Traffic

Qantas is Planning to Take Delivery of A380‑842 Vh‑oqg Charles Ulm, Its Seventh, in Late November.

A380-842 Vh-oqb Was Noted Carrying Belly Markings 7mate – We Just Love Footy! At Sydney on September 21. It Subsequently Operated a Special Flypast at the (First) Afl Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 25.

747-438 Vh-ojo Ferried Into Sydney From Hong Kong as Flight Qf6028 on September 7 After Planned Maintenance and Repainting in the New Qantas Livery. It Returned to Service on September 8 When It Operated Qf1 From Sydney to Bangkok and London/heathrow.

747-438 Vh-ojr Was Withdrawn From Qantas Service in Sydney on September 23 After the Aircraft Arrived From Johannesburg on Flight Qf64.

A330-202 Vh-ebo is Planned for Delivery to Qantas in November With the Aircraft to Be Configured for Operations on Domestic Routes.

A330-202 Vh-ebj, Which is Currently Operated on the Qantas Domestic Network, is Planned to Be Withdrawn From Service in Late November and Transferred to the Jetstar Fleet. It is Planned to Enter Service With Jetstar in Early December.

767-338er Vh-ogc, Which Was Withdrawn From Qantas Service in February and Then Ferried to Victorville, California, for Storage, Was Cancelled From the Australian Register on September 1. On September 9 the Former Vh‑ogc Was Registered N317cm to Cargo Aircraft Management of Orlando, Florida, and is Due to Be Converted to a Freighter (Refer Photo in Register Update This Issue).

767-338er Vh-ogd, Which is Also Stored at Victorville, Reportedly Will Take Up the Registration N319cm With Cargo Aircraft Management.

737-476 Vh-tjx Ferried Into Sydney From Singapore/ Seletar on September 2 as Flight Qf6022 After Completing Planned Maintenance.

Jetstar Took Delivery of A320-232 Vh-vgn in Melbourne on October 2 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai and Singapore as Flight Jq7992.

Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of Two 737-800s to Virgin Blue and a Fokker 100 to Alliance, Plus the Departure of an Air New Zealand 747‑400.

Air New Zealand 747-441 Zk-sui Terminated Its Lease on August 17 After the Aircraft Operated Flight Nz99 From Auckland to Narita. Later the Same Day It Was Ferried From Narita to Xiamen as Flight Nz6042. It is Reported That the 747 Has Been Leased to Air Atlanta Iceland Which in Turn Has Subleased It to Saudi Arabian Airlines. On September 26 It Was Test Flown at Xiamen as Flight Nz6021, Carrying the Colours of Saudi Arabian Airlines.

Air New Zealand 747-419 Zk-nbu Has Operated a Series of Charter Flights Between Singapore and Rockhampton Carrying Troops and Equipment for the Singapore Defence Force’s Annual Major Exercises in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. The First Rotation Operated on September 26 as Nz1920 Singapore to Rockhampton and Nz6021 Rockhampton to Singapore. On September 27 Zk-nbu Operated Nz1922/ Nz6023 and on September 28 Nz1924/nz6025.

Air Niugini 757-256 P2-anb as Flight Px4008 Departed Port Moresby for Hong Kong and Canton on September 4 for Planned Maintenance.

Dash 8-q402 P2-pxt Was Planned for Delivery to Air Niugini in October.

Alliance Airlines Took Delivery of Fokker 100 Vh‑xwm at Brisbane on September 28. The Aircraft Was Ferried by Southern Cross Aviation as Flight Sxi 1028 From Woensdrecht via Trabzon, Al Ain, Nagpur, Penang and Kupang.

Fokker 100 Vh‑fke, Which Has Been Parked at Brisbane Since August ’06, Has Been ‘reduced to Produce’ and in Late September the Hulk Was Donated to the Brisbane Airport Arff Service. Fokker 100s Vh-xwr Msn 11306, Vh-xws Msn 11314 and Vh-xwt Msn 11338 Were Registered to Alliance Airlines on September 14.

