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A380-842 Vh-oqa Ferried Into Sydney From Frankfurt and Singapore on October 8 as Flight Qf6020 After Completing Planned Maintenance in Germany. This Was the Aircraft Which Experienced an Engine Failure When Operating Qf32 From Singapore on November 4 (See P24).

Qantas 747-438 Vh-ojc Operated a Charter to Delhi to Bring Back Australian Competitors and Support Staff From the Commonwealth Games.

As Flight Qf6021, Vh-ojc Departed Sydney for Delhi on October 14 and Returned to Sydney as Flight Qf6030 on October 16, After a Weather Diversion to Canberra.

747-438 Vh-ojr, Which Was Withdrawn From Service in Sydney on September 23, Was Ferried to Avalon as Flight Qf6021 on October 6 and Was Noted There on October 16 With Its Qantas Livery Removed.

A330-202 Vh-ebp Msn 1174, Which Will Be Fitted in a Domestic Configuration, is Planned for Delivery to Qantas in December.

767-338er Vh-ogd, Which Has Been Stored at Victorville in California Since 16 September ’09, Was Cancelled From the Register on September 30 When Sold to Cargo Aircraft Management of Orlando, Florida, as N319cm.

As the City of Maitland, Vh‑ogd Was Originally Delivered to Qantas in Sydney on December 8 ’88 When It Ferried in From Seattle via Honolulu as Qf7634d. Vh-ogd Was Also the First Aircraft to Be Repainted in the New Qantas Livery, Revealed in July 2007.

Jetstar Took Delivery of A320-232 Vh-vgj in Melbourne on October 30 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai and Singapore as Jq7992.

A320-232 Vh-vgi Was Delivered to Jetstar in Melbourne on November 1 After Ferrying in From Toulouse via Dubai and Singapore as Jq7992.

A320-232 Vh-vgf Was Planed for Delivery to Jetstar in Melbourne on November 29.

A320-232 Vh-vgd Was Planed for Delivery to Jetstar in Melbourne on December 7.

A320-232 Vh-vgh Was Planned for Delivery to Jetstar in Melbourne on November 14.

A320-232 Vh-vgn Entered Service With Jetstar on October 9 When It Operated Jq502 From Melbourne to Sydney.

A321-231 Vh-vwy, Which Was Operating as Flight Jq7991, Departed Cairns for Manila on October 10 for Planned Maintenance With Lufthansa Technik.

Jetstar Asia Took Delivery of A320-232 9v-jsi Msn 4443 in Singapore on October 16 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse and Dubai.

Jetstar Pacific Took Delivery of A320-232 Vn-a198 Msn 4459 in Ho Chi Minh City on October 16 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Hamburg and Dubai.

Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Fokker 100 to Alliance and a Dash 8-q402 to Air Niugini.

Air New Zealand 747-419 Zk-nbv Operated Four Charters in This Period Singapore- Rockhampton-singapore Carrying Singapore Defence Force Troops. Zk-nbv Departed Auckland for Singapore as Flight Nz6027 on October 14 and Returned to Auckland From Rockhampton as Nz6029 on October 19.

Air Niugini Took Delivery of Its Second Dash 8-q402, P2‑pxt, at Cairns on October 16 After the Aircraft Arrived From Mactan and Biak.

Alliance Airlines Took Delivery of Fokker 100 Vh-xws at Brisbane on October 4 After the Aircraft, Which Was Operating as ‘southern Cross 1029’, Ferried in From Woensdrecht via Trabazon, Al Ain, Nagpur, Penang and Kupang. Vh-xws Was Delivered to Alliance Still Carrying the Colours and Titles of Previous Operator Germania.

Cobham Placed Bae 146-300qc Vh-njz Into Service on October 13 When It Operated an Additional Service for Australian Air Express as Xme7055/7056 From Adelaide to Sydney and Return.

Bae 146-300/rj100 Vh‑njy, Which Was Delivered to Adelaide on August 31, Ferried From Adelaide to Perth on October 22 for Later Entry Intoservice.

Heavylift Cargo Airlines Will Place a 737-400f Into Service in December. The Aircraft is Reported to Be Msn 24529 Which Was Last Operated by Klm as Ph-bds and Has Been in Storage at Goodyear, Arizona, as N529pr. On September 29 the Aircraft Ferried Out of Goodyear to Miami Where Its Cargo Conversion is Being Carried Out.

