N389ae on the 25th; and Dash 8-q402 Vh-qoj to Qantaslink in Brisbane on the 25th.

March Saw Jetstream 41 Vh-tai Delivered to Brindabella Airlines in Canberra on the 10th.

April Deliveries Were Saab 340b+ Vh-zrz to Regional Express in Wagga Wagga as N388ae on the 5th; Dash 8-102 P2-anp to Air Niugini in Port Moresby on the 10th; and Beech 1900d Vh-vau to Vincent Aviation in Darwin as Zs-prg on the 24th.

May Saw the Arrival of Dash 8- 102 P2-anl to Air Niugini in Port Moresby on the 5th; Dash 8-q315 Zk-nfa to Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson in Nelson as C-fppn on the 11th; and Saab 340b+ Vh-zlw to Regional Express in Wagga Wagga as N387ae on the 19th.

June Deliveries Were Fokker 50 Vh-fkw to Alliance Airlines in Brisbane on the 7th and Fokker 50 Vh‑fkv to Alliance Airlines in Brisbane on the 15th.

For the Remainder of the Year There Were at Least Another 12 Turboprop Deliveries, These Being One Q400, One Dash 8-300, Four Beech 1900ds and Six Saab 340bs.

Over the Period January to June 2008 We Saw Six Turboprop Airliners Depart the Region – Two Jetstream 41s, One Metro 23, One Metro Iii and Two Saab 340as.

January Saw Origin Pacific Jetstream 41s Zk-jsn (Now Registered N153km) and Zk-jso (Now Registered N156km) Depart Wellington on the 15th on Delivery to North Star Aviation of Boca Raton, Florida; While Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson Saab 340a Zk-nle Departed Nelson on the 28th on Delivery to Aviation Inventory Resources of Dallas, Texas.

March Saw Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson Saab 340a Zk-nlt Depart Nelson on the 4th on Delivery to Aviation Inventory Resources in Dallas, Texas.

April Saw Airtex Aviation Metro Iii Vh-oza Destroyed on the 9th When It Crashed Into the Sea Shortly After Departing Sydney for Brisbane.

May Saw Macair Metro 23 Vh-uua Depart Bankstown on the 9th on Delivery to Aerocon Airlines in Bolivia.