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Qantas Operated a Round Trip Charter Out of Perth on June 11 With A330-303 Vh-qpf on What Turned Out to Be a Successful Search of the Southern Indian Ocean for the Disabled Yacht Belonging to the Round the World Solo Sailor Abby Sunderland. Vh-qpf, Which Operated as Flight Qf1350, Was Airborne for Just Over 11 Hours.

A330-203/kc-30 Ec-336 Msn 1036 Arrived in Brisbane From Singapore on June 18 Where Qantas Defence Services Then Started Tanker Conversion Work on the Aircraft. The A330-203/kc-30 is Planned for Delivery to the Raaf as A39-004.

737-838 Vh-tjg Completed Planned Maintenance in Singapore on June 21 With the Aircraft Then Ferrying as Flight Qf6020 to Darwin and Brisbane Where It Arrived in the Early Hours of June 22.

Jetstar Took Delivery of A320-232 Vh-vgq in Melbourne on June 4 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai and Singapore as Flight Jq7992. Vh-vgq Entered Service on June 11 When It Operated Flight Jq706 From Melbourne to Hobart.

A320-232 Vh-jqw Was Withdrawn From Jetstar Service on June 7 After Operating Flight Jq919 From Townsville to Melbourne.

It Was Planned for Transfer to Operations With Jetstar Asia as 9v-jse in Early July.

A320-232 Vh-jqg Ferried From Darwin to Singapore/seletar as Flight Jq7994 on June 8. On Arrival It Entered the St Aerospace Hangar for Planned Maintenance.

A320-232 Vh-vgp Msn 4343, Which Was Registered to Jetstar on June 16, Was Planned for Delivery to Melbourne on June 27.

A320-232 Vh-vgo Msn 4356, Which Was Also Registered to Jetstar on June 16, Was Planned for Delivery to Melbourne on July 4 (See Photo Register Update This Issue).

Jetstar Has Removed Billboard Decals From Three of Its A320s in Newcastle.

A320-232 Vh-vqq, Which Carried the ‘seaworld’ Scheme, Returned to Service on June 15 After Having Its Decals Removed, While A320-232 Vh-vqh, Which Carried the ‘go Roos’ Scheme, Returned to Service Minus the Decals on June 22.

A320-232 Vh-vqp, Which Carried the ‘gold Coast Titans’ Scheme, Entered the Jetstar Hangar in Newcastle on June 22 to Have Its Decals Removed.

At the Launch of the Jetstar Cadet Pilot Training Program at Moorabbin on June 2 King Air C90gt1 Vh-gti Was Displayed Carrying the Jetstar Logo.

Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of Two Fokker 100 Aircraft to Alliance and a Bae 146-300qc to Cobham.

Alliance Airlines Took Delivery of Fokker 100 Vh-xwn at Brisbane on June 17 After the All White Aircraft Ferried in From Woensdrecht via Kupang and Townsville. The Ferry Was Contracted to Southern Cross Aviation and Operated as Flight Sxi1014.

Fokker 100 Vh-xwq, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘southern Cross 1015’, Was Delivered to Alliance in Brisbane on June 24 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Kupang and Townsville.

Cobham Took Delivery of Bae 146-300qc G-bpnt at Adelaide on June 25 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Bacau, Romania, via Halim, Broome and Ayres Rock.

Cobham is Also to Maintain and Store Two Bae 146-300/ Rj100s Which Have Finished Their Leases to Riau Airlines in Indonesia, With the First, Pk-raz Msn E3265, Ferrying Into Adelaide From Jakarta and Port Hedland on June 11. The Second Rj100, Pk-ray Msn E3243, Was Due to Arrive in Adelaide in July.

Strategic Airlines A320- 212 Vh-yqc, Which Was Delivered to Melbourne on May 6, Ferried to Brisbane on June 6 as Flight Agc9001. Vh-yqc Entered Service With Strategic on June 9 When It Operated Charter Flight Agc1002/1003 Brisbane-dili-brisbane.

Strategic Airlines Commenced Rpt Services Between Perth and Denpasar on June 12 With A320-212 Vh-yqa Operating the Inaugural Vc201.

