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767-338er Vh-ogc Was Withdrawn From Qantas Service on February 5 After It Operated Qf458 From Melbourne to Sydney. On February 22 the 767 Departed Sydney Direct to Victorville in California as Qf6019 With a Planned Flight Time of Just Over 13 Hours.

Vh‑ogc City of Bendigo Was Delivered to Qantas in Sydney on November 28 ’88 After It Ferried in From Seattle via Honolulu as Flight Qf7633d.

767-338er Vh-ogb Was Planned to Be Retired From Qantas Service in March, Then Ferried to Victorville for Storage.

767-338er Vh-ogq Birdsville Ferried Into Sydney From Paya Lebar as Flight Qf6028 on January 21 After Being Painted in the New Corporate Livery. It Returned to Qantas Service on January 22 When It Operated Qf421 From Sydney to Melbourne.

767-338er Vh-ogs Roma Has Been Painted in the New Qantas Corporate Livery After Departing Sydney for Paya Lebar on January 22. Vh-ogs Ferried Back Into Brisbane From Paya Lebar as Qf6022 on February 9 and Returned to Service the Following Day When It Operated Qf517 From Brisbane to Sydney.

737-476 Vh-tji Ferried Into Melbourne From Seletar and Darwin as Qf6028 on February 23 After Completing Planned Maintenance.

Jetstar Airways Took Delivery of A320-232 Vh-vgt in Newcastle on February 1 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai, Singapore and Darwin as Jq7992. On February 8 Vh-vgt Ferried From Newcastle to Sydney as Jq7981 Before Entering Service on February 10 When It Operated Jq760 From Sydney to Adelaide.

A320-232 Vh-vgy Was Delivered to Jetstar in Newcastle on February 7 After It Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai, Singapore and Darwin as Jq7992.

On February 12 the Aircraft Ferried From Newcastle to Melbourne as Jq7983 Before Entering Service on February 15 When It Operated Jq502 From Melbourne to Sydney.

A320-232 Vh-jqh Was Withdrawn From Service on January 31 After It Operated Jq710 From Hobart to Melbourne.

The A320 Then Entered the John Holland Aviation Services Hangar Where It Was Prepared for Delivery to Jetstar Asia in Late February as 9v-jsf.

Interestingly, the A320 Was Noted Outside the John Holland Hangar on February 21 With Its Registration Showing as Vh‑jqh9v-jsf.

A320-232s Vh-vgu and Vh-vgv Were Planned for Delivery to Jetstar in March With Vh-vgr Following in April.

Qantaslink Placed Dash 8-q402 Vh-qox Into Service on January 29 When It Operated Qf2356 From Brisbane to Rockhampton. In Traffic/march We Incorrectly Reported Q402 Vh-qoy as Being the 19th and Final Aircraft of Type on Order for Qantaslink When in Fact It Was Actually the 21st. Vh-qoy Entered Service on February 10 When It Operated Qf2358 From Brisbane to Rockhampton.

Qantaslink Resumed Services Between Port Lincoln and Adelaide Effective February 15 With Q402 Vh-qom Operating the Inaugural Qf2266.

Airline News

Airnorth Has Leased Former Skyairworld E-170-100lr Vh-swo Which Had Been Parked at Brisbane Since February 18 ’09. Vh-swo Ferried From Brisbane to Melbourne on January 28 Where It Entered the John Holland Aviation Services Hangar for a Repaint Prior to Planned Delivery to Darwin in Early March.

Cobham Took Delivery of Bae 146-300/rj100 G-bzaw at Adelaide on February 2 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Southend, Uk, via Dubrovnik, Sharm El Sheikh, Muscat, Mumbai, Colombo, Phuket, Jakarta and Broome. On the Tail of G-bzaw Was Painteda Green Map of Australia With the Inscription ‘1st Rj100 for Australia – Leading the Way’.

The Rj Was Registered Vh‑njp on February 5 to National Jet Express.

