SKYWEST SKYSTAR Skywest A320 VH-FNP at Melbourne Airport. (Cameron Wilkes)

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TOURING TWIN Germany based PA-31T1 N191MA arrived in Darwin from Kupang on April 10, and is pictured here at
Essendon on April 19. (Gordon Reid)

Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of an A320 to Skywest and a 737-800 to Virgin Blue and the Departure of a Strategic Airlines A320.

Airnorth Took Delivery of Embraer E-170-100lr Vh‑swo at Darwin on April 19 After the All White Aircraft Ferried in From Melbourne.

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Cobham Bae 146-300/ Rj100 Vh-njp, Which Had Been Delivered to Adelaide on February 2 for Pre-service Entry Maintenance, Ferried to Perth on April 15. It Then Entered Service on April 19 Operating Flight Nc1990 From Perth to Barrow Island.

Ex Ozjet 737-229(a) N732hv (Ex Vh-obn) Ferried From Perth, Where It Had Been Parked Since December ’08, to Jandakot on April 24.

The 737 Departed Perth at 0701, Taking Off From Rwy 21 and Landing at Jandakot on Rwy 06l at 0707.

Sistership 737-229(a)s N733hl Ex Vh-ozu and N737hl Ex Vh-ozx Remain Parked at Perth Where They Have Been Since Ozjet Ceased Operations in May ’09.

Skywest Airlines A320‑231 G-byth Arrived at Melbourne on April 10 to Undergo Pre-service Maintenance With John Holland Aviation Services. The A320, Which Was Later Registered to Skywest as Vh‑fnp on April 14, Was Ferried by Southern Cross Aviation as Flight Sxi105 From Manchester via Bahrain, Al Ain, Phuket and Port Hedland.

Fokker 100 Vh-fnt Ferried Into Perth From Seletar and Port Hedland on April 17 After Completing Planned Maintenance.

Strategic Airlines Was Planning to Take Delivery of A320‑211 Vh-yqc at Melbourne in Early May After a Ferry Flight From Europe. The A320, Msn 395, Was a March ’93 Production Aircraft Delivered in May ’04 to Tap Air Portugal as Cs-tne.

A320-212 Vh-yqb, Which Had Been Delivered to Strategic in Melbourne on March 4, Departed for Its New Perth Base on April 15.

Meanwhlie, Brisbane Based Strategic A320‑212 F-gstr Has Returned to Operations in Europe. On April 17 It Ferried Out of Brisbane Destined for Darwin, Phuket and Sharjah.

F-gstr Had Been Delivered to Strategic in Brisbane on August 13 ’09 With the Aircraft Predominantly Used on Flights for Solomon Airlines Between Brisbane and Honiara.

Virgin Blue Took Delivery of 737-8fe Vh-vuu Lady Blue-tiful in Brisbane on April 29 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Seattle/boeing Field via Lihue and Pago Pago as Flight Dj9082.

737-8fe Vh-vuv Ruby Blue Msn 37821, 737-8fe Vh-vuw Sydney Siren Msn 37822 and 737-8fe Vh-vux Ballina Ballerina Msn 37823 Are All Planned for Delivery in the Coming Months.

Virgin Blue Commenced Operations From Perth to Christmas Island on April 1 When Embraer E-190‑100igw Vh-zpn Operated the Inaugural Dj2903/2904 Perth- Christmas Island-perth. Then Cocos Island Was Added to the Virgin Blue Network on April 3 With Embraer E190-100igw Vh-zpo Operating the Inaugural Dj2901/2952/2908 Perth-christmas Island-cocos Island-perth.

Qantas Group News

Qantas Had Planned to Withdraw 767-338er Vh-ogb From Service in March but Instead Vh-ogb Will Remain in the Qantas Fleet.

Jetstar Airways Took Delivery of A320-232 Vh-vgr at Newcastle on April 16 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai, Singapore and Darwin as Jq7992. On April 22 Vh-vgr Ferried From Newcastle to Sydney as Jq7981 Before Entering Service on April 23 as Jq766 From Sydney to Adelaide.

