Traffic

Air National Bae 146-200 Zk-eco Has Operated Another Trans-tasman Charter. On March 8 It Departed Auckland for Raaf Amberley and After Overnighting Continued to Alice Springs and Learmonth.

The Return Trip Commenced on March 11 With the Aircraft Routed via Broome, Weipa, Raaf Scherger and Amberley to Auckland Where It Arrived on March 15.

Alliance Airlines Announced on March 24 That It Would Add a Further Eight Fokker 100s to Its Fleet With the First Planned for Delivery in May. The Eight Aircraft – Manufacturer’s Serial Numbers 11276, 11278, 11280, 11281, 11300, 11306, 11314 and 11338 –were Previously Operated by Germania and Will Be Registered Vh-wxm to Vh-wxt Inclusive.

Skywest Airlines’s First A320 Was Rolled Out at Manchester, Uk, on March 22 After Painting in Skywest Colours. The A320‑231, G-byth Msn 429, Was Operated by Thomas Cook Airlines and Was Planned to Ferry to Melbourne in Early April for Maintenance With John Holland Aviation Services Before Being Delivered to Skywest as Vh-fnp.

Fokker 100 Vh-fnt Departed Perth on March 7 for Port Hedland and Singapore/seletar for Planned Maintenance.

Fokker 50 Ph-kxh Was Delivered to Skywest in Perth on February 26 After It Ferried in From Seletar and Denpasar.

It Was Registered to Skywest as Vh-fsl on March 9.

Strategic Airlines Took Delivery of A320-212 Vh‑yqb in Melbourne in March After the Airbus Ferried in From Singapore and Darwin.

Strategic A320-212 Vh‑yqa Has Operated a Couple of Interesting Charters of Late. On March 12 It Departed Perth for Port Hedland and Denpasar as Flight Agc1001 Before Returning South Over the Same Route on March 14 as Flight Agc1002.

On March 19 Vh-yqa as Flight Agc1009 Departed Perth for Christmas Island and From There Operated Agc1010 to Perth and Melbourne. On March 20 the Aircraft Returned to Its Perth Base as Flight Agc9002.

Tasman Cargo Airlines 727-2j4f Vh-dhe as Flight Tmn096 Returned to Auckland From Darwin and Brisbane After Completing Its Planned Maintenance Layup.

Transmile 727-247f 9m‑tgg, Which Had Been Leased by Tasman Cargo to Cover the Maintenance Lay-up on Vh-dhe, Departed Auckland for Brisbane as Flight Tmn95 on March 6 Before Continuing to Darwin and Subang as Flight Tse072.

Tiger Airways Took Delivery of A320-232 Vh-vno in Melbourne on March 5 After the Aircraft, Which Had Been Operated by Tiger Singapore as 9v-tal, Ferried in From Singapore. Vh-vno Entered Service With Tiger on March 12 When It Operated Tgw895 From Melbourne to Adelaide.

Tiger Airways Added Brisbane to Its Route Network Effective March 28 With Flights to Adelaide, Melbourne and Rockhampton.

The First Tiger Flight Into Brisbane Was Tgw8112 From Adelaide Operated by A320 Vh-vnk, Which Then Operated the First Outbound Tgw9101 Service to Rockhampton. The Inaugural Melbourne to Brisbane Service Was Tgw5204 Operated by A320 Vh-vng.

Qantas Group News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of Two A320s to Jetstar.

Qantas Has Temporarily Removed 747-438 Vh-ojl From Service and Parked the Aircraft at Avalon. Vh-ojl Was Retired From Qantas Service on February 2 After Arriving in Brisbane as Qf16 From Los Angeles and the Same Day Was Ferried to Avalon as Qf6018. 747-48e Vh-oeb Has Had Its ‘oneworld’ Titles Removed at Avalon and Replaced by a Special Scheme Titled ‘come Play’ Which Promotes the Bid by Australia to Host the 2018 or 2022 Soccer World Cup. On March 16 Vh-oeb Was Ferried From Avalon to Sydney as Qf6196 Before Returning to Service the Following Day as Qf73 From Sydney to San Francisco.

