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Vh-oqe, Qantas’s Fifth A380, Entered Service on December 24 When It Operated Qf31 From Sydney to Singapore and London/heathrow.

A380-842 Vh-oqf Charles Kingsford Smith Was Delivered to Qantas in Sydney on January 13 After It Ferried in From Toulouse via Singapore as Qf6028.

Vh-oqf Entered Service on January 17 When It Operated Qf11 From Sydney to Los Angeles.

A380-842 Vh-oqb Operated a Special New Year Sightseeing Charter Flight to Antarctica, the First Time an A380 Had Been Used. The Aircraft Departed Sydney for Melbourne as Flight Qf2903 on December 31 and Then Operated an 11. 5 Hour Flight to the Edge of the Antarctic Ice-cap Before Returning to Melbourne and Sydney the Following Morning.

A380-842 Vh-oqc Operated the First Qf9 Melbourne- Singapore-london With A380 Equipment on January 18.

747-438 Vh-ojk Was Withdrawn From Qantas Service in Sydney on December 28 After Arriving From Los Angeles as Qf12 of December 26. The Aircraft Departed Sydney on January 18 as Flight Qf6019 for Victorville, California, Where It Was Placed in Storage.

747-438 Vh-ojk City of Newcastle Was Delivered to Qantas in Sydney on June 21 ’91 After It Ferried in From Seattle via Cairns. It Operated as Flight Qf531 From Seattle to Cairns Where It Operated Two Local Flights on June 20 Before Continuing to Sydney on June 21 as Qf531p.

In Traffic/jan-feb Details of the Final Flight of A330-202 Vh-ebk for Qantas Were Recorded Incorrectly. Its Final Service Was as Qf568 Departing Perth on November 9 and Arriving Sydney on November 10.

Qantaslink Took Delivery of Dash 8-q402 Vh-qou at Brisbane on December 5 With the Aircraft Ferrying in From Toronto via Grand Rapids, Concord, Honolulu and Majuro as C-fygq. The Q400 Entered Service on December 12 When It Operated Qf2324 From Brisbane to Bundaberg.

Dash 8-q402 Vh-qov Was Delivered to Brisbane on December 16 Registered Cfyic, Ferrying in From Toronto Over the Same Route as Taken by Vh-qou. It Entered Service With Qantaslink on January 2 When It Operated Qf2340 From Brisbane to Gladstone.

Dash 8-q402 Vh-qow Was Delivered to Brisbane on January 2 Registered C-fzft, After Arriving From Toronto Over the Same Route as Taken by Vh-qou/v.

Dash 8-q402 Vh-qox Was Delivered to Brisbane on January 12 as C-fzgc, Ferrying From Toronto Over the Same Route as Taken by Vh-qou/v/w.

Dash 8-q402 Vh-qoy, the 19th and Final Q400 on Order for Qantaslink, Was Delivered to Brisbane on January 24 as C-fzgg.

Jetstar Airways Ferried A330-202 Vh‑ebk Into Sydney on December 9 From Manila, Where It Had Been Repainted From Qantas Colours.

Vh-ebk is the Seventh of Type in the Jetstar Fleet, and Entered Service on December 10 Operating Jq19 From Sydney to the Gold Coast.

A320-232 Vh-jqe Was Withdrawn From Jetstar Service on November 29 After Operating Jq799 From Maroochydore to Melbourne. Transferred to Operations With Jetstar Asia, the A320 Was Registered 9v-jsg Before Ferrying Out of Melbourne on December 10 for Darwin and Singapore as Flight Jq900. A320-232 Vh-jqe, a June ‘05 Production Aircraft, Was Delivered to Jetstar in Newcastle on February 5 ’08 After Ferrying in From Istanbul via Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Darwin as Flight Jq7998. It Entered Service on February 14 ’08 When It Operated Jq464 From Melbourne to Ballina.

A320-232 Vh-vgt Msn 4178 Was Planned for Delivery to Jetstar in Early February, With A320-232 Vh-vgy Msn 4177 Due to Follow Later in the Month While A320-232 Vh-vgu Msn 4229 is Expected in March.

