Traffic

A330-243 Vh-xfb Cable Beach, Which Used Its Registration as Its Callsign, Ferried Into Sydney From Kuala Lumpur/ Subang Where the Aircraft Had Been Painted in Virgin Australia Colours. Later That Day Vh-xfb Ferried to Melbourne as Flight Dj9060.

737-81d Vh-yfc Bondi Beach, Which Was Painted in Virgin Australia Colours in Christchurch, Ferried Into Sydney as Flight Dj9071 Before Entering Service With Virgin Australia as Flight Dj1141 From Sydney to Ballina.

Virgin Group News

Virgin Blue/australia Has Taken Delivery of Two 737-800s and an E-190.

737-81d Vh-yfc Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on April 5 After the All-white Aircraft Ferried in From Seattle/ Boeing Field via Tulsa, Ontario/ California, Honolulu and Nadi as Flight Dj9080. The Unusual Ferry Routing via Tulsa Was Evidently to Allow Cabin Modifications to Be Carried Out. Vh-yfc Entered Service on April 15 When It Operated Dj361 From Brisbane to Townsville, but After Only a Week of Service It Was Ferried From Melbourne to Christchurch (Arriving April 22) Where It Was Painted in the New Virgin Australia Colour Scheme.

737-81d Vh-yfe Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on April 28 When the All-white Aircraft Ferried in From Boeing Field via Lihue and Nadi as Dj9081.

737-8fe Vh-yff Msn 40994 is Reported to Be the Next of Type Planned for Delivery to Virgin Australia.

737-8bk Vh-voc, Which Departed Melbourne for Kuala Lumpur/subang on March 13 on Termination of Its Lease, Was Cancelled From the Register on April 20. The Previous Day Vh-voc, Which Now Carried the Livery Sun Country Airlines, Was Ferried From Subang to Singapore and There Its Registration Was Changed to N815sy.

737-7q8 Vh-vba, Which Departed Melbourne for Subang on March 20 on Termination of Its Lease, Was Noted in Late April Painted in the Colours of Aerolineas Argentinas.

Embraer E-190-100igw Vh-zpr, Which Was in an Allwhite Scheme, Was Delivered to Brisbane From Lihue and Apia on April 4. It Entered Service on April 12 When It Operated Dj773 From Brisbane to Cairns.

Embraer E-170-100lr Vh‑zha, Which Was Withdrawn From Service in Melbourne on March 10, Was Planned to Ferry to the Us in Early April. However, It Was Still Parked at Melbourne as of Late April.

Atr 72-500 Msn 955 and Atr-72-500 Msn 956 Are Reported to Be the First Two of Type Planned for Delivery to Virgin Australia.

Qantas Group News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of an A380 and a 737‑800, Plus the Sale of Two Stored 747‑400s.

Qantas Took Delivery of Its Tenth A380-842, Vh-oqj Bert Hinkler, in Sydney on April 10 After the Aircraftferried in From Toulouse via Singapore as Flight Qf6024.

Vh-oqj Then Entered Service With Qantas on April 12 When It Operated Qf31 From Sydney to Singapore and London/ Heathrow.

737-838 Vh-vzl Newcastle Was Delivered to Qantas in Melbourne on April 25 After Ferrying in From Seattle/boeing Field via Honolulu and Nadi as Qf6024. It Entered Service With Qantas on April 29, Operating Qf612 From Melbourne to Sydney.

737-838 Vh-vzm Bathurst Was Registered to Qantas on April 14.

737-838 Vh-vzo Bendigo is Planned for Delivery to Qantas in Early July.

747-4h6 Vh-oec, Which Had Been in Storage at Victorville, California, Since November 7 ’09, Was Cancelled From the Australian Register on April 4.

747-4h6 Vh-oed, Which Had Been in Storage at Victorville Since September 14 ’09, Was Cancelled From the Register on March 30.

Qantas/jetconnect Withdrew 737-476 Zk-jtr From Service in Auckland on March 24 (Traffic/ May), and as of Late April the Aircraft Remained Parked at Auckland With All Qantas Titles and Livery Removed.

