SOCCER ROO Qantas 747-400 VH-OJS departs Melbourne’s runway 16 bound for Johannesburg on May 26 carrying the Socceroos and supporters for the World Cup. (Mehdi Nazarinia)
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Airline News
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Airnorth Took Delivery of E-170-100lr Vh-swo in Darwin on April 19 and Then Placed the Aircraft Into Service on May 17 When It Operated Flight Tl518/qf369 From Darwin to Dili.
Alliance Airlines Was Planning to Take Delivery of Fokker 100s Vh-xwn and Vh-xwq in Brisbane in Early June.
The Registrations of the Eight Fokker 100s Alliance Has Purchased From Germania Will Be Vh-xwm Through Vh‑xwt, and Not as Shown in Traffic/may ’10.
Heavylift Cargo Has Moved Its Two Operational 727 Freighters Out of Australia.
727-51f Rp-c8017 Departing Brisbane for Port Moresby as Flight Tcu801 on April 1, Where It Remained Until April 7 When It Departed for the Former Clark Ab, Northwest of Manila, Again as Flight Tcu081.
727-227f Rp-c8019 Has Not Been Sighted Since Departing Brisbane for Biak and Clark on June 14 ’09.
727-51f Rp‑c8016 Remains Static at Cairns Where It Has Been Parked for a Number of Years.
Strategic Airlines Took Delivery of A320-212 Vh-yqc in Melbourne on May 6 After the All White Aircraft Flew in From Oporto, Portugal, via Columbo, Singapore and Darwin.
Strategic Has Also Added a Third A320 to Its European Based Fleet With the Delivery of A320-212 Yl-lcf, Which Has Been Leased From Smartlynx Airlines. Yl-lcf Was Rolled Out at Dublin on April 18 in Strategic Colours Before Being Noted at Paris Cdg on April 27.
Strategic Commenced Closed Charter Flights Between Brisbane and Mackay on May 3 With the First Flight Being Operated by Skytraders A319-115 Vh-vhd as Flight Vc2002.
Strategic Leased A340-313x Cs-tqm From Hi-fly to Operate Two Rotations Between the Middle East and Australia While Its A330-223, Vh-ssa, Was in Zurich for Planned Maintenance. The All White A340 Arrived Into Brisbane From Al Minhad Ab via Darwin and Sydney as ‘asy066’ on May 6 With Its Last Departure Being From Brisbane to Darwin and Minhad as ‘asy064’ on May 18.
Virgin Blue Took Delivery of 737-8fe Vh-vuv Ruby Blue in Brisbane on May 30 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Seattle/ Boeing Field via Lihue and Nadi as Flight Dj9080.
737-8fe Vh-vuu Lady Blue-tiful Entered Vb Service on May 7 When It Operated Dj361 From Brisbane to Townsville.
737-8fe Vh-bzg Brett’s Jet is Planned for Delivery to Virgin Blue in Early August. This Aircraft Was Initially Planned for Delivery as Vh-vuw, but the Special Registration Vh-bzg (Brett and Zahra Godfrey) Was Chosen to Honour Founding Ceo Brett Godfrey, Who Retired in May.
737-86n Vh-voh, Which Was Withdrawn From Virgin Blue Service on January 20, Was Noted Outside the John Holland Hangar at Melbourne on May 19 Carrying the Colours and Titles of the Russian Operator Orenair and the Registration Vq-bfy.
Qantas Group News
Qantas 747-438 Vh-ojs, Which Carries the ‘qantas Socceroos We’re With You All the Way’ Markings (Pictured Above), Operated Qf163 From Melbourne to Johannesburg on May 26 Carrying the Socceroos and Their Supporters to the Soccer World Cup in South Africa.
747-438 Vh-ojr is Being Advertised for Sale by Cabot Aviation in the Uk, Although at the Time of Writing the Aircraft Continues in Service With Qantas. Vh-ojr Was Ferried to Avalon From Sydney as Qf6195 on April 20. It Ferried Back to Sydney as Flight Qf6196 on May 20 Andre-entered Service Later That Day as Qf73 From Sydney to San Francisco.
Qantaslink Dash 8-q402 Vh-qop Was Named Coffs Harbour at a Ceremony at Coffs Harbour on May 5.
Jetstar Was Planning to Take Delivery of A320-232 Vh‑vgq Msn 4303 in Melbourne on June 5, With A320-232 Vh-vgp Msn 4343 Following on June 27 and A320-232 Vh-vgo Msn 4356 on July 4.