Virgin Group Fleet Update

737-8fe Vh-vuv Ruby Blue, Which Was Delivered to Brisbane on May 30, Entered Service on June 3 When It Operated Flight Dj986 From Brisbane to Sydney.

737-86n Vh-voh Was Withdrawn From Service in Melbourne on January 20 on Termination of Its Lease. The 737-86n Was Then Leased to Orenair of Orenburg, Russia, and on June 2 Now Registered Vq-bfy and Carrying the Colours of Orenair It Departed as Flight Orb9500 for Darwin and Bangkok. 737-86n Vh-voh Jazzy Blue Had Been Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on March 26 ’03 After It Ferried in From Christchurch as Flight Dsj9061.

737-8fe Vh-bzg Msn 37822, Which is Planned for Delivery in Early August, Was Registered to Virgin Blue on June 18.

737-8fe Vh-vul Was Noted at Melbourne on June 13 After Having Its Special Avatar Decals Removed.

Virgin Blue Brought Online the Navitaire New Skies Reservation System Over the Queen’s Birthday Holiday Weekend and to Ease the Load It Wet Leased Fokker 100 Vh‑fka From Alliance Airlines on June 13 to Operate Flights Dj505/512/834/849/864/885 Sydney-gold Coast-sydney- Melbourne-sydney-melbourne- Sydney.

Regional Airline News

Air Chathams Convair 580 Zk-cif Ferried From Auckland to Nuku’alofa on May 22 and Entry Into Service With Chathams Pacific.

Airfast Indonesia Beech 1900d Pk-ocy Arrived in Darwin From Denpasar on June 18 and Was Later Noted Operating From Bathurst Island to Darwin and Denpasar on June 21.

Air Niugini’s First Dash 8-q402, C-gehe Msn 4316, Was Noted at Toronto/downsview on May 31. On the Nose Wheel Door Was the Letter U Which Suggests It Will Be Registered P2-anu.

Alligator Airways Took Delivery of Ga8-tc 320 Vh-wos Msn 09-151 at Kununurra on June 20 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Latrobe Valley via Broken Hill, Coober Pedy, Alice Springs and Tennant Creek.

In Traffic/july We Mentioned the Registrations of the Five New Ga8-tc 320 Aircraft to Be Delivered to Alligator Airways, but Some of the Information Quoted Has Proved to Be Incorrect.

Ga8-tc 320-09-145 Will Be Registered Vh-wov Not Vh-wop, While Ga8-tc 320-10-154 Will Be Vh-wop Not Vh-wog, and Ga8-tc 320-10-155 Will Be Vh-wog Not Vh-wov.

Careflight Aeromedical Service Took Delivery of King Air B200 Vh-zmq ‘careflight 22’ in Darwin on June 16 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Essendon.

King Air B200 Vh-zmy ‘careflight 21’, Departed Essedon on June 21 on Delivery to Darwin via Broken Hill and Alice Springs.

King Air B200 Vh-zxm ‘careflight 23’ and King Air B200 Vh-zmw ‘careflight 24’ Were Planned to Ferry From Essendon to Darwin in Late June.

All Four King Air B200 Aircraft Have Been Leased by Careflight From Australasian Jet for Aeromedical Operations in the Northern Territory.

Chathams Pacific Queen Air A80 A3-cia Departed Auckland for Norfolk Island and Nadi on June 20 and After Overnighting Continued to Nuku’alofa.

Queen Air A80 A3-aew Was Damaged at Nuku’alofa on May 26 When It Landed Without the Nosewheel Which Would Not Deploy.

Coral Sun Airways Bn‑2b-26 Islander T3-vin, Which Had Been at Archerfield for Planned Maintenance, Departed for the Gold Coast on June 15 and After Overnighting Continued Its Ferry to Norfolk Island, Nadi and Kiribati.

Columbia Helicopters Bv-234 Chinook P2-chj Was Shipped Into Brisbane From the Us in Mid June With the Aircraft Then Being Ferried From the Brisbane Docks to Brisbane Airport on June 19. The Same Day P2-chj Commenced Its Ferry Flight to Moro, Papua New Guinea, via Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville, Cairns, Cooktown, Horn Island and Daru.