737-838 Zk-zqg Msn 34190 is Planned for Delivery to Qantas Jetconnect in Late June.

Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a 767-300 to Air Niugini, a 737-300sf to Airwork and an A320 to Tiger, and the Departure of a 757-200 of Air Niugini.

Air New Zealand 747‑4f6 Zk-suj Was Withdrawn From Service in Auckland on March 26 After Operating Nz136 From Brisbane.

747-419 Zk-nbw Ferried From Auckland to Brisbane as Flight Nz6001 on April 14 and on Arrival Operated a Charter for V Australia to Los Angeles. The Disrupted V Australia Passengers Who Were Booked to Travel on the Va7 Were Uplifted on Zk-nbw as Flight Nz1950. Zk-nbw as Nz6953 Then Ferried From Los Angeles to Christchurch (Arriving April 19) Where It Was Placed in Storage.

747-419 Zk-nbv Was Ferried From Auckland to Christchurch as Nz6003 on April 26 and on Arrival Was Placed in Storage.

Air Niugini Took Delivery of 767-383er P2-pxw in Port Moresby on April 19 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Guangzhou as Px6004. The Third of Type in the Air Niugini Fleet, P2‑pxw Entered Service on April 21 When It Operated Px005 From Port Moresby to Brisbane.

Air Niugini Withdrew 757‑256 P2-anb From Service on April 25 After the Aircraft Operated Px008 From Port Moresby to Hong Kong. The Following Day P2-anb as Px6011 Departed Hong Kong for Male, Dubai and Shannon and Return to Icelandair.

Air Niugini Dash 8-q402 P2-pxs, Which Was Delivered to Cairns on March 25, Entered Service on March 30 When It Operated Px091 From Cairns to Port Moresby.

Airwork Took Delivery of 737-3s1sf N919gf Msn 24834 at Auckland on April 17 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Miami via Long Beach, Honolulu and Apia. The 737, Which Had Been Converted to Freighter Configuration at Miami by Aeronautical Engineering Inc, Was Registered Zk-tle on April 19. The 737 Was Delivered to Auckland With Its Tail Painted in the Colours of Toll Priority, Indicating It Will Enter Service in Australia.

This Particular 737 is No Stranger to This Part of the World. Registered N371ta to Taca International, It Was Leased by Freedom Air in April ’96 and Operated With the New Zealand Based No Frills Airline Until April ’97.

Our Airline 737-3yo Vh-inu Operated an Adf Charter as ‘asy081’ on April 2 From Brisbane to Manila via Canberra and Darwin.

Strategic Airlines Commenced Operations Between Brisbane and Gladstone Effective April 18 With A320-212 Vh-yqa Operating the Inaugural Vc520.

Tasman Cargo Airlines Will Take Delivery of 757‑236pcf N701ax Msn 25620 in August, Which Will Replace 757-236sf G-bmrt on Lease From Dhl. The New 757 Was Last Operated by Air Greenland as Oy-grl Before Beingplaced on the Us Register as N701ax on March 18. It is Being Converted to a Freighter by Flightstar Aircraft Services of Jacksonville, Florida, Using Precision Components’ Stc.

Tiger Airways Took Delivery of A320-232 Vh-fjr Msn 4645 in Melbourne on April 24 After the New Production Aircraft, Using the Callsign ‘gocat 001’, Arrived From Singapore.

Regional Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Dhc-6-300 to Hevi Lift, a King Air B200c to the Rfds, and a Cessna 208b to Kakadu Air, Plus the Departures of a Metro Iii of Pel-air Aviation and a Commander 690a of Gam Air.

Airlines Png Announced on April 19 That It Had Purchased a Dash 8-100 From North Caribou Flying Services in Canada, With Delivery Planned for Early May.

Air South Took Delivery of Beech 1900d Vh-yoa in Adelaide on April 8 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Perth.

Ambulance Victoria King Air B200c Vh-zka Was Reregistered Vh-vad on April 20 Before Being Delivered on April 24 to Its Essendon Base From Where It Will Start Operations on July 1.