Qantaslink Named Dash 8-q402 Vh-qor Eyre Peninsula at a Ceremony Held at Port Lincoln on February 25, While Dash 8-q402 Vh‑qos Was Named Mildura at a Ceremony Held at Mildura on March 2.

Jetstar Airways Took Delivery of A320-232 Vh-vgv in Newcastle on March 7 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai, Singapore and Darwin as Jq7992. On March 13 It Ferried From Newcastle to Sydney as Jq7983 Before Entering Service on March 18 as Flight Jq825 From Sydney to Avalon.

A320-232 Vh-vgu Was Delivered to Newcastle on March 29 After It Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai, Singapore and Darwin as Jq7992.

A320-232 Vh-vgr Msn 4257 Was Planned for Delivery to Jetstar in Newcastle in Mid April, While A320-232 Vh‑vgq Msn 4303 Was to Follow in Late May.

Jetstar Has Added Nadi to Its Network With a Four Times Weekly Return Service From Sydney. A320-232 Vh‑vqc Operated the Inaugural Jq119/120 Sydney-nadi- Sydney on March 29.

A320-232 Vh-vgz Reentered Service on February 25 After Having Decals Promoting the Quiksilver Pro 2010 on the Gold Coast Applied by John Holland Aviation Services in Melbourne.

Virgin Group Fleet Update

V Australia Commenced a Twice Weekly Service (Saturday/ Tuesday) From Melbourne to Johannesburg on March 13 With 777-3zger Vh-vpf Operating the Inaugural Va15.

Vh-vpf, Which Now Carries a South African Flag on the Starboard Side of Its Nose, Was Named African Beauty in Johannesburg on March 16.

Virgin Blue Withdrew 737‑8fe Vh-vuq From Service on March 17 After the Aircraft Operated Dj342 From Brisbane to Melbourne. Later That Evening It Was Ferried From Melbourne to Christchurch Where It Was Transferred to Pacific Blue. The Aircraft, Which Carries the Colours of Pacific Blue, Was Registered Zk-pbl on March 23 and Entered Service on March 27 as Dj61 From Christchurch to Melbourne.

737-86n Vh-vog, Which Was Withdrawn From Service in Melbourne on December 13 on Termination of Its Lease, Has Been Delivered to the Russian Airline Orenair. Vh‑vog Was Cancelled From the Register on March 16 and the Same Day It Was Placed on the Us Register as N116mn to the Wells Fargo Bank of Salt Lake City.

On March 18 N116mn Was Cancelled From the Us Register With the Aircraft Then Becoming Vq-bfz for Operations With Orenair. On March 24 It Departed Melbourne for Darwin and Bangkok as Flight Orb9500 and Onward Delivery to Orenair.

Virgin Blue Operated a Proving Flight From Perth to Cocos and Christmas Island on March 18/19 in Preparation for Entry Into Service on That Route From April 1. Embraer 190-100igw Vh-zpn Departed Perth for Cocos Island on March 18 and After Overnighting Continued to Christmas Island and Returned to Perth.

Regional Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Fokker 50 to Skywest and a Pc-12 to the Rfds, While Departing Was an Emb-110p1 of Island Air Services.

Airlines Png Will Reportedly Add an Atr 72-500 to Its Fleet With the Aircraft Planned to Enter Service in May. Berjaya Air Atr 72-500 9m-taq Arrived in Port Moresby From Denpasar and Darwin Onmarch 15 Where It Was Evaluated by Airlines Png. On March 17 the All White 9m‑taq Departed Port Moresby for Darwin and Denpasar.

As Widely Reported, Air- North Emb-120er Vh-anb Was Destroyed in a Training Accident at Darwin Airport on March 22, With the Sad Loss of the Two Crew on Board.

