four mile beach The first Skywest operated ATR 72 for Virgin Australia, VH-FVH, made a visit to Bundaberg’s Wide Bay Airshow soon after its arrival in Australia. (Brandon Giacomin)

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Qantas Group News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a 737-800 to Qantas, a 737-800 to Qantas/jetconnect and an A320 to Jetstar Asia, While Departing Was a Qantas 737-400.

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Qantas Took Delivery of 737‑838 Vh-vzr Coral Bay in Melbourne on September 2 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight as Qf6020 From Boeing Field via Honolulu and Nadi.

737-838 Vh-vzt Msn 34186 Was Planned for Delivery to Qantas in Mid October.

737-838 Vh-vzd Was Rolled Out at Sydney on September 1 in a Special Scheme Promoting Optus’s Partnership With the Qantas Frequent Flyer Program.

Qantas Withdrew 737-476 Vh-tjt From Service on August 17 After the Aircraft Operated Qf821 From Canberra to Melbourne. Its Qantas Livery Was Then Removed Before It Departed Melbourne on August 24 on Ferry to Budapest as Qf6023 via Darwin, Singapore, Bombay, Dubai and Larnaca. On Arrival at Budapest It Joined 737-476s N248sy Ex Vh-tjm and N249sy Ex Zk-jtr.

737-476 Vh-tjt Kingfisher Was Delivered to Qantas in Melbourne on October 30 ’93 After It Ferried in From Port Angeles, Washington, via Honolulu, Apia and Nadi. The Aircraft Entered Service With Qantas on November 12 ’93 When It Operated Qf450 From Melbourne to Sydney.

A380-842 Vh-oqk John and Reginald Duigan Was Planned for Delivery to Sydney in Late October. It Will Be the 11th of Type in the Qantas Fleet.

A380-842 Vh-oqb Was Grounded in Los Angeles From August 15-23 While It Underwent an Unscheduled Number 2 Engine Change. Vh-oqb Had Arrived in Los Angeles on the Qf11 From Sydney and When Serviceable Was Ferried to Melbourne (Arriving August 25) as Qf6003.

A380-842 Vh-oqd Operated Qf31 From Sydney to Singapore and London on August 3 and Then Ferried to Frankfurt for Planned Maintenance With Lufthansa. On Completion of Its Maintenance Vh-oqd Ferried Back Into Sydney as Qf6022 on August 25 From Frankfurt via Singapore.

747-438er Vh-oei Ferried Into Sydney as Qf6022 From Guangzhou on July 31 Sporting the New Qantas Livery. The Following Day It Re-entered Service Operating Qf7 From Sydney to Dallas/fort Worth.

747-438 Vh-ojm Ferried Into Sydney as Qf6022 From Singapore on August 20 Wearing the New Qantas Livery. The Same Day It Re-entered Service on Qf21 From Sydney to Narita.

767-338er Vh-ogf Was Withdrawn From Service on September 1 After It Operated Qf764 Adelaide to Sydney.

Qantas/jetconnect Took Delivery of 737-838 Zk-zqh Charles Upham in Melbourne on August 20 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight as Qf6024 From Boeing Field via Honolulu, Nadi and Auckland.

The Eighth and Final 737-838 Planned for Delivery to Jetconnect, It Was Also the Fiftieth of Type to Be Delivered to the Qantas Group. Zk-zqh Entered Service on August 24 When It Operated Qf25 From Melbourne to Auckland.

737-476 Zk-jtp Was Withdrawn From Service on August 12 After It Operated Qf131 From Melbourne to Auckland.

Jetstar Was Planning to Take Delivery of A330-202 Vh-ebs Msn 1258 in October.

Jetstar Asia Took Delivery of A320-232 9v-jsl Msn 4786 in Singapore on August 3 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai as Jsa900.

A320-232 9v-jsm Msn 4872 Was Planned for Delivery to Jetstar Asia in October.

Qantaslink Ferried Dash 8-q402 Vh-lqd From Canberra to Sydney as Qf6703 on August 15 and the Same Day Placed the Aircraft Into Service When It Operated Qf1491 From Sydney to Canberra.

Dash 8-q402 Vh-lqf, Which Was Delivered to Canberra as C-gjkv on August 7, Was Registered on August 16.

Dash 8-q402 Vh-lqg Was Ferried From Canberra to Brisbane as Qf6704 on August 28 With the Aircraft Then Entering Service on August 29 as Qf2330 From Brisbane to Gladstone.