Skytraders A319-115cj Vh-vhd Departed Melbourne for Sydney and Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean on October 12 Before Returning to Sydney via Darwin the Following Day.

Skywest A320-231 Vh‑fnp, Which Ferried Into Melbourne From the Uk on April 10, Was Delivered to Skywest in Perth on October 23.

In Europe, Strategic A320‑212 F-gstr Continues to Operate With Dual Solomons and Strategic Titles, While A320‑212 Yl-lcf Was Registered Lx-sta in Late September.

Tiger Airways A320-232 Vh-vnd Ferried Out of Melbourne Late on October 13 for Darwin and Singapore Where It Was Scheduled for Planned Maintenance.

On the Melbourne to Darwin Sector Vh‑vnd Used the Callsign ‘gocat Vnd1’ , While From Darwin to Singapore It Operated as ‘gocat Vnd2’.

A320-232 Vh-vnf Ferried From Darwin to Singapore on October 22.

Virgin Group Fleet Update

in This Issue We Report the Departure of a Virgin Blue 737-700.

Virgin Blue 737-7bx Vh‑vbr Terminated Its Lease on October 7 After Operating Flight Dj894 From Sydney to Melbourne. The Aircraft Remained in Melbourne Until October 16 When It Departed, Still in Full Virgin Blue Colours, for Nadi, Honolulu and Paine Field/seattle as Flight Dj9081.

Vh-vbr Was Cancelled From the Register on October 18 and After Maintenance at Paine Field It Will Be Delivered to Southwest Airlines as N553wn.

Vh-vbr Mackay Maiden Was Initially Delivered to Christchurch From the United States on September 12 ’02 Before It Ferried to Brisbane as Flight Dj9093 on September 26.

It Entered Service on October 4 When It Operated Dj204 From Brisbane to Sydney.

737-7bx Vh-vbq, Which Ferried Out of Melbourne for Paine Field on September 25, Has Been Registered N552wn for Operations With Southwest.

737-7bx Vh-vbs Was Planned to Terminate Its Lease to Virgin Blue in Mid November.

737-8fe Vh-vux Ballina Ballerina, Which Was Delivered to Brisbane on October 1, Entered Service on October 5 When It Operated Dj970 From Brisbane to Sydney.

737-8kg Vh-vuy Msn 39450 Byron Beauty Was Planned for Delivery to Brisbane in December.

V Australia Placed 777‑3zger Vh-vph Msn 37943, Its Fifth 777, on the Register on October 15.

Regional Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a King Air B200 to the Rfds/queensland, a King Air B200 to Tropic Air, a Cessna 441 to Skippers Aviation and a Cessna 208b to Aerotech Australia, While Departing Were a Dornier 228 of Airlines of Tasmania and a Pel-air Metro Iii.

Aerotech Australia Took Delivery of Cessna 208b Vh-odu in Mid October, an Aircraft Which Was Delivered to Maroochydore on October 1 as N747le.

Aircalin Dhc-6-300 F-ocqz Ferried Into Cairns From Port Moresby on September 30 as Flight Aci900.

Airlines of Tasmania Has Ceased Rpt Services and as a Consequence Has Sold Dornier 228-212 Vh-atz.

The Dornier, Which Was Noted Parked at Moorabbin on September 25, Was Later Flown to Essendon on October 6. There It Was Prepared for Delivery to the Nepalese Operator Agni Air as 9n-ajh. On October 14 It Departed Essendon for Kathmandu via Alice Springs, Broome, Denpasar and Kuala Lumpur.

Air Marshall Islands Has Terminated Its Lease on Dornier 228-202 V7-0811 and Returned the Aircraft to Gam Air as Vh-vjn. On October 2 It Ferried Into Essendon From Majuro via Tarawa, Tuvalu, Nadi, Noumea/la Tontouta and Brisbane.

Hevilift Will Reportedly Add Atr 42-320 P2-hla Ex Vh‑fle and Atr 42-320 P2‑hlb Ex Vh-flh to Its Fleet. Vh-flh Was Noted in the Hawker Pacific Hangar at Cairns on October 20 With Its Trans Maldivian Airways Colour Scheme Removed.

Karratha Flying Services Purchased King Air B200 Vh‑hwo From the Rfds/ Western on October 13.

