Traffic

Qantas Took Delivery of 737-838 Vh-vzm Bathurst at Melbourne on May 16 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Seattle/ Boeing Field via Honolulu and Nadi as Qf6024. Vh-vzm Entered Service on May 21 When It Operated Qf608 From Melbourne to Brisbane.

737-838 Vh-vzo Bendigo, Which Was Registered to Qantas on May 6, is Planned for Delivery to Melbourne in Early July.

737-838 Vh-vzp Whyalla, Which Was Registered to Qantas on May 6, is Planned for Delivery to Melbourne in Late July.

737-476 Vh-tjz Was Test Flown at Christchurch on May 5 After Maintenance With Air New Zealand Engineering, and on May 6 Ferried to Melbourne as Qf6024. It Returned to Qantas Service on May 11 When It Operated Qf604 From Melbourne to Brisbane.

737-476 Vh-tjm Was Withdrawn From Service on May 14 After Operating Qf682 From Adelaide to Melbourne.

Vh-tjm Kestrel Was Delivered to Australian Airlines in Melbourne on December 20 ’91 After Ferrying in From Everett via Honolulu, Majuro and Port Vila as Tn1399. It Entered Service With Australian on December 23 ’91 Operating Tn588 From Melbourne to Sydney.

747-438 Vh-ojk, Which Has Been Stored at Victorville, California, Since January ’10, Was Cancelled From the Register on May 20 as ‘aircraft Sold’.

747-48e Vh-oeb Departed Sydney on May 9 for Buenos Aires as Flight Qf6034 on the First Leg of a Captain’s Choice Tour. The Flight Took the Aircraft to Rio De Janiero, Manaus, Havana, Panama City, Lima and Easter Island Before It Returned to Sydney on May 26.

747-438er Vh-oee Operated the Inaugural Qantas Qf7 Service to Dallas/fort Worth When It Departed Sydney on May 16.

747-438er Vh-oef Operated the Final Qf73/74 Sydney- San Francisco-sydney Service, With the Aircraft Departing Sydney on May 7 and Returning on May 9.

767-338er Vh-ogu Operated the Final Qf79/80 Perth-tokyo-perth Service, With the Aircraft Departing Perth on May 6.

Qantas/jetconnect Placed 737-838 Zk-zqf Into Service in Its ‘great Crusade’ Rugby World Cup Promotional Livery on May 3 When It Operated Qf43 From Sydney to Auckland.

Qantaslink Operated a Captain’s Choice Tour Using Dash 8-202 Vh-tqs, Which Departed Sydney on May 4 as Flight Qf299 to Broken Hill, Birdsville, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Broome, Kununurra, Darwin, Horn Island and Cooktown, Before Terminating in Cairns on May 17.

Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of an A320 to Solomon Airlines and the Departure of a Tiger A320.

Adagold Has Again Switched Its Leased A340-300 Aircraft Which It Uses to Operate Adf Charters. On May 26, A340‑313 Oy-kbm as ‘asy027’ Departed Darwin for Al Minhad, While A340-313 Cs-tqm as ‘asy030’ Arrived in Darwin From Al Minhad on May 29.

Air Caledonie A320-232 F-ojsb Ferried From Noumea to Christchurch as Aci900 for Planned Maintenance With Air New Zealand Engineering.

On Completion It Ferried From Christchurch to Noumea as Aci901 on May 11. To Cover the Downtime on the A320 Air Caledonie Leased A320-232 Zk-ojg From Air New Zealand, and on May 1 It Was Ferried From Christchurch to Noumea as Nz6001.

Zk-ojg Then Operated Flights for Air Caledonie From Noumea to Nadi, Port Vila and Wallis Island Between May 2 and May 9 Before Returning to Air New Zealand Service on May 10.

Air New Zealand 747-419 Zk-nbv, Which Had Been in Storage at Christchurch Since April 26, Has Been Reactivated and on May 18 Was Ferried to Auckland as Nz6003.

