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Qantas Took Delivery of A330-202 Vh-ebo Kimberley in Sydney on November 17 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Singapore as Qf6020. Vh-ebo, Configured for Domestic Operations, Entered Service on November 21 When It Departed Sydney for Perth as Flight Qf575.

A330-202 Vh-ebp Ningaloo Reef Was Registered to Qantas on November 19 and Was Planned for Delivery on December 10.

A330-202 Vh-ebj Was Withdrawn From Qantas Service in Manila on November 23 After Operating Qf19 From Sydney. It Then Entered the Lufthansa Technic Hangar to Be Prepared for Entry Into Service With Jetstar.

747-438 Vh-ojr Departed Avalon, Where It Had Been in Temporary Storage After Termination of Its Lease, on November 5 Direct to Marana, Arizona, Qf6023.

Vh-ojr City of Bathurst Was Delivered to Qantas in Sydney on October 18 ’92 When It Arrived From Vancouver as Flight Qf531.

A380-842 Vh-oqg Charles Ulm Was Registered to Qantas on November 3, and A380‑842 Vh-oqi David Warren Was Registered on November 18 (See Photo in Register Update This Issue).

Qantas/jetconnect Was Planning to Take Delivery of 737-838 Zk-zqd Abel Tasman in Auckland in January With the Aircraft to Enter Service on February 1. 737-838 Zk‑zqe William Pickering and 737-838 Zk-zqf Sir Edmund Hilary Were Planned for Delivery in February.

Qantaslink Rolled Out Dash 8-q402 Vh-qow in Sydney on November 1 in a Special Scheme Promoting the Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo.

Dash 8-q402 Vh-qoj Was Named Riverina in a Ceremony at Wagga Wagga on November 23.

Jetstar Took Delivery of A320-232 Vh-vgh in Melbourne on November 14 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai and Singapore as Jq7992. Vh-vgh Entered Service on November 17 When It Operated Jq566 From Melbourne to Brisbane.

A320-232 Vh-vgf Was Delivered to Jetstar in Melbourne on November 28 After It Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai and Singapore as Jq7992.

A320-232 Vh-vgj, Which Was Delivered to Melbourne on October 30, Entered Service on November 1 When It Operated Jq476 From Melbourne to Newcastle.

A320-232 Vh-vgi, Which Was Delivered to Melbourne on November 1, Entered Service on November 10 When It Operated Jq970 From Melbourne to Perth.

A320-232 Vh-vqn Was Noted With Special Telstra Decals on November 23.

A321-231 Vh-vwy Returned to Cairns From Manila on November 8 as Flight Jq7992 After Completing Maintenance.

A330-202 Vh-ebq Msn 1198, Which is Planned for Delivery to Jetstar in February, Will Be the Ninth of Type in the Jetstar Fleet.

Express Freighters Australia Plans to Place a 767-300er(F) Into Service Between Sydney and Auckland in February for Qantas Freight. This Aircraft is 767-381er(F) Ja603f Which Was Last Operated by All Nippon Cargo.

Qantas A380 Fleet Grounding

the Inflight Incident to A380-842 Vh-oqa Near Singapore on November 4 Saw Qantas Ground Its A380 Fleet.

The Disposition of the Aircraft at the Time of Going to Press Was as Follows.

A380-842 Vh-oqa, Which Was Operating Qf32 From Singapore to Sydney Before Its Inflight Incident, Remained Grounded in Singapore.

A380-842 Vh-oqb, Which Had Operated Qf31 Out of Sydney on October 30 to Singapore and London, Was Undergoing Planned Maintenance With Lufthansa in Frankfurt at the Time of the Incident and Remained in Frankfurt.

A380-842 Vh-oqc Was Planned to Operate Qf31 From Sydney to Singapore and London on November 4, Butremained Grounded in Sydney.

A380-842 Vh-oqd Was Grounded in Los Angeles on November 3 After Arriving From Melbourne as Qf93. It Was Planned to Operate Qf12 to Sydney That Evening, but 747‑438er Vh-oef Was Substituted With the Flight Departing 14. 5 Hours Late. Vh‑oqd Remained Grounded in Los Angeles as at November 30.

A380-842 Vh-oqe Was Grounded in Los Angeles on November 3 After Operating Qf11 From Sydney. It Was Planned to Operate Qf94 to Melbourne That Evening, but 747-438er Vh‑oeg Was Substituted With the Flight Departing 18. 5 Hours Late.

