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747-48e Vh-oeb Was Rolled Out Repainted With Oneworld Titles at Sydney on February 26. It Operated Its First Service in the New Colours on February 28 as Flight Qf73 From Sydney to San Francisco.

A330-202 Vh-ebl Was Rolled Out in a Oneworld Scheme at Sydney on March 14. It Operated Its First Service as Such on March 16 as Qf129 From Sydney to Shanghai.

Jetstar Took Delivery of A320-232 Vh-vqa at Newcastle on February 22 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry From Toulouse via Dubai, Singapore and Darwin as Jq7992.

On January 26 Vh-vqa Ferried From Newcastle to Sydney as Flight Jq7981 Where It Over-nighted Before Being Ferried From Sydney to Auckland Again as Flight Jq7981.

The Aircraft Then Operated Its First Revenue Service for Jetstar as Charter Flight Jq983 From Auckland to the Gold Coast.

On What Was to Be a Busy First Day in Service, Vh-vqa Then Ferried From the Gold Coast to Sydney as Flight Jq7993 Before Operating Jq37 to Darwin and Denpasar.

Jetconnect Took Delivery of 737-476 Zk-jts in Melbourne on February 28 Before Ferrying the Aircraft to Sydney as Flight Qf6182. The Following Day Zk-jts Entered Service With Jetconnect When It Operated Qf117 From Sydney to Wellington. Unlike Other Jetconnect Aircraft, Zk-jts Retains Its ‘spirit of Australia’ Titles. (Zk‑jts, Then Registered Vh- Tjz, Was Withdrawn From Qantas Mainline Service on January 9. ) 737-476 Zk-jtp Was Rolled Out at Christchurch on March 17 After Being Repainted in the New Qantas Livery. It Too Carries ‘spirit of Australia’ Titles.

737-376 Zk-jno, Which Was Withdrawn From Service by Jetconnect on December 5, Remained Parked at Christchurch as of Mid March.

Qantaslink Took Delivery of Dash 8-q402 C-fust at Brisbane on February 27 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Toronto via Honolulu and Majuro. The Q402, Which Was Later Registered Vh-qor, Entered Service on March 6 When It Operated Qf2366 From Brisbane to Rockhampton. Vh-qor’s Entry Into Service Brings the Qantaslink Dash 8-q402 Fleet to 14, With a Further Seven on Order.

Australian Air Express Withdrew 727-277f Vh-vli From Service on December 31 and by February 19 It Was Noted Parked Outside the Jhas Hangar at Melbourne Minus All Aae Markings.

Skyairworld Folds

Skyairworld Announced on February 22 That It Was to Temporarily “pause All Flying Operations” in a Bid to Restructure Its Operations. However, as Events Transpired the Airline Never Resumed Flying After Administrators Had Been Appointed (Refer P24 This Issue). The Airline’s Fleet Was Repossessed, With Their Status as Follows: E-190-100lr Vh-sxk – Delivered to Skyairworld in Brisbane on March 20 ’08 – Departed Brisbane on March 13 for Broome and Subang, Arriving at Shannon, Ireland, From Cairo and Malta on March 17.

After Overnighting It Departed for Alverca, Portugal.

E-190-100lr Vh-sxo – Delivered to Skyairworld in Brisbane on December 13 ’08 – Departed Brisbane in Company With Vh-sxk on March 13 and Continued With It to Alverca.

E-170-100lr Vh-swo – Delivered to Brisbane on March 13 ’07 – Remained Parked at Brisbane as of Late March.

Erj-145mp Vh-szf – Delivered to Brisbane on June 8 ’08 – Departed Cairns for Darwin and Stops to Shannon on March 24.

Erj-145mp Vh-szh – Delivered to Brisbane June 29 ’08 – Departed Cairns for Darwin and Denpasar on March 13. Airline News Air National Bae 146-200 Zk-nco Entered Service on February 24 When It Operated a Charter From Auckland to New Plymouth, Blenheim and Nelson Before Returning to Auckland.