Cobham Took Delivery of Bae 146-300/rj100 G-bzaw at Adelaide on August 31 and Registered the Aircraft Vh-njy on September 8.

Heavylift Cargo 727-51f Rp-c8016, Which Has Been Parked at Cairns for a Number of Years, Was Scrapped by September 30.

Pacific Blue Terminated Services to Dunedin on September 15 With 737-8fe Zk-pba Operating Flight Pbn3247 From Dunedin to Auckland.

Skytraders A319-115cj Vh‑vhd Returned to Sydney on September 14 After Completing a Captain’s Choice Tour Which Took the Aircraft From Sydney to Cairns, Narita, Almaty in Kazakhstan, Kiev, Muscat, Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Mahe in the Seychelles and Jakarta/halim.

On September 22 Vh‑vhd Departed Melbourne for Christchurch and After Overnighting Operated the First of a Number of Charters for the Us Authorities From Christchurch to Mcmurdo Sea Ice Runway.

The A319 Returned to Melbourne Direct From Mcmurdo Pegasus Field on September 28.

Virgin Blue Took Delivery of 737-8kg Vh-vuw Sydney Siren at Brisbane on September 18 After the Aircraft Completed Its Delivery Flight Dj9082 From Boeing Field, Lihue and Nadi.

Vh-vuw Entered Service With Virgin Blue on September 23 When It Operated Flight Dj371 From Brisbane to Townsville.

737-8fe Vh-vux Ballina Ballerina Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on October 1 After It Ferried in From Boeing Field, Lihue and Nadi as Flight Dj9080.

737-7bx Vh-vbq Terminated Its Lease to Virgin Blue on September 16 After Operating Flight Dj746 From the Gold Coast to Melbourne.

Vh-vbq Remained in Melbourne Until September 25 When It Departed, Still in Full Virgin Blue Colours and Titles, for Nadi, Honolulu and Paine Field, Everett, as Flight Dj9081.

Regional Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Departure of Two Metro Iiis Operated by Pel-air Aviation.

Airlines Png Took Delivery of Dash 8-102 Vh-qqd at Port Moresby on August 31 After the Aircraft Arrived From Cairns as Flight Tok101.

The Dash 8 Then Reverted to Its Previous Registration of P2-mck Before Returning to Service With Airlines Png, Bringing Its Dash 8-100 Fleet to 11 Aircraft. Vh‑qqd Was Earlier Withdrawn From Skytrans Service on August 31 After It Operated Flight Skp77 From Bamaga to Cairns.

Brindabella Airlines Commenced Operations Between Sydney and Cobar on September 24 With Metro Iii Vh‑tao Operating the Inaugural Fq321/322 Sydney- Cobar-sydney.

Bristow Helicopters Sikorsky S-76c++ G-cgls Msn 760744 Was Noted at Aberdeen, Scotland, on August 30 Being Prepared for Export to Australia.

The S-76, Which Carried the Taped Over Registration Vh‑tzi, Departed Aberdeen for the Southampton Docks on September 13. Meanwhile, Sikorsky S-76c++ G-cglu Msn 760775 Was Noted at Aberdeen on September 13 Being Prepared for Export to Australia Where It Will Be Registered Vh‑tzr.

Pel-air Aviation Has Sold Two Metro Iiis to Bemidji Air of Bemidji, Minnesota. Metro Iii Vh-eex Departed From Sydney on Ferry to Apia on September 9 and Was Followed Over the Same Route by Metro Iii Vh-eeu on September 18.

Pel-air Took Delivery of Saab 340a Vh-ekd in Brisbane on September 27 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Melbourne. Vh-ekd Entered Service With Pel-air on September 28 When It Operated a Charter Flight From Brisbane to Gladstone and Roma.

Pionair Cargo Convair 580 Vh-pdw Departed Its Bankstown Base on September 3 for Charleville, Mount Isa and Darwin Where the Aircraft Took Onboard Some Drilling Equipment Which It Then Carried to Port Hedland and Perth. The Convair Remained in Perth Until the Early Hours of September 6 When It Departed for Port Hedland and Darwin Where Drilling Equipment Was Removed, Before Continuing to Cloncurry and Bankstown.