747-419 Zk-nbw, Which Was Placed in Storage at Christchurch on April 19, Was Also Reactivated and on May 19 Ferried to Auckland as Nz6005. 747-475 Zk-suh Was Ferried From Auckland to Christchurch on May 23 and Placed in Temporary Storage.

Airwork 737-3b7sf Zk‑fxt, Which Was Delivered to Auckland on March 12, Entered Service on April 27 When It Operated Pst41 From Auckland to Christchurch.

737-219c Zk-nqc Was Noted at Auckland on May 21 After Having Had Its Titles Removed.

Solomon Airlines Has Leased A320-211 N957pg From Sky Leasing of Toluca, Mexico, and on May 11 the All-white Aircraft Was Delivered to the John Holland Aviation Services Hangar at Melbourne From Toluca via Tucson, Honolulu and Nadi. The A320 Was Later Painted in a Solomon Airlines Scheme at Melbourne and Registered H4-bus.

Tiger Airways A320-232 Vh-fjr Jack Ryan, Which Was Delivered to Melbourne on April 24, Was Transferred to Tiger Airways in Singapore Without Entering Service in Australia. On May 26 It Ferried Out of Melbourne Destined for Darwin and Singapore.

A320-232 Vh-vno as Tgw5001/5002 Ferried From Avalon to Darwin and Singapore on May 28 Before Returning to Avalon Direct From Singapore on June 2.

A320-232 Vh-vnj Ferried From Singapore to Melbourne on May 8 After Completing Planned Maintenance.

Toll 737-3s1sf Zk-tle, Which Was Delivered to Auckland on April 17, Was Ferried to Brisbane on May 29 as ‘airwork 001’. The Aircraft Entered Service With Toll on June 7 When It Operated Tfr 21 From Brisbane to Sydney.

Virgin Group News

Virgin Australia Has Taken Delivery in This Period of a 737-800, While Disposing of Two 737-700s and Three E-170s.

A330-243 Vh-xfb Cable Beach Entered Service and Operated the First Flight by Type for Virgin Australia When It Departed Sydney for Perth as Dj553 on May 26.

A330-243 Vh-xfa Ferried Out of Sydney to Subang on May 2 Where the All-white Aircraft Was Painted in the Colours of Virgin Australia. Vh-xfa Cottesloe Beach Returned to Melbourne From Subang on May 14 Before Entering Service With Virgin Australia on May 27 When It Operated Dj553 From Sydney to Perth.

737-81d Vh-yfe, Which Was Delivered to Brisbane on April 28, Entered Service on May 12 When It Operated Flight Dj958 From Brisbane to Sydney.

The Aircraft Entered Service in the All-white Colour Scheme It Was Delivered in.

737-8fe Vh-yff Msn 40994, 737-8fe Vh-yva Msn 40995, 737-8fe Vh-yia Msn 37824 and 737-8fe Vh-yib Msn 37825 Were Registered to Virgin Blue on May 6, With the Aircraft Planned for Delivery Between June and August.

737-7q8 Vh-vba Was Cancelled From the Register on May 3 on Termination of Its Lease. It Was Then Registered to Its Owner Ilfc as N711lf Before Being Leased to Aerolineas Argentinas, and on May 22, Now Registered Lv-cph, Departed Subang for Doha on the First Leg of Its Delivery Flight to the South American Carrier.

737-7q8 Vh-vbb Was Cancelled From the Register on May 9 Before Being Registered N721lf to Ilfc and Then Lv-cmk to Aerolineas Argentinas.

Embraer E-170-100lr Vh‑zha Belle-issimo Blue, Which Was Withdrawn From Service in Melbourne on March 10 (Traffic/may), Finally Departed on Ferry to the United States on May 11. As Flight Dj9093 the Aircraft Was Routed From Melbourne to Great Falls, Montana, via Cairns, Saipan, Kansai, Petropavlovsk-kamchatsky and Anchorage. Vh-zha Departed in Its Full Virgin Blue Livery and Was Later Registered N746cz.

