Traffic

A380-842 Vh-oqc Departed Sydney on February 24 on Ferry to Singapore and Frankfurt as Flight Qf6023. It Then Entered the Lufthansa Technik Hangar for Planned Maintenance and Remained There Until March 14 When It Departed on Ferry to Singapore and Melbourne as Flight Qf6024.

747-48e Vh-oeb, Which Carries a Special 2011 Australian Grand Prix Livery, Performed a Number of Flypasts of the Albert Park, Melbourne, Track Prior to the Start of the Australian Grand Prix on March 27 (See Photo of Aircraft P12 March Aa).

737-838 Vh-vzl Newcastle Was Planned for Delivery to Qantas in April, With 737-838 Vh-vzm Bathurst to Follow in May.

Qantas/jetconnect Withdrew 737-476 Zk-jtr From Service in Auckland on March 24 After the Aircraft Operated Qf115 From Brisbane.

Qantas Freight Terminated Its Lease of Air Transport International 767-223sf N761cx in Sydney on March 6 After the Aircraft Arrived From Auckland and Christchurch as Qf7528.

On March 13 the 767, as Flight Atn104, Departed Sydney for Johor Bahru.

N761cx Was Delivered to Qantas Freight in Sydney on June 14 ’09 When It Arrived From Honolulu and Pago Pago.

The Following Day It Entered Service With Qantas Freight When It Operated Qf7523/7524 Sydney-auckland-christchurch- Sydney.

Jetstar Asia Commenced a Daily Service Singapore-auckland- Singapore on March 17 Using Jetstar A330-200 Equipment, With the Inaugural Flight 3k401/402 Operated by A330-202 Vh-ebe.

Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a 777-300er to Air New Zealand and a 737-300f to Airwork.

Air New Zealand Took Delivery of 777-319er Zk‑oko in Auckland on March 24 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Paine Field as Nz6391.

Zk‑oko, the Third of Type in the Air New Zealand Fleet, Entered Service on March 28 When It Operated Nz135 From Auckland to Brisbane.

747-475 Zk-suh Was Operating a Military Charter When on March 16 as Flight Nz1941 It Departed Auckland for Sydney, Hong Kong and the Raf Base at Brize Norton Near Oxford. The Return Flight Nz1942 Departed Brize Norton on March 18 and Was Routed via Hong Kong and Sydney to Auckland Where It Arrived on March 20.

Air Niugini Added a Third Dash 8-q402, P2-pxs Msn 4262, to Its Fleet on March 25 After the Aircraft Ferried Into Cairns From Manila and Biak.

Air Niugini Will Have Added a Third 767-300 (P2-pxw) to Its Fleet by the Time This is Read, With the Aircraft Replacing 757‑256 P2-anb.

Airwork Took Delivery of 737-3b7f N527au Msn 23862 at Auckland on March 12 After the Former Us Airways Aircraft Ferried in From Miami via Long Beach, Honolulu and Apia. Later Registered Zk-fxt, the 737 Had Been Converted to Freighter Configuration at Miami by Aeronautical Engineers Inc.

Air Vanuatu 737-8q8 Yj‑avi Ferried From Sydney to Melbourne as Flight Avn2000 on February 21 for Planned Maintenance With Qantas. On March 9 It Departed Melbourne for Sydney as Flight Avn6001 and Its Return to Service With Air Vanuatu.

Atr 72-500 Yj-av72 Departed Christchurch for Port Vila on March 11 After Completing Its Maintenance Lay-up.

Alliance Airlines Test Flew Fokker 100 Vh-xwt at Brisbane on March 21 Before Placing It Into Service on March 23 Operating Qq862 From Brisbane to Ballera. Vh‑xwt Was Delivered to Alliance at Brisbane on November 6 ’10.

Fokker 100 Vh-fke Was Cancelled From the Register on March 10 as ‘unserviceable Airframe No Longer Required’.

The Fokker Was Stripped of All Usable Parts Before Being Loaned in Late September ’10 to Airservices Australia for Arff Firefighting Training at Brisbane. Our Airline 737-3yo Vh-inu Has Had Air Kiribati Titles Added to Its Forward Lower Fuselage.