A320-232 Vh-jqw Was Planned to Be Withdrawn From Jetstar Service in Melbourne on June 7. After Maintenance With John Holland Aviation Services It Will Be Registered 9v-jse Before Departing Melbourne in Early July for Singapore on Delivery to Jetstar Asia.
Regional Airline News
registration VQ-BFY. (Brian Wilkes)
in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Saab 340b+ to Regional Express, a Metro 23 to Hardy Aviation and a Beech 1900c-1 to Karratha Flying Services.
Aircruising Australia Terminated Its Lease on Vincent Aviation Dash 8-102 Zk-vac in Sydney on May 27 With the Last Tour Departing Sydney on May 25 for Condobolin- Broken Hill-hawker-olympic Dam-birdsville and Bourke Before Returning to Sydney on May 27. On May 28 Zk-vac Departed Sydney for Lord Howe Island, Auckland and Wellington.
Caribou Gold is Planning to Commence Freight Operations in Papua New Guinea With Dhc-4t N600nc.
Hardy Aviation Took Delivery of Metro 23 Vh-cnh at Darwin on May 15 After the Aircraft Arrived From Majuro.
The Metro’s Ferry Flight Originated in New Braunfells, Texas, and Was Contracted to Dbf Aviation Services of Sydney.
Metro Iii Vh-tfg is Also Reported to Have Joined the Hardy Aviation Fleet With the Aircraft, Which Had Been Resident of Maroochydore, Arriving in Darwin on May 21.
Australia while its A330, VH-SSA, was in Zurich for maintenance. (Martin Eadie)
Iap Group Metro 23 Vh‑han Was Cancelled From the Register on May 11 After Its Delivery to East Asia Airlines in Yangyang, South Korea, on April 7. Db Aviation Services Ferried the Metro From Bankstown via Townsville, Nadzab, Guam and Okinawa.
Island Air Services Emb‑110p1 Vh-bwc, Which Ferried Out of the Country on March 22, Was on Delivery to Insel Air at Curacao Where It Arrived on March 29 via Coffs Harbour, Norfolk Island, Pago Pago, Christmas Island, Hilo, Santa Maria (California), New Braunfells (Texas) and Brownsville (Texas). Vh-bwc, Which Was Ferried by Dbf Aviation Services, Was Cancelled From the Register on April 8.
Kakadu Air Leased Cessna 208b Zk-saa From Sounds Air for Three Months With the Aircraft Ferrying Into Jabiru on May 21 From Auckland, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, Gold Coast, Longreach and Mt Isa.
Karratha Flying Services Took Delivery of Beech 1900c‑1 N412cm Msn Uc-173 in Karratha on May 22 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Halim and Port Hedland.
On May 24 the Beech Ferried to Perth/jandakot Where It Was Prepared for Entry Into Service With Karratha Flying Services.
Ex Macair Saab 340b Vh-uye, Which Was Cancelled From the Register on April 14 as Being Exported to the United States, Has Taken Up the Markings N875pc.
Pionair Cargo Convair 580 Vh-pdx Operated a Charter Flight Cairns-kunaye-cairns on May 14-15.
Regional Express Took Delivery of Saab 340b+ N384ae at Wagga Wagga on May 13 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Long Beach, Honolulu, Nadi, Gold Coast and Orange. On Its Nosewheel Door the Saab Carried the Letters Lkh Suggesting It Was to Be Registered Vh-lkh, but on May 19 It Was Registered Vh-rex.
Vh-rex is the Last of Type on Order for Regional Express and Its Delivery Takes the Airline’s Saab 340 Fleet to 46 Aircraft (Saab 340b+ X 25, Saab 340b X 20 and Saab 340a X 1). Pel-air Aviation, Part of the Regional Express Group, Operates a Further Three Saab 340a(F)s.
Saab 340b Vh-oln, Which Has Been Parked Out of Service at Wagga Wagga for Some Months, Has Been Transferred to Regional Express’s Australian Airline Pilot Academy (Aapa) at Wagga Wagga.
On May 19 Vh-oln, With Its Registration Removed, Was Lifted Over the Airport Secu-rity Fence by a Crane and Then Towed to the Aapa Facility Where It Was Placed on Display.