Qantas Cargo Ferried Wet Leased 767-223er N761cx From Sydney to Paya Lebar as Flight Atn101 on December 23 for Planned Maintenance With St Aero. The 767, as Atn102, Returned to Sydney From Paya Lebar on January 13 and Later Returned to Service on the Sydney- Auckland Run.

Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of an A320 to Tiger and a 737-800 to Virgin Blue, and the Departure of an Air New Zealand 737-300.

Air New Zealand 737-3u3 Zk-fre Was Withdrawn From Service on Termination of Its Lease on July 26, but It Was December 4 Before It Finally Departed New Zealand on Delivery to Its Next Operator. The 737 Was Painted in the Colours of Webjet Linhas Aereas of Brazil and Registered Pr-wjq Before Departing Christchurch for Cairns and Jakarta as Flight Web7941.

Cobham Has Announced That It Will Add Two Bae 146-300/rj100 Aircraft to Its Fleet With the First, Vh-njp Msn3354, Planned for Delivery in Late January.

Bae 146-100 Vh-njx, Which Was Placed in Storage at Adelaide on March 27 ’09, Has Returned to Service With the Aircraft Ferrying From Adelaide to Perth on December 4.

Strategic Airlines A320- 212 Vh-yqa Was Seen at Melbourne on December 10 After Being Painted in Strategic Colours. Later in the Month the A320 Was Noted to Be Carrying the Name the Kimberley.

Tasman Cargo Airlines 727‑2j4 Vh-dhe Ferried Out of Melbourne for Darwin as Flight Tmn6 on December 30 With the Aircraft Destined for Subang for Maintenance. To Cover the Down Time Tasman Cargo Leased 727-247f 9m-tgg From Transmile Air Services, and on January 10 It Ferried Into Auckland From Darwin and Brisbane as Flight Tse071. The Transmile 727 Entered Service With Tasman Cargo on January 11 When It Commenced Operations Between Auckland and Sydney.

Tiger Airways Took Delivery of A320-232 Vh-vnk in Melbourne on January 16 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Singapore. Vh-vnk Msn 3986 Was Delivered to Tiger in Singapore as 9v-tak on August 5 ’09.

Tiger Airways Will Reportedly Also Add A320-232 Vh-vno to Its Fleet in Late February With the Aircraft Being Transferred From Tiger in Singapore Where It Has Operated as 9v-tal.

V Australia Commenced a Daily Service Sydney-nadi- Sydney on December 18 With 777‑3zger Vh-voz Operating the Inaugural Voz29/28.

Virgin Blue Airlines Took Delivery of 737-8fe Vh-vut Yabba Dabba Blue at Brisbane on December 23 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Seattle/ Boeing Field via Lihue and Pago Pago as Flight Dj9080.

Vh-vut Entered Service With Virgin Blue on January 8 When It Operated Flight Dj942 From Brisbane to Sydney.

737-86n Vh-vog Misty Blue Has Terminated Its Lease to Virgin Blue With the Aircraft Being Withdrawn From Service on December 13 After Operating Dj746 From the Gold Coast to Melbourne. Vh-vog Then Entered the John Holland Aviation Services Hangar in Melbourne to Be Prepared for Its Next Lease.

Embraer E-190-100igw Vh-zpo Portia Macquarie Entered Service on December 9 When It Operated Dj1384 From Brisbane to Adelaide.

Rex Saabs to Thailand

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Dash 8-100 to Skytrans, a Saab 340b+ to Regional Express, a King Air B200c to Karratha Flying Services and a Pilatus Pc- 12/47e to the Rfds, Plus the Departures of Two Regional Express Saab 340bs.

Regional Express Has Leased Saab 340bs Vh-jrx and Vh‑xrx to Sga Airlines (Siam General Aviation), Which in Turn Will Operate the Aircraft for Nok Mini Out of Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Saab 340b Vh-jrx Was Withdrawn From Regional Express Service on October 10 After Operating Zl681 From Sydney to Wagga Wagga. It Was Then Ferried From Wagga Wagga to Townsville as Flight Zl9982 on November 6 Where Worland Aviation Painted It in the Blue Colours of Nok Mini.