Macair Saab 340bs Vh‑uyf and Vh-uyh, Which Have Been Parked at Townsville Since Early 2009, Were Noted There in September Still Carrying Their Full Macair Colour Schemes. Pel-air Aviation Cancelled Metro Iii Vh-eet From the Register on October 12 After the Aircraft Was Reduced to Spares at Darwin.

Metro Iiis Vh-eeu and Vh-eex, Which Were Sold to Bemidji Aviation Services, Have Been Registered N619ba and N611ba Respectively.

Regional Express Saab 340b Vh-xrx, Which Was Operating on Lease to Nok Air Out of Chiang Mai as Hs-gbb, Has Been Leased to Another Thai Regional Operator, Happy Air Traveller, as Hs-hpe.

Saab 340b Vh-jrx, Which Was Leased to Nok Air as Hs-gba, Has Moved to Happy Air Traveller as Hs-hpi.

Rfds/central Pilatus Pc-12/45 Vh-fmf Was Noted at Adelaide in Late September Being Prepared for Export to the Us.

Rfds/queensland Took Delivery of King Air B200c Vh-fds Msn Bl-158 at Brisbane on October 11 After the Aircraft Ferried in From the Us via Denpasar, Broome, Charleville, Toowoomba and Oakey.

Rfds/south Eastern Changed the Registration of King Air B200 Vh-ams to Vh-mwv on October 12, While King Air B200 Vh‑amr Was Changed to Vh-mvp on October 19.

Sharp Airlines Commenced Operations on the Former Airlines of Tasmania Routes From Essendon to Flinders Island and From Launceston to Flinders Island Effective October 4.

Current Schedules Show Sharp Operating Four Return Services Weekly Between Essendon and Flinders Island and 15 Return Services Weekly From Launceston to Flinders Island Using Metro Iii Equipment.

Skippers Aviation Took Delivery of Cessna 441 N2722y at Perth on September 28 and Registered the Aircraft Vh-sjq on October 7.

Tropic Air King Air B200 N909dd, Which Ferried Into Cairns From the Us on September 14, Was Later Registered P2-max Vincent Aviation Took Delivery of Saab 340b Vh‑uyn at Wellington on October 18 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Townsville and Brisbane.

Saab 340b Vh-uya, Which is Planned for Delivery to Vincent, Was Still Undergoing Maintenance in Townsville as of Mid October.

Darwin Based Beech 1900c Zk-vae Was Cancelled From the New Zealand Register on October 1 Before Being Registered Vh-vnv on October 18.

Bizjet News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of Two Global Expresses and the Departure of One Global Express.

Global Express N18wz Msn 9338 Was Delivered to Rank Services Ltd at Auckland on October 13 After the Aircraft Arrived From Easter Island. This Aircraft is Not to Be Confused With Global Express N18wz Msn 9059 Which Was Earlier Operated by Rank Services.

Global Express N57le, Which Has Been Operated by Rank Services Since May ’08, Has Been Replaced by N18wz.

N57le Departed Auckland for Nadi on September 30 Before Continuing to San Diego/ Brown Field on October 7.

Global Express/xrs Vh‑zxh Msn 9173 Was Registered to Avwest on October 19 and Replaces Global Express Vh-zxh Msn 9310 Which Was Registered to Avwest From June 2 ’10 to July 21 ’10. The ‘new’ Vh-zxh is a 2006 Production Aircraft Which Was Last Operated by Comlux Aviation of Zurich as Hb-jey.

Falcon 900c Vh-lul Changed Ownership on September 17 With Tgha Aviation P/l of Newcastle, Nsw, Becoming the Registered Holder and Tinkler Group Aviation P/l of Hendra, Queensland, the Registered Operator. The Falcon 900c Was Previously Operated by Pal Aviation of Melbourne.

Citation Encore+ N807ce Msn 560-0807 Has Been Sold in Australia by Aeromil Pacific With the Aircraft Planned for Delivery in Mid November.

Citation Mustang Vh-sqy Msn 510-0343, Which is the Second on Order for the Singapore Flying College, is Planned for Delivery to Maroochydore in Late November.

Citation Mustang Vh-sqj Msn 510-0347 is Planned for Delivery to the Singapore Flying College at Maroochydore in Mid December.