Airline News

animal express Qantas has fitted 737-800 VH-VZD with special Optus decals to mark the telco company’s new partnership with the Qantas Frequent Flyer
scheme. (Mehdi Nazarinia)

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Fokker 100 to Alliance Airlines, While Tasman Cargo Replaced Its Leased 757-200sf With Another 757-200sf.

Air New Zealand Terminated Its Lease on 737-3u3 Zk-ngf on July 9 (Traffic/september),with the Aircraft Since Reportedly Being Bought by the Airline as a Source of Spare Parts.

Alliance Airlines Took Delivery of Fokker 100 Vh-xwp at Adelaide on August 28 After the Aircraft, Which Wore the Full Alliance Colour Scheme, Ferried in From Woensdrecht, Holland, via Trabzon, Al Ain, Nagpur, Penang and Kupang. The Ferry Was Contracted to Southern Cross International With the Flight Using the Callsign ‘southern Cross 1127’.

Solomon Airlines A320-211 H4-bus, Which Was Delivered to Melbourne on May 11 as N957pg, Was Test Flown on August 19. The Following Day It Ferried to Brisbane and on August 23 as Flight Sol001 It Departed Brisbane for Honiara.

Tasman Cargo Airlines Took Delivery of 757-236f G-csvs in Auckland on August 14 After the Aircraft Ferried in From East Midlands, Uk, via Bahrain, Singapore and Sydney. G-csvs Entered Service on August 20 When It Operated Tmn1 From Auckland to Sydney.

G-csvs Replaced in Service the Leased 757-236f G-bmrj, Which on August 31 Departed Auckland as Dhk9999 for Brisbane and Singapore and Its Return to Operations With Dhl in Europe.

G-bmrj Was Delivered to Tasman Cargo in Auckland on August 30 ’10 and Had Entered Service on September 1 ’10 as Tmn001 From Auckland to Sydney. It Operated Its Last Flight for Tasman Cargo on August 25 as Tmn2 From Sydney to Auckland (Arriving August 26).

Tiger Airways Resumed Services From Melbourne to Brisbane on August 18 With A320-232 Vh-vnh Operating Flight Tt346. Services From Melbourne to the Gold Coast Resumed on August 31 With A320-232 Vh-vnc Operating Flight Tt968.

Virgin Group News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a 737-800 and Two Atr 72-500s to Virgin Australia.

Virgin Australia Took Delivery of 737-8fe Vh-yib at Christchurch on September 2 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Boeing Field via Honolulu and Nadi.

737-8fe Vh-yia, Which Was Delivered to Brisbane on August 7, Ferried to Melbourne as Flight Dj9062 on August 10 and the Following Day Entered Service When It Operated Dj805 From Melbourne to Sydney.

737-7q8 Vh-vbd Was Withdrawn From Service in Melbourne in Late August.

Embraer E-190-100igw Vh-zpt, Which Was Delivered to Brisbane on August 11, Ferried From Brisbane to Melbourne as Dj9340 on August 28 and the Following Day Entered Service as Dj803 From Melbourne to Sydney.

Embraer E-170-100lr Vh-zhd Was Withdrawn From Service on August 28 After Operating Dj288 From Canberra to Melbourne.

Atr 72-500 Vh-fvh Four Mile Beach, Which is the First of Type in the Virgin Australia Fleet, Arrived in Brisbane From Toulouse via Trabzon, Al Ain, Nagpur, Penang and Kupang on August 18. The Ferry Was Contracted to Southern Cross International and Operated as ‘southern Cross 1131’. On August 20 Vh-fvh Had Its First Outing in Australia When It Departed Brisbane for Bundaberg Where It Was Displayed at the Wide Bay Airshow.

Atr 72-500 Vh-fvi Mission Beach, as Callsign ‘southern Cross 1132’, Was Delivered to Brisbane on August 25 Over the Same Route as Taken by Vh-fvh. On August 27 It Operated a Training Flight From Brisbane to Port Macquarie and Return.

Atr 72-500 Vh-fvm Msn 974 (and Not Msn 956 as We Quoted in Traffic/september) Was Planned for Delivery to Virgin Australia in September.

Regional Airline News

new arrival Alliance Airlines Fokker 100 VH-XWP arrived in Adelaide on August 28. (Ryan Hothersall)
replacement Tasman Cargo Airlines has taken delivery of 757-236F G-CSVS to replace G-BMRJ. (Seth Jaworski)

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Fokker 50 to Travel Air and a Cessna 208b to Timor Air.