Iap Group Has Leased Metro 23 Vh-han to an Operator in South Korea.

Island Air Services Emb‑110p1 Vh-bwc, Which Has Been Parked at Adelaide, Has Been Sold Overseas. On March 19 Vh-bwc Departed Adelaide for Bankstown, Where It Departed on March 22 for Coffs Harbour, Norfolk Island and Pago Pago. Its Ferry Flight Was Contracted to Dbf Aviation Services of Sydney.

Regional Express Saab 340b+ Vh-zrl Entered Service on March 15 When It Operated Zl3281 From Wagga Wagga to Melbourne.

Royal Flying Doctor Service/western Operations Took Delivery of Pc-12/47e Vh-owg at Perth/jandakot on March 24 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Phuket via Denpasar and Port Hedland.

Skytraders C-212s Vh‑vha and Vh-vhb Ferried Into Essendon From Hobart on March 2 After Completing Their Summer Assignments in Antarctica.

Skytrans Will Reportedly Add a Further Two Dash 8-100s to Its Fleet in June.

Vincent Aviation Dash 8-102 Zk-vac Ferried Into Darwin From Auckland, Norfolk Island, Brisbane and Mount Isa on February 26.

Vincent Has Moved the Dash From Its Wellington Base to Darwin Where It is Being Used on Flights to Groote Eylandt.

Vincent Aviation is Also to Add Saab 340bs Vh-uya and Vh-uyn to Its Fleet, Both Former Macair That Have Been in Storage at Townsville Since February ’09.

West Wing Aviation Has Added Cessna 208b Vh-uzy to Its Fleet, With the Aircraft Noted at Cairns in West Wing Colours on March 19.

Bizjet News

This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Global Express and the Imminent Arrivals of a Gulfstream 550, Gulfstream Iv, Citation Ultra and a Citation Mustang.

Global Express Vh-law, Which Was Registered to Walker Air Services P/l of Mascot, Nsw, on February 26 Was Delivered to Sydney From Kona and Auckland on March 15.

Citation Mustang Zk‑mus Msn 510-0300 Was Registered to Acernus Aero of Wellington on March 23 With the Aircraft Planned to Arrive in New Zealand in Late April. Earlier on March 2, Acernus Aero’s Existing Mustang Was Re-registered From Zk-mus to Zk‑mot.

On March 25 Zk‑mot Departed Wellington for Auckland, Lord Howe Island and Brisbane, to the Aeromil Pacific Facility at Maroochydore Where the Aircraft is Currently Being Offered for Sale.

Falcon 900c Vh-lul Was Registered to Pal Aviation of Melbourne on March 10.

Previously Registered Vh-lal, It Had Been Cancelled From the Register on February 16 to Allow the Registration Vh-lal to Be Used on Gulfstream 550 Vh‑lal, Which Should Have Been Delivered to Pal’s Essendon Base by the Time This is Read.

Kefford Aviation is to Take Delivery of a Gulfstream Iv With the Aircraft Planned for Delivery to Its Essendon Base by the Time This is Read.

Learjet 60xr N383lj Registered to Learjet Inc of Wichita, Kansas, Arrived in Perth From Denpasar on March 22 at the Start of a Demonstration Tour of Australia. The Learjet Was Later Seen at Essendon, Sydney, Ayers Rock and Hamilton Island Before Departing Alice Springs for Denpasar on March 30.

Ad Astral Aviation Services King Air C90 Vh-tam Has Returned to Awesome Aviation in South Africa at the End of Its Lease. On March 2 the Aircraft Departed Jandakot for Lanseria Where It Arrived on March 8 via Port Hedland, Denpasar, Halim, Banda Aceh, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Karachi, Muscat, Salalah, Djibouti, Nairobi and Nampula. Later Registered Zs‑ltz, the King Air is Now Operated by Awesome Aviation as an Air Ambulance Based at Windhoek.