The Official Opening of the Aapa Facility on May 27 Saw the Saab 340b Now Carrying the Fictitious Registration ‘vh‑pbs’, Which Commemorates Philip Bruce South, an Engineer With Kendell and Rex Who Passed Away in Late 2009.
Skytrans Dash 8-102 Vh‑qqk, Which Was Registered on May 17, Had Been Delivered to Cairns as N846ex on April 30.
Sun Air Dhc-6-300 Dq‑fie Ferried Into Maryborough for Planned Maintenance From Port Vila and Brisbane on May 16.
Bizjet News
Airport from Tromso, Norway, on May 31. All four are to be operated by Australasian Jet on contract to CareFlight on
aeromedical flights out of Darwin. (Gordon Reid)
in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Global Express, a Gulfstream 550 and a Challenger 604, and the Departures of a Gulfstream Iv and a Beechjet 400a.
Global Express N38zz Msn 9310, Which Was on Delivery to Avwest, Arrived in Perth From Honolulu and Brisbane on May 30. It Was Later Placed on the Australian Register as Vh-zxh.
Gulfstream 550 Zk-kfb Msn 5260, the Second of Its Type in Our Region, Was Registered to Execujet New Zealand of Wellington on May 26. It Was Delivered to Auckland on June 1 When It Flew in From Savannah and Honolulu.
Air National Corporate Gulfstream Iv Zk-kfb Was Cancelled From the New Zealand Register on May 19 After It Was Exported to the United States. Zk-kfb Had Earlier Departed Auckland on April 30 for Papeete, Los Angeles and Savannah, Georgia, Where the Aircraft Was Traded in on Gulfstream 550 Zk-kfb.
Challenger 604 N604au, Which Was Based in Coolangatta From July ’07 to February ’08, Has Reportedly Returned to Operations in Australia.
N604au, Which is Registered to Anza Aviation of Gahanna, Ohio, Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu and Nadi on May 9 Before Visiting Brisbane and Melbourne/essendon on May 11. It Remained at Essendon Until May 14 When It Departed Initially to Sydney and Then to Nadi and Honolulu on May 17.
The Challenger Again Returned to Essendon From Nadi and Sydney on May 28.
Gulfstream 450 Vh-mbp is Planned for Delivery to Marcplan Charter at Essendon in June and in Preparation for Its Arrival the Registration of Marcplan Charter Hawker 800xp Vh-mbp Was Changed to Vh-mep. Vh-mbp Was Cancelled From the Register on May 10 While Vh-mep Was Registered to Marcplan Charter on May 17.
Crown Casino Will Reportedly Add a Gulfstream 550 to Its Melbourne Based Fleet to Join Gulfstream V Vh-ccc and Gulfstream Iv Vh-cgf.
Citation Mustang Vh‑pwx 510-0269 Was Registered on May 4 With the Holder Being Aeromil Pacific of Mudjimba, Queensland, and the Operator Flight Options (Australia) of Mudjimba, Queensland. Vh-pwx Was Planned for Delivery to Maroochydore in June.
Citation I/sp Zk-nbr 501-0198, Which Was Noted in Auckland on May 27, is the Former N800dt Which Has Been Resident in Auckland Since December ’02.
Citation I/sp N528rm 501-0205 Was Planned for Delivery to a Melbourne Based Operator in Late June.
Beechjet 400a Vh-exb, Which Departed Essendon for Bangkok/don Muang on April 29, Was Cancelled From the Register on May 6 as “exported to Thailand”.
King Air 350 Vh-zhr Msn Fl-671 Was Cancelled From the Register on May 10 on Its Transfer to the Raaf as A32-671.
King Air B200c Vh-zka Msn Bl-154, Which Was Registered to Vaa P/l of Mascot on April 30, Was Delivered to Bankstown From Apia and the Gold Coast on May 4. After Conversion Vh-zka Will Be the First of Four of Type to Be Operated by Pel-air Aviation for Air Ambulance Victoria Out of Essendon.
King Air B200s Ln-moc Msn Bb-1449, Ln-moe Msn Bb-1460, Ln-moh Msn Bb-1466 and B200 Ln-moi Msn Bb-1470 Were Delivered to Australasian Jet at Essendon on May 31 After They Completed Their Ferry Flights From Tromso, Norway. The King Airs Were Previously Operated by Lufttransport, and Departed Tromso on May 26 for Essendon via Vienna, Luxor, Fujairah, Hyderabad, Banda Aceh, Denpasar, Broome and Alice Springs, With the Ferry Flight Being Contracted to Rangeflyers of Wichita, Kansas. After Being Registered in Australia All Four Aircraft Will Be Operated by Australasian Jet on Contract to Careflight on Aeromedical Flights Out of Darwin.
