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A380-842 Vh-oqg Charles Ulm Was Delivered to Sydney on December 18 After It Ferried in From Toulouse and Singapore as Flight Qf6028. It Entered Service on December 20 When It Operated Qf31 From Sydney to Singapore and London/ Heathrow.

A380-842 Vh-oqi David Warren Was Delivered to Sydney on January 15 After It Ferried in From Toulouse and Singapore as Qf6024. It Entered Service on January 17 When It Operated Qf31 From Sydney to Singapore and London.

A380-842 Vh-oqh Reginald Ansett, Which Was Registered to Qantas on January 21, Was Delivered to Sydney on February 3.

A380-842 Vh-oqb, Which Had Been Grounded in Frankfurt (Where It Had Been Undergoing Maintenance With Lufthansa Technik), Ferried Back Into Sydney From Singapore on December 22 as Qf6020. Later That Day It Returned to Service When It Operated Qf31 to Singapore and London.

A380-842 Vh-oqc, Which Was Grounded in Sydney on November 4, Returned to Service on January 22 When It Operated Qf11 From Sydney to Los Angeles.

A380-842 Vh-oqd, Which Was Grounded in Los Angeles on November 3, Ferried Back Into Sydney on December 12 as Qf6022. It Returned to Service on December 15 When It Operated Qf31 From Sydney to Singapore and London.

Qantas Resumed A380 Services to the United States on January 16 When Vh-oqd Operated Qf93 From Melbourne to Los Angeles.

Lack of Capacity in the Wake of the Qf32 Incident Saw Qantas Wet Leasing Air Tahiti Nui A340-313 F-olov to Operate Qf11/12 Sydney-los Angeles- Sydney Departing Sydney on December 7 and December 9.

Qantas Group News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of an A330-200 to Qantas, an A320 to Jetstar and a Q400 to Qantaslink.

Qantas Took Delivery of A330-202 Vh-ebp Ningaloo Reef in Sydney on December 16 After It Ferried in From Toulouse via Singapore as Qf6020. The Aircraft Entered Service in a Domestic Configuration on December 19 When It Operated Qf581 From Sydney to Perth. Vh-ebp Was the Final A330 Currently on Order for Qantas, Taking Its A330 Fleet to 18 (10 A330-300s and Eight A330‑200s).

747-438 Vh-ojq Operated an Antarctic Scenic Charter to Welcome in the New Year.

On December 31 It Departed Sydney for Melbourne as Flight Qf2903 and Later That Evening Departed Melbourne, Again as Flight Qf2903. It Returned to Melbourne the Following Morning Before Continuing North to Sydney.

747-438er Vh-oeh Operated an Antarctic Scenic Charter From Sydney on January 23 as Flight Qf2901.

Qantaslink Took Delivery of Dash 8-q402 G-gguk in Canberra on January 27 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toronto via Port Moresby and Brisbane.

Qantas Freight Used Its Leased 747-47uf N492mc, Which Carries the Colours of Atlas Air, to Operate Two Return Flights Between Brisbane and Cairns in Support of the Queensland Flood Relief Effort. On January 3 N492mc Operated Brisbane-cairns-brisbane- Cairns-brisbane as Flights Qf7546/7547/7548/7549.

Qantas Subsidiary Express Freighters Australia Will Place 767-381er(F) Vh-efr Into Service in Late February With the Aircraft Replacing Leased 767-223er N761cx on the Sydney-auckland-sydney Route.

Jetstar Took Delivery of A330-202 Vh-ebj in Melbourne on December 15 After It Ferried in From Manila as Flight Jq7990. Vh‑ebj, Which Was Previously Operated by Qantas, Entered Jetstar Service on December 18 When It Operated Jq35 From Melbourne to Denpasar.

A330-202 Vh-ebq Was Planned for Delivery to Jetstar in Melbourne in Late February.

A320-232 Vh-vgd Was Delivered to Jetstar in Melbourne on December 22 After It Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai and Singapore as Flight Jq7992.

Vh-vgd, the 44th A320 in the Jetstar Australia Fleet, Entered Service on December 23 When It Operated Jq446 From Melbourne to the Gold Coast.