Citation Cj2 Vh-mor, Which Was Operated by Edair Australia, Was Offered for Sale by Tender With Bids Closing on October 27.

King Air C90gti Zk‑mmm, Which Was Imported Into New Zealand by Woodlands Services of Nelson on July 22, Has Returned to the United States. On October 5 the Aircraft Changed Ownership to Hawker Pacific and the Following Day It Departed Ardmore for Auckland, Noumea and Honiara Where It Overnighted Before Continuing to Port Moresby and Palau.

Zk-mmm Was Cancelled From the New Zealand Register on October 22.

Gulfstreams Galore

Gulfstream 550 N92la Registered to Baxter Investment Company of New York Arrived in Sydney From Kahului on October 14 Before Continuing to Essendon on October 17. It Departed Essendon for Shenzhen on October 19.

Aramco Associated of Saudi Arabia Gulfstream 550 N595a, Which Had Been in the Country Since September 2, Departed Sydney for Singapore on October 5. Gulfstream 550 N607cv Operated by Covidien of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Arrived in Sydney From Denpasar on October 20 and Departed for Honolulu on October 22.

Costco Warehouses Gulfstream V N83cw Arrived in Melbourne From Honolulu on October 12 and Later Visited Sydney Before Departing Brisbane for Honolulu on October 13.

Saudi Aeromedical Evacuation Gulfstream V Hz-ms5b Arrived in Perth From Colombo on October 8 and Departed to Riyadh on October 10.

Swiss Jet Gulfstream 450 Hb-jus Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on October 14.

It Remained There Until October 23 When It Flew Wagga Wagga-melbourne-wagga Wagga Before Returning to Sydney on October 24.

Gulfstream Iv N68al Registered to Airlease Corporation of Los Angeles Arrived in Sydney From Kuala Lumpur on October 1 and After Overnighting Departed for Brisbane and Port Vila.

Gulfstream Iv N198gs Registered to Avn Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Transited Darwin on October 1 While en Route From Male to Auckland.

On October 21 It Again Transited Darwin While en Route From Queenstown to Seletar.

Malaysian Jet Services Gulfstream Iv 9m-abc Arrived in Sydney From Kuala Lumpur on October 1 Before Visiting Essendon and Newcastle. It Departed Essendon for Denpasar on October 5.

Overseas Bizjets

General Electric Global Expresses N375g and N379g Arrived in Sydney From Halim on September 30 and Departed for Honolulu on October 1.

Global Express N704mf Registered to the Mc Group of Santa Monica, California, Arrived in Melbourne From Singapore on October 24 and After Overnighting Departed for Macau.

Tag Aviation Global Express Vp-bem, Which Carries the Malaysian Flag on the Forward Fuselage, Arrived in Melbourne From Kuala Lumpur on September 30 and Returned There on October 4.

Royal Malaysian Air Force Global Express M48-02, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘rmf420’, Arrived in Sydney From Kuala Lumpur on October 7 and Later Visited Melbourne From Where It Departed for Kuala Lumpur on October 11.

Jet Service Poland Global 5000 Sp-zak, Which Was Operating as Flight Jdi10a, Arrived in Cairns From Hong Kong on October 15 and After Overnighting Returned to Hong Kong.

Adani Enterprises Challenger 605 Vt-apl Arrived in Brisbane From Juwata, East Kalimantan, on October 16 and Departed to Halim on October 19.

Air Lazur Challenger 604 Lz-yur, Which Was Operating as Flight Lzr603, Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on October 11 Before Making a Return Flight to Melbourne as Lzr604/605 on October 14.

The Former Vh-ocv Departed Sydney for Denpasar as Flight Lzr606 on October 18.

Challenger 300 N448as Arrived in Sydney From Auckland on October 14 and Departed to Rarotonga on October 16.

Citation X C-fnrg Registered to Skyservice Business Aviation of Montreal Arrived on Hamilton Island From Guam and Cairns on October 13. It Departed Hamilton Island for Brisbane and Auckland on October 16.

Malaysian Based Citation Sovereign N988tm Arrived in Perth From Halim on October 16 Before Returning to Halim on October 19.

Air Alsie Falcon 7x Oy‑jde, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘mermaid 525’, Arrived at Essendon From Kona on October 25.

Squadron Aviation Falcon 7x Vq-bfn Arrived on Hamilton Island From Phuket and Cairns on October 10. It Later Visited Essendon Before Departing Melbourne for Honolulu on October 20.