Air Safaris Has Sold Nomad N24a Zk-nmc to Gipps- Aero, With the Aircraft Planned to Be Ferried From Lake Tekapo to Latrobe Valley in Mid September.

Air Timor Cessna 208b N90015 Msn 208b-2281 Transited Malta on July 25 on Its Delivery Flight.

Astra Aerospace King Air B200t Vh-lab Was Noted at Essendon on August 16 Carrying the Colours of the Nsw Rural Fire Service.

Network Aviation Changed the Registration of Its Emb‑120er Vh-nif to Vh‑nhy on August 19.

The Leases of Rfds/victorian Air Ambulance King Airb200s Vh-mwq, Vh-mwu, Vh-mwx and Vh-mwz to the Victorian Government Were Terminated on June 30, and as of Late August Both Vh-mwq and Vh-mwu Had Been Painted All-white.

Toll Aviation Atr 42-300f Vh-toq Departed Brisbane for Broome on August 24 and After Overnighting Continued to Seletar.

Travel Air Took Delivery of Its First Fokker 50 P2-tae Msn 20202 in Madang on August 22 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Maastricht via Manado.

Bizjet News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Challenger 850, a Hawker 800xp and a King Air C90a, and the Departure of a Learjet 60.

Challenger 850 Vh-vmx, Which Was Registered to Fallbrook P/l of Welshpool, Wa, on May 2, Was Delivered to Perth Ex Phuket on August 26.

Hawker 800xp Vh-vli Msn 258372 Was Registered on August 17 With the Holder Being J Nicolis P/l of Toorak, Victoria, and the Operator G Murphy of Warburton, Victoria. Vhvli Was Delivered to Essendon on August 24 With the Aircraft Crossing the Pacific From Santa Barbara, California, via Hilo, Majuro and Noumea/tontouta.

Learjet 60 Vh-exj, Which Had Been Registered N60se to Jackson Llc of Boston on August 4, Was Test Flown at Sydney on August 26 Before Departing the Following Day for Cairns, Guam and Kansai.

Global Express Vh-vdx Msn 9101 Was Registered on August 8 With the Holder Avwest Aircraft of Cottesloe, Wa, and the Operator Avwest of Redcliffe, Wa. On August 16 the Holder Was Changed to Pratt Holdings of Southbank, Victoria, and the Operator to Pratt Aviation of Essendon Airport, Victoria.

Hawker 800xp Vh-vrc, Which is Registered to Sunshine Air Services of Mount Waverley, Victoria, Was Planned for Delivery to Essendon in Mid September. Then Registered Vh-ejl, It Had Departed Essendon for the Us on May 2.

Gulfstream 550 Vh-pfl, Which Was Registered to St Aerospace Engineering on October 28 ’10 and Was Later Delivered to Its Singapore Base, Made Its First Visit to Australia on August 18 When It Arrived in Sydney From Macau.

Austrek Aviation King Air 350 Vh-zgs Has Been Sold in the Us and on August 29, Now Registered N350jj, It Departed Archerfield for Maroochydore and Cairns.

King Air C90a N699tt Msn Lj-1606 Was Delivered to Auckland on August 22 After It Completed Its Trans-pacific Ferry Flight From Merced, California, via Honolulu and Pago Pago (Traffic/september).

Former Government of Japan-civil Aviation College King Air C90as Ja8847 Msn Lj-1144 and Ja8848 Msn Lj-1145 Were Both Noted in a Disassembled State at Caloundra on August 26.

Overseas Bizjets

on duty Astra Aerospace King Air B200T VH-LAB at Essendon sporting NSW Rural Fire Service markings. (Gordon Reid)

Jet Asia Global Express N889ja Arrived in Perth From Macau on August 16 and After Overnighting Returned to Macau.

It Returned to Perth on August 28, Again Visiting From Macau.

Beijing Airlines Global Express B-8266, Which Was Operating as Bjn886, Arrived in Sydney From Yantai, China, on August 20 Before Returning to Yantai on August 22.

Global Express G-sanl Registered to Sanctuary Aviation of London Arrived in Proserpine From Hong Kong and Cairns on August 16. It Remained There Until August 28 When It Departed for Hamilton Island, Cairns and Male.