It Was Planned to Enter Service With Delta Connection Carrier Compass Airlines.

Embraer E-170-100lr Vh-zhb Braziliant Blue Was Withdrawn From Service in Melbourne on April 24 After Operating Dj288 From Canberra.

On May 13 as Flight Dj9093 It Departed Melbourne for Great Falls Over the Same Route Taken by Vh-zha. Vh‑zhb Also Departed in Its Full Virgin Blue Livery and Was Later Registered N747cz for Operation With Delta Connection’s Compass Airlines.

Vh-zhb Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on October 22 ’07 and Entered Service on November 7 When It Operated Dj771 From Brisbane to Cairns.

Embraer E-170-100lr Vh-zhc Irresista-blue Was Withdrawn From Service in Melbourne on May 16 After Operating Dj258 From Canberra. On May 24 as Flight Dj9093 It Departed Melbourne for Greatfalls Over the Same Route Taken by Vh-zha.

Vh-zhc Also Departed in Its Full Virgin Blue Livery and Was Later Registered N748cz for Operation With Compass Airlines.

Vh-zhc Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on November 14 ’07 and Entered Service on November 29 When It Operated Dj258 From Brisbane to Sydney.

Atr 72-500s Vh-fvh Msn 954 and Vh‑fvi Msn 955 Were Planned for Delivery in July and Entry Into Service in Late August.

Regional Airline News

It Has Been a Busy Time for Deliveries With a Dash 8-300 for Skippers, a Dash 8-300 to Skytrans, a Dash 8-100 to Airlines Png, a Dhc-6-300 to Airlines Png, a Dhc-6-300 to Pacific Sun, a Cessna 441 to Hardy Aviation, a Cessna 208b to Outback Spirit Tours, and a King Air B200c to the Rfds.

Departing Was a Merlin Ivc of Pel-air Aviation.

Airlines Png Took Delivery of Dash 8-102 C-fncg Msn 211 at Port Moresby on May 30 After It Ferried in From Biak.

Dhc-6-300 N901ww Msn 330 Was Delivered to Port Moresby on May 15 After Completing Its Trans-pacific Ferry From Hollister, California, via Honolulu and Majuro.

Ambulance Victoria King Air B200c Vh-zkb Was Reregistered Vh-vae on May 17 Before Being Delivered to Its Essendon Base on May 21.

Coral Sun Bn-2a-21 T3‑jmr, Which Ferried Into Cairns From Honiara on March 30 Was Registered Vh-wqa to Colville Aviation Services of Archerfield on April 27.

Coral Sun Bn-2b-26 T3‑vin Has Been Sold to Solomon Airlines as H4-aaj.

Hardy Aviation Registered Cessna 441 Vh-jvn Msn 441-0247 Ex N5hg on May 4, With the Aircraft Being Delivered to Darwin From Majuro on May 23.

Hevi Lift Will Add Dhc-6-300 P2-kss Msn 634 to Its Fleet, With the Aircraft Delivered to Cairns as Pk-ltv on April 13 (Traffic/june). This Aircraft Replaces Dhc-6-300 P2-kss Msn 578, Which Was Transferred to Operations in Indonesia With Nyaman Air in December ’10 as Pk-fuf (See Traffic/march).

Outback Spirit Tours of Albury Registered Cessna 208b Vh-vcw Msn 208b-1102 on May 5. Earlier on April 30 – Then Registered N678hc to Weaver Aero International of Moundridge, Kansas – the Grand Caravan Ferried Into Bankstown After Completing Its Trans-pacific Ferry From Santa Maria, California, via Hilo, Pago Pago, Noumea and the Gold Coast.

