Traffic

A380-842 Vh-oql Phyllis Arnot Was Planned for Delivery to Qantas in Sydney in November.

747-438er Vh-oee Has Been Painted in the New Qantas Livery at Sasco in Singapore.

It Operated Qf87 From Sydney to Hong Kong on August 21 and Returned to Australia on September 12 as Flight Qf6024 From Singapore to Melbourne.

Interestingly, None of the 747-438er Aircraft in the Qantas Fleet Has Ever Carried a Name Externally Even Though Names Were Allocated. But With the Change in Livery, Vh-oee Now Carries Its Name Nullarbor, Which is Painted Behind the Cockpit on Either Side of the Aircraft, While 747-438er Vh-oei, Which Has Also Been Painted in the New Livery (Refer Traffic/october), Now Carries the Name Ceduna.

747-438 Vh-ojr, Which Ferried From Avalon to Marana, Arizona, on November 5 ’10 to Be Placed in Storage, Was Cancelled From the Register on September 20 as ‘sold for Parts’.

The Aircraft Was Sold by Cabot Aviation in the Uk With the Airframe Being Purchased by Aj Walter Aviation in the Uk.

767-338er Vh-ogf, Which Was Withdrawn From Service on September 1 (Traffic/ October), Was Noted Later in the Month With Its Qantas Livery Removed. The Aircraft Has Been Sold to Cargo Aircraft Management of Orlando, Florida, Which Also Previously Purchased Qantas 767‑338ers Vh‑oga, Vh-ogb, Vh‑ogc and Vh-ogd.

767-338er Vh-ogg Ferried Out of Sydney for Singapore as Qf6023 on September 11 for Planned Maintenance at Sasco.

767-338er Vh-ogo, Which Carried the Name Unity, Has Had the Name Removed.

737-838 Vh-vzr Coral Bay, Which Was Delivered to Melbourne on September 2, Entered Service on September 6 When It Operated Qf406 From Melbourne to Sydney.

737-838 Vh-vzs Tamworth Was Delivered to Melbourne on September 17 After It Ferried in From Boeing Field via Honolulu, Nadi and Sydney as Qf6024. It Entered Service on September 21 When It Operated Qf438 From Melbourne to Sydney.

737-838 Vh-vzt Kununurra Msn 34186, Which is Planned for Delivery to Qantas in Mid October, Was Registered on September 6.

737-838 Vh-vzu Lorne Msn 34187, Which is Planned for Delivery in November, Was Registered on September 6.

737-838 Vh-vzv Palm Cove Msn 34189, Which is Planned for Delivery in December, Was Registered on September 6.

737-838 Vh-vzw Msn 39359 Was Registered to Qantas on September 22.

737-476 Vh-tjt, Which Was Withdrawn From Service and Ferried Out of Melbourne on August 24 (Traffic/october), Was Cancelled From the Register on August 29 as ‘aircraft Exported to the Kyrgyz Republic’.

Qantaslink Placed Dash 8-q402 Vh-lqf Into Service on September 6 When It Operated Qf1462 From Canberra to Sydney.

Dash 8 Q402 Vh-lqg Ferried From Canberra to Brisbane as Qf6704 on August 28 and Entered Service on August 29 When It Operated Qf2330 From Brisbane to Gladstone.

Jetstar Registered A330-202 Vh-ebr Msn 1251 on September 2, and on September 30 the Aircraft Was Delivered to Sydney After It Ferried in From Toulouse via Singapore as Jq7994.

A330-202 Vh-ebs Msn 1258, Which Was Registered to Jetstar on September 2, Was Planned for Delivery to Sydney on October 30.

A320-232 Vh-vga Msn 4899 Was Planned for Delivery in November.

Jetstar Asia Took Delivery of A320-232 9v-jsk Msn 4772 at Singapore on July 23 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse and Dubai as Jq900.