King Air C90 Zk-snm, Which Was Delivered to Auckland From the Us on February 17 as N814cp, Was Registered in New Zealand on March 12 to Air Manawatu of Feilding.

Pc-12/47e Vh-fmm Ferried Into Adelaide on March 11 From Halim and Broome on Delivery to Dalydine of North Beach, Wa.

Pc-12/47e Vh‑juk Was Delivered to Acestar Holdings of West Perth at Jandakot on February 28 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Denpasar and Port Hedland. It Was Later Leased to the Northern Territory Police and Delivered to Darwin on March 13.

Tbm 700 N868at Registered to Zoomair of Wilmington, Delaware, Arrived at Darwin From Denpasar on March 19.

Tbm 850 Vh-kwh, Which Was Registered to Capstone Aviation Services of Ballarat on March 17, Had Earlier Been Delivered to Ballarat as N850zc on January 30.

Gulfstreams Galore Gulfstream 550 N91la Operated by Leucadia Aviationof New York Arrived in Perth Direct From Kahului on March 3, and After Overnighting Departed for Hyderabad.

Ace Usa Gulfstream 550 N554ce Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on March 24 and Departed for Honolulu on March 26.

Gulfstream 550 N712kt Arrived in Sydney From Narita on March 23 Before Returning to Narita on March 26.

Gulfstream 550 N768jj Operated by International Concerts of Opa Locka, Florida, Arrived in Sydney From Tokyo on March 24 Before Continuing to Melbourne on March 28.

Netjets Europe Gulfstream 550 Cs-dkf, Which Was Operating as Nje353l, Arrived in Perth From Cape Town on March 15 and Departed for Halim on March 17.

Islands Aviation Gulfstream 550 M-iphs Arrived in Sydney Direct From Novosibirsk, Russia, on March 13. It Departed for Cairns on March 17 and for Hong Kong on March 21.

Gulfstream 550 Vp-bjk Operated by Ac Executive (Bermuda) Ltd Arrived in Sydney From Papeete on March 16.

After Overnighting It Departed for Singapore.

Gulfstream V N123ft Registered to Franklin Templeton Travel of San Mateo, California, Arrived in Melbourne From Narita on March 23 Before Continuing to Sydney on March 25. It Departed for Honolulu on March 26.

Gulfstream V N410lm Registered to Lockheed Martin of Baltimore Arrived in Melbourne From Honolulu on March 23 and Departed for Adelaide on March 25 and Sydney on March 26.

Netjets Gulfstream V N511qs Arrived in Cairns From Port Moresby on March 18 and Remained There Until March 28 When It Departed to Kona.

Gulfstream Iv N345aa Registered to 711 Cody of Teterboro, New Jersey, Arrived in Adelaide From Nadi on March 10 and Later Visited Kingscote Before Departing Sydney for Queenstown on March 20.

Gulfstream Iv N404ac Registered to Cottonwood Aviation of Houston Arrived in Perth From Male on March 18.

It Departed for Melbourne on March 20 and After Overnighting Continued to Christchurch.

Gulfstream Iv N794mh Registered to Cinema Aircraft Executive Transportation of Las Vegas Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on March 24 Before Returning There on March 26.

Canal Air Gulfstream Iv N810tm, Which Had Arrived in Brisbane From Nadi on February 10, Later Departed Bankstown for Canberra on March 4 and After Overnighting Continued to Essendon.

It Then Remained at Essendon Until March 17 When It Departed for Hobart From Where It Continued to Christchurch on March 20.

Gulfstream Iv N5114 Registered to Grp Aviation of Palm Desert, California, Arrived in Sydney From Guam on March 17 and Departed for Nadi on March 19.

Overseas Bizjets

Sanctuary Aviation Global Express G-sanl Departed Sydney for Male on February 24.