Gam Air Commander 690a Vh-yjp, Which Departed Essendon on November 22 ’10 on Ferry to Bangladesh, Was Cancelled From the Register on April 7 on Its Sale in Belgium as Oo-sur.

Helicopters Nz Aw139 Vh-nze, Which Ferried Into Darwin From Essendon on March 19 (Traffic/may), Was Cancelled From the Register on March 30 on Its Sale in Thailand.

Heliwest Registered Bell 212 Vh-ftv on January 25, With the Aircraft Being Ex A6-bbu of Abu Dhabi Aviation. On March 11 the Bell 212, Minus Registration, Was Noted Arriving at Jandakot by Road.

Kakadu Air Services Placed Cessna 208b Vh-knq Msn 208b-2193 on the Register on April 4, and on April 7 the Caravan Transited the Gold Coast While en Route From Apia to Toowoomba.

Network Aviation Has Leased Emb-120er Vh-rpa From Acena Nominees of Adelaide, and on April 18 the Aircraft Was Re-registered Vh-tfx.

Pel-air Aviation Metro Iii Vh-eer, Which Had Been Resident at Essendon Since October 22 ’10, Departed on April 6. The Following Day It Ferried Out of Sydney for Apia and Stops to Mena, Arkansas.

Vh-eer Was Later Registered N632tr to the Career Aviation Company of Wilmington, Delaware, on April 19, but It Will Be Operated by Sierra West Airlines of Oakdale, California.

Regional Airlines Group Has Purchased Dhc-6-300 Pk-ltv and on March 30 It Ferried Into Cairns From Jayapura, Mount Hagen and Port Moresby. It is Reported That After Maintenance in Cairns the Twin Otter Will Be Delivered to Hevi Lift in Mount Hagen.

Rfds/south Eastern Took Delivery of King Air B200c N80467 Msn Bl-167 in Cairns on April 7 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Denpasar and Darwin.

Solomon Airlines Bn-2a-8 H4-aaj Departed the Ian Aviation Hangar at Archerfield on April 6 for Cairns, Port Moresby and Onward Delivery to Honiara.

Thomson Aviation Added Pac 750xl Vh-teq to Its Griffith Based Fleet on April 14.

The Aircraft, Which Was Previously Registered N750lh, Had Arrived in Darwin From Kupang on February 21.

Vincent Aviation Ferried Saab 340b Zk-vab, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘vincent 341’, From Wellington to Darwin via Auckland, Norfolk Island, Brisbane and Mount Isa Between April 14 and April 16.

Vincent Aviation Added Jetstream 32eps Zk-eci, Zk-ecj and Zk-ecr to Its Fleet on March 30. The Three Jetstreams Were Previously Operated by Air National.

Last Australian Fokker F27 Retired

Australia’s Last Operational Fokker F27, Fugro Lads Corporation’s F27-500 Vh-ewp, Was Cancelled From the Register on April 14 as ‘sold and Permanently Removed From Service’. It Was Also the Last Australian Registered Aircraft to Be Powered by the Rolls-royce Dart Engine.

Vh-ewp Departed Its Essendon Base for the Last Time on April 6 ’10 When It Ferriedto Adelaide. After Initially Carrying Out Survey Work in Northwest Australia the Aircraft Returned to Adelaide Before Departing There on April 22 to Commence a Survey Contract in the Caribbean. From Adelaide, Vh-ewp Ferried to Broome, Denpasar, Seletar, Medan and Colombo and All Stops to Europe. On May 23 It Departed Edinburgh for Keflavik and a Crossing of the North Atlantic to the Caribbean Island of Martinique Where It Commenced Survey Operations.

Vh-ewp Made Its Last Survey Flight From the Nearby Island of Guadeloupe on March 26 Before Being Ferried to Opa Locka, Florida, on March 27. There the Fokker Was Sold to the Sydney Based Iap Group and It Has Already Commenced Parting the Aircraft Out.

Vh-ewp Was Built on Order for East-west Airlines and Was Delivered to Its Tamworth Base on September 16 1976.