A320-232 Vh-vgu, Which Was Delivered to Newcastle on March 29, Ferried From Newcastle to Melbourne on April 7 as Jq7981 Before Entering Service on April 8 as Jq944 From Melbourne to Cairns.

Regional Airline News

GA JET Ex OzJet 737 N732HV (the former VH-OBN) made the short hop from Perth to Jandakot on April 24. It will be used for
training students at Polytechnic West. (Les Bushell)

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Dash 8-100 Toskytrans and a Pc-12/47e to the Rfds, and the Departure of an Iap Group Metro 23.

Aircruising Australia Has Leased Vincent Aviation Dash 8-102 Zk-vac for a Series of Tours Out of Sydney.

The Aircraft Had Been Based in Darwin and Was Ferried to Sydney via Mt Isa and Charleville as Flight Vin810 on April 13.

The Dash 8 Operated Its First Flight for Aircruising Australia the Following Day When It Departed Sydney for Bathurst and Mudgee as Flight Aix450. It Later Arrived at Essendon From Albury on April 17 Before Departing for Sydney on April 19.

It is Reported That the Dash 8 Was to Remain in Service With Aircruising Until Late May.

Airlines Png Has Added Dash 8-102 Vh-qqi to Its Fleet With the Former Skytrans Aircraft Ferrying Into Port Moresby From Cairns on April 18 as Flight Skp910.

Fugro Lads Corporation F27-500 Vh-ewp Departed Its Home Base at Essendon on April 6 on a Trip Which Will Take It to Martinique in the Caribbean. On April 22 Vh-ewp Departed Adelaide for Broome and After Overnighting Continued Its Ferry via Denpasar, Seletar, Medan and Colombo.

Metro 23 Dc-899b Was Registered Vh-cnh to Hardy Aviation on April 12. Its Delivery Will Bring Hardy’s Metro Fleet to Four, Joining Metro 23 Vh-hvh, Metro Iii Vh‑tgd and Metro Ii Vh-mks.

Iap Group Metro 23 Vh‑han Has Been Leased to East Asia Airlines in South Korea. The Metro’s Ferry Flight From Bankstown Was Contracted to Dbf Aviation Services With the Aircraft Noted Ferrying From Townsville to Nadzab on April 6.

Ex Macair Saab 340b Vh‑uyi Was Cancelled From the Register on April 6 on Its Sale in the United States. It Has Been in Storage at Townsville Since December ’08.

Similarly, Ex Macair Saab 340b Vh-uye, Which Has Been in Storage at Townsville Since January ’09, Was Cancelled From the Register on April 14 After Being Sold in the Us.

Regional Express Saab 340b Vh-zrm, Which Had Been Delivered to Wagga Wagga on February 19, Entered Service on April 26 When It Operated Zl674 From Wagga Wagga to Sydney.

Rfds/central Operations Took Delivery of Pc-12/47e Vh-fva in Adelaide on April 7 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Phuket via Denpasar, Broome and Alice Springs.

Skytrans Took Delivery of Dash 8-102 N846ex in Cairns on April 30 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Honolulu and Majuro, and Plans to Take Another Dash 8-102 From the Us in June.

Bizjet News

in This Issue We Report the Deliveries of a Gulfstream 550 and a Citation Mustang, and the Departure of a Beechcraft 400a.

Gulfstream 550 Vh-lal Became the First of Type on the Australian Register When It Was Registered to Little Aviation of Essendon Airport on April 14. The Aircraft Later Arrived at Essendon From Honolulu on April 19. It is Understood to Be the First of a Number of Gulfstream Deliveries to Our Region This Year, With Gulfstream Iv N853kc Planned for Delivery to Kefford Aviation at Essendon in Early May.

Global Express Vh-zxh Was Planned for Delivery to Avwest at Perth in Early May.