Vh‑oqe Ferried Back Into Sydney From Los Angeles on November 25 as Qf6003 and Re-entered Service on November 30 When It Operated Qf31 From Sydney to Singapore and London.

A380-842 Vh-oqf Was Grounded in Los Angeles on November 4 After Operating Qf11 From Sydney. The Aircraft Ferried Back Into Sydney From Los Angeles on November 24 as Qf6002 and Was the First Qantas A380 to Re-enter Service When It Operated Qf31 From Sydney to Singapore and London on November 27.

Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a 777-300er to V Australia, an A340-300 to Adagold, an A320 to Tiger, and Two Fokker 100s to Alliance, Plus the Depature of a Virgin Blue 737-700.

Adagold Has Leased A340‑313 Cs‑tqm From Hifly in Lisbon to Operates Its Newly Won Adf Contract to Transport Personnel and Supplies Between Australia and the Middle East. On November 20 the A340 Ferried Into Brisbane From Kuala Lumpur as Flight Hfy662p and on November 23 Entered Service With Adagold When It Departed Brisbane for Sydney, Darwin and Minhad as Asy854.

Air National Bae 146-200 Zk-eco Operated a Charter Recently Carrying Leonard Cohen on a Concert Tour of Australia. The Aircraft Departed Auckland on November 4 for Norfolk Island and Brisbane and Later Visited Sydney, Essendon, Hobart and Adelaide Before Departing Perth for Melbourne and Auckland on November 23.

Air New Zealand Was Planning to Take Delivery of Its First 777-319er, Zk-okm, in Late December.

A320-232 Zk-oab Msn 4553, Which Will Carry a Special All Blacks Livery, is Planned for Delivery in January, While A320-232 Zk-ojq Msn 4599 Will Follow in February.

747-419 Zk-nbu Ferried From Auckland to Canberra as Flight Nz6061 on November 2.

The Following Day It Operated a Charter to Townsville as Flight Nz1961 Before Ferrying Back to Auckland as Nz6062.

747-419 Zk-nbt Ferried From Auckland to Townsville as Flight Nz6063 on November 15 to Operate a Charter to Canberra as Nz1962. The Following Day It Returned to Auckland as Nz6064.

Alliance Airlines Took Delivery of Fokker 100 Vh-xwt in Brisbane on November 6 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Woensdrecht via Trabzon, Al Ain, Nagpur, Penang and Kupang. The Ferry Flight, Contracted to Southern Cross Aviation, Operated as ‘southern Cross 1032’.

Fokker 100 Vh-xwr Was Delivered to Alliance in Brisbane on November 14 With the Aircraft Ferrying Over the Same Route as Vh-xwt as ‘southern Cross 1033’.

Alliance Has Not Taken Up the Option to Purchase Fokker 100s D-agpc and D-agpd Which Were the Prospective Vh-xwo and Vh-xqp.

Cobham Bae 146-300/ Rj100 Vh-njq, Which Was Delivered to Adelaide on August 7 as G-bzau, Ferried to Perth on November 26.

Skywest A320-231 Vh‑fnp Entered Service on November 8 When It Operated Flight Xr241 From Perth to Cloudbreak.

Strategic Airlines’ Contract With the Adf Ended on November 20 After A330-223 Vh-ssa Arrived in Brisbane as Asy871 From Minhad via Perth and Sydney. The Following Day the Aircraft, as Flight Agc9000, Departed Brisbane for Kuala Lumpur for Planned Maintenance.

Tiger Airways Took Delivery of Its Tenth A320-232, Vh‑vnp, at Melbourne in the Early Hours of November 17 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Singapore and Darwin.

Vh‑vnp is a 2006 Production Aircraft Which Was Delivered to Tiger Airways in Singapore in November of That Year as 9v-tah.

Tiger Opened Its New Base at Avalon, Victoria, on November 10, and is Currently Scheduling 42 Flights Weekly to Adelaide, Alice Springs, Gold Coast, Mackay, Perth, Rockhampton and Sydney, With Flights to Canberra and Brisbane to Be Added in February.

The Inaugural Flight on These Routes Were as Follows: November 10: Gold Coast Flight Tt6934 Operated by A320 Vh-vnf;adelaide Tt8243 Operated by Vh‑vnh; Sydney Tt6208 Operated by Vh-vnc; and Mackay Tt6582 Operated by Vh-vnf.