Airnorth Was Planning to Take Delivery of E-170-100ar Vh-anv in Darwin on April 16 After the Aircraft Ferried From São José Dos Campos via the South Atlantic and the Middle East.

Alliance Airlines Commenced a Twice Weekly Charter Service (Mon/fri) on the Brisbane-noumea-brisbane Route From February 23 With Fokker 100 Vh-fkg Operating Uty559/560. Prior to February 23 These Flights Were Operated by Skyairworld.

Effective March 1, Cobham Aviation Services Australia is the New Operating Name for National Jet. Bae 146-300 Vh-njl Was the First Aircraft Noted With New Cobham Titles When It Rolled Out at Adelaide on February 27.

Skywest Airlines Fokker 100 Vh-fnr Ferried Out of Perth on February 15 to Port Hedland and Seletar for Maintenance.

Tiger Airways Took Delivery of A320-232 9v-taj in Melbourne on February 21 After the Aircraft Ferried in Direct From Singapore. Later Registered Vh-vng, the A320 Entered Service With Tiger on March 4 When It Operated Tt524 From Melbourne to Adelaide. Delivery and Entry Into Service of Vh-vng Takes the Tiger Airways Australia A320 Fleet to Six.

A320-232 Vh-vnh, Which Was Delivered to Tiger Australia in Melbourne on January 15, Entered Service on February 20 When It Operated Tt502 From Melbourne to the Gold Coast.

Tiger Commenced Operations From Its Second Hub at Adelaide Effective March 1 With Flights to Alice Springs, Canberra, Gold Coast, Hobart and Perth.

On March 1 A320-232 Vh-vnc Operated the Inaugural Tt822 From Adelaide to Hobart, the Inaugural Tt882 From Adelaide to the Gold Coast, and the Inaugural Tt812 From Adelaide to Perth.

On March 3 A320-232 Vh-vnf Operated the Inaugural Tt862 From Adelaide to Alice Springs.

V Australia Commenced Operations on February 27 When 777-3zger Vh-voz Was Scheduled on Flight Va1 From Sydney to Los Angeles. Initially Three Return Flights Were Operated Weekly Sydney-los Angeles- Sydney Before a Daily Service Commenced on March 21.

777-3zger Vh-vpd, Which Was Delivered to V Australia in Brisbane on February 20, Entered Service on March 4 When It Operated Va1 From Sydney to Los Angeles.

Virgin Blue Registered E-190-100igw Vh-zpm on February 16, but the Aircraft Was Not Planned for Delivery to Brisbane Until Late March.

A Photo of the Aircraft at the Factory Shows It Wearing Pacific Blue Colours.

737-7bx Vh-vbt, Which Was Withdrawn From Virgin Blue Service on January 31, Was Test Flown at Melbourne in an All-white Scheme on March 12.

Macair Collapses

Townsville Based Regional Operator Macair Ceased Operations in Early February (See P28 April ’09 Aa).

Atr 42-500 Vh-uyj Was Withdrawn From Service on January 26 After Operating Mc350/1 Cairns-cloncurry- Cairns. As of Late March the Atr 42-500 Was Receiving Attention in the Hawker Pacific Hangar at Cairns.

Saab 340b Vh-uya Was Withdrawn From Service on February 6 After Operating Mc508/513 Cairns-mt Isa-cairns. On February 9 It Was Ferried From Cairns to Townsville. On March 10 Ownership of Vh-uya Was Transferred to Riel Finance P/l of Archerfield.

Saab 340b Vh-uyc Was Withdrawn From Service on January 26 After Operating Mc592/593 Cairns-kowanyama- Edward River-cairns. At a Later Date Vh-uyc Was Ferried From Cairns to Townsville Where It Was Placed in Storage With the Rest of the Saab Fleet.

Saab 340b Vh-uye Was Withdrawn From Service on January 29 After Operating Mc906 Cairns-townsville.

On March 10 Ownership Was Transferred to Transtate Leasing of Archerfield.

Saab 340b Vh-uyf Was Withdrawn From Service on February 6 After Operating Mc106/107 Townsville-mt Isa-cloncurry-townsville.