Tag Aviation Asia Challenger 605 M-aaes, Which Was Operating as Tbj22, Arrived in Sydney From Halim on August 27. The Aircraft Was Previously Registered G-cgja and Was Only Placed on the Isle of Man Register on August 18.

Challenger 605 B-lol Arrived at Hamilton Island From Hong Kong and Cairns on August Before Continuing to Sydney on August 28.

Astra Spx N307jw Registered to Pacific Ridge of Concord, California, Arrived at Hamilton Island From Majuro and Cairns on August 14.

It Remained in Cairns Until August 28 When It Returned to Majuro.

Vienna Jet Citation X Oe‑hub Arrived in Cairns From Phuket and Darwin on August 8 and Remained There Until August 19 When It Departed for Sydney. The Following Day the Winglet Fitted Citation X Departed for Ayers Rock, Kalgoorlie and Perth, Before Continuing to Kuala Lumpur/subang on August 21.

Sovereign N777dy Registered to Oregon Flight Services of Bozeman, Nevada, Arrived in Cairns From Majuro and Port Moresby on August 16 and After Overnighting Continued to Hamilton Island. It Later Visited the Gold Coast, Sydney and Adelaide Before Departing Hobart for Auckland on August 28.

Falcon 900ex N435t Registered to the Marmon Group of Chicago Arrived in Perth From Honiara on August 1. The Falcon, Which Was Operating as Ejm 043, Then Visited Karratha,port Hedland, Geraldton and Newman Before Departing Brisbane for Noumea on August 5.

Falcon 900ex N910ex Arrived in Melbourne From Denpasar in the Early Hours of August 12 Before Returning to Denpasar on August 13.

Air Alsie Falcon 2000lx Oy-mha, Which Was Operating as Mmd 3002, Arrived in Perth From Seletar on August 13 and After Overnighting Departed for Subang.

Learjet 36a N363pj Registered to Premier Jets of Portland, Oregon, Arrived in Adelaide From Honiara on August 10 and After Overnighting Returned to Honiara.

Bae 125-700 Zs-cag, Which Was Operating for the United Nations, Departed Darwin for Dili on August 4.

Hawker 900xp A6-pjb, Which Was Operating as Mje 361, Arrived in Sydney From Darwin on July 25 and After Overnighting Departed for Darwin and Singapore.

Piaggio 180 Avanti Vq-bho Had Arrived in Darwin From Denpasar on July 7 and Reached Perth by July 16 (Traffic/september). It Departed Perth for Ayers Rock on July 18 and After Overnighting Continued to Darwin and Denpasar.

Gulfstreams Galore

on tour Qatar Amiri Flight A340-211 A7-HHK was a recent visitor to Melbourne. (Gordon Reid)

Chevron Usa Gulfstream 550 N401hb Arrived in Perth From Osaka on August 16 and Departed for Bangkok on August 20.

Gulfstream 550 N505d Registered to Warbler of Freeland, Michigan, Arrived in Brisbane From Sendai on August 4 and After Overnighting Departed for the Gold Coast.

N505d, Which Was Only Delivered in July ’11, Departed for Darwin on August 8 Before Continuing to Perth on August 10. It Departed Perth for Male Late on August 13.

Gulfstream 550 N550pr Arrived in Brisbane From Nadi on August 29.

Chevron Usa Gulfstream 550 N816mg Arrived in Perth From Nadi on August 15 and Departed for Honolulu on August 18.

Gulfstream 550 N3050 Registered to Gc Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on August 1. It Departed Sydney for Brisbane on August 4 and After Over-nighting Continued to Honolulu.

Lg Electronics Gulfstream 550 Hl7799 Arrived at the Gold Coast From Gimpo on August 22. It Operated a Day Return Trip to Emerald on August 23 and to Newcastle on August 24 Before It Returned to Gimpo From the Gold Coast on August 25.

Gulfstream V N23m Registered to the 3m Company of Saint Paul, Minnesota, Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on August 15, and After Overnighting Operated a Return Trip to Canberra. On August 18 It Departed Sydney for Subang.

Lockheed Martin Corporation Gulfstream V N410lm Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on July 30 Before Continuing to Canberra on August 1. It Departed Canberra for Melbourne on August 2 Before Continuing to Honolulu on August 3.

Netjets Gulfstream V N511qs Arrived in Melbourne From Honolulu on August 17 and After Overnighting Departed for Sydney. On August 19 It Departed Sydney for Honolulu.

Netjets Gulfstream V N528qs Arrived at Cairns From Honolulu on August 23 and Departed to Port Moresby on August 24.