Regional Express Withdrew Its Last Saab 340a, Vh-ekd, From Service in Melbourne on September 27 After It Operated Flight Zl3233 From Griffith.

The Saab, Which Had Had All Its Regional Express Titles Removed While in Maintenance in Adelaide, Was Then Ferried From Melbourne to Brisbane as Flight Zl9998 and Delivery to Associate Company Pel-air Aviation.

Rfds/central Took Delivery of Pilatus Pc-12/47e Vh-fve at Port Augusta on September 16 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Phuket, Seletar, Denpasar, Broome and Alice Springs.

Rfds/queensland Changed the Registration of King Air B200 Vh-fdi to Vh-ffi on August 31 While Pilatus Pc‑12/45 Vh-fdm Was Changed to Vh-nqb on September 3. New Production King Air B200c Vh-fds Msn Bl-158 Was Registered to the Rfds/queensland on September 13.

Bizjet News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Gulfstream 200 and a Falcon 2000ex, While Departing Were a Hawker 400xp and a Beech Premier. Turpoprop Deliveries in This Period Were a Pilatus Pc-12/47e to the Rfds Along With a King Air B200, Merlin Iiib and a Cessna 441.

Gulfstream Vh-crq Msn 603, Which Was Registered to Crown Melbourne Ltd of Tullamarine on September 30, Was Delivered to Melbourne From Honolulu on October 1.

Gulfstream 200 N533ga Msn 233, Which Will Be Registered Zk-vgl, Was Delivered to Auckland on October 5 After the Aircraft Flew in From Singapore via Darwin and Brisbane.

Falcon 200ex Vh-wio Msn 183, Which Was Registered to Balmoral Air P/l of Artarmon, Nsw, on September 29, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on October 3.

Lynden Aviation Premier N34gn Has Been Sold in Theunited States With the Aircraft Departing Darwin for Davao on September 7. It Was Later Reported Arriving at Phoenix/ Mesa Airport From Anadyr, Anchorage and Boeing Field.

N34gn Has Been Advertised for Sale Since Being Replaced by Citation Vii Vh-lym.

Hawker 400xp N584sc, Which Was Operated by Tinkler Group Aviation as Vh-ntx, Has Been Sold in the United States. The Aircraft Departed Sydney for Brisbane and Cairns on August 30 and After Overnighting Continued to Jayapura.

Hawker 400xp Vh-ntx Was Delivered to the Tinkler Group in Brisbane on January 5 ’09.

Avwest Has Announced That It Will Add a Second Challenger 604 to Its Fleet by the End of the Year.

Global Express Msn 9368 is Reported to Be on Order for an Australian Customer.

Gulfstream 550 Vh-pfl Msn 5287 Was Noted at Long Beach on October 8 and Will Have Been Delivered by the Time This is Read.

Phenom 300 Pt-pvy Arrived in Perth From Denpasar on September 6 to Start a Demonstration Tour of Australia.

The Aircraft Was Later Noted at Essendon, Sydney, Narranderra and Cairns Before Departing Darwin for Denpasar on September 24.

The Phenom Had Earlier Departed São José Dos Campos in Brazil on August 31 on a Six Day Ferry to Manila Where It Gave Its First Demonstration.

Routing From São José Dos Campos Was via Recife, Cape Verde, Rabat, Heraklion, Abu Dhabi, Ammedabad and Chiang Mai. During the Tour Embraer Announced the Sale of Two Phenom 100s to Australian Customers, With the First Planned to Arrive in Melbourne Later This Year.

Phenom 100 N200xt, Which Arrived at Bankstown on August 12 (Traffic/october), Will Reportedly Be Placed on the Australian Register. The Phenom Was Sold by Jetaviva of Santa Monica, California, Which Ferried the Aircraft From the Us to Australia via the North Pacific Ferry Route.

Hawker 900xp N964xp, Which Arrived in Sydney on August 11 to Start an Australian Demonstration Tour, Left the Country on September 3 When It Departed Darwin for Seletar.