Vh-jrx Returned to Wagga Wagga as Flight Zl9907 on December 22, Notably Carrying the Thai Registration Hs-gba Under Its Port Wing. Saab 340b Vh-xrx Was Withdrawn From Service on September 9 After Operating Zl681 From Sydney to Wagga Wagga. It Was Then Ferried From Wagga Wagga to Townsville as Flight Zl9976 on October 11 Where It Was Painted in the Green Colours of Nok Mini. Vhxrx Returned to Wagga Wagga on November 30 Where It Was Noted to Be Carrying the Thai Registratioin Hs-gbb Under Its Port Wing.

Vh-jrx, Operating as Flight Zl9901, and Vh-xrx, Operating as Flight Zl9902, Departed Wagga Wagga on January 3 on Ferry to Chiang Mai via Mount Isa, Darwin, Denpasar, Singapore and Bangkok.

Regional Express Saab 340b+ N396am Transited the Gold Coast on January 16 on Its Way From Nashville via Yuma, Christmas Island and Apia to Orange and Wagga Wagga. The Saab Was Later Registered to Regional Express as Vh-zrl.

Saab 340b+ Vh-zrj Entered Service With Regional Express on December 16 When It Operated Flight Zl3281 From Wagga Wagga to Melbourne.

Saab 340b+ Vh-zrk Entered Service With Regional Express on January 19 When It Operated Flight Zl3257 From Wagga Wagga to Melbourne.

Other Regional Airline News in This Period Concerns the Following: Airnorth Regional Sold Emb-120er Vh-asn to Hardy Aviation on December 31.

Emb-110p2 Vh-fnp, Which Wore Regional Link Colours and Had Been in Storage at Maroochydore, Was Cancelled From the Register on December 4 as ‘aircraft Decommissioned’.

In Early January the Bandeirante Was Noted at Maroochydore Mounted on a Wheeled Trestle With Its Engines, Undercarriage and Rudder Removed, but Still Carrying the Registration Vh-fnp and Still Carrying the Regional Link Livery.

Broome Aviation Cessna 208b Vh-ntq Was Badly Damaged at Beagle Bay, Western Australia, on January 14 After It Crashed Short of the Strip.

Fugro Airborne Surveys Fokker F27-500 Vh-ewp Ferried Into Its New Base at Melbourne/essendon From Adelaide on December 18.

Karratha Flying Services Took Delivery of King Air B200 N225wc at Port Hedland on January 4 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Ujung Pandang.

It Was Later Ferried to Perth/jandakot on January 11 and Placed on the Australian Register as Vh-kfx.

Rfds Western Operations Took Delivery of Pc-12/47e Vh-owb at Jandakot on December 11 With the Aircraft Ferrying in From Phuket, Denpasar and Port Hedland.

Skytrans Took Delivery of Dash 8-102 N828ex at Cairns on January 3 After the Aircraft Completed Its Trans-pacific Ferry From Santa Barbara via Honolulu and Majuro. The Dash 8, Which Was Later Registered to Skytrans as Vh-qqj, is the 19th of Type in the Airlines Png/skytrans Group, With Airlines Png Operating Nine and Skytrans 10.

Solomon Airlines Leased Dash 8-102 P2-mcq From Airlines Png in Early December for an Indefinite Period.

Vincent Aviation Beech 1900c Zk-vae Has Joined the Operator’s Darwin Based Fleet, Arriving There on December 20 as Flight Val310 From Wellington via Auckland, Norfolk Island, Brisbane and Mount Isa.

Bizjet News

in This Issue We Detail the Delivery of a Global 5000, Learjet 60, Cessna 550 and a Citation Cj3, While We Also Report on Two New Bizjet Types Shortly to Be Delivered to Australia, a Legacy 600 and a Gulfstream 550.

Global 5000 Vh-lep, Which Was Registered to Linfox Global Charter of Melbourne on December 14, Was Delivered to Melbourne/essendon on December 18 After It Flew in From Honolulu.

Learjet 60 Vh-exj, Which Had Been Delivered to Sydney on October 25 as Rp-c2956, Was Placed on the Australian Register on December 14, With the Registered Holder Jackson Llc of Mascot, Nsw, and the Operator Execujet Australia of Mascot. Vh-exj Has Been in Australia Before as Vh-ocv, Registered to Execujet Australia Between May 27 ’04 and October 10 ’05 When It Was Moved to Operations in the Philippines.