A320-232 9v-jsl Msn 4786 Was Delivered to Singapore on August 3 After It Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai as Jq900.

A320-232 9v-jsm Msn 4872 Was Planned for Delivery in October, While A320-232 9v‑jsn Msn 4914 Was Planned for Delivery in November.

Airline News

Air New Zealand Withdrew 747-419 Zk-nbw From Service on September 16 After the Aircraft Operated Nz138 From Brisbane to Auckland. The Retirement of Zk-nbw Leaves Air New Zealand With Four Operational 747-400s – Zk-nbt, Zk-nbu, Zk-nbv and Zk-suh.

777-319er Zk-okp and A320-232 Zk-ojr Are Planned for Delivery in November.

Air New Zealand Engineering is Contracted to Maintain the Hawaiian Airlines 767‑300 Fleet, but When 767-33a N593ha Arrived in Auckland From Honolulu in the Early Hours of September 1 as Flight Hal9981 It Was Noted to Be Carrying the Colours of Air Canada. On Completion of Its Maintenance, the Aircraft Departed Auckland for Honolulu on September 23.

Air Pacific is to Add a Third 737-800 to Its Fleet in November, With the Delivery of 737-86j Dq-fjm, an Aircraft That Was Deliverd to Air Berlin as D-abkl in June ’10.

Alliance Airlines Fokker 100 Vh-fwh Callsign ‘unity 550/551’ and Fokker 100 Vh‑fwi Callsign ‘unity 552/553’ Operated a Charter From Brisbane to Auckland on September 17 for the Rugby World Cup Match Between Australia and Ireland. Both Aircraft Returned to Brisbane in the Early Hours of September 18.

Solomon Airlines Placed A320-211 H4-bus Into Service on September 12 When the Aircraft Operated Ie701 From Brisbane to Honiara.

Tiger Airways Resumed Services From Melbourne to Perth on September 7 With A320-232 Vh-vnf Operating Tgw182/3 Melbourne-perth- Melbourne.

Virgin Group News

in This Issue We Report the Departure of a 737-700 and an E-170 From the Virgin Australia Fleet.

737-7q8 Vh-vbd Was Withdrawn From Service on September 7 After It Operated Dj242 From Adelaide to Melbourne.

The Aircraft, Which Was Leased From Ilfc, Still Carried the Full Virgin Blue Livery When It Ferried Out of Melbourne Direct to Kuala Lumpur/subang on September 7.

Vh-vbd Sassy Sydney Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on October 19 ’01 After It Ferried in as Dj738 From Boeing Field via Maui and Nadi. It Entered Service With Virgin Blue on October 26 ’01 When It Operated Dj344 From Brisbane to Melbourne.

Embraer E-170-100lr Vh-zhd Cherry-belle Blue, Which Was Withdrawn From Service on August 28 (Traffic/ October), Ferried Out of Melbourne on September 7 as Dj9080 for Cairns. After Overnighting It Continued Its Ferry Flight to Great Falls, Montana, via Saipan, Kansai, Petropavlovsk- Kamchatsky and Anchorage.

Vh-zhd, Which Left Australia Still in Its Full Virgin Blue Livery, Was Later Registered N749cz Before Entering Service With Delta Connection Carrier Compass Airlines.

Vh-zhd Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on June 21 ’08 and Entered Service on July 13 ’08 When It Operated Dj1228 From Brisbane to Canberra.

737-8fe Vh-yib, Which Ferried Into Brisbane From Christchurch on September 7 on Conclusion of Its Delivery Flight, Entered Service on September 15 When It Operated Dj1231 From Brisbane to Rockhampton. Vh-yib Has Been Allocated the Name Trinity Beach, but as of Late September That Had Yet to Be Applied to the Aircraft.

737-8fe Vh-yia, Which Entered Service on August 11, Has Been Allocated the Name Henley Beach, but as of Late September, as With Vh-yib, This Had Yet to Be Applied.