Gulfstream Iv N595e Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on July 22 Before Continuing to Brisbane on July 25. It Arrived in Melbourne From Brisbane on July 26 Before Departing to Port Hedland and Male on July 29.

Gulfstream Iv N988ls Registered to Las Vegas Sands Corporation of Las Vegas Arrived in Darwin From Halim on August 3, Operating a Return Flight to Gove the Same Day.

On August 4 It Departed for Haneda Before Returning to Darwin From Singapore on August 7. After Overnighting It Operated a Return Flight to Gove Before Continuing to Halim.

Execujet Malaysia Gulfstream Iv M-gfor Arrived in Perth From Subang on July 25 and Returned There on July 28.

Heavy Metal

new arrival Thai Cargo 777-FZB N775SA arrives in Sydney from Bangkok on August 30. (Peter Agatsiotis)
global roaming US Navy C-9B 160050, which visited Darwin on July 14, was later noted arriving at the EAA AirVenture
2011 at Oshkosh on July 26. (Gordon Reid)

Qatar Amiri Flight A340- 211 A7-hhk, Which Carries the Colours of Qatar Airways, Arrived in Melbourne From Doha as Qaf004 on July 26 and After Overnighting Returned to Doha as Qaf004. The A340 Then Returned to Melbourne From Doha as Qaf004 on August 12 and Remained There Until August 20 When It Departed for Doha as Qaf004.

Etihad A330-243 A6- Eye, Which Carries a Special Colour Scheme Promoting the English Premier League Team Manchester City (See Photo Newsdesk This Issue), Operated the Scheduled Etihad Service Into Brisbane on August 22.

Airbus A330-203/kc-30a Mrtt004, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘casa 336’, Departed Brisbane Direct to Las Vegas on August 24. It is Destined for Delivery to the Raaf as A39-004, and Was Returning to Spain After Tanker Conversion Work on the Aircraft Had Been Completed by Qantas Defence.

The A330, Then Marked as Ec- 336, Had Arrived in Brisbane on June 18 ’10 and It Was Still Carrying These Markings When the Prospective Kc-30a A39- 005 Arrived on May 26, Also Registered as Ec-336.

Thai Cargo 777-fzb N775sa, Which is Leased From Southern Air Transport and Was Operating as Flight Soo9524, Arrived in Sydney From Bangkok on August 30. Us Air Force Kc-135r 63-7980 Arrived in Sydney From Guam on August 29, Using the Callsign ‘trout 99’.

Continental Micronesia 737-824 N27246 Arrived in Townsville From Guam on August 2 Operating as Coa1943.

After Overnighting It Departed for Darwin and Guam as Coa1927, and Also Operated Guam-townsville-guam Charters on August 15/16 and August 17/18.

World Airways Md-11 N272wa, Which Was Operating as Woa9689, Arrived at Rockhampton From Jakarta on August 1 and After Overnighting Departed for Honolulu as Woa8506.

Us Navy C-9b 160050, Which Was Operating as ‘convoy 7902’, Arrived at Darwin From Guam and Port Moresby on July 14, and After Overnighting Departed for Guam. Your Columnist Later Noted the C-9b, Which is Operated by Vr-52 Squadron From Mcguire-dix Afb in New Jersey, Arriving at Eaa Airventure 2011 at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on July 26, Where It Was Placed on Display.

Us Navy Lockheed C-130t 164997, Which Was Operating as ‘convoy 3393’, Arrived in Brisbane From Pago Pago on August 27, and Then Operated a Return Flight to Raaf Pearce.

Ferry Flights

Robalan Air Air Tractor at- 502b Zk-ptk Departed Napier for Lord Howe Island and Newcastle on August 22 Before Continuing to Avalon on August 24. It Was Cancelled From the New Zealand Register on August 29 on Export to Australia.

Cessna P210rs N210j and N210p, Which Was Ferried Across the Pacific by Windward Aviation, Arrived at the Gold Coast From Oakland, Hilo and Pago Pago, and After Overnighting Continued to Horsham.

Cessna T210n Vh-meq, Which Was Registered to Spearhead P/l of Boodua, Queensland, on August 19, Ferried Into the Gold Coast From Pago Pago and Norfolk Island on August 30.

Cessna 210l N94162 Arrived in Brisbane From Honolulu, Pago Pago and Noumea on July 23 and Later Continued to Toowoomba on August 8.