Citation Mustang Zk-mus Msn 510-0300, Which Was Registered to Acernus Aero on March 23, Was Delivered to Its Wellington Base on April 22 After It Flew in From Bangkok/don Muang, Seletar, Denpasar, Broome, Alice Springs, Maroochydore and Lord Howe Island.

Citation Mustang N293mm Msn 510-0293, Reported to Be the First of Five on Order for the Singapore Flying College, is Currently Planned for Delivery to Maroochydore in June.

Citation Ultra Vh-wfe Was Planned for Delivery to Australia in Mid May. It Had Been Registered to Mitchell Air of Melbourne on January 22.

Hardie Holdings of Sydney Has Sold Cj1+ Vh-ldh to Strategic Air Charter of Central Park, Victoria. The Change of Ownership Was Recorded on April 15 With the Cj1+ Being Delivered to Essendon From Bankstown on April 21.

Executive Airlines Beechjet 400a Vh-exb, Which Has Been Sold in Thailand, Departed Essedon on April 29 for Ayers Rock, Broome, Denpasar, Seletar and Bangkok/don Muang.

Gulfstreams Galore

FIRST OF TYPE VH-LAL has become the first Gulfstream 550 on the Australian register. Registered to Little Aviation, it
arrived at Essendon from Honolulu on April 19. (Gordon Reid)
visiting xp Hawker 800XP N380GP on approach to Adelaide on March 29. (Ryan Hothersall)

Chevron Usa Gulfstream 550 N443m Arrived in Perth From Kansai on April 21 and Departed Direct to Honolulu on April 24. Gulfstream 550 N3050 Registered to Gc Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived in Brisbane From Honolulu on March 30 and After Overnighting Returned to Honolulu. It Then Returned to Brisbane From Honolulu on April 7 Before Departing for Beijing on April 9.

Gulfstream 550 B-kgp Arrived in Brisbane From Hong Kong on April 2 and Later Visited Ayers Rock Before Departing Sydney for Hong Kong on April 6.

Transportes Aereo Tauro Gulfstream V Xa-mps Arrived in Melbourne From Christchurch on April 12 Before Continuing to Sydney on April 15. It Departed Sydney for Honolulu on April 20.

Us Air Force Gulfstream V/c-37a 99-0402 Arived in Canberra From Pago Pago on April 26 Operating as ‘sam 6806’.

Gulfstream 450 N451dc Registered to Warbler of Midland, Michigan, Departed Darwin for Majuro on April 1.

Gulfstream Iv Vp-ckd Operated by Shine Up Holdings Arrived in Sydney From Surabaya on April 7. It Departed Sydney for Brisbane on April 9 and After Overnighting Departed for Hervey Bay, Sydney and Cairns, From Where It Departed for Seletar on April 11.

Overseas Bizjets

Global Express N324sm Registered to Busujima Trust of Wilmington, Delaware, Arrived in Sydney From Noumea on April 23 Before Later Departing for Guam.

Global 5000 G-cgfa Operated by Dynamic Sense International of Hong Kong Arrived in Sydney From Beijing on April 3 Before Operating a Return Flight to Auckland on April 5.

Challenger 604 N604kj Registered to Pk Jaffe of Hillsboro, Oregon, Arrived in Brisbane From Majuro on April 13.

Challenger 604 Vp-cce Operated by Jet Aviation of Hong Kong Arrived in Melbourne From Auckland on April 1 and After Overnighting Departed for Sydney. On April 3 It Departed Sydney for Darwin and Hong Kong.

Omega Acquisitions Challenger 300 N30xc Arrived in Newcastle From Kaoshing via Darwin on April 20, Then After Overnighting Departed for Brisbane.

It Operated a Return Flight to Mackay on April 22 Before Departing Brisbane for Apia on April 24.

Cessna 550 N550tm Made a Brief Visit to Cairns on April 24, Arriving From and Departing to Merauke.

Legacy 600 N900em Registered to Ewm Investments of Las Vegas Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on April 9 and Departed to Auckland on April 15.