Cessna 550 N241ft Msn 550-0241 of Poultney Ventures, Incline Village, Nevada, Arrived at Melbourne/moorabbin From Denpasar via Darwin, Mount Isa and Bankstown on December 21. It Commenced Its Ferry Flight to Australia From Reno, Nevada, on November 22 Departing to Winnipeg, Goose Bay, Reykjavik, Bournemouth and Malta.

Citation Cj3 N91gt Msn 525b-0332, Which is Registered to Ec Menzies Aviation, Arrived at Its Melbourne/essendon Base on December 13 After Ferrying in From Wichita via Seattle/boeing Field, Kodiak, Adak, Midway, Majuro, Port Vila and Noumea.

Embraer Emb-135bj (Legacy 600) Vh-vlt Was Registered on January 4 With the Holder Being Clear Skies (Vic) P/l of Notting Hill, Victoria, and the Operator Marcplan Charter of Essendon. The First Legacy 600 on the Australian Register, It Was Planned for Delivery to Its Essendon Base in Late January.

Learjet 45xr Vh-vvi Msn 262 Returned to the Register on December 16 With the Holder Being Agg Learjet of Sydney and the Operator Execujet Australia. The Aircraft Was Previously Registered to Execujet Australia on March 9 ’05 and Remained With Them Until May 23 ’07 When It Was Flown to the Us for Sale. On August 22 ’07 Vh‑vvi Was Removed From the Register When Sold in the Us as N45au, but on July 24 ’08 Returned to Australia Where It Has Since Operated Under Its Us Registration.

Gulfstream 550 Vh-lal Msn 5259, the First G550 on the Australian Register, Was Noted at Long Beach, California, on January 14. The Gulfstream is Planned for Delivery to Australia in Mid February, and Its Registration Suggests That It Will Be Operated by Melbourne’s Pal Aviation.

Gulfstreams Galore

Gulfstream 550 N1gn Registered to Norman Aircraft Leasing of West Palm Beach, Florida, Arrived at Essendon Direct From Haikou, China, on December 2. It Departed Essendon for Sydney on December 3 and Sydney for Honolulu on December 6.

Gulfstream 550 N418sg Operated by Indigo Management of Santa Monica, California, Arrived in Melbourne From Papeete on January 16. Netjets Gulfstream 550 N528qs Arrived in Sydney From Kahului on January 8 and After Overnighting Returned to Kahului.

Gulfstream 550 N550m Registered to Motorola of Wheeling, Illinois, Arrived at Essendon From Honolulu on November 30 and Departed for Honolulu on December 2.

Gulfstream 550 N550sg Arrived at Hamilton Island From Honolulu and Cairns on December 20 Before Continuing to Sydney on December 23. It Departed Sydney for Queenstown on December 27 Before Returning to Sydney on December 31.

Gulfstream 550 N3050 Registered to Gc Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived in Brisbane From Honolulu on January 12 Before Returning to Honolulu on January 14.

Gulfstream 550 Vq-bla Operated by Indio Aviation of Luton, Uk, Arrived in Port Hedland From New Delhi on January 8 Before Departing Early the Next Morning for Mackay, Cairns and New Delhi.

Gulfstream 500 N760cc Registered to Challenger Management of New Castle, Delaware, Arrived in Sydney From Kona on January 18.

Gulfstream V N51fl Operated by Star Aircraft Leasing Arrived in Sydney From Papeete on December 16 and Departed for Honolulu on December 30.

Gulfstream V N500pc Registered to Noble Leasing of White Plains, New York, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on December 20 Before Departing to Singapore on December 22.

Gulfstream V N688ty Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on December 9 Before Departing for Narita on December 13.

Gulfstream V N1454h Operated by Hess Corporation of New York City Arrived in Perth From Honolulu and Cairns on January 13. On January 15 N1454h Operated a Return Flight From Perth to Karratha Before Departing the Following Day for Surabaya.

Gulfstream V Oe-iss Operated by Avcon Jet of Vienna Arrived in Melbourne From Bangkok as Flight Aoj572 on January 3 and Departed Direct to Buenos Aires on January 5.

Us Coast Guard Gulfstream V/c-37a 01 Arrived in Sydney From Paya Lebar on January 9, Using the Callsign ‘charlie 101’.