Cessna 206h N245sa, Which is Registered to American King Air Services of Wilmington, Delaware, Arrived at the Gold Coast on August 22 After Crossing the Pacific From Tracy, California, via Hilo and Pago Pago. From the Gold Coast It Continued to Kempsey.

Malaysian Helicopter Services Ec-225lp 9m-stx Ferried Into Broome From Kupang on August 26.

King Air 200c F-grso Operated by Manag Air of Glisy, France, Arrived in Brisbane From Denpasar, Broome and Alice Springs on August 27, Before Continuing to Noumea on August 28.

Quest Kodiak N506kq Msn 100-0049 Ferried Into Sentani, Irian Jaya, From Santa Maria/california via Kona and Majuro on July 28 on Delivery to Adventist Aviation.

Jet Airliner Deliveries Januaryjune 2011

for the Six-month Period January to June 2011, a Total of 31 Commercial Jet Aircraft Were Delivered to Operators in Our Region. This Compares With Figures of 14, 30, 14 and 20 for the First Six Months of 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, Respectively.

The January to June Deliveries Broken Down Into Types Were Three A380s, Five A330-200s, Four A320s, Eleven 737-800s, Two 737-300s, Two 767-300s, Two 777-300s and Two E-190s.

January Saw the Arrival of A380-842 Vh-oqi David Warren for Qantas in Sydney on the 15th.

February Deliveries Were A320-232 Zk-oab to Air New Zealand in Auckland on the 1st; A380-842 Vh-oqh Reginald Ansett to Qantas in Sydney on the 2nd; 737-8fe Vh-vuz to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on the 4th; 737-838 Zk-zqd Sir Edmund Hilary to Qantas/ Jetconnect in Melbourne on the 4th; 767-381er(F) Vh-efr to Qantas Freight in Sydney on the 12th; 777-319er Zk-okn to Air New Zealand in Auckland on the 17th; 737-838 Zk-zqe William Pickering to Qantas/ Jetconnect in Melbourne on the 17th; 737-838 Zk-zqf Abel Tasman to Qantas/jetconnect in Melbourne on the 19th; E-190-100igw Vh-zpq to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on the 22nd; A320-232 Zk-ojq to Air New Zealand in Auckland on the 25th; and A330-202 Vh-ebq to Jetstar in Sydney on the 27th.

March Saw the Arrival of A330-243 Vh-xfa Cottesloe Beach to Virgin Blue in Melbourne on the 5th; 737-3b7f Zk-fxt to Airwork as N527au in Auckland on the 12th; and 777-319er Zk-oko to Air New Zealand in Auckland on the 24th.

April Deliveries Were E-190-100igw Vh-zpr to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on the 4th; 737-81d Vh-yfc Bondi Beach to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on the 5th; A380-842 Vh-oqj Bert Hinkler to Qantas in Sydney on the 10th; 737-3s1sf Zk-tle to Airwork as N919gf for Operation by Toll in Auckland on the 17th; 767-383er P2-pxw to Air Niugini in Port Moresby on the 19th; A320-232 Vh-fjr to Tiger Airways in Melbourne on the 24th; 737-838 Vh-vzl Newcastle to Qantas in Melbourne on the 25th; and 737-838 Vh-yfe to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 28th.

May Saw the Arrival of A330-243 Vh-xfb Cable Beach to Virgin Australia in Sydney on the 4th; A320-211 H4-bus to Solomon Airlines as N957pg in Melbourne on the 11th; 737-838 Vh‑vzm Bathurst to Qantas in Melbourne on the 16th; and A330-203mrtt A39-003 to the Raaf at Amberley on the 30th.

June Deliveries Were 737-8fe Vh-yff to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 15th; A330-203mrtt A39-002 to the Raaf at Amberley on the 18th; 737-8fe Vh-yva to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 23rd; and 737-8fe Zk-zqg Ernest Rutherford to Qantas/jetconnect in Melbourne on the 24th.

Also Worthy of Mention Was That A330-203/mrtt Ec-336, Which is the Prospective A39- 005 With the Raaf, Arrived at Brisbane on May 26 for Work by Qantas Defence Systems.

For the Second Half of the Year We Have in Prospect at Least Another 30 Aircraft, Which if Delivered Will Take the 2011 Annual Count to a Very Respectable 61. N Our Apologies to Traffic Readers for a Production Glitch in the September Issue of Aa Which Saw Two Text Columns on P69 Placed in the Wrong Order – Ed

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