A320-232 Vh-vgf, Which Was Delivered to Melbourne on November 28, Entered Service on December 2 When It Operated Jq476 From Melbourne to Newcastle.

Jetstar Commenced a Daily Service From Melbourne to Auckland on December 13 With A320-232 Vh-vqt Operating the Inaugural Jq214/215.

Jetstar Commenced a Daily Service From Melbourne to Singapore on December 16 With A330-202 Vh-ebe Operating the Inaugural Jq7.

Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of Air New Zealand’s First 777-300er.

Adagold Leased A340-313 Oy-kbm From Hifly as a Replacement for A340-313 Cs-tqm, With the All-white Oy-kbm Operating Its First Service Into Brisbane on January 3 From Minhad, Darwin and Sydney.

Air New Zealand Took Delivery of 777-319er Zk-okm at Auckland on December 24 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Paine Field and Los Angeles as Nz6393.

Zk-okm Entered Service on January 11 When It Operated Nz123 From Auckland to Melbourne. The 777’s First Trans-pacific Flight Was on January 19 as Nz6 From Auckland to Los Angeles.

Air New Zealand Was Planning to Take Delivery of Its Second 777-319er, Zk-okn, at Auckland in Mid February.

Alliance Airlines Placed Fokker 100 Vh-xwm Into Service on January 11 When the Aircraft Operated Flight Qq2514 From Brisbane to Mackay.

Cobham Placed Bae 146‑300/rj100 Vh-njq Into Service on December 1 When the Aircraft Operated Njs1992 From Perth to Barrow Island.

Strategic Airlines Commenced a Twice Weekly Service (Friday/sunday) From Brisbane to Townsville and Denpasar on December 3 With A320 Vh‑yqc Operating the Inaugural Vc530/230.

Tiger Airways, Which Had Taken Delivery of A320-232 Vh-vnp on November 17, Placed the Aircraft Into Service on December 6 When It Operated Tt5102 From Melbourne to Sydney.

Virgin Group News

in This Period Virgin Blue Took Delivery of One 737-800 and Disposed of Another.

Virgin Blue Took Delivery of 737-8kg Vh-vuy in Brisbane on December 18 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Boeing Field via Honolulu and Nadi as Flight Dj9082. Vh-vuy Was Delivered in an All-white Scheme and Entered Service on December 23 When It Operated Dj1245 From Brisbane to Rockhampton. On January 22/23 Vh-vuy Spent the Weekend in the Virgin Tech Hangar at Melbourne Being Fitted With Decals Promoting the Airline’s Sponsorship of the Afl, Featuring Titling ‘virgin Blue Proudly Flying the Afl’ on Its Upper Fuselage.

Vh-vuy Re-entered Virgin Blue Service on January 24 When It Operated Dj213 From Melbourne to Adelaide.

737-8fe Vh-vuz Msn 39921, Which Was Registered to Virgin Blue on December 23, Was Planned for Delivery in February, While 737‑81d Vh‑yfc Msn 39413 Was Planned for Delivery to Virgin Blue in March.

737-8bk Vh-voa Was Withdrawn From Service in Melbourne on February 22 After Operating Dj1296 From Cairns, and on February 24 Departed Melbourne as Flight Dj9097 Direct to Kuala Lumpur/subang for End of Lease Maintenance.

737-7q8 Vh-vbi Returned to Melbourne From Christchurch on December 9 After Being Repainted and While There Both Its Name and the Virgin Blue Lady Had Been Removed.

737-76n Vh-vbn Returned to Melbourne From Christchurch on December 18, Also With Its Name and the Virgin Blue Lady Removed.

Virgin Blue Was Planning to Take Delivery of A330-243s Vh-xfa and Vh-xfb in February. Both Aircraft Were Previously Operated by Emirates With Vh-xfa Being Ex A6-eab and Vh-xfb Ex A6-eac.

Embraer E-190-100igw Vh-zpq Msn 19000412, Which Was Registered to Virgin Blue on December 24, Was Planned for Delivery in February, While Embraer E-190‑100igw Vh-zpr is Planned for Delivery in March.