Falcon 900ex N5mv Registered to Wing and Rotor Transportation of Morristown, New Jersey, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on April 20 and After Overnighting Departed for Halim.

Falcon 900 N232cl Registered to Werner Enterprises of Omaha, Nebraska, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on April 6. It Was Later Seen at Brisbane, Gold Coast and Hamilton Island Before Departing Cairns for Nadi on April 12.

Falcon 2000 Vt-rvl Arrived in Sydney From Singapore and Darwin on April 8 Before Returning to Singapore via Darwin on April 14.

Empire Aviation Group Hawker 4000 A6-shh, Operating as Flight Mje616, Transited Port Moresby on April 15 While en Route From Bandar Seri Begawan to Suva.

On April 17 the Hawker Again Transited Port Moresby on Its Return to Bandar Seri Begawan From Suva.

Deer Jet Hawker 4000 B-3906, Which Was Operating as Der652, Arrived in Perth From Singapore on April 17 Before Continuing to Sydney on April 19. It Departed Sydney for Auckland on April 22 and Then Returned to Australia on April 27 When It Flew From Queenstown to Brisbane as Der657.

Hawker 800xp N380gp Arrived in Adelaide From Broome and Ayers Rock on March 29 and After Overnighting Continued to Coober Pedy and Melbourne. On March 31 It Departed Melbourne for Adelaide Before Continuing the Following Day to Broome.

Travira Air Hawker 800xp Pk-tvo Arrived in Perth From Halim on April 10.

Heavy Metal

ELITE AIRBUS Asia United Business Aviation A318 Elite B-6186 pictured in
Melbourne on April 6. (Steve Allsopp)

Pacific Flyer Commenced Services Into Brisbane From Palau on April 1 With A310‑304(Et) Cs-tei Operating Flight Pfl302.

Asia United Business Aviation A318-112 Elite B-6186 Arrived in Cairns From Cebu on April 1 Before Continuing to Sydney on April 3 and Melbourne on April 6. It Then Departed Melbourne for Denpasar on April 9.

Meridian Avia an-12bp Ur-cgv, Which Was Operating as Flight Mem4078, Arrived in Adelaide From Jakarta on April 25 and After Clearing Customs Departed for Whyalla.

It Returned to Adelaide From Whyalla on April 26 Before Departing for Jakarta on April 29.

Tnt Cargo 747-4haf Oo-thb, Which Was Operating as Flight Tay864p, Arrived in Sydney From Port Moresby on April 12 and After Overnighting Departed for Hong Kong.

Klm Cargo 747-406f Ph‑ckc Was Being Operated by Martinair as Flight Mp099 When It Arrived in Adelaide on April 17 From Amsterdam,madrid, Sharjah and Singapore Carrying Equipment for a Desalinisation Plant. It Departed Adelaide for Hong Kong on April 18 as Flight Mp093.

Omega Air 707-321b N707ar Callsign ‘omega 70’ Arrived in Cairns From Honolulu on April 12 and Departed for Darwin on April 14.

Us Air Force 737-7fd/ C‑40b 02-0042 Arrived in Canberra From Wellington on April 12 Using the Callsign ‘spar 76’. The C-40b, Which Carries No National Markings, Departed Canberra for Sydney on April 14 and Sydney for Honolulu on April 15.

Us Navy 737-7af/c-40a 165832 Arrived in Darwin From Port Moresby on April 21 Using the Callsign ‘convoy 4293’.

737-7jb/bbj Vp-bft Landed in Melbourne in the Early Hours of April 15 After a Direct Flight From Narita, to Where It Returned Later That Evening.

Lynden Air Lockheed L-382 N406lc, Which Was Operating as Flight Lyc406, Arrived in Darwin From Singapore and Denpasar on April 6, and After Overnighting Departed for Port Moresby.

Us Navy Lockheed C-130t 164996 Callsign ‘convoy 3564’ Arrived in Brisbane From Apia on April 13. The Following Day It Operated a Return Flight to Woomera Before Departing Brisbane on April 16 for Pago Pago as ‘convoy 4569’.