Skytraders A319-115cj Vh-vhd Departed Melbourne on March 19 for Jakarta/halim and Chennai and a 16 Day Tour of India, for Which It Wore ‘the Captain’s Choice Tours’ Titles.

Strategic Airlines Commenced a Twice Weekly Brisbane-denpasar-brisbane Operation on March 19 With A330-223 Vh-ssa Operating the Inaugural Vc226/227.

Virgin Group News

in This Period Virgin Blue Withdrew From Service a 737‑800, Two 737-700s and an E-170.

On March 29 A330-243 Vh-xfa Made Its First Flight Since Arriving in Australia When It Operated a Training Flight Melbourne-sydney-adelaide- Melbourne. The A330 Had Been Delivered to Melbourne on March 5.

737-8bk Vh-voc Skye Blue Was Withdrawn From Service in Melbourne on March 12 After Operating Dj752 From the Gold Coast. The Following Day the Aircraft Ferried Out of Melbourne as Flight Dj9081 for Broome and Kuala Lumpar/ Subang Where It Underwent End of Lease Maintenance.

Vh-voc Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on May 24 ’02 After Ferrying in From Seattle/boeing Field via Honolulu and Nadi as Flight Dj9071.

737-7q8 Vh-vba Brizzie Lizzie Was Withdrawn From Service in Melbourne on March 19 After Operating Dj894 From Sydney. The Following Day It Ferried Out of Melbourne Direct to Subang for End of Lease Maintenance as Flight Dj9083.

Vh-vba, Which Was the First -700 Model 737 Delivered to Virgin Blue, Arrived in Brisbane on May 1 ’01 After Ferrying in From Seattle via Kona, Nadi, Wellington and Coolangatta.

It Entered Service on May 6 When It Operated Dj208 From Brisbane to Sydney.

737-7q8 Vh-vbb Barossa Babe Was Withdrawn From Service in Brisbane on March 26 After Operating Dj357 From Melbourne. The Following Day as Flight Dj9081 It Ferried Out of Brisbane Direct to Subang and End of Lease Maintenance.

Vh-vbb Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on May 6 ’01 and Entered Service on May 15 When It Operated Dj202 From Brisbane to Sydney.

Embraer E-170-100lr Vh-zha Belle-issimo Blue Was Withdrawn From Service in Melbourne on March 10 After Operating Dj288 From Canberra.

Vh-zha Was the First of Type in the Virgin Blue Fleet and Was Delivered to Brisbane on September 11 ’07, Entering Service on October 23 When It Operated Dj771 From Brisbane to Cairns.

737-81d Vh-yfc Msn 39413 Was Registered to Virgin Blue on March 7 and Was Planned for Delivery in April.

737-81d Vh-yfe Msn 39414 Was Registered to Virgin Blue on March 24 and Was Also Planned for Delivery in April.

Regional Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Beech 1900d to Air South, a Cessna 208b to Hinterland Aviation, and Two King Airs to the Rfds/south Eastern.

Air South Took Delivery of Beech 1900d Zs-ssx at Perth on March 22 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Lanseria, South Africa, via the Seychelles, Maldives, Colombo, Medan, Denpasar and Broome.

The 1900d, Which Was Imported by Awesome Aviation, Was Later Registered to Air South as Vh-yoa and is the Second of Type in Its Fleet. In Traffic/april We Incorrectly Reported the Arrival of Zs-ssx Into Australia on February 26.

Bristow Helicopters As332l Vh-bwj, Which Had Its Registration Taped Over, Was Noted Being Trucked Out of Essendon Destined for Tooradin, Victoria, on March 23.

As332l Vh-byt, Which Was Also Based at Essendon, Departed on February 21 on a Three Day Ferry Flight to Broome Where It is Now Based.

Helicopters Nz Aw139 Vh-nze, Which Was Displayed at Avalon, Was Later Moved to Essendon. On March 17 It Departed Essendon on Ferry to Darwin Where It Was Noted on March 19.

Hinterland Aviation Took Delivery of Cessna 208b Vh‑etf at Cairns on March 12 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flights From Kidlington Airport Near Oxford, Uk, via Malta, Luxor, Muscat, Dubai, Colombo, Penang, Denpasar and Darwin. The Ferry Flight, Which Started on February 26, Took 60 Hours Flying for The10,430nm Trip.