The Pacific Blue Titles Were Removed From 737-8bk Vh‑vum in Melbourne by January 18, Replaced by the Titles ‘airline of Virgin Blue’ on the Lower Forward Fuselage.

Regional Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Metro 23 to Hardy Aviation, Two King Air B200cs to the Rfds/ Queensland and a Pilatus Pc- 12/47e to the Rfds/western Operations, and the Departures of a Beech 1900d of West Wing Aviation, Two Merlin Ivcs of Pel-air Aviation, a King Air B200 of the Rfds/ Western and a Pc‑12 of the Rfds/central. In Addition, Two Ex Macair Saab 340bs Were Scrapped.

Aero South Pacific Saab 340bs Vh-uyf and Vh‑uyh, Both Ex Macair Aircraft, Had Been Scrapped at Townsville by Mid December.

Brindabella Airlines Has Added Metro Iii Vh-ozv to Its Fleet With the Aircraft, Which Now Carries Brindabella Titles, Noted at Brisbane on December 30.

Hardy Aviation Took Delivery of Metro 23 D-cswf Msn Dc-896b at Darwin on December 31. It Was Previously Operated by Olt (Ostfriesische Lufttransport) and Was Ferried From Bremen to Darwin via Malta, Muscat, Ahmedabad, Colombo, Medan and Denpasar by Dbf Aviation Services.

Pel-air Aviation Merlin Ivc Vh-eeo, Which Carried the Colours and Titles of Australian Air Express, Ferried Out of Bankstown for Sydney and Apia on December 26. It Was Later Registered N564tr to Career Aviation of Wilmington, Delaware, on January 10, but Reportedly Will Be Operated by Sierra West Airlines of Oakdale, California.

Merlin Ivc Vh-eep, Which Also Carried the Colours and Titles of Australian Air Express, Ferried From Essendon to Sydney on January 14 Before Departing the Following Morning for Apia and Delivery to Career Aviation.

It is Reported That a Further Four Pel-air Aviation Aircraft Will Follow, These Being Merlin Ivc Vh-een Which Has the Registration N563tr Reserved; Metro Iii Vh-ees (N614tr Reserved); Metro Iii Vh‑eej; and Metro Iii Vh-eer (N632tr Reserved).

Regional Aviation Group Dhc-6-300 P2-kss Was Noted at Cairns in Late December Carrying the Titles of Affiliate Operator Nyaman Air of Indonesia. On December 22 It Departed Cairns for Borroloola and Darwin and Onwards Delivery to Nyaman Air.

Rfds/central Pilatus Pc‑12/45 N108u Ex Vh‑fmf Departed Adelaide for Darwin on December 3 on the First Leg of Its Delivery Flight to Priority Air Charter of Akron, Ohio.

Rfds/queensland King Air B200c Vh-fdi Msn Bl‑162, Which Was on Delivery From the Us, Arrived at Broome From Denpasar on December 15. After Overnighting the All-white King Air Departed for Mount Isa.

King Air B200c Vh-fdm Msn Bl-161 Also Arrived in Broome From Denpasar on December 16, and After Overnighting Continued to Charleville and Brisbane.

Susi Air Piaggio 180 Avanti Pk-bvx Was Delivered to the Rfds/queensland in Brisbane on November 10 and Departed Brisbane on December 13 for Alice Springs, Broome and Halim on Termination of Its Lease.

Rfds/western Operations Pilatus Pc-12/47e Vh-owi, Which Was Registered on January 14, Ferried Into Jandakot on January 24 From Denpasar and Port Hedland.

King Air B200 Vh-iwo Has Been Sold in the Us and on December 11, Now Registered N468sp, It Departed Jandakotfor Adelaide and the Gold Coast. It Departed the Gold Coast for Honiara and Majuro on December 15.

King Air B200 Vh-lwo, Which Was Sold to Lucas Aviation of Brighton, South Australia, on October 15, Departed Jandakot on December 11 for Aldinga, South Australia.