Meridian Airways Dc‑8‑63f 9g-axb Operating as Flight Mag212 Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on April 3. After Overnighting It Departed for Perth and Mauritius as Flight Mag213.

Ferry Flights

HEAVY METAL (top to bottom) Meridian Avia An-12BP UR-CGV arrived in Adelaide from Jakarta on April 25; TNT Cargo
747-4HAF OO-THB arrived in Sydney from Port Moresby on April 12; KLM Cargo 747-406F PH-CKC arrived in Adelaide on April
17 carrying equipment for a desalination plant; USAF C-40B 02-0042 arrived in Canberra from Wellington on April 12. (Ryan
Hothersall x 2, Seth Jaworski & Stuart Johns)

It Has Been a Busy Time for Ferry Flights, With the Rise in the Number of Ga Aircraft Being Imported From the Us – No Doubt Aided by the Strong Australian Dollar – Especially Pleasing to Report.

Spectrem Aerial Surveys Basler Bt-67 Zs-asn Has Completed Its Survey Work in Australia With the Aircraft Departing Townsville for Heavy Metal (Top to Bottom) Meridian Avia an-12bp Ur-cgv Arrived in Adelaide From Jakarta on April 25; Tnt Cargo 747-4haf Oo-thb Arrived in Sydney From Port Moresby on April 12; Klm Cargo 747-406f Ph-ckc Arrived in Adelaide on April 17 Carrying Equipment for a Desalination Plant; Usaf C-40b 02-0042 Arrived in Canberra From Wellington on April 12. (Ryan Hothersall X 2, Seth Jaworski & Stuart Johns)darwin on April 2 and Darwin for Denpasar on April 4. The Turboprop Re-engined Dc-3 Had Been Working in Australia Since Arriving in Darwin From Canada on August 17 ’09.

DC FREIGHT Meridian Airways DC-8-63F 9G-AXB departs Perth for Mauritius. (Les Bushell)

Baron 58 N4tg, Registered to Flight Contract Services of Las Vegas, Arrived at Essendon on April 15 After Crossing the Pacific From Santa Maria, California via Honolulu, Christmas Island, Pago Pago and Norfolk Island.

Aeromil Pacific Has Brought Cessna 208b N208cc Msn 208b-2163 to Australia for a Demonstration Tour. The Grand Caravan Arrived in Darwin From Denpasar and Dili on March 30 and Continued to Groote Eylandt and Cairns on April 2. The Tour Officially Commenced in Cairns on April 6 and Was Due to Continue Through to Mid May Before the Aircraft is Subsequently Delivered to Suzi Air in Indonesia.

Fugro Aviation Canada Cessna 208 C-gfav Arrived in Perth on April 1 After Ferrying in Direct From Halim.

Cessna 182ts Vh-ceg and Vh-ykm Arrived in Brisbane From Noumea/magenta on April 26 After Completing Their Trans-pacific Ferry Flights.

Vh-ceg Was Registered to Hastings Fighter Flight of Port Macquarie on February 2, While Vh-ykm Was Registered to a Private Owner in Grafton on March 12.

Cirrus Sr22 Vh-dls in Company With Da40 Vh-div and Vans Rv-4 Vh-zrv Departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island on April 7. After Overnighting They Continued to Lord Howe Island and Port Macquarie.

 

Cirrus Sr22 N629b Registered to Aircraft Guaranty Corporation of Onalaska, Texas, Arrived in Brisbane on April 12 After Ferrying in From Honolulu, Christmas Island, Pago Pago and Noumea/ Magenta. It Later Continued to Parafield and Jandakot Where It Was Noted on April 18.

Dhc-2 Beaver N67dn Was Noted at Bankstown on April 13, Parafield on April 16, Mackay on April 22 and Departing Cairns for Mareeba on April 25.

Diamond Da40 N604us, Which is Registered to Premier Aircraft Sales of Ft Lauderdale, Florida, Arrived in Brisbane From Noumea on April 22 and After Clearing Customs Continued to Kempsey.