Columbia Bv-234 Chinook P2-chk Was Noted at Long Beach, California, on June 8 While Awaiting Shipment to Melbourne.

Fugro Airborne Surveys Placed Cessna 208 Vh-fgq on the Register on June 1. Then Registered C-gfav It Had Ferried Into Jandakot From Halim and Perth on April 12.

Regional Express Saab 340b Vh-oln Was Cancelled From the Register on June 3 as ‘aircraft Retired From Service’. As Noted in Traffic/july This Aircraft is Now Displayed as ‘vh-pbs’ in Front of the Australian Airline Pilot Academy at Wagga Wagga.

Saab 340b Vh-olm Was Noted at Darwin on June 18 and Broome on June 23 While Operating on Charter to Bill Peach Outback Tours. Skytraders Casa 212 Vh‑vha Callsign ‘snowbird 2’ Departed Essendon on June 5 for Port Augusta, Ayers Rock and Broome Where It Arrived on June 6. From Broome It Has Operated a Number of Surveillance Flights.

Victorian Air Ambulance King Air B200c Vh-zkb Msn Bl-155, Which Was Registered to Vaa P/l of Mascot, Nsw, on June, 4 Arrived in Cairns From Majuro on June 8 After Completing Its Trans-pacific Delivery Flight. At Cairns Vh-zkb Joined King Air B200c Vh-zka in the Hawker Pacific Hangar Where Both Aircraft Are Being Modified Prior to Entry Into Service With the Victorian Air Ambulance.

Bizjet News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Citation Mustang, Plus on Short Finals Are a Gulfstream 450, Gulfstream Iv, Global Express, Cessna 501/sp and a Citation Mustang.

Citation Mustang Vh‑pwx Msn 510-0269 Was Delivered to Aeromil Pacific at Maroochydore on June 4 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Wichita via Ambon, Darwin, Longreach and Toowoomba.

Citation Mustang Vh‑sqw Msn 510-0294, Which is the First of Five to Be Operated by the Singapore Flying College, Was Delivered to Maroochydore in Late June.

Vh-sqw Was Noted at Glasgow, Scotland, on June 23 While en Route to Australia.

Citation I/sp Zk-nbr Was Registered to Air National Corporate of Manukau on June 15. However, the Citation is No Stranger to New Zealand as It Has Been Operating in the Country as N800dt Since December ’02.

Citation I/sp N528rm Msn 501-0205, Which Was Last Operated by Kinnaird Air Oregon of Portland, Was Planned for Delivery to Twentieth Super Pace Nominees at Melbourne/ Moorabbin in Late June.

Gulfstream 450 Vh-mbp Msn 4185, Which is the First of Type on the Australian Register, Was Registered on June 16. The Registered Holder is Marcplan P/l of Melbourne, While the Registered Operator is Marcplan Charter P/l of Essendon Airport. The Gulfstream Was Previously Registered N985ga and Was Cancelled From the Us Register on June 15.

Global Express Vh-vla Msn 9344 Was Registered to Holypeak Proprietary Limited of Melbourne on June 16.

The Postal Address Given for Holypeak is That of Luft Aviation Charter Which Operates Global Express N360la From Essendon.

Global Express Vh-zxh Msn 9310, Which Was Delivered to Perth as N38zz on May 30, Was Registered on June 2.

The Registered Holder is the Warburton Group of Cottesloe, Wa, While the Registered Operator is Avwest of Redcliffe, Wa.

Citation Xls+ N53xl Arrived in Darwin in Late June to Commence a Demonstration Tour of Australia.

Gulfstreams Galore

Netjets Gulfstream 550 N518qs Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on June 10 and Departed on June 12 to Chennai.

Gulfstream 550 N550m Registered to Motorola Inc of Wheeling, Illinois, Arrived at Essendon From Honolulu on June 14 and Remained There Until June 16 When It Departed for Narita.

Gulfstream 550 N712kt Arrived in Sydney From Narita on June 9 and Departed on June 11.

Lg Electronics Gulfstream 550 Hl7799 Arrived in Sydney From Gimpo on June 1 and Departed to Halim on June 3.