737-8fe Vh-yva, Which Entered Service on July 6, Has Been Allocated the Name Eurong Beach.

Atr 72-500 Vh-fvl Msn 974, Which Will Be the Third of Type in Virgin Australia Colours, Was Registered on September 14. Note That We Incorrectly Quoted the Registration of This Aircraft in Traffic/ October as Vh-fvm.

Regional Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Fokker 50 to Travel Air and a Beech 1900c to Ad-astral, and the Departure of the Atr 42 Last Operated by Macair.

Ad-astral Aviation Services Has Leased Beech 1900c Vh-voa From Awesome Aviation, With the Aircraft, Then Registered Zs-nav, Ferrying Into Perth From Lanseria via Pemba, Seychelles, Maldives, Colombo, Medan, Denpasar and Broome on September 25.

The Beech 1900c Has Previously Seen Service in Australia, Registered Vh-iyp, With Great Western Airlines and Vincent Aviation Between April ’97 and March ’07.

Air Safaris Nomad N-24a Zk-nmc Was Cancelled From the New Zealand Register on September 26 on Its Sale to Gippsaero in Australia as Vh-xgz.

Air Sanga Pac 750xl P2-asz Msn 179 Was Noted Outside the Pacific Aerospacehangar at Hamilton, New Zealand.

Macair Atr 42-500 Vh‑uyj, Which Has Been in Storage at Cairns Since January 26 ’09, Has Been Sold to Nordic Aviation Capital of Bilund, Denmark. The Aircraft Was Cancelled From the Australian Register on September 8 and the Same Day Was Re-registered Oy-edl.

As ‘southern Cross 1141’, It Departed Cairns for Darwin and Denpasar on September 18 and Arrived in Bilund From Al Ain and Trabzon on September 21.

Rfds/south Eastern King Air B200c Vh-msu, Which Has Been Operating From Essendon, Was Noted There on September 20 With Its Rfds Titles and Name Removed.

Skippers Aviation Dash 8-q315 Vh-xkj, Which Was Delivered to Perth as C-glpj on July 29, Entered Service on August 28 When It Operated Flight Jw9988 From Perth to Karara.

Trans Air Cessna 208b P2-tzz 208b0769, Which Has Been Parked at Cairns Since Mid April, Has Been Sold, and on September 23 It Was Registered Vh-tuy to Acena Nominees P/l of Adelaide.

Travel Air Took Delivery of Its Second Fokker 50, P2-taf Msn 20192, at Madang on September 17 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Maastricht, Holland, via Manado.

Vincent Aviation Has Sold Its Dash 8-102 Zk-vac in the Uk, With the Aircraft Planned to Depart Darwin in Late September.

Zk-vac Operated Its Final Flight for Vincent Aviation on September 1 as Vin9 From Halls Creek to Darwin.

Bizjet News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Global Express, a Citation Ii and a Citation Cj2, and the Departure of a Global Express and a Falcon 10.

Pratt Aviation Global Express Vh-vdx, Which Was Registered on August 8, Arrived at Essendon From Subang on September 16.

Avwest Global Express Vh-zzh Was Cancelled From the Register on September 20 When Sold in the United States, and the Same Day Was Registered N877ab to the Wells Fargo Bank Northwest of Salt Lake City, Utah. The Aircraft Was Delivered to Avwest in Perth on April 25 and Departed the Country on August 22 When It Flew Out of Perth to Dubai.

Challenger 600 N604ac Msn 1012, Which Was Registered to Chanel Air of Van Nuys, California, Was Cancelled From the Us Register on August 19 as ‘sold in Australia’.

Mitre Aviation Citation Ii G-sova 550-0649, Which Was on Delivery to Mhc Aviation of East Brisbane, Departed Southend for Nice on September 23 on the First Leg of Its Delivery Flight to Australia.

Citation Ii Vh-jmk Changed Its Registered Operator to Jm Kelly (Project Builders) P/l of Central Queensland Mc on August 29.