Heavylift Cargo Has Leased Asia Pacific Airlines 727-212f N319ne, With the Freighter Delivered to Brisbane From Guam on February 13 as Flight Mge319. The Following Day N319ne Operated Its First Flight for Heavylift When It Departed Brisbane for Port Moresby.

Strategic Airlines Commenced Rpt Services in Its Own Right on February 8 When A320-212 Vh-yqa Operated Vc501/502 From Perth to Derby and Return. Earlier on January 27 the Aircraft Had Ferried Into Perth as Agc9501 From Brisbane, Canberra and Melbourne. On January 28 Vhyqa Operated a Training Flight From Perth to Derby and Return Followed by Another Training Flight on January 29 From Perth to Kalgoorlie and Return. On February 2 the A320 Operated Proving Flight Vc501/502 From Perth to Derby and Return.

Strategic Was Planning to Take Delivery of A320-211 Vh‑yqb in Melbourne in Early March With the Aircraft to Enter Service From Its Perth Base. The A320, Msn 279, Was a February ’92 Production Aircraft Built on Order for Ilfc and Initially Leased to Canadian Airlines as C-flsf. Prior to Delivery to Strategic It Was Operated by Indonesia’s Mandala Airlines as Pk-rma.

Strategic Operated Three Charters for the Adf Recently Using A320 F-gstr on the Route Brisbane-dili-townsville- Brisbane, With an Overnight Stop in Townsville. On February 9/10 the Flights Were Operated as Stz1000/1005, While on February 11/12 and 15/16 They Were Operated as Stz1000/1007.

Virgin Blue 737-86n Vh‑vog, Which Was Withdrawn From Service in Melbourne on December 13, Was Still Being Worked on by John Holland in Late February by Which Time It Had Been Painted in the Colours of the Russian Airline Orenair. On February 13 the 737 Was Noted Carrying the Registration Vq-bfz, but Later the Following Week It Was Once Again Carrying Vh-vog.

737-86n Vh-voh’s Lease With Virgin Blue Has Ended and on January 20 It Was Withdrawn From Service in Melbourne After Operating Dj284 From Canberra.

It is Reported That Vh-voh Will Follow Vh-vog to Operations With Orenair After Maintenance With John Holland.

Virgin Blue Placed 737-8fe Vh-vuu Msn 36609 on the Register on February 17 With the Aircraft Planned for Delivery in April.

Regional Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Saab 340b+ to Regional Express and a Pc‑12/47e to the Rfds, and the Departure of a Vincent Aviation Beech 1900d.

Alliance Airlines Changed the Registration of Fokker 50 Vh-ahx to Vh-fkp on January 29.

Fugro Lads Corporation of Adelaide Became the Registration Holder of Fokker F27-500 Vh-ewp Effective January 17.

Iap Group of Narrabeen, Nsw, Placed Skyvan 100 Vh‑chk Msn Sh-1924 on the Register on February 10, but on February 18 It Was Cancelled as Being Sold in Austria. The Skyvan Has Been Parked at Johore Bahru in Malaysia for Some Months Carrying the Titles of Aero Lanka.

Regional Express Saab 340b+ N400br Was Delivered to Wagga Wagga on February 19 After Completing Its Ferry Flight From Nashville via Yuma, Christmas Island, Apia, Gold Coast and Orange. The Saab Was Later Registered to Regional Express as Vh-zrm.

Royal Flying Doctor Service/ Western Operations Took Delivery of Pilatus Pc-12/47e Vh-owd at Jandakot on January 29 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Phuket via Denpasar and Port Hedland.

Pilatus Pc-12/47e Vh‑owg Msn 1155, Which Was Registered to the Rfds/ Western Operations on January 19, Should Have Been Delivered by the Time This is Read.

Vincent Aviation Has Terminated Its Lease of Beech 1900d Vh-vau and Returned the Aircraft to Awesome Aviation in South Africa. On January 5 It Departed Darwin for Denpasar, Banda Aceh, Male, Mahe and Nampula to Lanseria Where It Arrived on January 8. Vh-vau Was Cancelled From the Register on January 11 With the Aircraft Then Being Registered to Awesome Aviation as Zs-prg.