Vh-etf is the Sixth Cessna 208b in the Hinterland Fleet, Joining Vh-cvn, Vh-hll, Vh-mrz, Vh-tfq and Vh-tfs.

Network Aviation Took Delivery of Emb-120er Vh‑rpa at Perth on March 20 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Adelaide and Kalgoorlie. The Brasilia, Which Was Last Operated by Regional Pacific Airlines, Had Been Parked at Cairns for Some Weeks Before Being Ferried to Adelaide on November 25 ’10 for Further Storage.

Nyaman Air Took Delivery of Dhc-6-300 P2-kss at Balikpapan on December 23 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Cairns via Borroloola, Darwin and Kupang. Later Registered Pk-fuf, the Twin Otter is Now Based in Kobok Operating Fly-in/fly-out Charters for Nusa Halmahera Minerals to Manado and Ternate.

Pel-air Aviation Metro Iii Vh-eej, Which Ferried Out of Sydney for Apia on March 1, Was Cancelled From the Register on March 17 on Its Sale to Career Aviation as N617bt.

Rfds/south Eastern Took Delivery of King Air 350 N81339 Msn Fm-49 at Cairns on March 18 After the All-white Aircraft Ferried in From Denpasar and Darwin.

King Air 350 N81307 Msn Fm-47, Which Was Delivered to Cairns on February 22, Was Registered Vh-naj on March 11. King Air B200c N80666 Msn Bl-166, Which is the First of Three on Order, Was Delivered to Cairns From Denpasar and Darwin on March 21.

On February 24 the Rfds/ South Eastern Commenced a Non-emergency Patient Transfer Service Based at Essendon, With Flights Being Operated by King Air B200c Vh-msu Philip H Bushell and King Air B200 Vh-mvl Outback Car Trek.

Shine Aviation’s Beech 1900d Vh-ekg Was Delivered to Its Geraldton Base From Perth on March 11. We Mentioned the Arrival of This Aircraft in Australia in Traffic/ April, but It Terminated Its Ferry Flight at Perth and Not Jandakot as We Previously Advised.

Vincent Aviation Registered Its Second Saab 340b, Zk‑vab, on March 22. The Saab, Previously Operated by Macair, Was Delivered to Vincent in Wellington as Vh-uya on November 4 ’10.

Wanair Beech 1900d F-ohrx Departed Cairns on March 24 for Brisbane and Noumea After Completing Maintenance With Hawker Pacific. After Overnighting in Noumea It Continued to Pago Pago, Rarotonga and Papeete.

Bizjet News

It Has Been a Quieter Period on the Local Bizjet Scene of Late, but Nonetheless, as Noted Below, There Are a Number of Aircraft Planned for Delivery to Australia.

Citation Sovereign Vh‑exq Changed Its Registration Holder on February 10 From Executive Airlines to Mitchell Air of South Melbourne.

Citation Cj1+ Vh-ldh Changed Its Registered Holder and Operator on February 16 From Strategic Air Charter to Birmingham Bay P/l of Malvern East, Victoria.

Hawker 900xp Vh-evf Changed Its Registration Holder and Operator on February 23 From Clear Skies to Sundown Pastoral Company of Broadbeach Waters, Queensland.

The Hawker, Which Moved Its Operating Base From Essendon to the Gold Coast in Early March, Joins King Air 350 N36715 Which is Also Operated by Sundown Pastoral.

Global Xrs Vh-zxh Msn 9173, Which Was Registered to Avwest on October 19 ’10, Had Still Not Been Delivered to Perth as of Late March.

Garuda Aviation Gulfstream Iv Vh-osw, Which Last Flew on December 18 ’10 After Being Grounded Due to Company Financial Problems, Departed Perth for Sydney on March 25.

In the Pipeline for Delivery to Australia Are a Falcon 900ex and a Challenger 604 to Be Based in Sydney, and a Challenger 850 to Be Based in Perth.

Citation Mustang Zk‑mot, Which Has Been Resident at Bankstown Since May ’10, Departed Bankstown for Lord Howe Island on March 14 and After Overnighting Continued to Auckland.

Zk-mot Reportedly Has Moved Back to New Zealand to Cover Planned Maintenance on Citation Mustang Zk-mus.