Gulfstream 450 N451bh Registered to Bob Herd of Tyler, Texas, Arrived in Sydney From Auckland on June 15 and Departed for Saipan on June 17.

Gulfstream Iv N66dd Registered to Duchossois Industries of Elmhurst, Illinois, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on June 19 and Remained There Until June 22 When It Departed for Kuala Lumpur.

Gulfstream Iv N257h Registered to the Heinz Company of Pittsburgh Arrived at Essendon From Darwin on June 3 and Departed to Pago Pago on June 5.

Gulfstream Iv N620jh Registered to Zions Credit Corporation of Salt Lake City Arrived in Sydney From Cebu on June 14 and After Overnighting Continued to Hamilton Island.

Canal Air Gulfstream Iv N810tm, Which Had Arrived in Cairns on May 24, Remained There Until June 20 When It Departed to Majuro.

Overseas Bizjets Vistajet Challenger 850 Oe-ilz Operating as Flight Vjs886 Arrived at Essendonfrom Macau and Darwin on June 18. It Departed Essendon on June 20 for Darwin and Hong Kong.

Citation X C-gcul of Canadian Utilities of Edmonton, Which Had Arrived in Brisbane From Pago Pago on May 24, Departed the Country on June 5 When It Flew Out of Townsville to Majuro.

Falcon 900ex N209cq Registered to Rf Schaden of Broomfield, Colorado, Transited Cairns on June 19 While en Route From Nadi to Denpasar.

Dassault Aviation Falcon 900ex F-gxhg Arrived in Perth From Halim on June 8 and the Same Day Operated a Return Flight to Geraldton.

It Was Later Seen in Adelaide, Sydney and Hamilton Island Before Departing Darwin for Singapore on June 13.

Falcon 7x G-pvht Registered to Tag Aviation (Uk) of Farnborough Arrived in Canberra From Male in the Early Hours of June 23 Before Continuing Later in the Day to Brisbane. It Departed Brisbane for Singapore on June 24.

Falcon 7x Vp-bze Operated by Flying Lion Arrived in Sydney From Auckland and Norfolk Island on June 19. It Was Later Noted in Canberra Before Departing Brisbane for Port Vila on June 23.

Airmed International Hawker 800 N838jl Arrived in Darwin From Cebu on June 14 Before Continuing to Albury on June 15 and Canberra on June 16. It Departed Canberra for Nadi on June 18.

Bae 125-700b Rp-c5998 Arrived in Darwin From Denpasar on June 15 and After Overnighting Departed for Singapore.

Heavy Metal

Vietnam Airlines A330‑223 Vn-a372 Operated the Airline’s First A330 Service Into Australia on June 16 When It Arrived in Melbourne From Ho Chi Minh City as Flight Vn781. A330-223 Vn-a372 Was Delivered to Vietnam Airlines in November ’09 With the Aircraft Previously Operated by Swiss as Hb-iqj.

Qatar Amiri Flight A320‑232 A7-aag, Which Was Operating as Qaf003, Arrived at the Gold Coast From Singapore on June 19. After Overnighting It Returned to Singapore.

Antonov Airlines an-124 Ur-82008 Operating as Flight Adb1316 Arrived in Darwin From Johor Baru on June 7 and After Overnighting Departed for Incheon as Flight Adb151f.

Air China 747-4j6 B-2447, Which Was Carrying the Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, Arrived in Auckland From Vientiane on June 17 as Flight Cca022. On June 19 the 747 Continued to Melbourne and Was Later Noted in Canberra Before Departing Darwin for Beijing on June 24.

Royal Brunei Airlines 777‑212er V8-blb Operated the Airline’s First Flight by the Type Into Australia on June 19 When It Arrived in Brisbane From Bandar Seri Begawan.

V8-blb Was Previously Operated by Singapore Airlines as 9v-svg.

Usaf 757-23a/c-32b 02-4452, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘town 73’, Arrived in Brisbane From Kwajalein and Port Vila on June 15 Before Continuing to Perth on June 16.

The All White C-32b Departed Perth for Port Hedland and Diego Garcia on June 17.

Air China 737-89l B-5342 Transited Darwin on June 16 as Flight Cca022a While en Route From Guangzhou to Auckland.