Bizjet News

the Local Bizjet Scene Powers on and in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Global Express and a Legacy 600, and Record the Visits by a Number of Overseas Registered Bizjets on Demonstration Tours of Australia.

Global Express Vh-ocv Was Placed on the Register on February 1 With Nelson Corporate Aviation of Sydney Being the Registration Holder and Execujet Australia of Mascot the Registered Operator. The Global Express Was Delivered to Sydney on February 6, Arriving From Montreal via London/ Luton and Male.

Legacy 600 Vh-vlt Was Delivered to Marcplan Charter at Essendon on January 28 After It Arrived From Kahului and Nadi.

Global Express Vh-law Was Registered to Walker Air Services of Mascot on February 26 and Will Have Been Delivered by the Time This is Read.

Citation Ultra Vh-wfe Was Placed on the Register on January 22 With the Holder Being Mitchell Air of South Melbourne and the Operator Direct Air Charter (Australia) of Essendon. Vh-wfe Will Reportedly Be Delivered to Australia by Late March.

Citation Ultra Zk-awk Was Again Registered to Airwork Flight Operations on February 22. The Cessna Had Initially Arrived in Australia as N596vp and on November 20 It Was Registered Zk-awk, but on January 8 This Was Cancelled as ‘aircraft Exported’. However, the Citation Did Not Revert to N596vp but Instead Became N3937e With Silverside Engineering of Wilmington, Delaware. On January 28 N3937e Departed Maroochydore for Brisbane and Auckland on Delivery to Airwork Flight Operations Where It Again Became Zk-awk.

Citation 550 Vh-euv Was Registered to Erudgere Vineyard of Mudgee, Nsw, on January 25. It Had Earlier Been Delivered to Melbourne/moorabbin on December 21 as N241ft.

Pal Aviation Falcon 900b Vh-lal Was Cancelled From the Register on February 16, Although No Reason Was Listed.

Linfox Aircraft Charter Challenger 850 Vh-lef, Which Had Departed Essendon for the Us on September 27 ’09, Returned on February 14 With the Aircraft Flying in From Tarawa and Port Vila. While the Challenger 850 Was Absent From Essendon It Was Painted in a Similar Colour Scheme to the Linfox Global 5000 Vh‑lep.

Gulfstream 550 Zk-kfb Msn 5260, Which Will Be the First of Its Type on the New Zealand Register, Was Noted at Long Beach, California, on January 20. The Gulfstream’s Registration Suggests That It Will Replace Gulfstream Iv Zk-kfb Currently Operated by Air National Corporate From Auckland.

Citation Mustang Zk-mus Msn 510-0300 (the 300th Mustang Built) Was Planned for Delivery to a New Zealand Owner in Early April.

King Air C90gt1 N6069h Msn Lj-1969 Arrived at Hawker Pacific at Sydney/bankstown on February 13, Flying in via Halim and Broome.

King Air C90 N814cp Msn Lj-1127 Was Ferried Across the Pacific by Air Center One on Delivery to an Owner at Palmerston North. The Trans- Pacific Ferry From Santa Maria to Auckland, Where It Arrived on February 17, Was Made via Honolulu, Christmas Island and Pago Pago.

Tbm 850 N850zc Registered to Transatlantic Deliveries of Wilmington, Delaware, Arrived at Essendon on February 3 After Ferrying in From Denpasar via Darwin, Mount Isa and Ballarat.

The Tbm Was Cancelled From the Us Register on February 9 as Being Sold in Australia.

A Number of Overseas Registered Bizjets Which Had Attended the Singapore Airshow in February Were Subsequently Demonstrated in Australia.

Falcon 7x N748fj Registered to Falcon Jet of Little Ferry, New Jersey, Arrived in Canberra From Singapore on February 7.

It Was Subsequently Noted at Melbourne/essendon and Brisbane Before Departing Sydney for Honolulu on February 13.