A Few Notes on Some of the Foreign Registered Bizjets That Appeared at the Australian International Airshow: Learjet 60xr N76xr Departed Avalon for Darwin and Kota Kinabalu on March 6.

Citation Sovereign N292cs Departed Avalon for Port Hedland and Halim on March 4.

Citation Cj4 N525nb Operated a Number of Demonstration Flights After Avalon Before Departing Bankstown for Darwin and Halim on March 14.

Phenom 300 Pt-pyv Was Demonstrated to a Number of Interested Parties Around the Country After Avalon. It Finally Departed the Gold Coast for Darwin on March 21 and After Overnighting Continued to Seletar.

Falcon 7x N748fj Departed Avalon for Melbourne and Taipei on March 6.

Gulfstream 450 N450ga Departed Essendon for Hong Kong on March 5. Gulfstream 150 N150ga Departed Darwin for Hong Kong on March 6.

Propjet Movements in This Period Include King Air 350 Vhwxc, Which Was Registered on February 28, With the Holder Being Sutherland Aviation of Morningside, Queensland, and the Operator Coastwings of Hamilton, Queenstown. The King Air, Which Was Previously Registered G-powb, Arrived in Brisbane From Denpasar, Darwin and Mt Isa on March 14.

King Air C90gt1 Vh-jju, Which Was Delivered to Sydney on February 19 as N6043z, Was Registered on March 11 to Venlock P/l of Cloncurry, Queensland.

Merlin Iiic N90gt, Which Has Been a Long Time Essendon Resident With Ec Menzies Aviation, Departed Broome for Seletar on March 13.

Overseas Bizjets

Dell Computers Global Express N6d Arrived in Sydney From Kona on March 20 and After Overnighting Continued to Canberra, Darwin and Delhi.

Global Express N34u Registered to United Technologies Corporation of Hartford, Connecticut, Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on March 24 and After Overnighting Departed for Honolulu.

Global Express N375g Registered to General Electric of Fairfield, Connecticut, Arrived in Perth From New Delhi on March 16 and Later Departed Melbourne for Honolulu on March 18.

Global Express N117tf Registered to Tudor Investments Corporation of Greenwich, Connecticut, Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on March 20 and Departed Cairns for Singapore on March 22. It Returned to Sydney From Singapore on March 25 and Remained There Until March 27 When It Departed for Honolulu.

Global Express Xa-ovr, Which Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on March 21, Departed There on March 27 for Male.

Aj Walter Aviation Challenger 604 M-emli Transited Darwin on March 15 While en Route From Auckland to Seletar.

Challenger 300 Rp-c8215 Arrived in Sydney From Darwin on March 28.

Aeromed Asia Learjet 35a Hs-ems Arrived in Brisbane From Kupang and Cairns on March 19 Before Departing for Cairns and Kupang Later the Same Day.

Vienna Jet Citation X Oe‑hub Arrived in Darwin From Queenstown on March 8.

Citation Sovereign N188tl Transited Adelaide on March 10 While en Route From Queenstown to Denpasar.

Europ Star Citation Xls Oe-gwv Transited Darwin on March 7 While en Route From Denpasar to Port Moresby.

On March 9 the Citation, Which Was Operating as Esq560, Continued to Cairns.

Blue Ridge Air Falcon 900ex N39np Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on March 20 Before Operating a Return Flight to Essendon on March 22.

Falcon 900ex Se-djm Operated by Andersson Business Jet of Stockholm Arrived at Melbourne From Subang on March 25.

Gulfstream 450 Vp-cvi Arrived on Hamilton Island From Bangkok and Cairns on March 20.

Sultan of Johor Gulfstream Iv 9m-asj Arrived in Perth From Johor Bahru on March 19 Before Continuing to Sydney on March 23. It Departed Sydney for Bandung on March 26.

Lionair Hawker 700 Rp‑c5998 Arrived in Brisbane From Denpasar and Broome on March 28. Later the Same Day It Departed for Cairns, Darwin and Singapore.

Heavy Metal

Air Edelweiss A330-223 Hb-iqi Arrived in Sydney From Papeete as Flight Wk2011 on March 21, Operating a Round-the-world Flight. It Departed Sydney for Surakarta on March 24.

Dubai Air Wing 747-433m A6-com Arrived in Sydney From Dubai on March 25, Using the Callsign ‘dubai 003’.