November 11: Alice Springs Tt6798 Operated by Vh‑vnf; and Rockhampton Tt6584 Operated by Vh‑vnc.

November 12: Perth Tt6272 Operated by Vh‑vnf.

Virgin Blue 737-7bx Vh‑vbs Terminated Its Lease on November 4 After the Aircraft Operated Flight Dj1383 From Launceston to Melbourne. It Remained in Melbourne Until November 13 When It Departed for Nadi, Honolulu and Paine Field as Flight Dj9083. Vh-vbs Was Cancelled From the Register on November 15 and After Maintenance at Paine Field It Will Be Delivered to Southwest Airlines as N554wn.

Vh-vbs Blue Baroness Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane From Christchurch as Flight Dj9095 on October 3 ’02 and It Entered Service the Following Day as Dj752 From Brisbane to Adelaide.

V Australia Took Delivery of Its Fifth and Final 777-7ger, Vh-vph, on November 18 When the Aircraft Was Ferried From Paine Field to Victorville as Flight Va9070. After Further Work Was Carried Out on the Aircraft at Victorville It Was Ferried to Los Angeles as Va9070 on November 24 and Entered Service With V Australia on November 27 When It Operated Flight Va002 From Los Angeles to Sydney (Arriving November 29).

Regional Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Kodiak to Jaars/ Sil and a Pc-12/47e to the Rfds.

Airnorth Regional Emb‑120er Vh-anj Was Cancelled From the Register on November 1 as ‘aircraft Decommissioned’.

Vh-anj Had Actually Operated Its Final Flight for Airnorth in 2009 and Since Then Has Been Used as a Source of Spare Parts for the Remainder of the Airnorth Brasilia Fleet.

Chathams Pacific Ferried Convair 580 Zk-cie From Tongatapu to Auckland and Wellington on November 12, and the Following Day Convair 580 Zk-cif Ferried From Auckland to Tongatapu.

Gam Air Commander 690a Vh-yjp Departed Essendon on November 22 on Ferry to Dhaka, Bangladesh, With the Aircraft Initially Routed via Mildura, Alice Springs, Broome and Denpasar.

Hevilift Atr 42-320 P2‑ksj Ex Vh-flh Was Rolled Out of the Hawker Pacific Hangar at Cairns on November 23.

Jaars/sil Took Delivery of Kodiak N497kq at Port Moresby on November 14 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From the Us via the North Atlantic and the Middle East. The Ferry Flight Was Contracted to Weaver Aero International of Moundridge, Kansas.

Karratha Flying Service Purchased King Air B200 Vh‑hwo From the Rfds/ Western on October 13, Changing the Registration to Vh‑kfh on November 11.

Lucas Aviation of Brighton, South Australia, Purchased King Air B200 Vh-lwo From the Rfds/western on October 15.

Pel-air Aviation Metro Iii Expeditor Vh-eep, Which Carries the Titles and Colours of Australian Air Express, Was Ferried From Wagga Wagga to Essendon on November 16.

Pel-air Express Metro Iii Vh-ees Was Ferried From Wagga Wagga to Essendon on November 22 With Metro Iii Vh-eer Following on November 24.

All Three Aircraft, Which Had Previously Been in Long Term Storage at Wagga Wagga, Will Reportedly Be Ferried Overseas.

Polynesian Airlines Bn‑2a Islander 5w-fav Has Been Withdrawn From Service With the Aircraft Ferrying Into Archerfield on November 12 From Norfolk Island and the Gold Coast.

Regional Pacific Airlines Emb-120er Vh-rpa, Which Had All Its Airline Marks Removed, Arrived in Adelaide From Longreach on November 25.

Rfds/central Took Delivery of Pilatus Pc-12/47e Vh‑fvf at Adelaide on November 8 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Denpasar, Broome, Alice Springs and Port Augusta.

Pc-12/45 Vh-fmf Was Cancelled From the Register on November 4 When Sold in the Us. It Was Later Noted at Adelaide Carrying the Registration N108u.

Rfds/queensland Leased Piaggio 180 Avanti Pk-bvx From Susi Air With the Aircraft Being Delivered to Brisbane on November 10 After Ferrying in From Halim via Broome and Alice Springs. On November 15 the Avanti Operated Its First Flight for the Rfds/ Queensland When It Flew From Brisbane to Cairns and Return.