Heli Harvest Mi-8mtv-1 Er-mhz Reportedly Has Been Sold to an Operator in the Middle East. Between April 13 and April 18 Er-mhz Ferried From Taupo to Kupang via Ardmore, Kerikeri, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, Gold Coast, Longreach, Mt Isa and Darwin.

Mooney M20m N24kw Arrived at Bankstown on April 4 After Ferrying in From Kupang, Darwin, Ayers Rock and Broken Hill.

Pa-31t1 N191ma Registered to Aerospace Trustee Management of Wilmington, Delaware but Based in Germany, Arrived in Darwin From Kupang on April 10 and Was Later Noted at Broome, Learmonth, Jandakot, Ceduna, Essendon and Bankstown Before Arriving at Archerfield on April 22.

Pa-60-602p Vh-vjc, Which Was Registered to a Private Owner in Orange, Nsw, on March 16, Arrived in Brisbane From Tarawa on April 1.

After Overnighting It Continued to Lismore and Orange.

Pa-28-181 Vh-mhv Departed Darwin for Denpasar on April 18.

Bn-2b-20 Vh-zzv Departed Tamworth on Delivery to Great Wing Airlines of Taichung, Taiwan, on April 9 When It Ferried to Longreach, Before Continuing to Darwin the Following Day. The Islander, Which Also Carried the Registration B-69896, Departed Darwin for Mindanao and Taiwan on April 11.

Vans Rv-7 Vh-zic Departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island on April 9. After Overnighting It Continued to Lord Howe Island and Warnervale.

Bushfire Departures the End of the 2009/2010 Bushfire Season Has Seen the Departure of a Number of Overseas Registered Aircraft Brought to Australia to Combat the Threat. Erickson Air-crane Sikorsky S-64fs N179ac Elvis and N178ac Isabelle Were Flown From Essendon to the Melbourne Docks on March 27 for Shipment Overseas.

S-64f N218ac Elsie Along With S-64es N154ac Georgia Peach and N194ac Delilah Followed From Essendon to the Melbourne Docks on March 31, While the Final Aircraft, S-64e N173ac Christine, Departed Essendon for the Docks on April 10.

Coulson Helicopters Sikorsky S-61n C-fclm (Helitack 348) Had Its Coulson Titles Removed at Essendon Before Being Ferried to Darwin on March 27. It Remained in Darwin Until March 30 When It Departed for Kupang.

Coulson Sikorsky S-61n C-fmay (Helitack 347) Was Dismantled at Essendon Before Being Moved to the Melbourne Docks on April 11 for Shipment Overseas.

Coulson Helicopters Sikorsky S-76b N7689s (Firewatch 76) Was Dismantled at Essendon Before Being Trucked to Tullamarine on March 30 for Air Freighting Overseas.

Helicopter Express Bell 214b N214jl (Helitack 404) Was Noted Dismantled on the Freight Ramp at Melbourne on April 14 While Waiting Air Freighting Overseas.

Air Tractor 802a Vh-ffb, Which Had Been in Victoria for the Bushfire Season, Departed Brisbane for Nadi on April 12 and Its Return to Operations With Conair of Abbotsford, British Columbia, as C-fdhu.

Air Tractor 802a Vh‑ffu, Which Had Also Been in Victoria for the Bushfire Season, Departed Brisbane for Nadi and Pago Pago on April 3 and Its Return to Operations With Conair as C-fdhp.

2009 Jet Airliner Departures Summary

BUSHFIRE DEPARTURE Coulson Helicopters Sikorsky S-61N C-FCLM (Helitack 348) ferried from Essendon to Darwin and
Kupang in late March. (Gordon Reid)

During 2009 25 Jet Airliners Departed Our Region. This Compares to Just 10 Departures in 2008, 26 in 2007 and 22 in 2006.