Monarch Airlines 757-2t7(Et) G-dajb, Which Carried ‘the Captain’s Choice Tour’ Titles on Its Forward Fuselage, Arrived in Sydney From Bandar Seri Begawan as Flight Mon9932 on March 7. It Departed Sydney for Aucklandas Mon9934 on March 9.

Republic of Singapore Air Force Kc-135r 750 Diverted Into Melbourne From Avalon on March 9 and After Overnighting Continued to Avalon.

737-7bc/bbj Vp-bjj Arrived in Melbourne From Halim on March 26.

Deraya Air Taxi Atp(F) Pk-dga, Which Had Arrived in Townsville for Maintenance on February 22, Departed to Merauke on March 14.

Lynden Air Cargo Lockheed L-382 N402lc Has Operated a Series of Charters in Australia of Late. The Aircraft First Appeared in Melbourne on March 12 After Flying in From Nadzab and Later the Same Day It Departed for Learmonth. Over the Following Days N402lc Was Noted at Cairns, Alice Springs, Raaf Curtin, Broome, Sydney and Raaf Scherger, Before Departing Cairns for U Tapao on March 23.

Ferry Flights

Cessna 172s Vh-imz Departed Lord Howe Island for Norfolk Island on March 24 Before Continuing the Following Day to Kerikeri.

Cessna 172ps Vh-hql, Vh-msy and Vh-roc Have Been Sold to the Bali International Flying Academy With Delivery Planned Ex Jandakot in Early April.

Noted Being Uncrated at Jandakot on March 25 Were 172s Model Cessna 172s N411fa, N618sp, N915mc and N2021w.

Australian Aerial Surveys Cessna 414a Vh-dua Departed Bankstown for the Gold Coast on March 13 and After Overnighting Continued to Pago Pago.

Cessna T206h Yj-rir, Which Was Noted at Ardmore on March 11, Had Arrived by Container the Previous Month as N22629.

Cessna 210l N1661x, Which is Fitted With Survey Equipment, Was Noted at Jandakot on March 25. It Was Later Noted Registered Vh-iby Cirrus Sr22 N941ss Departed Archerfield on March 9 for Mount Isa, Tindal and Darwin, Where It Overnighted Before Continuing to Kupang.

Commander 114 Zk‑waw Arrived at Kempsey on March 28 After a Two Day Ferry Flight From Ardmore via Kerikeri, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island and the Gold Coast.

Hallin Aviation Tbm 850 N889jg, Which is Based in Singapore and Was Displayed at Avalon, Departed Darwin for Denpasar on March 9. It Then Returned to Australia on March 24 When It Transited Broome While en Route From Denpasar to Ayers Rock. After Overnighting at Ayers Rock the Aircraft Continued South to Essendon.

On March 28 It Departed Essendon for Alice Springs, Broome and Denpasar.

Fire Attack Departures

Following on From Traffic/ March We Can Update the Movements of a Number of Overseas Registered Aircraft Contracted for the 2010/2011 Fire Season.

Conair Convair 580s C‑fkfa and C-gyxc Had a Quiet Fire Season in Victoria, but Their Contract Was Still Extended From 12 to 14 Weeks.

C-fkfa Callsign ‘bomber 390’ and C-gyxc Callsign ‘bomber 391’ Were Utilised on February 1 Against Fires in Gippsland at Manns Beach and Later at Tostaree, With Each Aircraft Dropping a Load on Each Fire. On March 7 the Convairs Were Used to Fight a Fire in the Mount Richmond National Park, With Each Aircraft Dropping Four Loads.

On Completion of Their Contract the Convairs Returned to Ballarat on March 22 Before Departing on March 30 for Abbotsbord, British Columbia, via Albury, Brisbane, Pago Pago and Honolulu.

Commander 690a C-fczz Callsign ‘birddog 392’, Which Flew With the Convairs to All Fires They Were Involved in Fighting, Also Returned to Ballarat on March 22.

By March 26 Erickson Air-crane Had Sikorsky S-64s N164ac, N178ac, N179ac, N189ac, N218ac and N243ac Parked at Essendon Prior to Being Shipped Overseas.