King Air B200c Vh-fdm Msn Bl-161 and King Air B200c Vh-fdi Msn Bl-162 Were Registered to the Rfds/ Queensland on November 18.

Rfds/south Eastern Changed the Registration of King Air B200 Vh-amq to Vh-mvs on November 9.

Rfds/western King Air B200c Vh-cwo Was Sold to Formula Aircraft P/l of Jandakot on October 18, While King Air B200 Vh-lwo Was Sold to Lucas Aviation of Brighton, South Australia, on October 15.

Geraldton Based Shine Aviation Will Reportedly Add a Beech 1900d to Its Fleet in January.

Vincent Aviation Took Delivery of the Former Macair Saab 340b Vh-uya at Wellington on November 4 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Townsville via Brisbane.

Saab 340b Vh-uyn, Which Was Delivered to Wellington on October 18, Was Registered Zk‑vaa on November 15.

West Wing Aviation Beech 1900d Vh-xdu Msn Ue-403 Has Been Sold in the Us and Was Cancelled From the Register on November 12. It Was Later Registered N330dh to 1900 Delta Holding Corporation of Dover, Delaware.

Bizjet News

in This Issue We Record the Delivery of a Citation Encore+ and a Citation Mustang, While Departing Was a Global 5000.

Citation 560 Encore+ N807ce Arrived in Perth From Kota Kinabalu and Denpasar on November 18 Before Moving to Maroochydore Where It Arrived on November 22. En Route From Perth N807ce Wasnoted at Jandakot, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Inverell and Armidale.

The Encore+ Has Been Leased by Aeromil Pacific for Six Months With the Intention of Selling the Aircraft in the Region.

Citation 510 Mustang Vh-sqy Msn 560-0343 Was Registered on November 12 to the Singapore Flying College at Marcoola, Queensland, and on November 24 Was Delivered to Maroochydore From Denpasar, Broome and Alice Springs.

Global 5000 Vh-ktg, Which Was Operated by Jet Explorer International of Coorparoo, Queensland, Was Cancelled From the Register on October 29 When Sold in the Us. The Global 5000, Which Was the First of Its Type on the Australian Register, Was Delivered to Brisbane on February 8 ’09. It Made Its Last Departure From Brisbane on October 6 When It Left for Honolulu.

Gulfstream 550 Vh-pfl Was Registered on October 29 With the Holder Being St Aerospace Engineering of Seletar and the Operator Pacific Flight Services of Condell Park, Nsw.

Phenom 100 Vh-pnm Msn 50000206 Was Registered on November 8 With the Holder Being Dos Equis P/l of West Melbourne, Victoria, and the Operator Gojet P/l of Port Kembla, Nsw.

Gandel Investments Global Express Vh-tgg Changed Its Registration to Vh-tgq on November 10. This Has Been Done to Allow New Production Global Express Xrs Msn 9368 to Use the Marks Vh-tgg.

Citation S/ii N25dy Msn S550-0076 Has Reportedly Been Sold to an Operator in Queensland.

In December Aa We Listed Two Aircraft in Our Bizjet Fleet With Incorrect Subtypes.

Vh‑fcs Was Shown as a Citation I When in Fact It is a Citation I/sp, While Vh-jmm, Which Was Shown as a Citation S/ii, is a Citation Ii.

Gulfstreams Galore

Ami Leasing Gulfstream 550 N55al Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on November 9 Before Continuing to Adelaide on the 15th and Melbourne on the 16th. It Departed Melbourne for Honolulu on November 22.

Gulfstream 550 N517qs Registered to Gtw Corporation of Orlando, Florida, Brought Tiger Woods Into Essendon From Bangkok on November 9. The Aircraft Was Later Positioned to Melbourne and From There It Departed to Honolulu on November 14.

Gulfstream 550 N747ae Registered to Inter-americas Transport of St Thomas, Virgin Islands Arrived in Sydney From Punta Arenas on November 16 and After Overnighting Departed to Narita.

Transworld Oil America Gulfstream 550 Vp-bjd Arrived in Sydney From Papeete on November 14. It Continued to Perth on November 18 and Then to Singapore on November 21.

Us Air Force Gulfstream 550/c-37b 04‑1778, Which Was Using the Callsign Pat17, Arrived in Brisbane From Honolulu on November 14. The C- 37b Remained in Brisbane Until November 16 When It Returned to Honolulu.