Noclaf Ltd Global Express M-gbal Arrived in Sydney From Male and Canberra on March 22. It Departed for Noumea on March 24 Before Returning to Sydney the Following Day and Then Operating a Return Flight to Emerald on March 26.

Global Express Vp-cdf Arrived in Sydney From Easter Island on March 10.

Comlux Aviation Global Express 9h-xrs, Which Was Operating as Mlm052, Arrived in Brisbane From Denpasar in the Early Hours of March 16.

The Global Was Only Delivered to Comlux New in February and Departed to Essendon on March 23 and Remained There Until March 29 When It Departed for Kuala Lumpur.

Republic of Botswana Global Express Ok1 Arrived in Perth After a Direct Flight From Gaborone on March 1 and After Refuelling Continued to Canberra.

On March 3 It Departed for Sydney and After Overnighting Continued to Perth and Gaborone.

Vistajet Challenger 605 Oe‑ina, Which Was Operating as Vjs682, Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong and Darwin on March 21. It Operated a Return Flight to Melbourne on March 23 Before Departing for Darwin and Seletar on March 24.

San Miguel Corporation Challenger 300 Rp-c8215 Arrived at Mudgee From Manila and Darwin on March 20 Before Operating a Return Flight to Sydney on March 26.

Boult Bee Aviation Learjet 45 N300aq , Which Had Arrived in Sydney on February 6, Departed There on March 2 for Ballina, Kingaroy and Cairnsfrom Where It Departed to Port Moresby on March 8.

Learjet 36a B-4184, Which Had Been on Overhaul at Maroochydore, Departed for Archerfield on March 11.

Falcon 7x N8000e Registered to Emerson Electric of St Louis Arrived in Sydney From Bangkok on March 5. It Departed Sydney for Brisbane on March 8 and After Overnighting Continued to Honolulu.

Tag Aviation Falcon 7x G-pvht Arrived in Brisbane From Male on March 12 and Departed There on March 14 for Darwin and Male.

Fyg Group Falcon 7x Oo-nad, Which Was Operating as Flight Fyg83x, Arrived in Melbourne From Singapore on March 2. It Departed Melbourne as Flight Fyg84x on March 4 for Launceston, Hobart and Perth Before Continuing to Mining Strip Fortecue Dave Forrest, Port Hedland and Male on March 6.

Direct Air Service Falcon 2000ex D-best, Which Had Arrived in the Country on February 13, Departed Sydney for Darwin and Manila on March 6.

Hawker 800xp N380gp Arrived in Adelaide From Broome and Ayers Rock on March 29.

Airmed International Hawker 800 N838jl Arrived in Adelaide From Manila and Darwin on March 25 and After Overnighting Returned to Darwin and Manila.

United States Army King Air 200/c-12f 84-0164 Arrived in Perth From Dili and Port Hedland on March 26.

The Aircraft, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘cap55’, Carried United States of America Titles, but No Star and Bar Roundels.

King Air E90 N90ph Registered to Tanker 10 Lead of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Which Had Been Based at Avalon Since February 2 With Dc-10 Tanker N17085, Departed Avalon for the Gold Coast on March 18.

After Overnighting It Continued Its Ferry to Nadi and Pago Pago.

Heavy Metal

Airbus A340-311 F-wwai, Which Had Been Working Out of Darwin Since February 21, Departed on March 4 for Al Ain on Completion of Its Tests as Flight Aib343c.

Kingfisher Airlines A319‑133(Cj) Vt-vjm, Which Was Operating as Flight Kfr11, Arrived in Melbourne Direct From Bangalore on March 26.

The Aircraft Was Visiting for the Grand Prix and Departed to Phuket Late on March 28.

Comlux Aviation A318 Elite 9h-afl, Which Had Been in the Region Since January 26 in Connection With the Ac/ Dc Tour, Departed Perth for Denpasar as Flight Mlm031 on March 10.