Shine Aviation Was Planning to Take Delivery of Beech 1900d Vh-ekg Msn Ue-135 in Late April With the Aircraft Being Sourced Through Awesome Aviation.

Skytraders Casa 212-400 Vh-vhb Was Damaged at Bunger Hills, Antarctica, on November 15 When It Hit Some Hard Ice on Landing. Reportedly It Will Be Returned to Australia for Repair.

West Wing Aviation Beech 1900d Vh-xdu, Which Was Sold in the Us as N330dh, Departed Cairns on December 1 for Noumea, Pago Pago, Christmas Island and Honolulu.

Bizjet News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Global Express, a Citation S/ii, a Phenom 100 and a Citation Mustang, and the Departure of a Citation X.

Global Express Vh-tgg Msn 9368, Which Was Registered to Gandel Investments of Essendon, Victoria, on December 21, Was Delivered to Essendon From Honolulu on January 16.

Citation S/ii Vh-jlu Msn S550-0076 Was Registered on December 17 With the Holder Being Machjet of Cooroy, Queensland, and the Operator Machjet International, Also of Cooroy. The Citation Was Delivered to Maroochydore on January 16 After It Ferried in From the Us via Guam, Port Moresby and Brisbane.

Citation Mustang Vh-sqj Msn 510-0347 Was Registered to the Singapore Flying College of Marcoola, Queensland, on December 2 Before Being Delivered to Maroochydore on December 14 From Denpasar, Broome and Alice Springs.

Phenom 100 Vh-pnm, Which Was Registered to Dos Equis P/l of West Melbourne on November 8, Was Delivered to Essendon on December 18 From Denpasar, Darwin, Mount Isa and Wollongong.

Phenom 100 Vh-yyt Was Registered on January 6 With the Holder Being the Best Western Group of Aberdeen, Nsw, and the Operator Professional Jet Aviation of Coolangatta, Queensland. The Phenom Had First Been Delivered to Bankstown on August 12, Then Registered N200xt.

Challenger 604 Vh-vlc, Which is the Former Vh-zzh, Was Delivered to Holypeak at Essendon on January 12 After It Flew in From Papeete and Sydney.

Citation Mustang Vh-vsq Msn 510-0358 Was Planned for Delivery to the Singapore Flying College at Maroochydore in Early February.

Learjet 60 N355ap Msn 304 Was Reportedly Due to Be Delivered to an Australian Operator in Early February.

Hawker 800xp2 Vh-zuh Changed Its Registered Owner and Operator on November 19 With the Owner Being Alexya P/l of Melbourne and the Operator Shortstop Jet Charter of Essendon. The Hawker Was Delivered to Essendon on January 13 After Being Fitted With Winglets by Hawker Pacific at Bankstown.

The Registered Holder of Learjet 45 Vh-vvi Was Changed to Aeromed Qld of Beverly Hills, Nsw, on October 29.

Citation Cj2 Vh-mor Changed Its Registered Owner and Operator to Bond Air Charters of Kenmore, Queensland, on November 30.

There Have Been a Number of Propjet Changes to Record.

King Air 350 Zk-mmm Msn Fl-727 Was Registered to Woodlands Services of Nelson on January 19. Earlier on December 19 the King Air, Then Registered N80427, Arrived in Auckland After Ferrying From the Us via Broome and Sydney.

King Air C90gti N890lg Msn Lj-1854 Was Delivered to Auckland on January 13 After Ferrying in From Merced, California, via Kona and Pago Pago.

Merlin Iiib Vh-ldq, Which Was Delivered to Bankstown as N300al on September 22, Was Registered to Leon Dobrinski of North Bondi, Nsw, on December 14.

Gulfstreams Galore

Gulfstream 550 N1bn Registered to Gc Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived in Sydney From Kona on December 10 Before Continuing to Adelaide on December 12. It Departed Sydney for Papeete on January 2.

Gulfstream 550 N589k Registered to the Swagelok Company of Cleveland Arrived in Melbourne From Honolulu on December 7. After Overnighting It Continued to Perth Before Departing for Honolulu on December 9.