Gulfstream V N83m Registered to the 3m Company of Saint Paul, Minnesota, Arrived in Sydney From Bangkok/don Muang on November 16 and After Overnighting Departed for Honolulu.

Gulfstream V N218ec Registered to Calpoint Funding of Van Nuys, California, Arrived in Sydney From Narita on November 27.

Gulfstream V N608wb Registered to Hewlett Packard of San Jose, California, Arrived in Sydney From Darwin and Abu Dhabi on November 16 and Departed to Honolulu on November 17.

Oaktree Capital Management Gulfstream V N950cm Arrived in Melbourne From Hong Kong on November 14 and Remained There Until November 17 When It Departed for Narita.

Dow Chemical Gulfstream 450 N451dc Arrived in Sydney From Pudong and Brisbane on November 19. It Departed Sydney for Brisbane on November 21 Before Continuing to Nadi on November 23.

Gulfstream 450 N551gr Registered to Grp Aviation of Palm Desert, California, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on November 21 and Departed for Cairns on November 23. It Departed Cairns for Nadi on November 26.

Cablevision Gulfstream Iv N101cv Arrived in Brisbane From Papeete on November 25.

It Departed Brisbane for Honolulu on November 28.

Gulfstream Iv N192nc Registered to Scp Aviation of Boca Raton, Florida, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on November 15 Before Continuing to Melbourne on November 16. It Departed Melbourne for Auckland on November 18.

Enrique Iglesais’s Gulfstream Iv N595e Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on November 1 and After Overnighting Continued to Melbourne. On November 4 It Departed Melbourne for Darwin and Bangkok.

Gulfstream Iv N600ck Registered to Calvin Klein Studio of Teterboro, New Jersey, Arrived in Broome From Denpasar on November 10. It Departed Broome for Sydney on November 12 and After Overnighting Continued to Pago Pago.

Gulfstream Iv N603cs Registered to Chase Equipment Finance of Columbus, Ohio, Arrived at Essendon From Adelaide on November 28.

Overseas Bizjets

Global 5000 Vp-cwn Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong on November 27 Before Continuing to Canberra on November 29.

Global Express N949gp Arrived in Melbourne From Honolulu on October 28 and After Overnighting Departed for Guam.

Challenger 605 N15vc Arrived in Brisbane From Cebu on November 28.

Challenger 605 N696hs Registered to Mocha Llc of Lakewood, Washington, Arrived in Brisbane From Christchurch on November 6. Operating as Flight Twy69, It Later Visited Hamilton Island, Sydney, Essendon, Hobart and Ayers Rock Before Departing Cairns for Majuro on November 20.

Challenger 605 B-lol Arrived in Sydney From Denpasar on October 27 Before Returning to Denpasar on October 29.

San Miguel Corporation Challenger 300 Rp-c8215 Arrived in Darwin From Manilaon November 24.

Premier Jets Learjet 36 N361pj, Which Was Operating a Medevac Flight, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on November 15. It Remained in Sydney Until November 19 When It Departed for Nadi.

Vienna Jet Citation X Oe‑hub Transited Darwin on November 18 While en Route From Phuket to Auckland.

Air Alsie Falcon 7x Oy‑jde, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘mermaid 525’, Departed Essendon for Singapore on November 1.

Shell Aircraft Falcon 7x Vq-bsp, Which Was Operating as ‘shell 952’, Arrived in Perth From Bandar Seri Begawan on November 3. It Departed Perth for Melbourne on November 5 and After Overnighting Continued to Calcutta.

Tag Aviation Falcon 900ex G-cgpt Arrived in Perth From Seletar on November 1. It Later Visited Ayers Rock and Rockhampton Before Departing Cairns for Bangkok/ Don Muang on November 11.

Falcon 900 N127sf Registered to Constellation Leasing of Rochester, New York, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on October 31 and Later Visited Adelaide Before Departing Sydney for Nadi on November 7.

Zeman Flugtechnik Falcon 900ex D-azem Arrived in Canberra From Taipei and Darwin on November 13 and Departed for Broome and Male on November 16.

Emb-135bj Legacy 600 Ok-sun Operated by Abs Jets of Prague Arrived in Darwin From Denpasar on November 10. The Aircraft, Which Was Operating as Flight Abp240, Departed Darwin for Ayers Rock on November 12 and After Overnighting Continued to Sydney. The Legacy 600 Departed Sydney for Auckland on November 15.