Bizjet News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Global Express, Challenger 604 and a Falcon 50, and the Departure of a Citation Iii From the Local Bizjet Fleet.

Global Express Vh-zzh Msn 9167 Was Registered on March 28 With the Holder Being Avwest Aircraft of Cottesloe, Wa, and the Operator Avwest of Redcliffe, Wa.

It Was Delivered to Perth on April 25 After Flying in From Honolulu and Cairns.

Challenger 604 Vh-evj Msn 5370 Ex N370ts, Which Was Registered on April 4 to Tower Holdings of Mascot, Nsw, Was Delivered to Sydney From Honolulu and Apia on April 8.

Falcon 50 N343pm Msn 159 Was Delivered to Pionair Australia in Brisbane on April 5 After the Aircraft Flew in From Van Nuys, Hilo and Pago Pago.

Citation Iii Vh-sbu, Which Was Registered to Shazo Holdings of Brisbane, Was Cancelled From the Register on April 12 When Sold in the Us.

On April 13 It Was Registered N353ha to Cloudscape Inc of Roswell, New Mexico. Vh‑sbu Had Been in the Us While Awaiting Sale Since July ’08.

Shortstop Jet Charter Hawker 800xp2 Vh-ove, Which is the Former Vh-zuh, Changed Its Registration on March 30.

Hawker 800xp Vh-ejl Changed Its Registered Holder and Operator on April 8 to Sunshine Air Services of Mount Waverley, Victoria. Previously Registered to Rhcb P/l of Port Kembla, the Aircraft Joins Sunshine Air Services King Air 200 Vh-zos at Its Essendon Base.

Falcon 2000 M-sner, Which Has an Australian Owner but Spends Much of Its Time in Europe, Had Been Out of the Country Since March 5. On April 15 It Returned to the Gold Coast From Halim and Perth.

Learjet 45 Vh-sqd, Which Was Previously Operated by the Singapore Flying College, is Currently Parked at Maroochydore and is Being Advertised for Sale by Jetconnect of North Sydney, as Are Learjet 45s Vh‑sqm, Vh-sqr and Vh-sqv.

Global Express Vh-ocv Changed Its Registered Holder to Bank of America National Association of Sydney on April 1.

Citation Iii Vh-ssz Changed Its Registered Operator to Sundyne P/l of Auburn, Nsw, on March 4.

King Air B200 N250wh Msn Bb-1275 Arrived at Moorabbin From Surabaya and Broome on April 7 After Completing Its Ferry Flight From the Us. It Was Registered Vh-zok to Kirkhope Aviation P/l of Camberwell, Victoria, on April 18.

Gulfstreams Galore

Chase Equipment Finance Gulfstream 550 N411ww Arrived at Sydney From Nanking on April 5 Before Continuing to Melbourne on April 8. After Overnighting It Departed for Shanghai.

Chevron Usa Gulfstream 550 N443m Arrived at Essendon From Honolulu on April 8 and Departed for Perthon April 10. It Departed Perth for Honolulu on April 15.

Conoco Phillips Gulfstream 550 N661cp Arrived in Brisbane for Hong Kong on April 21 and Departed for Honolulu on April 22.

Chevron Usa Gulfstream 550 N816mg Arrived at Perth From Nadi on April 17 and Departed for Halim on April 19.

Gulfstream 550 N888hk Arrived at Sydney From Hong Kong on April 12 Before Returning to Hong Kong on April 17.

Gulfstream 550 N933h Registered to Honeywell International of Morristown, New Jersey, Arrived in Cairns From Ho Chi Minh City on April 15 Before Continuing to Sydney on April 17. It Departed Sydney for Kahului on April 19.

Gulfstream 550 N3050, Registered to Gc Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived at Brisbane From Mackay on April 5 and Continued to Sydney on April 6.

It Departed Sydney for Honolulu on April 9.

Netjets Gulfstream V N509qs Arrived at Sydney From Honolulu on March 29 and After Overnighting Departed to Bangalore.

Gulfstream V N600jd Registered to John Deere Company of Moline, Illinois, Arrived at Brisbane From Honolulu on April 11. It Was Later Seen at Tamworth and Wagga Wagga Before Departing Brisbane for Honolulu on April 15.