Gvk Aviation Falcon 2000dx Vt-vkr Arrived in Perth From Halim on October 11 and Departed for Singapore on October 12.

Phenom 100 N82du Registered to a Private Owner From Houston, Texas, Arrived at Ayers Rock From Denpasar and Port Hedland on October 1 and After Overnighting Continued to Kangaroo Island.

On October 5 It Departed for Adelaide and Cairns Where It Remained Until October 7 Before Departing for Sentani and Palau.

Airmed International Hawker 800 N838jl Arrived in Melbourne From Darwin on October 15 and After Overnighting Departed for Darwin and Mactan.

Ferry Flights

Conair Aviation at-802as C-fdhp and C-fdhu Arrived at Ballarat on October 16 After Ferrying in From Santa Maria/california, Hilo, Christmas Island, Nadi and Brisbane. Both Were Operated in Australia During the 2009/2010 Bushfire Season as Vh-ffu and Vh-ffb Respectively, and It is Expected That They Will Also Carry These Registrations for the 2010/2011 Bushfire Season.

At-802a N8521e Msn 802a-0382, Which Was on Delivery to an Operator in Western Australia, Was Ferried by Srd Aviation of Albury.

The Pacific Crossing From Santa Maria to the Gold Coast Where It Arrived on October 21 Was Made via Hilo, Christmas Island and Nadi.

Beech A36 N999df Msn E-3484 Registered to Raptor Aviation of Wilmington, Delaware, Arrived in Kempsey on October 16 After Ferrying in From Hollister/california via Hilo, Christmas Island, Pago Pago, Norfolk Island and the Gold Coast.

New Production Cessna 208b N6037r Msn 208b2228, Which Was Reported to Be on Delivery to Susi Air, Ferried Into Sentani From Kona and Majuro on October 7.

Cessna 182p Zk-fog Arrived at the Gold Coast From Kerikeri, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island on October 18.

Cirrus Sr22 Vh-jwi Arrived in Queenstown From Bankstown, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and Auckland on October 16. It Later Departed Auckland for Norfolk Island on October 22.

Cirrus Sr20 N322at Registered to Seaside Aviation of Santa Monica, California, Arrived at Moorabbin on October 15 After Ferrying Infrom Monterey, Hilo, Christmas Island, Pago Pago, Noumea/ Magenta and the Gold Coast.

Dhc-2/fp N317dh Was Noted at the Gold Coast on October 14 Being Removed From a Container. N317dh Was Cancelled From the Us Register on September 13 Before Being Registered Vh-zda to Whitsunday Air Services of Airlie Beach on September 30.

Pa-34-220t N21gp Registered to Bsm Leasing of Wilmington, Delaware, Arrived at Blenheim on October 7 After Ferrying in From Santa Maria, Hilo, Christmas Island, Pago Pago and Kerikeri.

Heavy Metal

Farnair Atr 72-201 Hb‑afp, Which Was Operating as Flight Fat101, Arrived at Raaf Pearce From Selaparang on October 9 and Later That Day Departed for Denpasar as Flight Fat102f.

A330-203mrtt Ec-334 Departed Brisbane Direct to Nellis Afb, Nevada, on October 15. The A330, Which Will Be Delivered to the Raaf as A39-003, Had Been in Brisbane Since June 25 ’09 for Modification Work to Kc-30 Tanker Transport Configuration With Qantas Defence Services.

Deccan 360 A310-324f Vt-aip Operated a Freight Charter Into Melbounre on October 27 With the Aircraft Arriving From Halim as Flight Dec8097. The Following Day It Departed Melbounre for Halim as Flight Dec8098.

Air India 777-337er Vt-alu, Which Was Operating a Commonwealth Games Charter as Flight Ai5418, Arrived in Brisbane From Delhi on October 17. Later the Same Day It Departed Brisbane for Delhi as Flight Ai5417.

Air India 777-237lr Vt-alh, Which Was Operating a Commonwealth Games Charter as Flight Ai5412, Arrived in Auckland From Delhi on October 16. Later the Same Day It Departed Auckland for Delhi as Flight Ai5411.

Omni Aviation Leasing 767‑33a N378ax, Which Was Operating as Flight Oae628, Arrived in Townsville From Honolulu on October 1. After Overnighting It Departed for Honolulu, Again Using the Flight Number Oae628.