Gulfstream 550 B-kck Arrived in Mount Isa From Hong Kong and Darwin on December 5 and Departed Brisbane for Hong Kong on December 9.

Deer Jet Gulfstream 550 B-8100, Which Was Operating as Flight Cbj510, Arrived in Sydney From Beijing on December 9. The Following Day It Departed as Flight Cbj511 for Yantai, China.

Squadron Aviation Services Gulfstream 550 Vp-bbo Arrived in Sydney From Koror on January 17 and Departed for Papeete on January 22.

International Jet Club Gulfstream 550 Vp-bjk Arrived in Sydney on December 12 and Departed for Honolulu on December 14.

Gulfstream 550 Vp-cvi Arrived in Melbourne From Honolulu on January 7 and Remained There Until January 15 When It Departed for Honolulu.

Gulfstream 550 Vt-brs Arrived in Sydney From Christchurch on December 26 Before Returning to Christchurch on December 28. State of Kuwait Gulfstream 550 9k-gfa, Which Was Operating as Kac029, Arrived in Canberra From Wellington and Sydney on December 7 Before Departing Canberra for Hong Kong on December 9.

Gulfstream V N51fl Arrived in Sydney From Papeete on December 18.

Gulfstream V N85v Arrived in Hobart From Jakarta/halim on December 10 and Departed for Wellington on December 12.

Gulfstream V N371jc Arrived at Essendon From Kahului on December 2 and Departed to Seletar on December 4.

Gulfstream V N405lm Registered to Lockheed Martin Corporation of Baltimore Arrived in Canberra From Honolulu on December 1 and Departed Sydney for Honolulu on December 5.

Lockheed Martin Corporation Gulfstream V N410lm Arrived in Adelaide From Honolulu on January 13 and Later Visited Melbourne and Sydney Before Departing Canberra for Honolulu on January 19.

Netjets Gulfstream V N502qs Departed Sydney for Chennai on December 14.

Gulfstream V N3546 Registered to Nike Inc of Hillsboro, Oregon, Arrived in Sydney From Kahului on December 8 and Returned There on December 10.

Tag Aviation Gulfstream V Vp-cgn Arrived in Cairns From Narita on December 19 Before Continuing to Sydney on December 26. It Departed Sydney for Hong Kong on January 3.

Gulfstream 450 N59ap Registered to Computer Sciences Corporation of Falls Church, Virginia, Arrived at Newcastle From Nadi and Sydney on January 6. It Continued to Essendon on January 11 Where It Remained Until January 21 When It Departed for Nadi.

Gulfstream 450 N903g Registered to Canal Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived in Sydney From Auckland on December 2 and After Overnighting Departed for Halim.

Gulfstream Iv N7la Registered to Tour De France Winning Cyclist Lance Armstrong’s Mellow Johnny’s Aviation of Austin, Texas, Arrived in Adelaide From Nadi on January 12. It Departed Adelaide for Brisbane and Napier on January 24.

Gulfstream Iii N103cd Registered to World Heir of College Park, Georgia, Arrived in Melbourne From Nadi on January 13 and Later Visited Perth, Adelaide and Sydney.

Overseas Bizjets

Global Express N15sd Registered to Norlease Inc of Oxford, Connecticut, Arrived in Brisbane From Honolulu on December 8 and Visited Gladstone on December 9.

Global Express N54sl Registered to Harpo Inc of Chicago Arrived at Hamilton Island From Kahului and Cairns on December 8. It Was Later Noted at Ayers Rock and Melbourne Before Departing Sydney for Nadi on December 16.

Global Express N100a Registered to Exxon Mobil of Dallas Arrived in Perth From Kona and Cairns on January 11 and Remained There Until January 15 When It Returned Over the Same Route.

Global Express N528mp Registered to Cr Holdings of Chicago Arrived in Brisbane From Honolulu on December 24 Before Returning to Honolulu on December 27.

Global Express N838sc Registered to Red Line Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived in Sydney From Hong on December 28 and After Overnighting Departed for Ayers Rock.

North American Air Charter Global Express N917r Arrived in Sydney From Luang, Laos, on December 28 and After Overnighting Departed for Queenstown.