Citation Cj2 Vh-zgp Was Registered to Avesco P/l of Mackay North, Queensland, on September 8 Before Being Delivered to the Aeromil Hangar at Bankstown on September 13. The Aircraft, Which Was Previously Registered D-iaas, Arrived From Chennai, Penang, Denpasar, Darwin and Brisbane.

Citation Cj1+ Vh-jso, the Former Vh-ldh, Changed Its Registration on September 5, While on July 27 the Registered Holder Was Changed to Vh-jso P/l of East Albury, Nsw, and the Registered Operator to Colin Joss & Company, Also of Albury.

Westpac Banking Corporation Falcon 10 Vh-wjw, Which Had Been Stored at Cairns, Was Cancelled From the Register on September 1 as ‘sold as Unregistered Aircraft’.

Phenom 100 Vh-fjp Msn 50000237 Was Registered to China Southern West Australian Flying College of Willetton, Western Australia, on September 7.

Phenom 100 Vh-yyt Changed Its Registered Operator to Best Western Group of Aberdeen, Nsw, on August 30.

Phenom 100 N777bf, Which Arrived in Darwin From Ambon on June 25, Later Moved to Sydney on July 7 Where It Was Parked for a Number of Weeks.

On October 7 It Departed Bankstown to Longreach and Darwin, and After Overnighting Departed the Country.

Sunshine Air Services Hawker 800xp Vh-vrc Was Redelivered to Essendon on September 7, With the Aircraft Crossing the Pacific From Salinas, California, via Honolulu, Majuro and Noumea.

Vh-vrc Now Carries Its Fifth Australian Registration, Having First Been Registered in Australia as Vh-law Before Going Through the Sequence of Vh-lal/vh-kef/vh-ejl/ Vh-vrc.

King Air C90a Zk-fdn Was Registered to Garden City Helicopters of Christchurch on September 23. The King Air, Then Registered N699tt, Was Delivered to Auckland on August 22 After Crossing the Pacific (Traffic/october).

Gulfstreams Galore

Chevron Usa Gulfstream 550 N401hb Visited Perth in August and Was Back in the Country in Septemberwhen It Arrived in Canberra on September 11 From Honolulu.

After Overnighting It Departed for Perth Before Continuing to Pekanbaru, Sumatra, on September 13. N401hb Returned to Perth From Narita on September 25 and Departed for Honolulu Late on September 26.

Gulfstream 550 N550pr, Which Arrived in Brisbane From Nadi on August 29, Later Visited Sydney and Melbourne Before Departing Broome for Subang on September 23.

Gulfstream V Oe-ivy, Which Was Operating as ‘ijm529’, Arrived in Sydney From Noumea on September 6 and Departed for Auckland on September 8.

Aerovics Sa Gulfstream V Xa-bal Arrived in Darwin From Honiara on August 31 and Later Visited Kununurra, Ayers Rock, Cairns, Sydney and Brisbane Before Departing Townsville for Honolulu on September 15.

Gulfstream 450 N450pg Registered to Bank of America of Islandia, New York, Transited Sydney on September 23 While en Route From Singapore to Nadi.

Metrojet Gulfstream 450 B-khk Arrived in Mount Isa From Kong Kong and Darwin on September 1 Before Departing to Darwin and Hong Kong on September 3.

L3 Communications Gulfstream Iv N475lc Arrived in Canberra From Pago Pago on September 22 and After Overnighting Continued to Perth. It Departed Perth on September 24 on Its Return to Canberra.

Gulfstream Iv N588ls Registered to Las Vegas Sands Corporation of Las Vegas Arrived in Cairns From Singapore on September 12 and Remained There Until September 19 When It Departed to Denpasar.

Gulfstream Iv N688tf Arrived in Cairns From Hong Kong on September 10 Before Returning to Hong Kong on September 13.