It Departed Sydney for Perth on January 10 and After Overnighting Continued to Mahe.

Gulfstream 450 N225cx Registered to Cx Air Holdings of Stratford, Connecticut, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on December 23 Before Continuing to Adelaide on December 26, Ayers Rock on December 30 and Cairns on January 1. It Departed Cairns for Rotorua on January 5.

Gulfstream Iv N7la Registered to Champion Cyclist Lance Armstrong’s Mellow Johnnys Aviation of Austin, Texas, Arrived in Adelaide From Nadi on January 13.

Gulfstream Iv N128ts Registered to Dsa Aviation of Scottsdale, Arizona, Arrived in Sydney From Auckland on January 9, and After Overnighting Departed for Apia.

Netjets Gulfstream Iv N426qs Arrived at Melbourne From Nadi on January 10 and Returned There on January 11.

Us Army Gulfstream Iv/ C‑20f 91-0108, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘pat 108’, Arrived in Christchurch From Guam and Darwin on January 16.

Gulfstream 350 N350fk Registered to Executive Jet Shares of Wilmington, Delaware, Arrived at Hamilton Island From Queenstown and Brisbane on January 3. It Departed for Sydney on January 6 Before Continuing to Auckland on January 10.

Overseas Bizjets

Global Express N500e Registered to Mobil Corporation of Dallas Arrived in Melbourne From Singapore on January 12 and Departed for Honolulu on January 15.

Global Express N624bp Registered to Bank of America of Oxford, Connecticut, Arrived in Brisbane From Hong Kong on December 9 Before Departing to Honolulu on December 13.

Tag Aviation Global Express N700bx Arrived in Perth From Durban on January 11 Before Continuing to Sydney on January 13 and Essendon on January 18.

Global Express N983j Registered to Iw Jacobs of La Jolla, California, Arrived in Sydney From Kahului on December 29 Before Continuing to Adelaide on January 6. It Departed Adelaide for Christchurch on January 10.

Global Express Hb-jgp Operated by the Wellsure Corporation Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on December 22 and Departed for Cairns on January 2. It Departed Cairns for Male on January 12.

Global 5000 N340gf Registered to Jt Aviation Corporation of New York Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on December 2 and Departed for Darwin and Kolkata on December 5.

Challenger 601/3r N96ds Registered to Dls Air of Denver, Colorado, Arrived at Hamilton Island From Majuro and Cairns on December 5. It Was Later Seen at Essendon Andsydney Before Departing Cairns for Pago Pago on December 16.

Challenger 601/3a N384mp Registered to Cr Holdings of Chicago Arrived in Brisbane From Pago Pago on December 24 and Remained Until December 28 When It Returned to Pago Pago.

Challenger 300 N41dp Registered to D Phillips of Quincy, Illinois, Arrived at Essendon From Cocos Island on December 19 and Departed for Apia on December 27.

Challenger 300 Ra-67223 Operated by Severstal of Cherepovts, Russia, and Operating as Flight Ssf9571 Arrived in Sydney From Davao on December 30. It Departed Sydney for Cairns as Flight Ssf9572 on January 2 and Cairns for Singapore on January 10.

Learjet 35 N361pj Registered to Premier Jets of Portland, Oregon, Arrived in Sydney From Noumea on December 15 and After Overnighting Departed for Noumea.

Falcon 7x N55lc Registered to Lowes Companies of Mooresville, North Carolina, Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on December 15 Before Returning to Honolulu on December 17.

Falcon 7x Oy-jde Which is Operated by Air Alsie of Sonderborg, Denmark, Arrived at Melbourne/essendon From Kona on January 10. After Overnighting It Departed for Male.

Malaysia Based Falcon 2000lx N9895 Arrived in Adelaide From Kuala Lumpur on December 15. It Later Visited Hobart Before Departing Melbourne for Kuala Lumpur on December 24.

Falcon 2000ex M-ljgi Operated by Ven Air of Dublin Transited Darwin on January 5 While en Route From Hua Hin, Thailand, to Auckland.

Falcon 50 N928wk Registered to Double V Resources of Dallas Arrived in Sydney From Pago Pago on December 28 Before Departing for Ayers Rock on January 1. It Continued to Cairns on January 4 and to Majuro on January 7.