Pacific Sun Took Delivery of Dhc-6-300 N38535 Msn 414 at Nadi on May 29 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Fort Lauderdale/ Executive Airport. The Pacific Crossing From Camarillo, California, Was Made via Honolulu, Christmas Island and Apia.

The Aircraft Was Later Registered to Pacific Sun as Dq‑psd. A Second Dhc‑6‑300 is Planned for Delivery to Pacific Sun in Late June.

Pel-air Aviation Merlin Ivc Vh-een Departed Sydney for Apia on May 5 on Its Sale in the United States.

Rfds/south Eastern Took Delivery of King Air B200c N81458 Msn Bl-168 in Cairns on April 25 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Denpasar and Darwin.

King Air B200c N80666 Msn Bl-166, Which Was Delivered to Cairns on March 21, Was Registered Vh-amq on May 2. King Air B200c N80467 Msn Bl-167, Which Was Delivered to Cairns on April 7, Was Registered Vh‑amr on May 19. King Air 350 N81339 Msn Fm-49, Which Was Delivered to Cairns on March 18, Was Registered Vh-nao on May 19.

Skippers Aviation Took Delivery of Dash 8-q315 C-gkux Msn 587 at Perth on June 6 After Its Ferry Flight From Toronto, Canada, via Grand Rapids/grr, Concord/ California, Honolulu, Majuro and Cairns.

Skytrans Took Delivery of Dash 8-311 G-wowd Msn 286 at Cairns on May 13 After the All-white Aircraft Ferried in From Exeter, Uk, via Denpasar and Darwin. The Ferry Flight Was Contracted to Southern Cross Aviation, With G-wowd Using the Callsign ‘southern Cross 836’. The Dash 8-311, Which is the First of Type in the Skytrans, Fleet Was Registered Vh-qqm on May 19.

Travel Air is a Madang Based Operator Planning to Take Delivery of a Number of Fokker 50 Aircraft. Noted at Maastricht, Holland, on May 1 Was Its First Fokker 50, P2-tae Msn 20202, an Aircraft Which Was Previously Operated by Denim Air as Ph-fzg.

Bizjet News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Falcon 900ex and the Departure of a Global Express and a Gulfstream Iv.

Falcon 900ex Vh-mqk Msn 159 Was Registered on May 12, With the Holder Being Mk Air of Newcastle, Nsw, and the Operator Flight Options (Australia) of Mudjimba, Queensland. The Aircraft Was Delivered to Bankstown on May 26 After Flying in From Male and Port Hedland.

Challenger 850 Vh-vmx Msn 7176 Was Registered to Fallbrook P/l of Welshpool, Wa, on May 2, and on Delivery Will Join Challenger 601-1a Vh-mxk Which is Currently Operated by Fallbrook.

Learjet 60 Vh-sbu Was Registered on May 9, With the Holder Being Shazo Holdings of Brisbane and the Operator Professional Jet Aviation of Coolangatta, Queensland.

As N355ap the Aircraft Had Been Delivered to the Gold Coast on February 3.

Global Express Vh-tgq, Which Was Registered to Gandel Investments of Essendon, Victoria, Was Cancelled From the Register on May 3 as ‘exported to the United States’.

On May 4 the Aircraft Was Registered N777gz to the Wells Fargo Bank Northwest of Salt Lake City, but When Itdeparted Essendon for Hong Kong on May 10 It Was as Flight Tbj21 Operating for Tag Aviation Asia.

Gulfstream Iv Vh-osw, Which Was Registered to Garuda Aviation of Perth, Was Cancelled From the Register on May 17 as ‘aircraft Sold and Exported’. On May 18 the Aircraft, Which Was Under Maintenance in Sydney, Was Registered N950lg to the Wilmington Trust Company of Wilmington, Delaware. As N950lg It Departed Sydney on May 23 for Pago Pago and Honolulu.