Piaggio Avanti Pk-bvx of Susi Air, Which Arrived at Jandakot on August 13 (Traffic/ October), Operated With the Royal Flying Doctor Service/ Western Operations on a Trial.

Flights Were Largely Confined to Western Australia, but on September 26 the Aircraft Carried a Sick Child From Jandakot to Brisbane via Alice Springs Before Returning the Same Day to Jandakot via Alice Springs.

On September 28 the Avanti Departed Jandakot for Port Hedland and Halim on Termination of Its Stay in Australia.

King Air B200 N909dd Msn Bb-1695, Which is Registered to Dp Acquisitions of Wilmington, Delaware, Arrived in Cairns on September 14 From the United States. The King Air Crossed the Pacific From Camarillo/ California to Cairns via Honolulu, Majuro and Honiara as ‘southern Cross 754’.

Merlin Iiib N300al Msn T-326, Which is Registered to the Bank of Utah Trustee of Salt Lake City, Ferried Into Bankstown on September 22 After Crossing the Pacific From Santa Maria/california via Kona, Pago Pago, Noumea and Sydney.

Cessna 441 N2722y Msn 441-0173, Which is Registered to Gateway Air Center of Merced, California, Ferried Into Perth on September 28 From Santa Maria via Honolulu, Majuro and Townsville.

Pc-12/47e N812gs, Which Arrived in Brisbane on July 30 to Start a Demonstration Tour of Australia, Departed the Country on September 9 When It Flew Out of Horn Island for Honiara, Majuro and Midway Island.

Gulfstream Galore

Gulfstream 550 N55al Registered to Aml Leasing of Henderson, Nevada, Arrived in Melbourne From Honolulu on September 14 Before Continuing to Sydney on September 18.

N55al Departed Sydney for Christchuch on September 21.

Gulfstream 550 N282q Registered to Gf Management of Durham, North Carolina, Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on September 27.

Chevron Usa Gulfstream 550 N401hb, in Company With Gulfstream 550 N443m and Gulfstream 550 N816mg, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on September 26 and Continued to Perth on September 28.

Gulfstream 550 N595a, Which is Operated by Aramco Associated of Saudi Arabia, Arrived in Perth Direct From Damman, Saudi Arabia, on September 2. The Aircraft Remained in Perth Until September 20 When It Departed for Sydney.

Gulfstream 550 Se-rdz Operated by European Flight Service of Gothenburg Arrived in Perth From Bangkok on September 1, and After Overnighting Continued to Melbourne.

Se-rdz Departed Melbourne for Bangkok on September 3.

Aero Frisco Gulfstream 550 Xa-atl Arrived in Sydney From Papeete on September 27.

Gulfstream V N73m Registered to the 3m Company of St Paul, Minnesota, Operated a Return Flight From Essendon to Canberra on August 30 Before Departing Essendon for Kahului, Maui on August 31.

Gulfstream V N600jd Registered to John Deere Company of Moline, Illinois, Arrived in Melbourne From Singapore on August 31 Before Continuing to Brisbane on September 1. It Departed Brisbane for Honolulu on September 3.

Gulfstream V Vp-bjk Arrived in Sydney From Bangkokon September 6 Before Returning to Bangkok on September 8.

Gulfstream 450 N703lh Arrived at Essendon From Auckland on September 21 Before Continuing to Canberra and Sydney. It Departed Sydney for Saipan on September 26.

Gulfstream Iv N102bq Registered to Invesco Group Services of Atlanta Arrived in Melbourne From Hanoi and Perth in the Early Hours of September 27 and Continued to Sydney Later the Same Day.

Gulfstream Iv N326jd Registered to 57 Aviation Services of New York Arrived at Essendon From Nadi on September 14 and After Overnighting Continued to Sydney.

On September 16 It Departed Sydney for Nadi.

Astor Street Asset Management Gulfstream Iv N918cc Departed Sydney for Papeete on September 1.

Chevron Usa Gulfstream Iv N1625 Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on September 26 Before Continuing to Perth on September 28.