Hawker 700a G-cfbp Registered to Hawker 700 of Guernsey, Uk, Which Had Arrived in Sydney on November 13, Finally Departed on December 8 for Darwin and Denpasar.

Westwind Ii N911gu Registered to Jet Care of Barrigada, Guam, Operated a Medevac Flight Into Brisbane From Guam and Honiara on December 9. Later That Day It Departed Brisbane for Cairns and Guam.

Heavy Metal

Air Afriqiyah A340-213 5a‑one, Operating as Flight Aaw111, Arrived in Christchurch From Denpasar on December 27. The A340 Remained in Christchurch Until January 2 When It Departed for Phuket, Again as Aaw111.

Antonov Airlines an-124 Ur-82073 Arrived in Brisbane From Bangkok via Darwin on December 27 Operating as Flight Adb2332. After Overnighting It Departed Brisbane for Pusan.

Volga-dnepr Airlines an-124 Ra-82078 Arrived in Melbourne From Jakarta and Darwin on December 4, Operating as Flight Vda2370.

Later That Day It Departed Melbourne for Honolulu as Flight Vda2371.

Volga-dnepr Airlines an-124 Flight Vda 2454 Arrived in Brisbane From Milan/malpensa, Anchorage and Honolulu on January 19.

Onboard Was Italian Navy Nh90(Nfh) Csx81579 Code 3-03 Which Was Later Test Flown as ‘india 1579’. On January 24 It Departed Brisbane for Port Macquarie and Sydney Where It Was Later Displayed in an Australia Day Flypast and at Pacific 2010 Maritime Exposition.

Mk Airlines 747-2b5f G-mkba Arrived in Adelaide From Singapore on December 25 Operating as Flight Bgb619.

Later the Same Day It Departed to Shenzen as Flight Bgb903.

Neptune Air 737-210c 9m‑nea Arrived in Perth From Denpasar as Flight Nep786 on January 13 and the Same Day Returned to Denpasar.

Jeju Air Dash 8-q402 Hl5255 Departed Cairns for Biak as Flight Jja502m on December 14 After Completing Maintenance With Hawker Pacific.

Lynden Air Cargo Lockheed 382 N403lc Arrived in Perth From Johor Bahru on December 14 as Flight Lyc443.

After Overnighting It Departed for Port Hedland, Christmas Island and Johor Bahru.

Lynden Air Cargo Lockheed 382 N406lc Arrived in Sydney From Port Moresby as Flight Lyc447 on December 16.

After Overnighting It Departed for Alice Springs, Port Hedland and Christmas Island. On December 18, N406lc as Flight Lyc447 Arrived in Brisbane From Christmas Island and Port Hedland. It Was Still Parked in Brisbane as of January 24.

Dc-10-30 N17085, Which is Registered to 10 Tanker Air of Tulsa, Arrived at Avalon on December 14 From Victorville via Kona and Pago Pago. The Dc-10 Will Be Based at Avalon Until Late March to Operate if Required as ‘tanker 911’ During the Current Bushfire Season.

Md-87 N168cf Registered to Sunrider Corporation of Torrance, California, Arrived in Melbourne From Papeete on January 11 and Remained There Until January 13 When It Departed for Taipei.

Ferry Flights

Beech F33a Vh-lyk, Which Was Registered to a Private Owner at Greenacres, South Australia, on November 16, Ferried Into Brisbane From Norfolk Island on January 6 After Completing Its Trans-pacific Ferry.

Cessna 208b C-gsgu Operated by Sander Geophysics of Ottawa, Ontario, Arrived in Darwin From Denpasar on January 17 and Continued to Port Morseby on January 19.

Cessna 208 Vh-dzz, Which Was Registered to Somerbrook P/l of Wilsonton, Queensland, on December 17, Ferried Intotoowoomba From Apia and the Gold Coast on December 24.

Cessna 208 N208jm Registered to Robinson Leasing of Driggs, Idaho, Arrived at Bankstown From Honolulu via Pago Pago, Norfolk Island and Sydney on January 3. It is Reported That the Aircraft, Which Will Be Bankstown Based, Will Be Placed on the Australian Register.

Cessna 210r Zk-kwi Arrived at Bankstown on December 3 After Crossing the Tasman From Kerikeri via Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island and the Gold Coast.