Learjet 35a Vh-lrx Changed Its Registered Holder and Operator on May 10, With the New Holder Being Air Affairs (Australia) of North Nowra, Nsw, and the Operator Pacific Flight Services of Condell Park, Nsw. The Aircraft Was Previously Registered to Astro Aerospace of Nowra.

Citation Cj1 Vh-yne Changed Its Registered Holder and Operator on April 28 to Henadeck P/l of Moorebank, Nsw. The Aircraft Was Previously Registered to Celijet Aviation Solutions of Leeton, Nsw.

Cessna 550 Vh-euv Changed Its Registered Operator on April 12 to Pacific Flight Services of Condell Park, Nsw.

Sunshine Air Services Hawker 800xp Vh-vrc, Which Was the Former Vh-ejl, Changed Its Registration on May 16. Earlier on May 2 the Aircraft Had Departed Its Essendon Base for Norfolk Island, Apia and Hilo While en Route to the Us.

Cessna 501 Zk-nbr of Air National Corporate Was Registered to Dennis Thompson International of Papakura on April 14, and on May 11 It Changed the Registration to Zk-ndt.

Lufttransport King Air B200 Ln-mog Msn Bb-1465 Ferried Into Perth From Halim and Broome on May 9.

Lufttransport King Air B200 Ln-mod Msn Bb-1459 Ferried Into Essendon From Denpasar, Broome and Alice Springs on May 31.

King Air C90a N90nz Msn Lj-1407 Was Delivered to Taupo on May 23 by Air Center One of Auckland.

The Ferry Flight, Which Commenced at Raleigh-durham, North Carolina, Took the King Air Across the North Atlantic and Through Europe and the Middle East, With Its Final Routing Into Taupo Being via Phuket, Denpasar, Broome, Alice Springs, Longreach, Gold Coast, Lord Howe Island and Auckland.

Mu-2b-60 N64md Msn 1561sa Arrived at Archerfield on May 16 After Ferrying in From Pohnpei via Horn Island.

Pa-31t P2-kda Ex Vh‑dxd Ferried From Cairns to Port Moresby on May 4 on Delivery to Kendu Aviation.

Overseas Bizjets

Global Express N616dc Registered to Gc Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived in Adelaide From Auckland on May 24. It Later Visited Essendon and Sydney Before Departing Hobart for Auckland on May 31.

Global Express N624bp Registered to the Banc of America Leasing and Capital Transited Sydney on April 30 While en Route From Queenstown to Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Global Express N915av Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong on May 1 Before Returning to Hong Kong on May 7.

Global Express N9253v Arrived in Sydney From Honiara on May 15, and After Overnighting Operated a Return Flight to Honiara. It Departed Sydney Again for Honiara on May 19.

Karnavati Aviation Challenger 605 Vt-apl – Which We Mentioned in Traffic/june – Returned to Australia on May 4 When It Arrived in Brisbane From Queenstown. It Later Visited Melbourne and Sydney Before Departing Brisbane for Denpasar on May 7.

Challenger 605 N68888 Operated by Power East Investments of Hong Kong Arrived in Perth From Hong Kong on May 28 and Departed to Singapore on May 30.

Challenger 601-3a N91kh Registered to the Rhema Bible Church of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Arrived in Brisbane From Denpasar on May 3 and Departed to Apia on May 5.

Learjet 60 N729jl Arrived in Darwin From Singapore on April 27 and Departed for Denpasar and Singapore on April 29.

Fai Flight Ambulance Learjet 55 D-cfaz, Which Was Operating as Ifa1200, Arrived in Perth From Halim on May 9 and After Overnighting Returned to Halim.

Aeromed Asia Learjet 35a Hs-ems Was Operating a Medevac Flight When It Arrived in Perth From Denpasar on May 14. After Overnighting It Returned to Denpasar.

Mjets Citation X Hs‑kcs Arrived in Brisbane From Bangkok and Darwin on May 17.