Overseas Bizjets

Ivanhoe Aviation Holdings Global 5000 N388rf, Which Visited in July/august, Was Back in the Country Again When It Arrived in Cloncurry From Singapore and Darwin on September 6. After Overnighting It Departed for Darwin and Ho Chi Minh City Global 5000 Rp-c9363 Arrived in Sydney From Manila on September 28.

Global 5000 Vp-bsk Arrived in Brisbane From Singapore on September 9 and Remained There Until September 12 When It Departed for Port Moresby and Tianjin, China.

Challenger 604 N604kj Registered to P K Jaffe of Hillsboro, Oregon, Departed Mackay for Majuro on September 1. The Aircraft Returned to Australia on September 27 When It Arrived in Broome From Colombo. After Overnighting in Broome N604kj Continued to Mackay and Brisbane.

Challenger 300 N818rc Registered to Tri Marine Logistics of Wilmington, Delaware, Arrived in Perth From Auckland and Melbourne on September 7 Before Departing to Port Hedland and Bangkok on September 9.

Fai Air Services Learjet 55 D-cfaz, Which Was Operating a Medevac Flight Under the Callsign Ifa404, Arrived in Melbourne From Singapore and Broome on September 17.

After Overnighting It Departed for Broome and Singapore as Flight Ifa413.

Arab Wings Emb-135bj Legacy 600 Jy-kme, Which Was Operating as Flight Aws704, Arrived in Sydney From Halim on September 4.

The Legacy Remained in Sydney Until September 10 When It Departed for Darwin and Seletar as Flight Aws705/706.

Emb-135bj Legacy 600 Pp-vvv Operated a Round Trip From Brisbane to Rockhampton and Townsville on September 1 Before Departing Brisbane for Auckland on September 6.

Hawker 700b Rp-c5998 Arrived in Perth From Denpasar on September 9 and Later That Day Departed for Denpasar.

Hawker 800xp Vt-ran Arrived in Perth From Singapore on July 20 for Maintenance With Airflite. While in Perth the Registration of the Hawker Was Changed to A6-icu While Added Were the Titles Rmsi (Remote Medical Solutions International).

Ferry Flights

Beech 76 N3724r Registered to Gantt Aviation of Georgetown, Texas, Arrived at the Gold Coast on September 22 After Ferrying in From Hilo, Christmas Island and Nadi.

Beech G36 N36eu Msn E-3924, Which is a New Production Aircraft, Arrived at Broome From Colombo and Christmas Island on September 23.

Airlines of Tasmania Nomad N-22c Vh-ato Departed Archerfield for Lord Howe Island on September 9 and After Overnighting Continued to Noumea.

Cessna 208b N747le Registered to Weaver Aero International of Mountridge, Kansas, Which Was on Delivery to a South Australian Operator, Ferried Into Maroochydore on October 1 From Hilo, Apia and Noumea.

Cessna 182t Vh-elw, Which Was Registered to Hastings Fighter Flight P/l of Port Macquarie on August 27, Arrived in Brisbane From Nadi on September 29.

Embraer 820c/chieftain Zk-rdt, Which Has Been Operating in the Tongan Islands for Chathams Pacific Since September ’08, Ferried Back Into Auckland From Nuku’alofa, Nadi and Norfolk Island on September 24. It is Expected to Return to Service With Its Owner Great Barrier Airlines.

Pa-32r-301t Vh-aqm Departed Port Macquarie for Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and Auckland on August 24.

Mission Aviation Fellowship Kodiak 100 N104mf Msn 100-0034, Which Was on Delivery to Irian Jaya, Ferried Into Tarawa on September 20 From Midway, Honolulu and Christmas Island. It is Reported That the Aircraft Will Be Registered Pk-med. Siller Brothers Sikorsky S‑61v-1 N45917 Was an Interesting Arrival at Essendon on September 12, Flying in From the Melbourne Docks After Being Shipped in From the United States. The S-61v Carries the Name the Pres, Which Signifies the Time the Aircraft Flew With Both the Us and Indonesian Presidential Flights. Siller Brothers, Based at Yuba City, California, Has Brought the Aircraft to Australia to Operate on Contract With Heli Aust Out of Bankstown. Although the S‑61v Will Be Used on Construction Contracts It Also Carries a 3785 Litre Belly Tank, So It May Also Be Involved in Fire Attack Work This Summer.