The 737, Which Was Operating in Support of the Visit by the Chinese Vp, Arrived in Sydney From Auckland on June 19 and After Overnighting Departed for Darwin and Guangzhou.

Us Navy 737-7af/c-40a 165830, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘convoy 7542’, Arrived in Darwin From Beijing on June 13 and After Overnighting Continued to Canberra.

Us Navy 737-7af/c-40a 165831, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘convoy 7564’, Was Noted at Darwin on June 20.

Airphil Express Dash 8-q401 Rp-c3030, Which Was Operating as Flight Gap3030, Arrived at Cairns From Biak on June 7, Ferrying in for Planned Maintenance With Hawker Pacific.

Us Navy C-130t 164993 Callsign ‘convoy 3889’ Arrived in Brisbane From Pago Pago on June 2. On June 4 It Operated a Return Flight to Woomera Before Departing the Following Day to Pago Pago.

Us Navy C-130t 165350 Callsign ‘convoy 3748’ Departed Brisbane for Pago Pago on June 22.

Nasa Dc-8-72 N817na, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘nasa 817’, Arrived in Melbourne From Palmdale in California and Honolulu on June 11. Operated by the Dryden Flight Research Center, the Dc-8 Was Flown to Australia to Monitor the Re-entry of the Japanese Hayabusa Spacecraft, and in Connection With This Operated Flights Out of Melbourne Late on June 11, 12 and 13 Before Departing for Honolulu on June 15.

Air Charter Express Dc‑8‑62af 9g-aed,which Was Operating as Flight Ace752p, Arrived in Melbourne From Cape Town and Mauritius on June 18. After Overnighting the Dc-8-62af Departed as Flight Ace752 for Perth, Mauritius and Cape Town.

Ferry Flights

Air Tractor at-602 Vh‑fgv Registered to Rural Air Works of Moree Ferried Into Broome From Denpasar on June 16.

Cessna 421c N27rx and Cirrus Sr20 N936cd, Which Had Arrived in Darwin From Tarawa and Cairns on May 31, Departed for Kuala Lumpur on June 5.

Cessna P210n D-esay, Which is on a Round-theworld Flight, Had Arrived in Broome From Denpasar on May 12 and After Touring Australia Departed Darwin for Balikpapan, Borneo, on June 9.

P-750 Xstol Zk-jgi, Which Was Being Ferried to Goteborg, Sweden, by Std Aviation of Albury, Departed Hamilton on June 19 for the Gold Coast, Alice Springs, Port Hedland, Cocos Island and Colombo. The P-750 Xstol, Which Was Registered in July ’05 to Skydive Goteborg, Was Damaged in a Hard Landing at Vargarda, Sweden, on September 19 ’09 Before Being Shipped Back to Hamilton Where It Was Rebuilt.

P-750 Xstol P2-sde Msn 166, Which Was on Delivery to Adventist Aviation Services of Goroka, Departed Ardmore on June 21 for Kerikeri, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island. After Overnighting It Departed for Murwillumbah Before Continuing on June 23 to Redcliffe and Townsville.

Bn-2b-20 Vh-zzt Was Noted at Tamworth on May 28 Where It Was Being Prepared for Export to Malaysia as 9m-lyg.

Bn-2b-20 G-ceud Arrived in Broome From Denpasar on June 6.

Pa-46-500tp Malibu Meridian N598c Registered to High Performance Aircraft of El Cajon, California, Was Delivered Recently to a New Zealand Operator. It Ferried Into Auckland on June 21 After Crossing the Pacific by Way of North Bend/oregon, Anchorage, Kodiak, Cold Bay, Adak, Midway, Honolulu, Christmas Island, Pago Pago and Nuku’alofa. The Ferry Flight Was Contracted to Air Centre One of Auckland.

Pa-30 N2v Ferried Into Ardmore on June 2 From Pago Pago, Nuku’alofa and Auckland.

Commander 690a N24cc Registered to Jws Inc of Bozeman, Montana, Arrived in Darwin From Phuket, Seletar, Halim, Denpasar and Kupang on June 10 and After Overnighting Continued to Cairns.