Conoco Phillips Gulfstream V N662cp Arrived at Brisbane From Incheon on April 14 and the Following Day Departed for Honolulu.

Deer Jet Gulfstream V B-8095 Arrived at Perth From Rangoon in the Early Hours of April 5 and Later the Same Day Departed for Karratha and Melbourne.

Operating as Cbj813, the Gulfstream Departed Melbourne for Canberra on April 7 Before Continuing to Brisbane on April 8. As Cbj823 It Departed Brisbane for Beijing on April 10.

Anglo Aircraft Gulfstream V Zs-aol, Which Was Operating as Ajz505, Arrived in Brisbane From Hong Kong on April 5 Before Continuing to Sydney and Canberra, From Where It Departed for Honolulu on April 7.

Gulfstream 450 A6-flh Operated by Falcon Air Services of Abu Dhabi Arrived at Cairns From Phuket on April 15 and Departed Cairns for Singapore on April 23.

Gulfstream 450 B-lck Arrived at Mount Isa From Hong Kong and Darwin on March 27 Before Continuing to Sydney the Following Day.

Gulfstream 450 Vp-cvi Departed Hamilton Island for Cairns and Honolulu on April 1.

Gulfstream Iv N473cw Registered to Air Lake Lines of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Arrived at Perth From Singapore on April 16. The Aircraft, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘northshore 473’, Was Later Seen in Adelaide, Melbourne, Wollongong, Sydney, Brisbane and Ballina Before Departing Sydney for Auckland on April 29.

Stopover Falcon Jet Corporation Falcon 2000ex N12lx Made a Brief Visit to Australia in April. It is Pictured Here on Approach to Adelaide. (Ryan Hothersall) Lake Liner Gulfstream Iv N473cw, Registered to Air Lake Lines, Seen at Adelaide in April. (Ryan Hothersall)

Overseas Bizjets

Global Express N1955m Registered to Mcdonalds Corporation of Oak Brook, Illinois, Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on April 11 Before Departing to Shanghai on April 13.

China Eastern Global Express B-8101, Which Was Operating as Mu9491, Arrived in Sydney From Shenzhen on April 23 and After Overnighting Departed for Auckland as Mu9492.

Global Express Vp-bji Arrived in Perth From Halim on April 22 Before Returning to Halim on April 24.

Global Express Vq-bhy Arrived in Melbourne From Singapore and Sydney on April 7 and After Overnighting Departed for Halim.

Global 5000 B-lrh, Which Was Operating as Tbj09, Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong on April 18 and Departed for Hong Kong on April 21.

Karnavati Aviation Challenger 605 Vt-apl Arrived in Perth From Halim on April 27 and After Overnighting Departed to Queenstown.

Jet Flite Challenger 604 Oh-wic, Which Was Operating as Jef11, Arrived in Perth From Halim on April 16 and Departed for Medan on April 17.

Challenger 601-3r N639ts Registered to Aero Toy Store of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Arrived in Perth From Subang on April 24 and After Overnighting Returned to Subang.

Nusantara Air Charter Challenger 601-3a Pk-jkm Arrived in Brisbane From Denpasar on April 26 and After Overnighting Returned to Denpasar Global Flight Learjet 60 N383lj Arrived in Perth From Halim on April 4. On April 6 It Departed for Mt Magnet and Port Hedland and After Overnighting Continued to Darwin and Halim.

Learjet 36a N363pj Registered to Premier Jets of Portland, Oregon, Arrived in Melbourne From Auckland on April 7 and After Overnighting Returned to Auckland. Falcon 7x Vq-bsp Operated by Shell Aircraft of Eindhoven Arrived in Brisbane From Haneda on April 3 Before Continuing the Following Day to Perth. Operating as She962, It Departed Perth for Subang on April 6.

Blue Ridge Air Falcon 900ex N39np Departed Sydney for Nadi on April 4.

Bank of America Falcon 900ex N47eg Transited Melbourne on April 20 While en Route From Singapore to Sydney. It Departed Sydney for Nadi on April 21.