Hawker 4000 N86lf Registered to Rc18 Inc of Wilmington, Delaware, Arrived in Perth From Singapore on February 7 and Departed the Following Morning to Halim.

Phenom 100 Pp-xoq Arrived in Perth From Denpasar via Port Hedland on February 9 and Was Later Noted at a Number of Australian Airports on Its Demonstration Tour Before Departing Darwin for Denpasar on February 25.

Hawker 750xp N6405k Arrived in Brisbane From Seletar via Port Hedland on February 14 and Was Later Seen at the Gold Coast, Inverell, Hamilton Island, Sydney, Adelaide and Essendon Before Departing Sydney for Darwin and Singapore on February 19.

Gulfstreams Galore

Overseas Registered Bizjets Are Visiting Australia and New Zealand in Record Numbers.

Gulfstream 550 N757pl Arrived in Sydney From Seletar on February 2 and It Remained There Until February 7 When It Returned to Seletar.

Gulfstream 550 B-lsm – a New Production Aircraft Delivered in December ’09 – Arrived in Darwin From Hong Kong on January 17 Before Continuing to Queenstown the Following Day.

It Then Flew Queenstown to Sydney on February 20 Before Departing for Hong Kong on February 23.

Gulfstream 550 M-vrny Operated by Mirtos Ltd Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on January 22 and Continued to Melbourne on January 25. It Then Remained in Melbourne Until February 1 When It Departed for Hong Kong.

Gulfstream 550 Oe-iss Operated by Jet Alliance of Vienna Arrived at Melbourne From Sanya City, China, as Jag52on January 22 and Departed for Perth and the Seychelles on January 27. In Traffic/march We Detailed the Visit of Gulfstream V Oe-iss, but This Should Have Read Oe-iis.

Gulfstream 550 Vp-cjm Arrived in Brisbane From Halim on January 25 and Departed for Denpasar on January 28.

Us Navy Gulfstream 550/c-37b 166376 Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on January 26. It Visited Newcastle on January 28 Before Departing Sydney for Wellington on January 29.

Gulfstream V N89he Registered to Harrahs of Las Vegas Arrived in Sydney From Kona, Hawaii, on January 26 Before Departing on January 29.

Gulfstream V N502ka Operated by Skyflight Leasing Arrived in Cairns From Honolulu on January 29 Before Returning to Honolulu on February 5.

Netjets Gulfstream V N507qs Arrived in Sydney From Kahului on January 24 and After Overnighting Departed to Kona.

Gulfstream V N944h Registered to Honeywell Aircraft Leasing of Morristown, New Jersey, Arrived in Brisbane From Singapore on January 31 and Departed for Shanghai on February 3.

Netjets Europe Gulfstream V Cs-dkj Arrived in Sydney From Narita on February 10.

Us Navy Gulfstream V/c‑37a 166375 Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on January 24 and Visited Canberra the Following Day. It Departed Sydney for Port Moresby on January 29.

Gulfstream Iv N270sc Registered to Transexec Air Service of Santa Monica, California, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on January 26 and Departed for Nadi on January 30.

Gulfstream Iv N338mm Arrived in Sydney From Bangkok and Darwin on January 26 Before Continuing to Melbourne the Following Day. On January 28 It Departed Melbourne for Auckland.

Gulfstream Iv N810tm Operated by Canal Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived in Brisbane From Nadi on February 10. It Then Remained in Brisbane Until February 21 When It Departed for Bankstown.

Gulfstream Iv N888es Registered to C&s Aviation of Burbank, California, Arrived at Essendon From Nadi on January 29 and Departed for Canberra and Sydney on February 3.

Gulfstream Iv N999nb Arrived at Hamilton Island From Singapore and Cairns on January 21. The Following Day It Departed for Ballina Before Continuing to Sydney on January 23 and Melbourne on January 29. It Departed Melbourne for Auckland on January 31.

Us Navy Gulfstream Iv/c‑20g 165094 Arrived in Sydney From Noumea on January 26 and Departed for Guam on January 30.