Emb-135bj Legacy 600 Pp-vvv Arrived in Brisbane From Singapore via Darwin on November 19. It Departed for Sydney and Melbourne on November 22 and Remained There Until November 24 When It Departed for Brisbane and Apia.

Hawker 4000 N901sg Arrived at Essendon From Denpasar on November 8 and Remained There Until November 15 When It Returned to Denpasar.

Hawker 850xp N380gp Arrived in Perth From Halim on October 31 and After Overnighting Departed for Mount Magnet, Broome and Halim.

Hawker 800xp Vt-ran, Which Had Been in Perth for Maintenance Since July 20, Was Test Flown There on November 18 Before Departing the Following Day for Halim.

Ferry Flights

Air Tractor at-802a N4220a Msn 802a-0369 Registered to Perry Walton of Marion, Iowa, Arrived at Moree on November 18 After Ferrying in From Santa Maria, California, via Hilo, Christmas Island, Nadi and the Gold Coast. The Ferry Flight Was Contracted to Srd Aviation of Albury.

Air Tractor at-802a N8521e Msn 802a-0382, Which Arrived at the Gold Coast From the Us on October 21 (Traffic/december), Subsequently Continued Its Ferry Flight to Ballidu, Wa, Where It Was Registered Vh-dun to Aerowest of Palmyra, Wa.

Avialsa Air Tractor at‑802a Ec-jkf Msn 802a‑0211 Arrived at Jandakot on November 14 After Ferrying in From Valencia via Malta, Hurghada, Muscat, Colombo, Cocos Island and Perth. The Following Day It Was Flown to Manjimup Where It Was Registered to Dunn Aviation as Vh-nin on November 19.

Intermap Technologies King Air 200 N857ga, Which Had Been Operating in Australia, Has Left the Region. On November 9 It Departed Bankstown for Sydney, Alice Springs, Darwin and Denpasar and Then Continued via the Maldives and Seychelles Before Crossing the North Atlantic to Provo, Utah, Where It Arrived on November 18.

Atherton Tableland Air Service Ayers S2r-g10 Vh-nfu Arrived in Darwin From Kupang on November 27.

Cessna 208b N832sa Registered to Eastwest Aircraft Sales of Naples, Florida, Arrived in Timaru on November 11 After Ferrying in From Hollister, California, via Hilo, Pago Pago, Gisborne and Christchurch.

The Caravan, Which Was Later Registered Zk-kph to Skydive Queenstown on November 17, is the First in New Zealand Converted by Texas Turbines With a Honeywell Tpe331‑12jr Engine and Marketed as a Supervan 900.

Dhc-6-300 C-gigz Registered to Erwin Aero International of Airdrie, Alberta, Ferried Into Nadi on November 17 From Northbend/oregon via Hilo and Christmas Island.

Tecnam P2002 Zk-srg Arrived at Port Macquarie From Kerikeri via Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island on November 10.

Mooney 20j Zk-mrs Arrived at the Gold Coast on November 25 From Kerikeri, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island.

Pac 750xl Zk-kaq Departed Hamilton on November 27 for Lord Howe Island and Moree. It Departed Port Hedland for Cocos Island on Ferry to Portugal.

Pilatus Pc-12/47e Ph‑png Arrived in Darwin From Denpasar on November 14. It Was Later Noted at Ayers Rock and Bankstown Before Departing Hobart for Christchurch on November 20.

Long Ez G-lgez, Which Had Departed Dunsfold, Uk, on September 11, Arrived in Darwin From Kupang on November 26.

Vulcanair P-68r Vh-lzt Arrived in Broome From Waris,

Heavy Metal

the Ausmin Conference in Melbourne on November 8 Resulted in a Number of Us Military Aircraft Visiting Australia.

Us Air Force 747-200/e‑4b 73‑1677 Callsign ‘bust 025’ Arrived in Melbourne on November 7 After a Direct Flight From Andrews Afb, Maryland.

The Aircraft, Which Was Carrying the Us Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Departed on November 9 for Kuala Lumpur.

Us Air Force/amc Boeing C-17a 07-7184 Callsign ‘reach 357’ Arrived in Melbourne From Pago Pago on November 7.

The Aircraft, Which Was From the 437th Amw at Charleston Afb, Departed on November 9 for Kuala Lumpur.

Us Air Force 757-200/c‑32a 99-0003 Callsign ‘sam 7278’ Arrived in Melbourne From Christchurch on November 6 With the Us Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

It Departed Melbourne for Pago Pago on November 8.