On March 10 Ownership Was Changed to Aero South Pacific of Paradise Point.

Saab 340b Vh-uyh Was Withdrawn From Service on February 5 After Operatingmc912 Townsville-cairns.

Later That Day It Ferried From Cairns to Townsville and on March 10 Ownership Was Changed to Aero South Pacific.

Saab 340b Vh-uyi’s Last Flight Details Are Unclear, but the Aircraft is Stored in Townsville.

On March 10 Vh-uyi Was Cancelled From the Register as ‘aircraft Repossessed’.

Saab 340b Vh-uyn Was Withdrawn From Service on January 28 After Operating Mc593 Edward River-cairns.

Later That Day It Ferried From Cairns to Townsville. On March 10 Ownership Was Changed to Ud Finance of Goomera, Queensland.

Regional Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Saab 340b+ to Regional Express, a Pc-12/47e to the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and a Bn-2a/3 Trislander to Unity Airlines.

Air Vanuatu Has Added a Third Harbin Y12-iv, B-979l, to Its Fleet.

Atr 42-320 Vh-avv Was Registered to Asia Pacific Aerospace on March 11. This Aircraft, Which Was Previously Registered to Airlink as P2-ala, Has Been a Long Time Resident in the Hawker Pacific Hangar at Cairns.

Karratha Flying Services Added King Air B200 Vh‑fdg to Its Fleet on March 6. Vh-fdg Was Previously Operated by the Rfds/western Operations.

Regional Express Took Delivery of Saab 340b+ N390ae at Wagga Wagga on March 7 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Nashville via Yuma, Christmas Island, Apia, Gold Coast and Orange. The Saab Was Later Registered to Regional Express as Vh-zrc.

Rfds/western Operations Took Delivery of Pilatus Pc‑12/47e Vh-owr at Jandakot of March 17 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Stans, Switzerland.

Unity Airlines Took Delivery of Bn-2a/3 Trislander Yj‑oo19 (Oscar Oscar One Nine) at Port Vila on January 30 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Greece via Darwin, Mount Isa and Gladstone.

Vincent Aviation Has Terminated Its Wet Lease of Dash 8- 102 Zk-vac to Solomon Airlines, With the Aircraft Arriving Back in Wellington From Honiara, Port Vila and Norfolk Island on March 1.

West Wing Aviation Added Pilatus Pc-12/47e Vh-aad to Its Fleet on March 13.

Bizjet News

in This Issue We Report the Departure of a Hawker 800xp and a Premier, and the Deliveries of a King Air B200 to New Caledonia and a King Air E90 to Vanuatu.

Network Jets Operated Hawker 800xp N805m Has Returned to the United States.

The Hawker Was Delivered to Network Jets of Auckland on March 25 ’08, and Was Last Reported in the Area on December 16 When It Departed Auckland for Apia and Maui.

Sydney Jet Charter Operated Premier I N7088s Also Appears to Have Returned to the United States. On February 17 the Premier Was Reported Departing Narsarsuaq, Greenland, for Goose Bay and Buffalo Before Continuing the Following Day to Dayton, Ohio. N7088s Had Been Part of the Local Scene Since April 27 ’07 When It Was Delivered to Sydney Jet Charter.

Beechjet 400a Vh-bzl Was Noted at Essendon on March 14 With the Coopers Brewery Logo on Its Tail.

King Air B200 F-oiaa Msn Bb-932, Which Was on Delivery to Air Alize, Arrived at Its Noumea Base From Darwin and Cairns on March 14.

King Air E90 N901tm Msn Lw-227, Which is Registered to South Pacific Spotters of Port Vila, Vanuatu, Ferried From Guam to Wewak on March 17.

Piper Pa-31t Cheyenne Ii N178sg Msn 31t-8020044, Which is Registered to Aircraft Guaranty Title Corporation of Houston, Texas, Arrived at Perth/jandakot From Shark Bay on March 17.

Commander 690a N690cl Msn 11153, Which is Registered to Centerline Aerospace of Clermont, Florida, Arrived at Essendon on March 12 After Ferrying in From Norwich, Uk, via Denpasar, Broome, Ayers Rock and Adelaide.