Cessna 172m Zk-dxo in Company With Roko Aero Ng‑4 Ml Zk-say Arrived at Port Macquarie From Kerikeri via Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island on January 1.

Zk‑dxo Then Returned to New Zealand Ferrying From Lord Howe Island to Norfolk Island on January 9.

Diamond Da40 Vh-div Arrived in Kerikeri From Camden via Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island on December 31. On January 10 It Departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island on Its Return to Australia.

Kiwi Air P-750xl Zk‑swa Departed Daru for Cairns and Toowoomba on December 24.

P-750xl Vh-nzj, Which Was Operated by Skydive Cairns, Arrived at Kerikeri on December 2 After Ferrying in From Toowoomba via Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands. On December 15 the P-750xl Was Registered Zk-sdt to the Das Syndicate of Taupo.

Pa-31t N178sg Continued Its Tour of the Region When It Departed Bankstown for Hobart on December 28 Before Continuing to Queenstown on January 6.

Pa-46r-350t Vh-rcz, Which Was Registered to Coleman Granges P/l of Willagee Central in Western Australia on September 25, Arrived in Brisbane From Nadi on December 4 After Completing Its Trans-pacific Ferry.

Kodiak N58nh of Maf International Was Delivered to Sentani, West Papua, on January 14 After It Completed Its Trans-pacific Ferry From Nampa, Idaho via Seattle/boeing Field, Anchorage, Adak, Midway, Majuro and Pohnpei.

Maf International Kodiak N9710m Was Delivered to Tarakan, Indonesia, on December 18 After It Ferried in From the Uk Where It Had Operated Some Demonstration Flights.

Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-61n C-ftig Departed Essendon on December 20 on Ferry to Perth Where It Arrived on December 22. As ‘helitac 682’ It Was Later Deployed to Busselton Where It is Based for the Summer on Firefighting Duties.

Coulson Helicopters Sikorsky S-76b N7689s Arrived at Essendon by Truck on January 18.

Turboprop Arrivals/ Departures Januaryjune 2009

in the First Six Months of 2009 We Saw Seven Twin Turboprop Airliners Delivered to Operators in Our Region. The Types Were Two Dash 8-q400s, Two Dash 8-300s, and Three Saab 340b+s.

February Deliveries Were Dash 8-q402 Vh-qop to Qantaslink at Brisbane as C-fuoi on the 9th and Dash 8-q402 Vh-qor to Qantaslink at Brisbane as C‑fust on the 27th.

March Saw the Delivery of Saab 340b+ Vh-zrc to Regional Express as N390ae at Wagga Wagga on the 7th, While Arriving in April Was Saab 340b+ Vh-zre to Regional Express as N391ae at Wagga Wagga on the 30th.

May Saw the Delivery of Dash 8-q315 Zk-nfb to Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson as C-fvuf at Nelson on the 8th, While June Deliveries Were Saab 340b+ Vh-zrh to Regional Express as N392ae at Wagga Wagga on the 11th and Dash 8-q315 Zk-nfi to Air New Zealand Link/air Nelson as C-fwgq at Nelson on the 14th.

Over the Period January to June 2009 We Saw Six Turboprop Airliners Depart the Region, These Being a Jetstream 41, a Dornier 228, an Emb-110 and Three Saab 340as.

January Saw Saab 340a Vh‑kdi of Regional Express Depart Wagga Wagga on the 3rd on Delivery to Sol Lineas Aereas of Rosario, Argentina, While in February Dornier 228- 202 Zk-vir of Air West Coast Departed Haupiri on the 16th on Delivery to Divi Divi Air in the Netherlands Antilles.

April Departures Were Jetstream 41 Zk-jsm of Honk Aviation Which Departed Nelson on the 4th on Delivery to South Africa; Saab 340a Vh-zrx of Regional Express Which Departed Wagga Wagga on the 14th on Delivery to Sprint Air in Poland; and Saab 340a Vh-zly of Regional Express Which Departed Wagga Wagga on the 24th, Also on Delivery to Sprint Air.

June Saw Emb-110p1 Vh-tlh of Aeropelican Air Services Depart Sydney/bankstown on the 5th on Delivery to Aeropro of Quebec, Canada. N