Volga-dnepr an-124 Ra‑82046, Which Was Operating as Flight Vda2778, Arrived in Melbourne From Kuala Lumpur and Darwin on March 14. After Unloading Its Cargo the Antonov Departed Melbourne for Colombo as Flight Vda2779. On March 19 It Returned to Melbourne From Jakarta and Perth as Flight Vda2780. The Following Morning the Antonov Departed Melbourne for Mcas Kaneohe Bay as Flight Vda2781.

Volga-dnepr an-124 Ra‑82078, Which Was Operating as Flight Vda2782, Arrived in Melbourne From Kuala Lumpur and Darwin in the Early Hours of March 22.

Later That Day It Departed for Mcas Kaneohe Bay as Flight Vda2783.

Emirates Skycargo 747‑47uf N493mc as Uae9927 Departed Avalon for Singapore on March 3.

Royal Air Force C-17a Zz176, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘ascot 6671’, Arrived in Sydney From Woomera on March 2 and Departed for Honolulu on March 4.

Boeing Company 737‑7bc/bbj N835ba Arrived in Canberra From Honolulu on March 23 and After Overnighting Continued to Sydney and Brisbane. It Was Later Noted at Newcastle Before Departing Raaf Amberley for Honolulu on March 26.

10 Tanker Air Dc-10-30 N17085, Which Had Been on Station at Avalon Since December 14, Departed There for Pago Pago and Honolulu on March 16.

The Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne in March Saw Five 747-400f Aircraft Fly Into Avalon With Cars and Equipment.

Emirates Skycargo 747‑47uf N415mc as Flight Uae9980 Arrived at Avalon From Bahrain and Singapore on March 16 Before Departing Later That Day as Uae9980 to Hong Kong. Emirates Skycargo 747‑47uf N408mc as Flight Uae9886 Arrived at Avalon From Bahrain and Singapore on March 17 Before Departing Later That Day as Uae9886 to Hong Kong.

Atlas Air 747-47uf N496mc as Flight Gti5484 Arrived at Avalon From Singapore on March 17 and Departed Later That Day as Flight Gti5485 to Hong Kong.

Atlas Air 747-47uf N498mc as Flight Gti5480 Arrived at Avalon From Singapore on March 18 and Departed Later That Day as Gti5481 to Incheon.

Global Supply Systems 747-47uf G-gssa as Flight Baw3453 Arrived at Avalon From Singapore on March 19 and Departed Later That Day as Baw3453 to Hong Kong.

Ferry Flights

Beech G36 N64719 Arrived at the Gold Coast on March 23 After Completing Its Trans-pacific Ferry From Santa Maria, California, via Hilo, Christmas Island, Pago Pago, and Noumea/tontouta and Noumea/magenta. The Aircraft, Which Was Ferried by Clamback and Hennessy, Then Continued to Bankstown.

Susi Air Cessna 208b Pk‑vvs Arrived in Cairns From Merauke on February 22 for Maintenance With Hawker Pacific. After Completion It Departed Cairns for Horn Island and Jayapura on March 16.

Cirrus Sr20 Vh-vsx, Which Was Registered to a Private Owner in Kempsey on November 18, Arrived in Brisbane From Nadi on March 5 and After Overnighting Continued to Kempsey.

Cirrus Sr22 Zk-stu Departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island on March 18.

Da42 Vh-ajb, Which Was Registered to Hawker Pacific on December 21, Ferried Into Kempsey From Noumea/magenta and Brisbane on March 17.

Dhc-6-300 C-fzyg Registered to Erwin Aero International of Airdrie, Alberta, Departed North Bend, Oregon, for Hilo on March 6 and the Following Day Continued to Wallis Island Where the Aircraft Appears to Have Terminated Its Ferry.

Mooney M20tn Acclaim Vh-ekg, Which Was Registered to the Five Star Medical Centre, Port Macquarie, on February 10, Arrived in Broome From Seletar on March 8 and After Overnighting Continued Its Ferry to Port Macquarie.