Strategic Air Charter Tbm 850 Vh-smz, Which Was Recently Replaced by Cj1+ Vh-ldh (Traffic/june), Departed Darwin for Denpasar on May 26.
Gulfstreams Galore
VH-MEP. It is pictured departing Essendon recently. (Gordon Reid)
Gulfstream 550 N91la Operated by Leucadia Aviation of New York Arrived in Perth From Port Hedland on May 12. It Then Departed Perth for Fortescue Dave Forrest and Port Hedland on May 14 Where It Overnighted Before Departing for Hyderabad.
Gulfstream 550 N443m Registered to Chevron Usa of San Ramon, California, Arrived in Canberra From Honolulu on May 30 Before Continuing to Perth on May 31.
Gulfstream 550 N661cp Registered to Wachovia Fi-nancial Services of Charlotte, North Carolina, Arrived in Canberra From Jakarta/halim on May 23 and Departed Brisbane for Honolulu on May 26.
Gulfstream 550 N662cp Registered to Conoco Phillips of Houston Arrived in Perth From Honolulu on May 23 and Departed for Halim on May 26.
Gulfstream 550 N816mg Registered to Chevron Usa Arrived in Perth From Singapore on May 28 Before Continuing to Canberra on May 30.
Gulfstream 550 Vp-cvt Operated by Metrojet of Hong Kong Arrived in Perth on June 1 From Honolulu and Cairns.
Gulfstream V N697a Registered to Alcoa of West Miflin, Pennsylvania, Arrived in Melbourne From Honolulu on May 21 Before Departing Later the Same Day for Honolulu.
Gulfstream 400 N128ab Registered to Prime Jet of Van Nuys, California, Arrived in Brisbane From Bandar Seri Begawan on May 19 Before Continuing to Sydney. On May 20 It Departed Sydney for Melbourne Where It Overnighted Before Continuing to Papeete.
Gulfstream Iv N162jc Registered to Trans-exec Air Service of Van Nuys, California, Arrived in Sydney From Bangkok on May 14 Before Returning to Bangkok Later That Day.
Canal Air Gulfstream Iv N810tm Arrived in Cairns on May 24 From Singapore.
Overseas Bizjets
Global Express N900lf Registered to Bombardier of Richardson, Texas, Arrived in Perth From Honolulu and Brisbane on May 13. It Then Operated a Number of Flights Out of Perth to Broome, Carnarvon and Derby Before Departing Perth for Dubai on May 26.
Global Express N933ey Registered to Cb Applications of Lyndhurst, New Jersey, Arrived in Melbourne From Auckland on May 25 and Later That Day Departed for Singapore.
Global Express Vp-bji Arrived in Melbourne From Denpasar on May 17 and Departed for Singapore on May 20.
Challenger 604 N426cf Registered to Montgomery Capital of Delaware of Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on May 8 and Departed for Port Moresby and Narita on May 12.
Challenger 604 N604kj Departed Brisbane for Mackay on May 14 and After Overnighting Continued to Majuro.
Challenger 300 N818rc Registered to Tri-marine Logistics of Wilmington, Delaware, Transited Cairns on May 29 While en Route From Auckland to Singapore/seletar.
Learjet 36a B-4184, Which Had Been Undergoing Overhaul at Maroochydore, Departed for Darwin on May 2 Where It Overnighted Before Continuing to Kota Kinabalu.
Citation X C-gcul Registered to Canadian Utilities of Edmonton Arrived in Brisbane From Pago Pago on May 24. It Was Later Noted in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.
Citation Sovereign N570rz Arrived in Perth From Denpasar on May 31 and Departed Later That Day on Return to Denpasar.
Travira Air Hawker 800xp Pk-tvo,which Had Arrived in Perth for Planned Maintenance on April 10, Departed for Halim on May 22.
Hawker 4000 N3197h Registered to Silver Lake Aviation of Salt Lake City Arrived in Darwin From Majuro and Port Moresby on May 24.
Heavy Metal
Antonov Airlines an-124 Ur-82008 Arrived in Darwin From Al Ain on May 26 and After Overnighting Departed for Singapore as Flight Adb1216.