The Commander Was Flown to Australia to Assist in a Hydrographic Survey of the Seabed Off Southeast Australia.

Overseas Bizjets

Global 5000 N939ap Registered to the Bank of Utah in Salt Lake City Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on February 23 and Departed for Halim on February 24.

Global Express N1955m Registered to Mcdonalds Corporation of Chicago Arrived in Canberra From Narita on February 27. It Was Later Seen at Melbourne and Wagga Wagga Before Departing Sydney for Kahului on March 5.

Challenger 300 N985fm Registered to Idaho Investments of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Arrived in Brisbane From Auckland on February 20 and Departed for Apia on February 22.

Learjet 60 Hb-voz Operated by Jetclub of Zurich Was Noted at Melbourne/essendon on March 15 Before Moving to Sydney on March 18.

Falcon 900ex Se-djm Operated by Andersson Business Jet of Stockholm Arrived in Sydney From Shanghai via Cairns on March 3 and After Overnighting Continued to Melbourne. On March 5 It Departed for Auckland.

Netjets Europe Falcon 7x Cs-dsb Arrived in Perth From Kuala Lumpur on February 25 Operating as Flight Nje122a. It Departed the Following Day for Halim.

Falcon 7x Hb-jss Operated by Cat Aviation Ofzurich Arrived in Darwin From Papeete on February 16 Operating as Flight Caz601. It Departed Darwin for Male on February 18.

Flying Lion Falcon 7x Vp-bze Transited Cairns on February 27 While en Route From Auckland to Hong Kong.

Falcon 50 N770jd Registered to Jesse Duplantis Ministries of Hammond, Louisiana, Arrived in Brisbane From Pago Pago on March 4. It Was Later Noted in Sydney on March 8.

Gulfstream 550 N1gn Registered to Norman Aircraft Leasing of West Palm Beach, Florida, Arrived in Perth From Papeete on February 17. It Was Later Noted at Essendon Before Departing Brisbane for the Us on February 25.

Chevron Usa Gulfstream 550 N401hb Arrived in Perth From Kansai on March 15. It Later Departed Canberra for Honolulu on March 19.

Gulfstream 550 N546qs Registered to Nji Sales of Oklahoma City Arrived in Sydney From Beijing on March 18.

After Overnighting It Continued to Melbourne.

Gulfstream V N598f Registered to Jet Greene of Miami Beach, Florida, Arrived in Cairns From Honolulu on February 28. It Was Later Seen in Brisbane and Sydney Before Departing Essendon for Denpasar on March 9.

Gulfstream V N5616 Operated by the Halliburton Company of Houston Arrived in Perth From Macau on March 8 and After Overnighting Continued to Adelaide. It Departed for Halim on March 10.

Gulfstream 200 B-lux Operated by Metrojet of Hong Kong Arrived in Melbourne From Denpasar on February 24 and Departed for Biak on February 25.

Avalon Bizjets

the Australian International Airshow at Avalon From March 10-15 Attracted a Number of Bizjets.

Learjet 60xr N60xr Registered to Jet Advantage of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Arrived at Avalon on March 8 From Madras, Halim and Broome and Was Displayed by Execujet.

It Departed Avalon for Sydney on March 14 and After Overnighting Continued to Honiara, Majuro and Honolulu.

Learjet 45xr N45au, Which is Locally Based With Execujet, Arrived at Avalon From Sydney on March 12.

Gulfstream 550 N550ga Registered to Nakash Aviation Holding of New York Arrived at Essendon From Kona on March 7, Before Continuing to Avalon on March 9 Where It Was Displayed by Gulfstream Aerospace. It Departed for Melbourne on March 15 and After Overnighting Continued to Honolulu.

Gulfstream Aerospace Operated G200 N200ga Arrived in Melbourne From Nadi and Brisbane on March 6 Before Continuing to Avalon on March 9. It Departed for Melbourne and Nadi on March 15.