Mooney M20j Vh-wdk, Which Was Registered to a Private Owner in Charleville on January 29, Ferried Into the Gold Coast on March 23. The Trans-pacific Ferry Was Flown in Company With Beech G36 N64719 and Pa-32r-301t Vh-exs. From the Gold Coast the Mooney Continued Its Ferry to Dalby.

Pa-34 Zk-klw Departed Ardmore for Kerikeri and Norfolk Island on February 28.

Pa-32r-301t Vh-exs, Which Was Registered to the Bismark Lodge of Eagle Point, Victoria, on January 29, Ferried Into the Gold Coast on March 23. The Trans-pacific Ferry Was Flown in Company With Beech G36 N64719 and Mooney M20j Vh-wdk. From the Gold Coast Vh-exs Continued Its Ferry to Bankstown.

Bn-2b-20 Vh-zzv Was Noted at Tamworth on March 12 Carrying the Colours of Great Wing Airlines of Taiwan and Also a Second Registration of B-69896.

Pc-21 Hb-hzd Completed Its Demonstration Tour of Australia at Raaf Pearce Where It Was Fitted With Underwing Fuel Tanks Before Departing for Broome on March 15. The Following Day It Departed Broome for Selaparang Airport on Lombok.

Tb-20 Vh-igt, Which Was Registered to a Private Owner in Balwyn, Victoria, on November 24, Arrived at Brisbane From Noumea/magenta on March 17.

Rv-7 Vh-zic Departed Coffs Harbour on March 16 for Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and Kerikeri Where It Arrived on March 18.

Jet Airliner Arrivals July-december 2009

for the Six Months July to December 2009 18 Commercial Jet Aircraft Were Delivered to Operators in Our Region.

Together With the 14 Delivered in January-june, This Brings the 2009 Annual Total to 32, a Figure 44 Per Cent Down on the Previous 12 Months.

Commercial Jet Aircraft Deliveries 2004 Through 2008 Inclusive Were 36, 49, 29, 40 and 57.

The July to December Deliveries Broken Down Into Types Were Two A380s, Three A330-200s, One A321, Three A320s, One 777-300, Five 737-800s, Two E-190s and One Fokker 100.

July Saw A330-203 Vh-ssa Delivered to Strategic Airlines in Brisbane on the 6th.

August Deliveries Were A320‑212 F-gstr to Strategic Airlines in Brisbane on the 13th and A380-842 Vh-oqd to Qantas in Sydney on the 24th.

September Saw the Arrival of 737-838 Vh-vzf to Qantas/ Jetconnect in Melbourne on the 3rd With the Aircraft Later Being Registered Zk-zqa; A320-232 Vh-vnj to Tiger Airways in Melbourne on the 5th; 737-838 Vh-vzg to Qantas/jetconnect in Melbourne on the 6th With the Aircraft Later Being Registered Zk-zqb; and E-190- 100igw Vh-zpn Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on the 28th.

October Deliveries Were 737-838 Vh-vzh to Qantas/ Jetconnect in Melbourne on the 8th With the Aircraft Later Being Register Zk-zqc; 777-3zger Vh-vpf to V Australia in Los Angeles on the 9th; Fokker 100 Vh-fsq to Skywest Airlines in Perth on the 22nd; A321‑231 Vh-vwt to Jetstar in Melbourne on the 30th; and 737-8fe Vh-vur to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on the 30th.

November Saw the Arrival of 737-8fe Vh-vus to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on the 8th; A320-212 Vh-yqa to Strategic Airlines in Melbourne on the 18th; E190-100igw Vh-zpo to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on the 23rd; and A330-203 Vh-ebm to Qantas in Sydney on the 25th.

December Deliveries Were A380-842 Vh-oqe to Qantas in Sydney on the 21st and 737-8fe Vh-vut to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on the 23rd. N