Overseas Bizjets

Global Express N528mp Registered to Cr Holdings of Chicago Arrived in Brisbane From Honolulu on September 3 Before Continuing to Ayers Rock on September 5. After Overnighting It Returned to Brisbane Before Departing for Kahului on September 7.

Sanctuary Aviation Global Express G-sanl, Which Previously Visited in August (Traffic/ October), Arrived in Brisbane From Male on September 8.

On September 10 It Operated a Return Flight to Dunedin Before Departing Brisbane for Male on September 12.

Vistajet Global Express Oe-lgx, Which Was Operating as ‘vjs723’, Arrived in Adelaide From Singapore on September 27 and After Overnighting Departed for Queenstown.

Global Express Zs-amp, Which Was Operating as ‘south African 2’, Transited Perth on September 8 While en Route From Waterkloof Afb, Pretoria, to Auckland. On September 11 It Again Transited Perth While en Route From Wellington to Waterkloof.

Global 5000 N878hl Registered to Williams-sonoma Stores of San Francisco Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on September 13. It Departed Sydney for Melbourne on September 16 and After Overnighting Continued to Singapore.

Dci Consultants of San Francisco Challenger 601/3a N939cc, Which Was Operating as ‘twy939’, Arrived in Sydney From Apia on September 5. On September 9 It Departed for Essendon and After Overnighting Continued to Christchurch.

Air Charter Challenger 601/3a Hb-iks Arrived in Sydney From Subang and Port Hedland on September 21 Before Continuing to Wellington on September 25.

Chiron Flight Services Learjet 35 Hs-cfs Arrived in Perth From Denpasar on September 6 and Returned There the Following Day.

Falcon 7x N55lc Registered to Lowes Companies of Mooresville, North Carolina, Arrived at Essendon From Honolulu and Brisbane on September 6. On September 8 It Operated a Return Flight to Sydney Before Departing Essendon for Honolulu on September 10.

Jet-link Falcon 7x Hb-jfn Arrived in Sydney on September 23 and Departed for Halim on September 27.

Air Alsie Falcon 2000lx Oy-mha, Which Was Operating as ‘mmd3005’, Arrived in Perth From Subang on August 31 Before Returning There on September 3.

Falcon 2000ex Rp-c9215 Arrived in Sydney From Manila on September 9 Before Departing for Mudgee on September 13. After Overnighting It Departed for Darwin and Manila.

Westwind Rp-c5880 Operated Denpasar-darwin-denpasar on September 20.

Ferry Flights

Commander 500u Rp-c621, Which Was Operated by Certeza Surveying and Aerophoto Systems, Arrived at Darwin From Manila and Davao on September 9. The Aircraft Was on Delivery to Melton Air Services, and Later Continued South to Melton, Victoria, Where It Arrived on September 13.

Air Tractor at-802a N8520k Msn 0421 Arrived at the Gold Coast on September 5 After Crossing the Pacific From Santa Maria, California via Honolulu, Majuro and Honiara.

From Santa Maria to Honiara, It Flew in Company With at- 802a N6009s (See Below).

Air Tractor at-802a N85152 Msn 0423, Which Was Ferried by Srd Aviation, Arrived at the Gold Coast on September 26 After Crossing the Pacific From Santa Maria via Honolulu, Majuro and Honiara.

Air Tractor at-802a N6009s Msn 802a-0402, Which Was Registered to Farm Air of Astoria, Illinois, Arrived at Honiara on September 4 After Crossing the Pacific From Santa Maria via Honolulu and Majuro. The Aircraft, Which is on Delivery to an Australian Operator, Was Still in Honiara at the End of September.

Conair Air Tractor at‑802a C-fdhp in Company With Air Tractor 802 C-gybx Arrived at the Gold Coast on October 1 From Santa Maria via Hilo, Majuro and Honiara.

The Two Aircraft, Which Are Here for the 2011/12 Bushfire Season, Then Continued South to Ballarat.