It Later Visited Brisbane, Sydney, Hamilton Island, Mount Isa and Ayers Rock Before Departing Darwin for Kupang on June 20.

Vih Helicopters S-61n C‑fqng Was Noted Stored in a Yard at Fremantle North Wharf on June 5.

Vulcanair P-68c Vh-oav, Which Was Registered to Airflite P/l of Jandakot on May 28, Ferried Into Darwin From Denpasar on June 22.

Turboprop Arrivals/ Departures Julydecember ‘09

in the Period July-december 2009 10 Turboprop Airliners Were Delivered to Operators in Our Region, Comprising One Atr 72-500, Four Dash 8-q400s, One Dash 8-100 and Four Saab 340bs. In Total, Twin Turboprop Deliveries for 2009 Comprised 17 Aircraft, Which is Down on the Figures of 29, 42, 47 and 25 for the Years 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005.

July Deliveries Were Saab 340b+ Vh-zrn to Regional Express at Wagga Wagga as N393ae on the 23rd, and Dash 8-q402 Vh-qos to Qantaslink in Brisbane as C‑fxaz on the 28th.

September Saw the Delivery of Saab 340b+ Vh-zri to Regional Express at Wagga Wagga as N394ae on the 5th, and Dash 8-q402 Vh-qot to Qantaslink in Brisbane as C-fxyp on the 14th.

October Deliveries Were Atr 72-500 Yj-av72 to Air Vanuatu in Port Vila as F-wnug on the 14th; Saab 340b+ Vh‑zrj to Regional Express as N396ae in Wagga Wagga on the 20th; and Dash 8-102 Vh-qqh to Skytrans as N982ha in Cairns on the 28th.

November Saw the Delivery of Saab 340b+ Vh-zrk to Regional Express in Wagga Wagga as N397ae on the 22nd.

December Deliveries Were Dash 8-q402 Vh-qou to Qantaslink as C-fygq in Brisbane on the 5th, and Dash 8-q402 Vh-qov to Qantaslink as C-fyic in Brisbane on the 16th. In the Period July to December ’09 12 Turboprop Airliners Departed the Region These Being One Atr 42-300; One Beech 1900d; Two Convair 580s; One Dhc-6-300; Two Dornier 228s; Three Emb-110s and Two Saab 340bs. In Total, Turboprop Departures for 2009 Comprised 18 Aircraft, and This Compares With Departures of 13, 18, 17 and 25 for the Years 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005.

July Saw Emb-110p1 Vh‑lnb of Airnorth Regional Depart Brisbane on Delivery to Transportes Aereos Guatemaltecos in Guatemala City on the 22nd; While Convair 580 Vh-pdv of Pionair Australia Departed Bankstown on Delivery to Conair at Abbotsford, British Columbia, on the 31st.

August Saw Atr 42-300 Yj‑av42 Air Vanuatu Depart Port Vila for Guam and Canada on the 6th, and Dhc‑6-300 P2-mcb of Airlines Png Destroyed in a Crash Near Kokoda on the 11th.

September Departures Were Emb-110p1 Vh-ceg of Aeromil From Bankstown on Delivery to an Operator in Ghana on the 1st; Convair 580 Vh-pal of Pionair Australia From Bankstown on Delivery to Conair on the 7th; Saab 340b Vh-uyc of Macair From Townsville on Sale to Aerocentury of Burlingame, California, on the 8th; and Dornier 228‑212 F-odyb of Air Caledonie Which Was Registered 9n-aiy Before Departing Noumea/magenta on Delivery to Sita Air of Kathmandu, Nepal, on the 10th.

October Saw Saab 340b Vh‑uyi of Macair Depart Townsville for Apia and Sale in the United States on the 2nd.

November Departures Were Beech 1900d Vh-nia of Vincent Aviation Which Departed Darwin for Lanseria, South Africa, and Return to Awesome Aviation as Zs-sno on the 18th, and Dornier 228-202k Vh-yjd of Gam Air Which Departed Cairns on Sale in the Philippines on the 26th.

December Saw Emb-110p2 Vh-fnp of Regional Link Cancelled From the Register as ‘aircraft Decommissioned’ on the 4th.