Global Express Xa-pil, Which Was Using the Callsign Pil 600, Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong on January 2 and Departed for Papeete on January 9.

Qatar Amiri Flight Global Express A7-aam, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘amiri 6’, Arrived in Brisbane From Singapore on December 20 and After Overnighting Departed for Rarotonga.

Dynamic Sense International Global 5000 B-lrh, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘tabjet 09’, Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong on November 30 Before Returning to Hong Kong on December 2.

Berjaya Air Global 5000 9m-tan Arrived in Melbourne From Kuala Lumpur on December 17.

Challenger 601-3a N650lg Arrived in Sydney From Pago Pago on December 19 Before Continuing to Cairns on December 22. It Departed Cairns for Rotorua on December 24.

Citation X N232cf Registered to the Capital Funding Group of Baltimore Arrived in Cairns From Majuro on December 19. It Later Visited Hamilton Island and Hobart Before Departing Sydney for Apia on January 1.

Citation X N288cx Registered to Cessna Finance of Wichita Transited Cairns on January 7 While en Route From Wellington to Cebu.

Citation Mustang G‑zjet Arrived at Jandakot From Denpsar and Port Hedland on January 3. It Later Arrived at Essendon on January 7 Before Continuing to Launceston on January 19.

Falcon 7x N55lc Registered to Lowes Companies of Mooresville, North Carolina, Arrived at Essendon From Honolulu and Brisbane on December 13. It Later Departed Sydney for Honolulu on December 19.

Grupo Pao De Aqucar Falcon 900ex Pr-gpa Transited Perth in January While en Route From Mauritius to Auckland.

Falcon 900ex Vp-cfr Arrived in Perth From Singaporeon December 4 and Departed for Canberra on December 7. It Departed Canberra for Halim on December 8.

Falcon 900 N5vj Registered to Yet Again Inc of New York Arrived at Sydney From Queenstown on December 25 and Departed for Ayers Rock on December 29.

Airmed International Hawker 800xp N838jl Arrived in Melbourne From Darwin on December 12 and After Overnighting Departed for Nadi.

Heavy Metal

Hainan Airlines A330-243 B-6519 Operated the Airline’s Inaugural Three Times Weekly Service Into Sydney From Hangzhou and Shenzhen on January 20 as Flight Hu7913.

Volga-dnepr an-124 Ra‑82074 Arrived in Rockhampton From Yuzhno-sakhalinsk in Russia as Vda151 on November 29. The Antonov Then Operated Two Flights on Behalf of the Singapore Defence Force Carrying Helicopters From Rockhampton to Paya Lebar via Cairns, With the First Flight Vda1212 Departing on December 1 and the Second Vda1916 Departing on December 4.

Volga-dnepr an-124 Ra‑82078 Arrived in Darwin From Singapore as Flight Vda2034 on January 15 Before Continuing the Following Day to Noumea and Sydney Where It Took on a Load on Mining Equipment Destined for Nouakchott in Mauritania.

As Flight Vda 2176 the Antonov Departed Sydney for Melbourne, Perth, Jakarta, Chennai, Al Maktoum, Cairo, Tripoli, Casablanca and Nouakchott.

Kalitta Air 747-446b(F) N743ck, Which Was Operating as Flight Cks367, Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on December 14. The Following Day It Departed for Honolulu as Cks362.

Emirates Skycargo 777-fih A6-efd Arrived in Sydney on December 24 From Dubai as Flight Uae4930. On December 28 It Departed Sydney as Flight Uae4931 Direct to Stewart Airport, New York, With a Planned Flight Time of 17. 5 Hours.

Acm Aviation 737-7au/ Bbj Vp-biz Arrived in Cairns From Singapore on January 4 and After Overnighting Returned to Singapore.

Avenir Bermuda (Bbj) Ltd 737-7bc/bbj Vp-bjj Arrived in Perth From Halim on December 8 and Departed for Halim on December 11.

Us Air Force 737-7dm/ C‑40b 01-0015, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘spar 55’, Arrived in Perth From Darwin on December 9 and After Overnighting Departed for Male.