Coulson Sikorsky S-61n C‑gbsf Went on Station at Colac on December 22, While Sister Ship S-61n C-gjqe Was Based at Mansfield. However, From Mid January It Was Flood Not Fire That Started a Very Busy Period for These Aircraft, With Both S-61ns Being Moved to Northwest Victoria to Assist in Flood Relief Work.

On January 29 C-gbsf and C-gjqe Were Moved to Fight Fires in Western Australia. They Departed Mildura for Port Aunewgusta and Ceduna Where They Overnighted Before Continuing to Forrest, Kalgoorlie and Perth. C-gjqe Was Noted at Busselton on January 31.

On February 1 the S-61ns Were Recalled to Victoria as Fires Had Broken Out in Gippsland.

They Arrived Back in Mildura on February 3, but a Few Days Later Again Returned to Western Australia Where They Spent the Remainder of the Summer.

C-gbsf Returned to Essendon on March 17, and the Following Week It Was Used at Wilson’s Promontory to Evacuate Campers Who Were Stranded Due to the Roads Being Washed Out by Heavy Rain.

C-gjqe, Meanwhile, Had Worked Its Way North to Carnarvon and Broome Where It Was Noted on March 15 Being Utilised on Flood Relief Work in Northwest Australia. C-gjqe Finally Returned to Essendon on March 26, With the Contract Ending for the Two S-61ns on March 29 After What Was a Very Eventful Summer.

Jet Airliner Arrivals July-december 2010

for the Six Months July to December 2010, 27 Commercial Jet Aircraft Were Delivered to Operators in Our Region. This, on Top of the 20 Delivered in the Period January-june, Brought the 2010 Total to 47, a Figure Which Was 44 Per Cent Up on the Previous Year. Commercial Jet Aircraft Deliveries 2005 Through 2009 Inclusive Were 49, 29, 40, 57 and 32.

The July to December Deliveries Broken Down Into Types Were One A380, One A340-300, Two A330-200s, Eight A320s, Two 777-300s, One 767-300, One 757-200, Four 737-800s, Three Rj100s and Four Fokker 100s.

July Deliveries Were A320‑232 Vh-vgo to Jetstar in Melbourne on the 4th, and 767- 341er P2-pxv to Air Niugini in Port Moresby on the 26th.

August Saw the Arrival of 737-8fe Vh-bzg to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on the 1st; Rj100 G-bzau, Which Was Later Registered Vh-njq to Cobham in Adelaide on the 7th; Rj100 Pk-ray, Which Was Later Registered Vh-nbu to Cobham Before Being Placed in Storage, Arrived Adelaide on the 10th; 757-236sf G-bmrj to Tasman Cargo in Auckland on the 30th; and Rj100 G-bzav, Which Was Later Registered Vh‑njy to Cobham on the 31st.

September Deliveries Were 737-8kg Vh-vuw to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on the 18th, and Fokker 100 Vh-xwm to Alliance in Brisbane on the 28th.

October Saw the Arrival of 737-8fe Vh-vux to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on the 1st; A320-232 Vh-vgn to Jetstar in Melbourne on the 2nd; Fokker 100 Vh-xws to Alliance in Brisbane on the 4th; and A320-232 Vh-vgj to Jetstar in Melbourne on the 30th.

November Deliveries Were A320-232 Vh-vgi to Jetstar in Melbourne on the 1st; Fokker 100 Vh-xwt to Alliance in Brisbane on the 6th; Fokker 100 Vh-xwr to Alliance in Brisbane on the 14th; A320-232 Vh-vgh to Jetstar in Melbourne on the 14th; A330-202 Vh-ebo to Qantas in Sydney on the 17th; A320-232 Vh‑vnp to Tiger in Melbourne on the 17th; A340-313 Cs-tqm to Adagold in Brisbane on the 20th; 777-37ger Vh-vph to V Australia in Los Angeles on the 24th; and A320-232 Vh‑vgf to Jetstar in Melbourne on the 28th.

December Saw the Arrival of A330-202 Vh-ebp to Qantas in Sydney on the 16th; A380-842 Vh-oqg to Qantas in Sydney on the 18th; 737-8kg Vh-vuy to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on the 18th; A320‑232 Vh-vgd to Jetstar in Melbourne on the 22nd; and 777-319er Zk-okm to Air New Zealand in Auckland on the 24th.