Thomsonfly 757-28a G‑oobf, Operating as Flight Tom920, Arrived in Cairns From Apia on October 6.

News Corp 737-7av/bbj N889nc Arrived in Melbourne From Male on October 24 Before Continuing to Sydney on October 25.

Avenair Bermuda 737-7bc/ Bbj Vp-bjj, Which Had Been in Christchurch for Planned Maintenance With Altitude Aerospace, Departed for Halim on October 13.

Sky Aviation 737-2w8 Vp‑cba Transited Townsville on October 17 While en Route From Manila to Auckland. It Again Transited Townsville in the Early Hours of October 23 While en Route From Auckland to Manila.

Conair Aviation Convair 580s C-fkfa ‘tanker 52’ and C-gyxc ‘tanker 42’ Are Reported as the Aircraft Which Will Operate on Charter to the Victorian Government During the 2010/11 Bushfire Season.

Before Being Purchased by Conair, C-gyxc Was Operated by Pionair Out of Bankstown as Vh-pdv.

Royal Air Force Lockheed C-130j Zh872, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘ascot 5710’, Arrived in Sydney From Darwin on October 23. After Overnighting It Departed for Canberra and Wellington.

Turboprop Arrivals/ Departures Januaryjune 2010

in the Period January to June 2010 12 Turboprop Airliners Were Delivered to Operators in Our Region, Comprising One Beech 1900c-1, Three Q400s, Three Dash 8-100s, One Fokker 50, Three Saab 340bs and a Metro 23.

January Deliveries Were Dash 8-q402 Vh-qow to Qantaslink in Brisbane as C-fzft on the 2nd; Dash 8-102 Vh-qqj to Skytrans in Cairns as N828ex on the 3rd; Dash 8-q402 Vh-qox to Qantaslink in Brisbane as C-fzgc on the 12th; Saab 340b+ Vh-zrl to Regional Express in Wagga Wagga as N398am on the 16th; and Dash 8-q402 Vh-qoy to Qantaslink in Brisbane as C‑fzzg on the 24th.

February Saw the Delivery of Saab 340b+ Vh-zrm to Regional Express in Wagga Wagga as N400br on the 19th; and Fokker 50 Vh-fsl Toskywest in Perth as Ph-kxh on the 26th.

April Saw the Delivery of Dash 8-102 Vh-qqk to Skytrans in Cairns as N846ex on the 30th.

May Deliveries Were Saab 340b+ Vh-rex to Regional Express in Wagga Wagga as N384ae on the 12th; Metro 23 Vh-cnh to Hardy Aviation in Darwin on the 15th; and Beech 1900c-1 Vh-kfn to Karratha Flying Services in Karratha as N412cm on the 22nd.

June Saw the Delivery of Dash 8-102 Vh-qqi to Skytrans in Cairns as N717av on the 27th.

In the Period January to June 2010 Seven Turboprop Airliners Were Removed From the Fleets of Operators in Our Region, Comprised One Beech 1900d, One Emb-120, One Emb‑110, Three Saab 340bs and One Metro 23.

January Departures Were Saab 340bs Vh-jrx and Vh-xrx of Regional Express, Which Were Leased to Thai Operator Nok Air With Both Ferrying Out of Wagga Wagga on the 3rd; and Beech 1900d Vh-vau of Vincent Aviation, Which After Terminating Its Lease Departed Darwin on the 5th on Ferry to Awesome Aviation at Lanseria, South Africa.

March Saw Emb-110p1 Vh-bwc of Island Air Services Depart Bankstown on the 22nd on Delivery to Insel Air of Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles; While Emb-120er Vh-anb of Airnorth Regional Was Destroyed in a Training Accident at Darwin Airport on the 22nd.

April Saw Metro 23 Vh‑han of the Iap Group Ferry Out of Bankstown on the 6th on Delivery to East Asia Airlines at Yangyang, South Korea.

June Saw Saab 340b Vh‑oln of Regional Express Cancelled From the Register on the 3rd. Earlier on May 27 the Aircraft, Now Carrying the Fake Registration ‘vh-pbs’ (in Memory of Former Rex Engineer Philip Bruce South),was Placed on Display in Front of the Australian Airline Pilot Academy at Wagga Wagga.