Gulfstream Aerospace Operated G150 N150gv Arrived at Avalon on March 9 From Darwin, Brisbane, Auckland and Sydney. It Departed on March 16 for Narrandera, Adelaide and Darwin.

Displayed at Avalon Were the Following Locally Based Bizjets: Citation Mustang Vh-sjp of Aeromil Pacific and Citation X Vh-xcj of Mount Craigie Holdings by Aeromil Pacific; Falcon 900ex N146ex of Business Jets, Auckland by Dassault Falcon; Hawker 900xp Vh-evf of Marcplan Charter and Premier I Vh‑vhp of Sydney Jet Charter by Hawker Pacific; Learjet 35a Vh-esw by Raytheon Australia; and Learjet 35a Zk‑xvl by Auckland Air Charter.

Visiting Bizjets Noted Were: Challenger 850 Vh-lef of Linfox Aircraft Charter; Challenger 600 Vh-zsu of Revesco Aviation; Citation Vii Vh-vrc of Christie Aviation; Citation Ii Vh‑psm of Melbourne Jets; and Citation Cj1 Vh-yne of Celijet Aviation Solutions.

Heavy Metal

Government of Iraq A300b4-2c Yi-apx Arrived in Canberra From Halim as Flight Iaw133 on March 11, Carrying the Iraqi President. It Continued to Sydney on March 13 as Flight Iaw133 and After Overnighting Departed for Jakarta/halim on March 14 as Flight Iaw134.

Kuwaiti Government A310‑308 9k-ald, Which Wears Kuwait Airways Colours, Arrived in Canberra From Bangkok on March 3 as Flight Kac022. The A310 Carried the Kuwaiti Soccer Team for an Asian Cup Qualifying Match Against Australia in Canberra.

It Departed for Jakarta as Flight Kac022 on March 6.

Volga Dnepr Antonov an-124 Ra-82044 Arrived in Darwin From Manila as Flight Vda1146 on February 17 and After Overnighting Departed for Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, as Flight Vda1147.

Asiana 747-48e Hl-7428 Arrived in Sydney From Auckland as Flight Aar6057 on March 4, Carrying the President of South Korea. The Following Day the 747 Continued to Canberra Before Departing for Jakarta/halim on March 6.

Royal Air Force C-17a Zz171 ‘ascot 6838’ Arrived in Perth on March 9 Before Continuing to Woomera on March 11.

Astraeus Airlines 757‑223a(Er) G-ojib Callsign ‘flystar 666’ Transited Sydney on February 18 While en Route From Denpasar to Auckland. The 757 Was Carrying the Heavy Metal Group Iron Maiden and Sported a Special Iron Maiden Colour Scheme.

737-7bc/bbj N800ks Operated by Clay Lacy Aviation of Los Angeles Arrived in Sydney From Papeete on March 4 and Departed for Papeete on March 6.

737-7bc/bbj Vp-brt Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on February 19 and After Overnighting Departed for Phuket.

Rossiya Airlines Il-96‑300 Ra-96018 Arrived in Canberra From Jakarta/halim on March 15 Carrying a Russian Parliamentary Delegation. It Departed for Sydney on March 17 Before Returning to Jakarta on March 18.

Volga Dnepr Il‑76td Ra‑76951 Arrived in Townsville on March 1 From Kolkata and Darwin as Flight Vda4935. It Then Departed to Noumea as Flight Vda4002 and After Overnighting Continued to Incheon as Flight Vda163.

Omega Air Kdc-10-40 N974vv Arrived in Darwin From Singapore on February 18 Supporting the Visit to Australia of Two Boeing F/a-18f Superhornets, and After Overnighting Returned to Singapore.

N974vv, Callsign ‘omega 10’, Returned to Australia on March 9 When It Arrived at Avalon From Singapore.

Ferry Flights

Cessna 208fp Vh-zwh, Which Had Been Registered to Avwest in Perth on May 21 ’08, Ferried Into the Gold Coast From Noumea on March 14 After Completing Its Trans-pacific Delivery Flight.