Bk117 B-2 Vh-rli, Which Was on Delivery to Garden City Helicopters in Christchurch, Arrived in Auckland From Port Vila, Noumea and Norfolk Island on September 22.

Cessna P210r N210p, Which Was Ferried by Windward Aviation, Arrived at Horsham, Victoria, on September 2 From Pago Pago and the Gold Coast (This Corrects Information We Had in Traffic/october).

Cessna 172n Zk-mat Departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island on September 4 and After Overnighting Continued to Lord Howe Island and the Gold Coast.

Cessna 180 Vh-uum, Which Originated Its Ferry Flight in Darwin, Departed Kempsey for Lord Howe Island on September 15 and After Overnighting Continued to Auckland and Ardmore. It Was Cancelled From the Australian Register on September 23 on Its Sale in New Zealand.

Skywork Helicopters Kaman K-1000 Zk-hee Ferried From Port Douglas to Proserpine via Cairns and Townsville on September 17/18.

Pac 750xl P2-bwe Arrived in Cairns From Mount Hagen and Horn Island on September 21.

Pa-30 Twin Comanche N8772y Msn 30-1928, Which Was Ferried by Clamback and Hennessy, Arrived at Bankstown on September 23 After Crossing the Pacific From Torrance, California, via Santa Maria, Hilo, Pago Pago, Noumea/magenta and the Gold Coast.

Bonanza G36 N8145e Msn E-3955, Which Was Ferried by Windward Aviation, Arrived at Bankstown on September 25 From Santa Maria via Hilo, Pago Pago and the Gold Coast.

Heavy Metal

A330-203/mrtt Ec-336 Arrived in Brisbane From Getafe, Spain, via Las Vegas and Honolulu on September 16. The Aircraft, Which is the Prospective Kc-30a A39‑004, Had Departed the Qantas Defence Hangar at Brisbane on August 24 Destined for Paris/ Orly Where It Was Painted in Raaf Colours.

Royal Thai Air Force A310-324 44-444/hs-tyq, Which Was Operating as ‘rtaf215’, Arrived in Canberra From Bangkok/don Muang on September 12 Before Returning There on September 14.

Royal Thai Air Force A319‑115cj 60-221/ Hs‑tyr, Which Was Operating as ‘rtaf207’, Arrived in Canberra From Paya Lebar on September 7 and Later Departed for Darwin and Bangkok/don Muang on September 9.

Malaysian Government A319-115cj 9m-naa Callsign ‘november Romeo One’, Which Arrived in Perth From Singapore on August 31, Later Departed for Kuala Lumpur on September 4.

Antonov Airlines an-124 Ra-82027, Which Was Operating as Flight Adb2132, Arrived in Perth From Colombo on September 28 and Later That Day Departed for Karachi as Flight Adb232f.

Volga Dnepr an-124 Ra-82043, Which Was Operating as Vda1738, Arrived in Perth From Singapore on September 13 and After Overnighting Departed for Karachi as Vda1739.

Volga-dnepr an-124 Ra-82047, Which Was Operating as Vda1646, Arrived in Perth From Singapore on September 4 and Later That Day Departed for Honolulu as Vda1647.

Polet Airlines an-124 Ra-82075, Which Was Operating as Pot4762, Arrived in Rockhampton From Singapore on September 20. After Overnighting It Departed Forbangkok as Flight Pot 4763.

Aerosvit Airlines 767-33aer Ur-aag, Which Was Operating as Flight Aew2701, Arrived in Perth From Bangkok on September 18.

The Aircraft, Which Was Reportedly Operating a Charter Flight With Only Three Passengers, Departed for Sydney on September 20 Before Continuing to Bangkok on September 22.

737-7es/wedgetail N358bj, Which Was Operating as ‘boe089’, Arrived at Raaf Amberley on September 19 From Hickam Afb and Pago Pago. It is Planned for Delivery to the Raaf as A30-002.