By Type the 2009 Departees Comprised One A320, Three 747-400s, Two 747-300s, Two 767-300s, Two 727-200s, One 737-700, Seven 737-300s, One 737-200, Two Bae 146-100s, Two E-190s and Two Erj‑145s.

January Departures Were Qantas 747‑338 Vh-ebw Which Departed Sydney on the 4th for Honolulu and Marana, Arizona, Where It Was Placed in Storage; and Qantas 747-338 Vh-ebv Which Departed Sydney on the 20th for Honolulu and Marana Where It Too Was Placed in Storage.

February Saw Airwork 737‑3q4(F) Zk-tlb Depart Brisbane on the 6th for the Middle East and Sale to Axion Air of Lagos.

March Departures Were Skyairworld E-190-100lrs Vh-sxk and Vh-sxo and Erj-145mp Vh-szh Which Departed Cairns on the 13th for Europe; Skyairworld Erj‑145mp Vh-szf Which Departed Cairns on the 24th for Europe; and Heavylift Cargo 727-277f Vh-vlh Which Departed Brisbane on the 25th for Majuro, Honolulu and Santa Barbara, California.

DEPARTED SkyAirWorld’s ERJ‑145MP VH-SZF departed Cairns on March 24 2009
for Europe. (Paul Sadler)

April Saw Virgin Blue 737-7bx Vh-vbt, Then Registered N737ka, Depart Melbourne on the 7th on Ferry to San Antonio, Texas; While Ozjet 737-229(a) Vh-ozd Departed Brisbane for Jakarta on the 26th.

May Departures Were Cobham Bae 146-100 Vh-nje Which Departed Adelaide on the 20th for Darwin and Subic Bay on Delivery to Regional One; While Cobham’s Bae 146‑100 Vh-nja Was Broken Up at Adelaide on the 27th.

June Saw Qantas Jetconnect 737-376 Zk-jno Broken Up at Christchurch on the 2nd; Air New Zealand 747-419 Zk-nbs Depart Auckland on the 5th for Los Angeles and Roswell, New Mexico, Where It Was Later Scrapped; and Jetconnect 737-376 Zk-jnb Which Departed Christchurch on the 17th for Apia, Honolulu and Marana, Arizona.

August Saw National Jet Express 727-277f Vh-vli Depart Melbourne on the 20th for Port Hedland and Kuala Lumpar on Delivery to Malaysian Operator Neptune Air.

September Departures Were Qantas 747-4h6 Vh-oed Which Was Withdrawn From Service in Los Angeles on the 13th Before Being Ferried the Next Day to Victorville, California, Where It Was Placed in Storage; Jetconnect 737‑376 Zk‑jnn Which Departed Auckland on the 14th for Apia, Honolulu and Tucson on Delivery to the Aurora Aviation Group of Lake Forrest, Illinois; and Qantas 767-338er Vh-ogd Which Departed Sydney on the 16th on Ferry to Victorville Where It Was Placed in Storage.

October Saw Jetconnect 737‑376 Zk-jnd Depart Auckland on the 10th for Apia, Honolulu and Tucson on Delivery to the Aurora Aviation Group.

November Departures Were Qantas 747-4h6 Vh-oec Which Was Withdrawn From Service in Los Angeles on the 7th Before Being Ferried the Following Day to Victorville Where It Was Placed in Storage; Jetconnect 737-376 Zk-jnc Which Departed Auckland on the 21st for Apia, Honolulu and Tucson on Delivery to the Aurora Aviation Group; and Qantas 767‑338er Vh-oga Which Departed Sydney on the 24th on Ferry to Victorville Where It Was Placed in Storage.

December Saw Air New Zealand 737-3u3 Zk-fre, Then Registered Pr-wjq, Depart Christchurch on the 4th for Cairns on the First Leg of Its Delivery Flight to Webjet Linhas Aereas in Brazil; and Jetstar A320-232 Vh-jqe, Then Registered 9v-jsg, Depart Melbourne on the 10th for Darwin and Singapore on Delivery to Jetstar Asia.

 

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