Us Air Force 757-200/c‑32a 99-0004 Callsign ‘sam 8284’ Arrived in Melbourne From Pago Pago on November 7 Before Returning to Pago Pago on November 9.

Us Navy Gulfstream V/c‑37a 166375 Callsign ‘navy 375’ Arrived in Melbourne From Honolulu via Sydney on November 7 Before Departing the Following Day for Sydney and Honolulu.

Other Recent Heavy Metal Visitors Included French Air Force A330-223 F-grtp Which Arrived in Noumea as Flight Cnv4653 on October 27 After a Direct Flight From Reunion Island.

Uae Dubai Air Wing 747‑422 A6-mmm Arrived in Melbourne From Dubai as ‘dubai 2’ on October 30. It Then Operated a Return Flight to Sydney Before Departing for Dubai on November 2.

Lufthansa 747-430 D‑abtl Operated a Charter to Australia Carrying the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. As Flight Lh5012 the 747 Arrived in Perth From Abu Dhabi on November 11 Before Continuing to Sydney as Flight Lh5014 on November 15. It Departed Sydney for Singapore as Flight Lh5011 on November 21.

Atlas Air 747-2d7b N524mc, Which Was Carrying Equipment for the U2 Tour of Australia, Arrived at Avalon From Auckland as Flight Gti5435 on November 26.

Omni Aviation Leasing 767-33a N378ax, Which Was Operating as Flight Oae628, Arrived in Townsville From Honolulu on October 28 and After Overnighting Returned to Honolulu, Again as Oae628.

Omega 707-368c N707mq, Which Was Operating as ‘omega 70’, Arrived in Newcastle From Honolulu and Cairns on November 16.

737-7eg/bbj N8767 Arrived in Christchurch From Honolulu on October 28 and After Receiving Attention With Altitude Aviation Departed for Honolulu on November 9.

Lynden Air Cargo Lockheed L-382 N401lc, Which Was Operating as Lyc920, Operated Seletar-port Hedland-seletar on November 16, and the Following Day Operated Seletar -darwin-seletar as Lyc927.

Fire Attack

a Number of Overseas Aircraft and Helicopters Contracted for the 2010/2011 Bushfire Season Started to Arrive in the Country From Late November.

Erickson Air-crane Will Operate Six of Its Skycrane Helicopters in Southeastern Australia This Summer.

Sikorsky S-64f N179ac/739 Elvis Flew Into Essendon From the Melbourne Docks on November 22 and Became Operational There on November 25 as Helitack 341.

Sikorsky S-64e N164ac/736 Incredible Hulk Also Arrived at Essendon on November 22 and Was Planned to Ferry to Bankstown.

Sikorsky S-64e N243ac/749 Marty, Which Will Be Based at Ballarat as Helitak 343, Arrived at Essendon From the Melbourne Docks on November 29, as Did Sikorsky S-64f N178ac/742 Isabelle Which Departed for Bankstown on December 5.

Sikorsky S-64e N189ac Gypsy Lady, Which Will Be Based at Brukunga, South Australia, Was Planned to Arrive at Essendon in Mid December While Sikorsky S-64e N218ac Elsie, Which Will Also Arrive in Mid December, Will Be Based at the Latrobe Valley Airport as Helitack 342.

Coulson Helicopters Has Two Sikorsky S-61n Helicopters Contracted to the Victorian Government, and Arriving at Essendon by Road on December 6 Was S-61n C-gbsf Which Will Be Based at Colac as Helitask 347, and S-61n C-fhch Which Will Be Based at Mansfield as Helitack 348.

Conair Convair 580s C-fkfa Tanker 52 and C‑gyxc Tanker 42 Were Planned to Arrive in Ballarat in Early December After Completing Their Trans-pacific Ferry From Abbotsford, British Columbia.

Other Foreign Registered Helicopters Contracted to the Victorian Government Are Tasman Helicopters Bell 212 C-fkgt Helitack 332, Which Will Be Based at Ovens; Tasman Helicopters Bell 212 C-fvts Helitack 333 Which Will Be Based at Heyfield; and Bell 214b N1073w Helitack 335 Which Will Be Based at Olinda.

Vih Helicopters Sikorsky S-61n C-fqng and Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-61n C-ftig Are Again to Be Contracted for Operations in Western Australia.