Westair 737-2q8 N413jg Arrived at the Gold Coast From Kuala Lumpur and Darwin on December 21 Before Continuing to Rockhampton the Following Day. On December 27 It Departed Rockhampton for the Gold Coast, Darwin and Kuala Lumpur.

Polet Flight Il-96-400t Ra-96103 Stanislav Bliznyuk, Which Was Operating as Flight Pot9696, Arrived in Melbourne From Manila on December 30 Before Continuing to Adelaide as Flight Pot9697. After Overnighting the Ilyushin Departed as Flight Pot9697 for Colombo.

Lynden Cargo Lockheed L-382 N401lc Arrived in Port Hedland From Singapore on December 9.

Lynden Cargo Lockheed L-382 N402lc, Which Was Operating as Lyc950, Arrived in Sydney From Nadzab on December 15 and After Overnighting Departed for Noumea, Again as Lyc950.

Ferry Flights

Susi Air Air Tractor at-802 Pk-vvy Msn 802-0336, Which Has Been Modified as a Fuel Carrier, Departed Ballarat on December 20 on Its Ferry Flight to Indonesia. The at-802, Then Registered C-fzsf, Had Earlier Arrived at Ballarat on August 23 After Ferrying Across the Pacific From British Columbia.

Air Tractor at-802 Ec‑jvc Arrived at Perth/jandakot on December 16 After Ferrying in From Valencia via Malta, Luxor, Muscat, Colombo, Cocos Island and Perth. At‑802a Ec‑jvn Accompanied Ec‑jvc to Jandakot, While a Third at-802, Ec‑ihz, Flew With the Group to Cocos Island Before Continuing to Broome and Moree Where It Arrived on December 17.

Baron 58 Vh-itl Departed Moorabbin on December 17 for Hobart and Invercargill.

Bk117 Zk-haw Arrived at Essendon From the Melbourne Docks on December 8 After Being Shipped From New Zealand.

The Following Day It Departed for Devonport.

A Wildlife Survey in French Polynesia Saw Three Islanders Ferry Into Papeete. Aero- Sotravia Bn-2a-21 F-gdhd Arrived in Darwin on January 12 From Villaroche, Francebefore Continuing to Papeete via Mount Isa, Brisbane, Noumea, Nuku’alofa and Rarotonga; Great Barrier Airlines Bn‑2a-26 Zk-rea Departed Auckland on January 14 for Papeete via Nuku’alofa and Rarotonga; and Unity Airlines Bn- 2a Yj-009 Departed Port Vila on January 15 for Nuku’alofa, Rarotonga and Papeete.

Cessna 180k N6tk, Which is on a Round-the-world Flight, Arrived at Port Macquarie on January 14 From Kerikeri, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island. It Was Later Reported at Bankstown, Essendon, Hobart and Georgetown Before Arriving in Adelaide on January 21.

Cessna A185f Yj-ccm Arrived at Port Vila From Norfolk Island and Noumea/magenta on January 11.

Cessna 207 Yj-fly, Which Was Previously Operated by Air Fiordland as Zk-ejd, Departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island on December 7. After Overnighting It Continued Its Delivery Flight to Noumea/la Tontouta and Port Vila.

Cessna P210n D-ehja, Which Was on a Round-theworld Flight, Arrived in Brisbane From Rarotonga and Nadi on December 12. It Later Departed for Alice Springs and Port Hedland on December 16 Before Continuing to Singapore/ Seletar on December 19.

Cirrus Sr22 Vh-dsb Departed Port Macquarie for Lord Howe Island on December 6 Before Continuing to Norfolk Island and Kerikeri on December 8.

Cirrus Sr22 Vh-pdv, Which Was Registered to Conquest Industries of Shepparton on December 6, Arrived at Shepparton on January 5 After Ferrying in From the Us via Pago Pago and the Gold Coast. When Noted at the Gold Coast the Sr22 Still Carried Its Us Registration N75fe, With Vh‑pdv Roughly Painted on Top.