Heavy Metal

Volga Dnepr an-124 Ra‑82044, Which Was Operating as Flight Vda1210, Arrived in Rockhampton From Paya Lebar on September 25. The Following Day It Departed for Raaf Amberley as Vda1211 Before Continuing to Perth and Male as Asy853.

Air India 777-337er Vt‑alu Arrived in Brisbane From Delhi as Flight Ai5416 on September 29. Later the Same Day It Departed Brisbane for Delhi as Flight Ai5417 Operating a Commonwealth Games Charter.

Air India 777-237lr Vt‑alh, Which Was Operating as Flight Ai5412 From Delhi to Auckland, Was Noted Contrailing Over Brisbane on September 27. Later the Same Day the 777, Which Was Operating a Commonwealth Games Charter as Flight Ai5411, Departed Auckland Direct to Delhi With a Planned Flight Time of 14 Hours 39 Minutes.

Aramco Saudi Arabia 767‑2axer N767a, Which Was Using Its Registration as Its Callsign, Arrived in Perth Direct From Dharan, Saudi Arabia, on September 2. The 767 Remained in Perth Until September 4 When It Departed for Honolulu.

737-74t/bbj Vp-bel Operated by Orient Global of Singapore, Which Has Been in Christchurch for Maintenance With Altitude Aviation Since June 3, Was Test Flown on September 25. On September 27 Vp-bel Departed Christchurch Direct to Singapore.

Russian Standard Bank 737‑7bc/bbj Vp-brt Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on September 22 Before Continuing to Melbourne on September 24. It Departed Melbourne for Singapore on September 25.

Tri-mg Airlines 737-210c Pk-ygp Operated a Return Flight From Denpasar to Port Hedland on September 24 as Tmg501/502.

Volga-dnepr Airlines Il-76td-90vd Ra-76951, Which Was Operating as Flight Vda6553, Arrived at Raaf Amberley From Male on September 13. The Following Day It Departed Amberley for Learmonth as Flight Asy863 Before Continuing to Male as Flight Vda4302.

Jet Airliner Departures Januaryjune ’10.

From January to June ’10 Nine Jet Airliners in Our Region Were Removed From Service.

By Type the Departures Comprised Three A320-200s, One 747-400, One 767-300, One 727-100, Two 737-800s and One 737-200.

January Saw Qantas 747-438 Vh-ojk Depart Sydney on the 18th for Victorville, California, Where on Arrival It Was Placed in Storage.

February Departures Were Qantas 767-338er Vh-ogc Which Left Sydney on the 22nd Direct to Victorville, California, Where It Was Placed in Storage, While Jetstar A320-232 Vh‑jqh Now Registered 9v‑jsf Departed Melbourne on the 26th for Darwin and Singapore and Delivery to Jetstar Asia.

March Saw Virgin Blue 737‑86n Vh-vog Now Registered Vq-bfz Depart Melbourne on the 24th for Darwin and Bangkok and Onwards Delivery to Orenair of Orenburg, Russia.

April Departures Were Heavylift Cargo 727-51f Rp‑c8017, Which Left Brisbane on the 1st for Port Moresby and Clark Air Base in the Philippines, Where It Took Up Residence Still With Heavylift.

Strategic Airlines A320-212 F-gstr Departed Brisbane on the 17th for Darwin and Phuket and Onward Ferry to European Operations With Strategic, While Ozjet 737-229 N732hv, Which Had Been in Storage at Perth, Was Ferried to Jandakot on the 24th on Delivery to Polytechnic West as a Training Aid.

June Saw Virgin Blue 737‑86n Vh-voh, Now Registered Vq-bfy, Depart Melbourne on the 2nd for Darwin and Bangkok and Onwards Delivery to Orenair, While Jetstar A320‑232 Vh‑jqw Now Registered 9v-jse Departed Melbourne on the 30th for Darwin and Singapore and Delivery to Jetstar Asia. N