737-7bc/bbj Vp-brt Arrived in Sydney From Auckland on September 18 Before Continuing to Melbourne on September 20. It Departed Melbourne for Singapore in the Early Hours of September 22.

Us Air National Guard 737-7cp/c-40c 02-0201 Departed Canberra for Darwin on September 26.

Us Navy C-130t 164997, Which Had Been on the Ground at Brisbane Since September 3, Departed for Pago Pago as ‘convoy 3393’ on September 12. The C-130 Carries the Tail Code Ax and is Operated by Vr-53 Squadron From Naval Air Station Washington Dc.

Us Navy C-130t 165350, Which Was Operating as ‘convoy 3164’, Arrived in Brisbane From Pago Pago on September 19 Before Continuing to Raaf Pearce on September 21. It Departed Pearce for Darwin on September 22 and Darwin for Guam on September 23. The C-130 Carries the Tail Code Ru and is Operated by Vr-55 From Point Mugu, California.

Jet Airliner Departures Januaryjune ’11 From January to June ’11

15 Jet Airliners Were Removed From Service in Our Region.

By Type They Comprised One A320, One 747-400, One 767-200, One 757-200, One 727-200f, Two 737-800s, Two 737-700s, Two 737-400s, Three E-170s and a Fokker 100.

January Saw the Departure of Virgin Blue 737-8bk Vh-voa From Melbourne to Subang on the 24th Where It Was Prepared for Delivery to Sun Country Airlines as N814sy.

February Saw Tasman Cargo 727-2j4f Vh-dhe Depart Auckland on the 25th for Cairns, Denpasar and Bangkok and Delivery to K-mile Air as Hs-sck.

March Departures Were Alliance Fokker 100 Vh‑fke, Which Was Cancelled From the Register on the 10th as ‘unserviceable Airframe No Longer Required’ (the Fokker, Which Had Been Stored at Brisbane, Was Stripped of All Useable Parts and Donated to Airservices Australia for Use as a Fire Trainer); Qantas Freight 767-223sf N761cx Departed Sydney on the 13th for Johor Baru on Termination of Its Lease From Air Transport International; Virgin Blue 737-8bk Vh-voc Terminated Its Lease and Departed Melbourne on the 13th for Broome and Subang Where It Was Prepared for Delivery to Sun Country as N815sy; Virgin Blue 737‑7q8 Vh-vba Terminated Its Lease and Departed Melbourne on the 20th for Subang Where It Was Prepared for Delivery to Aerolineas Argentinas as Lv-cph; and Virgin Blue 737-7q8 Vh-vbb Departed Brisbane for Subang on the 27th on Termination of Its Lease.

April Saw the Departure of Air Niugini 757-256 P2-anb, Which Flew Out of Hong Kong on the 26th for Male, Dubai and Shannon on Termination of Its Lease.

May Departures Were Virgin Blue E-170-100lr Vh-zha From Melbourne on the 11th on Ferry to Great Falls, Montana; Virgin Blue E-170-100lr Vh-zhb From Melbourne on the 13th on Ferry to Great Falls, Montana; Virgin Blue E-170-100lr Vh-zhc From Melbourne on the 24th on Ferry to Great Falls, Montana; and Tiger Airways A320-232 Vh-fjr, Which Departed Melbourne on the 26th for Darwin and Singapore and Entry Into Service With Tiger Singapore as 9v-jtr.

June Saw the Departure of Qantas 737-476 Vh-tjm From Melbourne on the 20th for Darwin and Jakarta on Sale to the Sayegh Group of Sharjah; Qantas/jetconnect 737-476 Zkjtr Departed Auckland on the 20th for Brisbane, Darwin and Jakarta on Sale to the Sayegh Group; and Air New Zealand 747-4f6 Zk-suj, Which Departed Auckland on the 30th for Los Angeles and Tel Aviv on Termination of Its Lease.