The Citation X Later Visited Maroochydore, Gladstone, Townsville, Sydney, Melbourne, Queenstown and Adelaide Before Departing Broome for Bangkok on May 22.

Vienna Jet Citation X Oe‑hub Transited Cairns on May 9 While en Route From Singapore to Noumea.

Citation Sovereign N3099 Arrived in Perth From Halim on May 27 and Departed to Seletar on May 29.

Airmed International Hawker 800 N838jl Arrived in Melbourne From Kona via Pago Pago, Nadi and Noumea on May 9 and Departed for Darwin and Subic Bay on May 11.

Falcon 7x B-8027 Arrived in Melbourne From Shenzhen as Flight Cbj361 on May 10before Departing for Sydney on May 12. As Cbj363 It Departed Sydney for Shenzhen on May 14.

Shell Aircraft Falcon 7x Vq-bso Operating as She961 Arrived in Perth From Bangkok on May 19 and After Overnighting Returned to Bangkok.

Gvk Group Falcon 2000dx Vt-vkr Arrived at Hamilton Island From Halim and Townsville on May 11 and Continued the Following Day to Emerald, Brisbane and Sydney.

On May 14 It Departed Sydney for Darwin and Singapore.

Vt-vkr Later Arrived in Perth From Singapore on May 26 and After Overnighting Returned to Singapore.

Macau Jet Falcon 2000 B‑mbk Arrived in Port Hedland From Kota Kinabalu on May 29 and After Overnighting Departed to Manila.

Gulfstreams Galore

Gulfstream 550 N1bn Registered to Gc Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived in Brisbane From Papeete on May 8. It Departed for Sydney on May 10 Before Continuing to Auckland on May 18.

Gulfstream 550 N607ch Registered to Jp Morgan Chase Bank of White Plains, New York, Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on May 4 and Continued to Melbourne on May 5. On May 6 It Departed Melbourne for Singapore.

Gulfstream 550 Vq-bla Arrived in Brisbane From Calcutta on May 26 Before Returning to Calcutta on May 28.

Gulfstream V N410m Registered to Ripplewood Aviation of New York Arrived in Sydney From Queenstown on April 30 and Later Departed for Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Gulfstream V N524ac Registered to G5 Leasing of Ada, Michigan, Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on May 19 and Continued to Melbourne on May 20. It Departed Melbourne for Honolulu on May 21.

Gulfstream V N1454h Arrived in Perth From Honolulu and Cairns on May 16 and Departed to Male on May 19.

Gulfstream Iv 9m-abc Arrived in Brisbane From Denpasar on May 26 and Returned to Denpasar on May 28.

Heavy Metal

A330-203mrtt A39-003 Was the First of Type Delivered to the Raaf When It Arrived at Raaf Amberley on May 30 From Hickam Afb. It Carried the Fuselage Marks Mrtt003 and Used the Callsign ‘ec334’.

A330-203mrtt Ec-336 Msn 1183, Which is Planned for Delivery to the Raaf as A39‑005, Ferried Into Brisbane From Singapore for Modification With Qantas Defence.

Air Macau A319-132 B‑mal Arrived in Darwin From Manila on May 4 as Flight Amu9892, Then Departed for Macau as Flight Amu9891.

Luftwaffe A319‑133cj 15+01 Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on May 31 and Operated a Return Flight to Canberra on June 1. It Departed Sydney for Auckland on June 2.

Antonov Airlines an-124 Ur-82029, Which Was Operating as Flight Adb2642, Arrived in Perth From Colombo on May 20. The Following Day It Operated a Return Flight to Karratha Before Departing Perth for Karachi on May 24.

National Airlines 747‑428bcf Tf-alf Murali, Which Was Operating as Flight Abd544, Arrived at Avalon on May 27 After a Direct Flight From Dubai/al Maktoum. It Departed Avalon on May 28 for Perth and Diego Garcia Using the Callsign ‘asy086’.