Diamond Da-42 Vh-fgo Operated by Fugro Airborne Surveys Departed the Gold Coast for Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island on February 23 Before Continuing the Following Day to Auckland. On March 3 It Departed Hamilton for Norfolk Island Where It Overnighted Before Continuing to Lord Howe Island and the Gold Coast.

Glasair Super Ii Zk-reh Departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, Gold Coast and Moree on February 23 on Delivery to a New Owner in Western Australia.

Furio Rg Zk-llg Departed Kerikeri on February 16 Before Continuing the Following Day to Lord Howe Island and Southport. The Furio Later Continued South to Avalon Where It Was Displayed at the Australian International Airshow. It Was Reported as Flying From Lord Howe Island to Norfolk Island on March 19 on Its Return to Ardmore.

Baron B55 Vh-jjx Arrived at Kerikeri From Norfolk Island on March 9.

Heli Harvest Mi-8mtv‑1 Er-mhz Departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island on February 11. After Overnighting It Continued to Lord Howe Island, Taree and Latrobe Valley Where It Commenced Operations Fighting the Victorian Bushfires.

Pac 750xl Zk-jhm Departed Hamilton for Lord Howe Island and Moree on March 9 Before Continuing to Broome and Denpasar. The New Production 750xl Was Reportedly on Delivery to a Skydiving Company in Europe.

Pa-28-181 Vh-viq, Which Was Registered to Chieftain Air of Mentone, Victoria, on February 26, Departed Kerikeri on Its Delivery Flight on March 4 Routed via Lord Howe Island, Coffs Harbour and Kempsey.

Rockwell Commander 114 Zk-jcv Departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island on February 17.

Vans Rv-7 Vh-vsr Ferried From Lord Howe Island to Kerikeri on February 24 and After Two Weeks in New Zealand Departed Kerikeri to Lord Howe Island on March 9.

Us Military at Avalon

Usaf/air Materiel Command Lockheed C-5b 87‑0028, Operated by the 60amw From Travis Afb in California, Arrived at Avalon From Guam on March 7. The C-5, Callsign ‘reach 483’, Departed for Guam on March 17.

Boeing C-17a 05-5152 Operated by the 15aw/154wg Out of Hickam Afb in Hawaii Arrived at Avalon From Hickam via Raaf Richmond on March 7. The C-17, Callsign ‘slew 2995’, Carried the Name Spirit of Go for Broke and Departed Avalon on March 17.

Usaf Boeing Kc-135r 58-0063 Callsign ‘reach 84’ Arrived at Avalon on March 5 in Company With F-15c 83-0023 Callsign ‘surf 94’ From the 67fs at Kadena, and F-16cs 92894 ‘surf 91’, 90822 ‘surf 92’, and F‑16d 90834 ‘surf 93’ From the 14fs/35fw at Misawa.

The Kc-135r Was From the 507arw/137arw Based at Tinker Afb in Oklahoma.

Rockwell B-1b 86-099 Operated by 37bs/28og From Ellsworth Afb in North Dakota Arrived at Avalon on March 7. The B-1b, Callsign ‘ogre 1’, Flew Direct From Ellsworth to Avalon in Just Over 21 Hours, During Which It Undertook Three Inflight Refuellings.

Rockwell B-1b 86-121, Also From the 37th Bs at Ellsworth Afb, Flew in Loose Formation With 86-099, but Diverted Into Melbourne on March 7 Before Continuing to Avalon on March 9. 86-121, Which Used the Callsign ‘ogre 2’, Carries the Name Symphony of Destruction.

Usaf C-37a/gv 01-0065 Spent a Few Hours at Avalon on March 10 While en Route From Melbourne to Darwin. Callsigned ‘spar 65’, the C-37 Had Earlier Arrived at Raaf Amberley From Hickam on March 5 Before Continuing to Sydney on March 6 and to Melbourne on March 8.

Us Navy F/a-18fs 166675 and 166970 of Vfa-122 Arrived at Avalon on March 4. The Two F/a-18fs Were Brought to Avalon by Boeing as Part of a Round-the-world Demonstration Tour That Included Denmark, India and Raaf Bases Tindal and Williamtown.