Falcon Jet Corporation Falcon 2000ex N12lx Arrived in Perth From Halim on April 19 and Was Later Seen in Adelaide and Sydney Before Departing Brisbane for Pago Pago on April 22.

Falcon 2000ex Rp-c9215 Transited Sydney on April 20 While en Route From Manila to Mudgee.

Airmed International Hawker 125-800a N811am Arrived in Sydney on April 14 and Departed for Darwin on April 19.

Airmed International Hawker 800 N838jl Arrived in Sydney on April 6 After Crossing the Pacific From Oakland in California via Honolulu, Christmas Island and Nadi. On April 7 It Departed Sydney for Honiara.

Ferry Flights

at-802a Vh-ffu Departed Ballarat on April 18 for Brisbane, Norfolk Island and Pago Pago on Its Return to Conair Aviation at Abbotsford, British Columbia. As C-fdhp It Had Ferried Into Ballarat From Canada on October 16 ’10 for Operations With Field Air During the 2010/2011 Bushfire Season.

Beech A36 Vh-zjw, Which Was Registered on April 4 to Rowsell Aviation Services of Palm Beach, Nsw, Arrived in Kempsey on April 18 After Ferrying in From the Us via Pago Pago, Norfolk Island and the Gold Coast.

Cessna 206tc Yj-rir (Refer Traffic/may) Departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island, Noumea and Port Vila on March 31.

Cessna T182t N66171 Msn T18208496 Registered to Mcr Aviation of Carroll, Ohio, Ferried Into Bankstown on April 16 After Crossing the Pacific From Tracy/california via Hilo, Pago Pago and the Gold Coast.

Cessna 172ps Vh-hql, Vh-msy and Vh-roc (Refer Traffic/may), Which Were on Delivery to the Bali International Flying Academy, Departed Jandakot on April 11 for Pemuteran, Indonesia, via Meekatharra, Port Hedland, Broome, Truscott, Kupang, Waingapu and Denpasar.

Cirrus Sr22 N102nz Arrived at Ardmore on April 12 After Ferrying in From Tracy/ California via Hilo, Pago Pago and Auckland.

Cirrus Sr22 N122jr Arrived at the Gold Coast on April 26 After Ferrying in From Tracy via Hilo and Pago Pago.

Lancair Iv-p Vh-opr Departed Mount Gambier for Hobart on April 17 and After Overnighting Crossed the Tasman to Queenstown. It Returned to Australia on April 26 When It Departed Queenstown for Hobart and Forrest.

Pac 750xl Zk-kak, Which Was Displayed at the Australian International Airshow at Avalon, Has Been Sold in Indonesia.

Zk-kak Departed Albury for Cairns via Temora, Moree and Emerald on April 16, but It Was Not Planned to Depart Cairns for Horn Island and Sentani Until Early May. On Arrival in Sentani the Aircraft Will Be Delivered to Tariku Aviation Which Will Register the Aircraft Pk-rwt.

Nz Aerial Mapping Commander 690b Zk-pvb Departed Auckland for Lord Howe Island and Charleville on April 19, and After Overnighting Continued to Alice Springs and Broome. It Departed Broome for Surabaya on April 22.

Heavy Metal

Dubai Air Wing 747-433m A6-com Departed Sydney for Dubai on April 1.

Air China 747-4j6 B-2472, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘air China 003’, Arrived in Perth From Yangon on April 5.

The 747, Which Was Carrying a Chinese Delegation, Was Later Seen at Canberra and Brisbane Before Departing Sydney for Apia on April 11.

China Eastern Services Into Melbourne Effective March 28 Were Operated by 767-300ers Leased From Shanghai Airlines.

767-35der B-2500 of Shanghai Airlines Operated Its Inaugural Service Into Melbourne on March 28 as Mu737/738 From and to Shanghai.

Us Marine Corps Lockheed Kc-130j 167923 Was Noted at Rockhampton on April 5. The Aircraft, Which is Operated by Vmg-152 Squadron, Carried the Code Qd923.