Overseas Bizjet News

Global Express N77uf Registered to F&l Aviation of Las Vegas Arrived in Sydney From Kona on February 18 and Departed for Honolulu Late on February 21.

Global Express N200a Registered to Exxonmobil Corporation of Dallas Arrived in Melbourne From Surabaya on January 24 and Departed for Honolulu on January 26.

Global Express N939ml Operated by Airwolf of Kuala Lumpur Arrived at Essendon From Auckland on January 26 and Departed for Port Moresby on January 28.

Tag Aviation Global Express Ec-leb Arrived in Sydney From New Delhi on February 3. After Overnighting It Continued to Melbourne Where It Remained Until February 5 When It Departed for Male.

Sanctuary Aviation Global Express G-sanl Arrived in Sydney From Male on February 22.

Global Express Hb-jer Operated by Rotax of Geneva Arrived in Melbourne From Singapore on January 28 and Returned There on February 1.

Global Express Vp-cny, Which Carries ‘newyorker’ Titles on Its Engines, Arrived in Perth From Hong Kong on January 29 and Departed for Denpasar on January 31.

Comlux Aviation Malta Global Xrs 9h-afp Arrived in Melbourne From Nadi on January 21. The Aircraft, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘mlm051’, Departed for Auckland on January 26.

Global 5000 B-lrw Operated by Reignwood International Group of Beijing Arrived in Cairns From Singapore on February 16. It Later Visited Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sydney Before Departing Hobart for Singapore on February 20.

Global 5000 G-cgfa Registered to Dynamic Sense International of Hong Kong Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong on January 23 and After Overnighting Returned to Hong Kong.

Challenger 605 N68888 Operated by Power East Investments of Hong Kong Arrived in Perth From Denpasar on February 16 Before Continuing to Melbourne on February 18. It Departed Melbourne on February 21 for Darwin and Hong Kong.

Eastman Kodak Challenger 604 N280k Arrived in Sydney From Majuro on February 13 Before Continuing to Melbourne on February 16. It Departed Melbourne for Darwin and Singapore on February 18.

Learjet 45 N300aq Registered to Boultbee Aviation of Wilmington, Delaware, Arrived in Busselton From Denpasar and Broome on February 1 Before Continuing to Moorabbin on February 4 and Sydney on February 6.

Learjet 35 Hs-ems Operated a Medevac Flight Into Brisbanefrom Halim and Darwin on February 6 and After Overnighting Departed for Darwin.

Falcon 7x N817x Registered to Tp Aviation of Oklahoma City Arrived in Cairns From Beijing on February 6. It Was Later Noted at Hamilton Island, Sydney and Essendon Before Departing Cairns for Honolulu on February 12.

Shell Aviation Falcon 7x Vq-bsp, Which Was Operating as ‘shell 961’, Arrived in Perth From Bandar Seri Begawan on February 18. It Later Visited Gladstone Before Departing Canberra for Kuala Lumpur on February 23.

Falcon 900ex N100ng Registered to the Noel Group of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Transited Cairns on February 4 While en Route From Kota Kinabalu to Nadi.

Falcon 900b N910q Registered to Tarrant Advisors of Fort Worth, Texas, Arrived in Cairns From Majuro on February 8 and After Refuelling Returned to Majuro.

Falcon 900b M-sair Registered to Wa Developments Arrived in Brisbane From Male and Port Hedland on February 1. It Was Later Seen in Perth, Barimunya, Adelaide, Sydney, Gladstone and Townsville Before Departing Brisbane for Denpasar on February 21.

Falcon 900 N910jw Registered to Sc Johnson & Sons of Racine, Wisconsin, Arrived in Sydney From Halim on January 28 and Departed for Nadi on January 30.

Direct Air Service Falcon 2000ex D-best Arrived in Perth From Halim on February 13 Before Continuing to Sydney on February 18.

Falcon 2000ex G-itig Registered to Tag Aviation of Farnborough, Uk, Transited Darwin on January 30 While en Route From Phuket to Wellington.