Cirrus Sr22 N20ff Arrived at the Gold Coast on December 10 After Its Trans-pacific Ferry From Tracy/california via Hilo, Christmas Island and Pago Pago. N20ff Later Continued South to Melbourne/moorabbin.

Cirrus Sr22 N396bg Arrived at the Gold Coast on January 20 After Ferrying in From Hilo and Pago Pago.

Cirrus Sr22 N730wf Arrived at the Gold Coast on January 21 After Ferrying in From Hilo and Pago Pago.

Pac 750xl Zk-kav, Which Was Being Delivered to Associated Mission Aviation at Jayapura by Srd Aviation, Arrived at the Gold Coast From Norfolk Island on January 11.

Pac 750xl Zk-kbg Departed Auckland for Lord Howe Island and Moree on January 7.

Fugro Airborne Surveys Commander 500s Vh-kav Departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island and Brisbane on December 14.

Pa-31-350 Vh-tce, Which Was Registered to a Private Owner in Milperra, Nsw, on December 22, Completed Its Trans-pacific Ferry at the Gold Coast on January 19 When It Arrived From Norfolk Island.

Agricol Air S2r(T) Thrush 600 Ec-jqd Arrived in Darwin From Juanda, East Java, on December 6 and Continued Direct to Emerald on December 9.

Tb-20 Vh-ygt Arrived at Taree on December 5 After Ferrying in From Christmas Island, Pago Pago, Norfolk Island and the Gold Coast.

Fire Attack

Following on From Traffic/ January-february, We Can Report a Number of Firefighting Related Aircraft Movements.

Conair Convair 580 C‑fkfa Callsign ‘conair 452’ Arrived at Ballarat on December 13 After Ferrying in From Abbotsford/ British Columbia via Oakland/california, Honolulu, Majuro and Cairns, While Conair Convair 580 C-gyxc Callsign ‘conair 442’ Arrived at Ballarat on December 14 Over the Same Route.

On December 22 the Two Aircraft Departed Ballarat for Avalon Where They Started a 12 Week Trial With the Victorian Government (See Our Feature Article From P60 This Issue).

Conair Commander 690a C-fczz Callsign ‘conair 135’ Arrived at Ballarat on December 13 After a 17 Day Ferry Flight Round the North Pacific From Abbotsford, British Columbia.

Flight Time Taken by the Commander for the 9500nm Ferry Was 47 Hours With the Aircraft Routed via Prince Rupert, Juneau, Anchorage, Nome, Anadyr, Ossaro, Petropavlovsk, Sakhalinsk, Sendai, Osaka, Okinawa, Laoag City, Mactan, General Santos City, Ambon, Darwin, Tennant Creek and Olympic Dam. The Commander Was Then Flown From Ballarat to Avalon on December 22.

Coulson Helicopters Sikorsky S-61n C-gbsf ‘helitack 747’ Was Test Flown at Essendon on December 21 Before Being Ferried to Colac Where It Commenced Its Contract on December 22.

Coulson Helicopters Sikorsky S-61n C-gjqe ‘helitack 748’ Was Test Flown at Essendon on December 21 Before Being Ferried to Mansfield Where It Will Spend the Summer. The S-61n Arrived at Essendon on December 6 as N9119s and While Being Assembled the Us Registration Was Cancelled and It Became C-gjqe and Not C-fhch as Was Mentioned in Traffic/jan-feb.

In January Both C-gbsf and C-gjqe Were Utilised in Northwest Victoria for Flood Relief Flying.

Sikorsky S-61n C-fxec Was Test Flown at Essendon on January 7 With Its Coulson/ Executive Transport Titles and Its Sponsons Removed. On January 9 the Machine, Which Was Reportedly on Ferry to the Indian Subcontinent, Departed Essendon for Mildura and Was Later Noted in Darwin on January 11.

Erickson Air-crane Sikorsky S-64e N189ac Gypsy Lady Arrived at Essendon From the Docks on December 17 and Later Moved to Its Base at Brukunga, Sa, While Sikorsky S-64e N218ac Elsie, Which Also Arrived at Essendon on December 17, Later Moved to Ballarat as ‘helitack 343’. N