Maskargo Has Replaced 747‑200fs Leased From Air Atlanta Icelandic With 747‑300fs and 747-200fs Leased From Southern Air of Hartford, Connecticut. On May 4 Southern Air 747- 341f N789sa Operated Its First Maskargo Service Into Sydney When Flight Soo6201 Arrived From Kuala Lumpur.
Southern Air 747-2f6f N761sa, Which Was Operating Flight S006208 From Sydney to Kuala Lumpur on May 18, Diverted Into Adelaide Due to an Inflight Problem. After Overnighting It Departed Adelaide for Kuala Lumpur.
Kalitta Air 747-246f N704ck, Which Was Operating as Flight Cks228, Arrived in Perth From Sharjah in the Early Hours of May 20. Later That Day It Departed Perth for Hong Kong as Flight Cks9207.
Kalitta Air 747-249f N706ck, Which Was Operating as Flight Cks228, Arrived in Adelaide From Madrid, Sharjah and Singapore on May 26, Carrying Equipment for a Desalination Plant. It Departed Adelaide for Hong Kong as Flight Cks9228 on May 27.
737-7/bbj Vp-bel Operated by Orient Global (Singapore) Arrived in Melbourne From Denpasar on May 23 and Remained There Until May 25 When It Returned to Denpasar.
737-7aj/bbj Hz-mf2 Operated by the Saudi Ministry of Finances and Economy Arrived in Melbourne From Sydney Onmay 24. After Overnighting It Departed for Canberra Before Continuing to Auckland on May 27.
Royal Air Force C-130j Zh871, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘ascot 4601’, Arrived in Perth From Sydney and Canberra on June 1 and After Overnighting Departed for Jakarta.
Us Navy C-130t 164996, Which Was Operating as ‘convoy 3469’, Arrived in Brisbane From Guam on May 15.
Us Navy C-130t 165351, Which Was Operating as ‘convoy 7304’, Was Noted at Darwin on May 29.
Ferry Flights
at-802a(F) C-gsjb Operated by Jonair of Portage La Prairie in Manitoba Has Been Sold to an Operator in Western Australia. The Ferry Flight From Canada to Australia Was Contracted to Srd Aviation of Albury and on April 24 C-gsjb Departed Portage La Prairie for Ballidu via Minot/north Dakota, Billings/montana, Santa Maria/california, Hilo, Christmas Island, Nadi, Gold Coast, Temora and Albury.
An-2tp Er-ais and an‑2r Er-33645 Were Noted in a Container Yard in Footscray in May. The Two Aircraft Were Shipped Into Melbourne From Singapore, and Reportedly Have Been Purchased by Victorian Interests.
Cessna 208b N208cc, Which Had Arrived in Darwin From Dili on March 30 to Start a Demonstration Tour of Australia, Terminated Its Tour on May 6 When It Departed Broome for Denpasar.
Cessna 208a Vh-djv Msn 20800523 is a New Production Aircraft Registered to Ramblers Skydiving of Toogoolawah, Queensland, on May 20. On May 27 Vh-djv Completed Its Trans-pacific Ferry Flight When It Arrived in Cairns From Majuro.
Cessna 421c N27rx Arrived at Cairns From Kona and Tarawa on May 28 Before Continuing to Darwin on May 31.
Cessna P210n D-esay Arrived in Broome From Denpasar on May 12 on an Around-theworld Flight. It Was Later Noted at Perth/jandakot, Coober Pedy, Essendon, Hobart/cambridge, Bankstown, and Townsville Where It Arrived on May 30. The Cessna Was Then Planned to Continue to Darwin and Then Take the North Pacific Ferry Route to Alaska.
Cessna 182s Zk-skl Has Been Sold in Australia and on April 29 Ferried Into Archerfield From Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island and Brisbane. It Was Later Registered Vh-kjy to an Owner in North Tamborine, Queensland.
Cirrus Sr20 N936cd Arrived at Cairns From Kona and Tarawa on May 28 Before Continuing to Darwin on May 31.
Bn-2b-20 Vh-zzt Was Noted at Caboolture on May 18 Where It Was Being Painted in Preparation for Delivery to Malaysia as 9m-lyg.
Pa-31t N191ma Departed Hamilton Island for Cairns on May 28 Before Continuing to Port Moresby on May 30.
Aerostar 602p Vh-otx, Which Was Registered to Gozcon Holdings of Orange, Nsw, on May 11, Completed Its Ferry Flight From the Us in Orange on May 23 When It Arrived From Tarawa and Brisbane.