Hawker 800xp N380gp Arrived in Perth From Halim on February 19 and After Overnighting Continued to Melbourne. It Departed Melbourne for Cairns on February 22 and Cairns for Jayapura on February 23.

Hawker 800 N838jl Registered to Airmed International of Wilmington, Delaware, Operated a Medevac Flight Into Adelaide From Manila via Darwin on February 8. The Following Day the Hong Kong Based Aircraft Returned via Darwin and Manila.

Heavy Metal

Airbus A340-311 F-wwai Arrived in Darwin From Singapore as Flight Aib343a on February 21 for Test Flights in Australia. The A340 Was Equipped With Specific Atmospheric Measuring Sensors for Airbus’s Participation in an International Research Program on High Altitude Meteorological Conditions.

Czech Air Force A319‑115(Cj) 2801, Which Was Using the Callsign Cef04, Arrived in Perth From Colombo on February 2 Before Continuing to Ayers Rock and Canberra.

On February 6 the Acj Departed Sydney for Auckland and Late the Following Evening Departed Auckland for Perth and Colombo.

Comlux Aviation Malta A318 Elite 9h-afl, Which Was Operating as Flight Mlm031, Arrived in Sydney From Denpasar on January 26 and After Overnighting Continued to Wellington.

The Elite, the First of Type in Australia, Was Involved With the Ac/dc Tour of New Zealand and Australia. It Later Visited Auckland Before Returning to Sydney on February 5 to Start the Australian Part of Its Tour.

Volga-dnepr an-124 Ra‑82046, Which Was Operating as Flight Vda7718, Arrived in Adelaide From Jakarta on February 2 and After Overnighting Departed for Kuala Lumpur as Flight Vda7719.

Volga-dnepr an-124 Ra-82047, Which Was Operating as Flight Vda4007, Arrived in Sydney From Lahore on February 13 and Took on as Cargo Nfh90 Csx81579, Which Had Been on Demonstration in Australia. On February 14 the Antonov Departed Sydney for Honolulu as Flight Vda2600.

Volga-dnepr an-124 Ra‑82074 Arrived in Cairns From Darwin on February 23 With a Replacement Engine for an-124 Ur-82008.

Antonov Airlines an-124 Ur-82008, Which Was Operating as Flight Adb264f, Arrived in Cairns From Townsville on February 18. While Inbound to Cairns the Antonov Reportedly Hit Some Magpie Geese, Whichresulted in an Unscheduled Number 3 Engine Change.

Antonov Airlines an-124 Ur-82027, Which Was Operating as Flight Adb5816, Arrived in Adelaide From Jakarta on February 6 and After Unloading Its Cargo Continued to Melbourne as Flight Adb516f.

After Overnighting It Departed Melbourne for New Delhi as Flight Adb516f.

Atlas Air 747-47uf N493mc, Which Was Operating as ‘giant 5430’, Arrived in Auckland From Hong Kong on February 5. Over the Following Two Days the 747 Operated Auckland-avalon-auckland- Avalon-auckland-avalon Carrying Equipment for the Ac/dc Concert Tour of Australia.

On February 7 N493mc as ‘giant 5436’ Departed Avalon for Hong Kong.

Emirates Skycargo 777‑f1h A6-efd Arrived in Brisbane From Dubai on February 19 as Flight Uae9980. The 777f, the First of Its Type to Visit Australia, Carried a Spare Engine for Emirates 777-31her A6‑eck Which Had an Unserviceable Engine. A6‑efd as Flight Uae9981 and A6-eck as Flight Uae433d Both Departed Brisbane for Dubai on February 21.

Omega Air 707-368c N707mq and Dc-10-40 N974vv Arrived in Cairns From Honolulu on February 8. The 707, Callsign ‘omega 71’, and Dc-10-40, Callsign ‘omega 10’, Later Visited Newcastle Before Departing Amberley for Pago Pago on February 12 Supporting Raaf 77sqn F/a-18s That Were Crossing the Pacific to Take Part in Exercise Red Flag.