Royal Brunei 777-212er V8-ble, Which Was Operating an Adf Charter as ‘asy082’, Arrived in Townsville From Penang on May 1. After Overnighting It Returned to Penang, Again as ‘asy082’.

Kapo Avia Il-62m(F) Ra-86945 Based at Kazan, Russia, Operated an Adfcharter Into Raaf Amberley From Singapore as ‘asy083’ on May 14. Later the Same Day the Il-62, Again Using the Callsign ‘asy083’, Departed Amberley for Jakarta/soekarno-hatta.

Us Marines Kc-130j 167926 Callsign ‘sumo 72’ Arrived in Melbourne From Darwin on May 3. Operated by Vmgr-152 and Coded Qd/926, It Departed for Darwin on May 4.

Us Marines Kc-130j 168065 Callsign ‘sumo 73’ Arrived in Melbourne From Darwin on May 18. Also Operated by Vmgr-152, It Was Coded Qd/065 and Departed for Darwin on May 20.

Ferry Flights

Air Tractor 802 N8521e Msn 408, Which Was on Delivery to Mungindi Aerial at Moree, Was Ferried Across the Pacific by Srd Aviation of Albury. The Air Tractor Routed From Santa Maria, California, to Moree, Where It Arrived on June 1, via Hilo, Majuro and Honiara to Brisbane.

After Completing Operations in New Zealand, Fugro Airborne Surveys Cessna 208 Vh‑fgq Departed Hamilton for Norfolk Island on May 17 and After Overnighting Continued to the Gold Coast.

Cessna 172s Vh-prj Departed Bankstown on May 13 for Port Macquarie and Lord Howe Island, Before Returning Over the Same Route on May 15.

Australian Aerial Surveys Pac 750xl Vh-eak Departed the Gold Coast on May 8 for Lord Howe Island and Noumea.

Ga8 Airvan N2500j Msn 05-091 Arrived at Southport on May 15 After Ferrying in From Hilo via Christmas Island, Pago Pago, Samoa, Nadi, Noumea/magenta and the Gold Coast. On May 17 It Was Registered Vh-kiq to Island Air (Queensland) of North Tamborine, Queensland.

Ga8-tc Airvan Vh-cqk Msn 320-11-159 Departed Latrobe Valley on May 3 on a 15 Day Ferry Flight to Cranfield, Uk. It Routed via Ayers Rock, Broome, Denpasar, Phuket, Calcutta, Ahmedabad, Al Fajairah, Luxor, Rhodes and Dubrovnik Pac 750xl Zk-kak Departed Cairns on May 14 for Horn Island and Sentani on Delivery to Local Operator Tariku Aviation, to Which It Was Later Registered Pk-rwt.

Central Aviation Pac 750xl P2-bwf, Which Was on Delivery to Central Aviation at Mount Hagen, Departed Keri Keri on June 5 for Kaitatia, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island and the Gold Coast.

Aero Sotravia Bn-2a-9 F‑gdhd, Which Had Been Working Out of Papeete Since Mid January, Has Returned to Its European Base. Between May 13 and 15 It Ferried From Noumea to Denpasar via Brisbane, Mt Isa and Darwin.

Pa-46-310p Malibu N957jk Arrived in Auckland on May 27 After Ferrying in From Denpasar, Darwin, Brisbane and Lord Howe Island.

Pa-32r-301 Saratoga N515dc Arrived in Ballina on May 17 After Completing Its Trans-pacific Ferry From Hollister/ California via Hilo, Pago Pago, Norfolk Island and the Gold Coast.

Conair Commander 690a C-fczz Departed Ballarat on May 6 on Return to Abbotsford, British Columbia, With Routing via Avalon, Cairns, Majuro, Honolulu and Oakland, California.

Fugro Airborne Surveys Commander 500s Vh-fgz, Which Had Been Operating in New Zealand Since February 22, Departed Auckland for Norfolk Island and the Gold Coast on May 27.