Pa-30 N2v Registered to Bartel Air of Wilmington, Delaware, Arrived at Ardmore on June 2 From Hilo, Christmas Island, Pago Pago, Tonga and Auckland.
Uk Based Tbm 700 N868at Arrived in Darwin From Denpasar on March 19 to Start a Tour of Australia. Onapril 20 It Departed Archerfield for Albury and Was Later Seen at Broken Hill, Ayers Rock and Tennant Creek Before Departing Darwin for Kupang on May 4.
Airvan Production
flight. (Simon Wilson)
We Last Updated Airvan Production in Traffic/december ‘09.
In Late April Gippsland Aeronautics Announced That It Had Sold Five Ga8-tc 320 Airvans to Alligator Airways in Kununurra While Taking Four Ga8s as Trade-ins.
Ga8-tc 320-09-145 Has Been Sold to Alligator Airways as Vh-wop.
This Aircraft Originally Flew as a Normally Aspirated Ga-8 Before Being Converted to Turbocharged Power. It Was Planned to Depart Latrobe Valley on Delivery on June 17.
Ga8 09-148 Was Registered Vh-ubo to Gippsland Aeronautics on April 22 Before Changing Ownership to Bass Strait Aviation of Lady Barron on Flinders Island on April 26.
It Departed Latrobe Valley on Delivery to Bass Strait Aviation on April 23.
Ga8-tc 320-09-149 Was Registered Vh-bqf to Maf International Asia Pacific, Cairns, on February 26. It Ferried Out of Cairns Destined for Mareeba on May 8 Where the Aircraft Was Reregistered P2‑mfm. Delivery From Mareeba to Mount Hagen Was Planned for Late May.
Ga8-tc 320-09-150 Was Registered Vh-cik to Gippsland Aeronautics on February 5.
Ga8-tc 320-09-151 Has Been Sold to Alligator Airways as Vh-wos With Delivery Ex Latrobe Valley Planned for June.
Ga8-tc 320-09-152 Has Been Sold to Alligator Airways as Vh-woq With the Aircraft Departing Latrobe Valley on May 27 for Mildura, William Creek, Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and Kununurra (Arriving May 29).
Ga8-tc 320-10-153, Which is the First 2010 Production Aircraft, Has Been Sold to the French Operator Paradrenalin.
Ga8-tc 320-10-154, Which Has Been Sold to Alligator Airways as Vh-wog, Was Planned for Delivery in Late June.
Ga8-tc 320-10-155, Which Has Been Sold to Alligator Airways as Vh-wov, Was Planned for Delivery in Late June.
Other Airvan News Concerns the Following Aircraft: Alligator Airways Changed the Registration of Four Ga-8 Aircraft on May 13 to Allow These Registrations to Be Used on the New Ga8-t 320s It is Receiving.
Ga8 00-004 Vh-wop Became Vh-iop; Ga8 01-006 Vh-wov Became Vh-fov; Ga8 02-012 Vh-wog Became Vh-nog; and Ga-8 06-099 Vh-wos Became Vh-ios.
Ga8 03-025 Vh-fgn Departed Latrobe Valley on January 5 on Delivery to Ozwest Aviation of Sorrento, Wa. The Ferry Flight to Jandakot, Where the Aircraft Arrived on January 6, Was Made via Moorabbin, Mildura, Ceduna, Forrest and Kalgoorlie.
Alligator Airways Ga8 07‑127 Vh-woq Changed Its Registration to Vh‑noq on May 5. This Aircraft is Not Part of the Trade-in Deal With Gippsland Aeronautics.
Ga8-tc 320- 09-120 Vh‑byi Was Registered to Gippsland Aeronautics on December 12 ’09. On May 8 It Departed Bendigo on the ‘millions Against Malaria’ Roundthe- World Fundraising Flight. By Late May, After Having Crossed the Pacific Ocean and the Us, the Airvan Had Reached Natal, Brazil.
Ga8 08-141, Which Departed Latrobe Valley in a Container on January 8 on Delivery to Airvan Africa, Was Then Sold to Safari Air of Maun, Botswana as A2-saf.
Ga8 08-143, Which Departed Latrobe Valley in a Container on January 8 on Delivery to Airvan Africa, Was Then Sold to Safari Air of Maun, Botswana as A2-saa.
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