Thomson 757-23a(Er) G-oobf, Which Was Operating as Flight Tom912, Arrived in Cairns From Apia on February 13 and Departed for Siem Reap on February 13.

Abu Dhabi Amira Flight 737‑8ex/bbj2 A6-auh Arrived in Cairns From Singapore on January 30. Between Then and February 3 When It Departed Sydney for Queenstown the Bbj2 Visited Gold Coast, Brisbane, Ayers Rock, Adelaide, Melbourne and Canberra.

737-7bc/bbj N835ba Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on January 25 and Later Visited Brisbane and Canberra Before Departing Melbourne for Honolulu on January 31.

Us Air Force 737-7dm/c-40b 01-0041, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘sam 6530’, Arrived in Sydney on February 13 Before Continuing to Raaf Edinburgh and Canberra on February 15. After Overnighting in Canberra It Departed for Apia.

Us Air Force 737-7cp/c-40a 02-0202, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘boxer 40’, Arrived in Canberra From Halim and Yogyakarta on February 5 Before Continuing to Sydney on February 7. The C-40a Remained in Sydney Until February 10 When It Departed for Pago Pago.

Dash 8-q314 Rp-c8016 of Air Philippines and Carrying the Colours of Pal Express Arrived in Cairns From Ambon and Darwin as Flight Gap3016 on February 22. It Was Then Moved Into the Hawker Pacific Hangar for Planned Maintenance.

Lynden Air Cargo Lockheed L-382 N406lc, Which Had Arrived in Brisbane on December 18, Finally Left on February 17 When It Departed for Sydney as Flight Lyc559. The Following Day It Departed as Flight Lyc559 for Alice Springs, Port Hedland and Christmas Island.

Lynden Air Cargo Lockheed L-382 N401lc Departed Port Hedland for Johor Bahru as Flight Lyc554 on February 15.

Blue Line Md-83 F‑gmlu, Which Was Operating as Flight Ble654, Transited Darwin on January 31 While en Route From Kuala Lumpur to Noumea. The Md-83 Carried a Special Colour Scheme Promoting the Fifa World Cup Trophy Tour.

Ferry Flights

Air Tractor 802 C-gojb, Previously Operated by Westman Aerial Spraying of Brandon, Manitoba, Has Been Sold to an Operator in South Australia.

C-gojb Was Ferried Across the Pacific by Srd Aviation of Albury, With the Aircraft Departing Santa Maria/california for Hilo, Christmas Island, Nadi, Gold Coast, and Albury to Parafield Where It Arrived on February 24.

King Air E90 N90ph Registered to Tanker 10 Lead of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Arrived at the Gold Coast From Norfolk Island on January 30 After Completing Its Trans-pacific Ferry. On February 2 It Departed for Avalon Where It Joined the Tanker 10 Dc-10-30 N17085.

Gaf N-22c Vh-ato Arrived in Broome From Denpasar on February 14 After Completing Another Overseas Trip.

750 Xstol Zk-kao Msn 162 Has Been Sold to Air Kasthamander in Nepal as the Third of Type in Its Fleet.

The Ferry Flight Was Carried Out by Srd Aviation and on February 5 Zk-kao Departed Hamilton for Lord Howe Island, Gold Coast, Alice Springs, Broome, Denpasar, Subang, Chiang Mai and Kathmandu Where It Arrived on February 11.

Fugro Aerospace Surveys Cresco Vh-kpy Departed Hamilton for Norfolk Island on February 18 and After Overnighting Continued to Lord Howe Island.

Pilatus Pc-21 Hb-hzd Arrived in Darwin From Kupang on February 10 at the Start of a Demonstration Tour of Australia (See Image in Newsdesk).

Pegasus Air Pilatus Pc‑12/47e Vh-pil Ferried Into Darwin From Denpasar on February 10 After Attending the Singapore Airshow.

Sil Aviation Kodiak P2‑sib Arrived in Cairns From Daru and Horn Island on January 21 and After Overnighting Returned to Horn Island and Daru.