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Qantas Took Delivery of A380-842 Vh-oqk John and Reginald Duigan in Sydney on November 27 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Singapore as Qf6026. It Entered Service on December 7 When It Operated Qf31 From Sydney to Singapore and London.

747-438 Vh-ojn Was Advertised for Sale on October 25 With the Aircraft Reportedly Planned to Be Withdrawn From Qantas Service in Early December.

A330-202 Vh-ebl Was Noted at Brisbane in November After Having Its ‘oneworld’ Titles Removed.

737-838 Vh-vzu Lorne Was Delivered to Melbourne on October 17 After It Ferried in From Boeing Field via Honolulu and Nadi as Qf6024. It Entered Service on November 10 When It Operated Qf456 From Melbourne to Sydney.

737-838 Vh-vzw Msn 39359 is Planned for Delivery to Qantas in January, While 737-838 Vh-vzx Msn 34188 is Planned for Delivery in February.

To Promote Public Awareness of Prostate Cancer, 737-838 Vh‑vzo Had a Moustache Painted on Its Nose and ‘movember.

Com’ Painted on the Fuselage Above the Cockpit Window.

This Work Was Carried Out on the Aircraft While Overnight in Melbourne on October 31.

737-838 Vh-vzt Carries the Name Kalgoorlie and Not Kununurra as We Incorrectly Recorded in Traffic/december.

737-476 Vh-tjf Was Withdrawn From Service on November 12 After It Operated Qf487 From Sydney to Melbourne. It Then Had Its Qantas Titles and Kangaroo Removed Before It Ferried Out of Melbourne for Sydney as Qf6019 on November 19. After Overnighting in Sydney Vh-tjf Departed for Apia and Honolulu as Qf6027 Before Continuing to Victorville, California, as Qf6029.

Vh-tjf Brolga Was Originally Delivered to Australian Airlines in Melbourne on June 10 ’90 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Port Angeles, Washington, via Honolulu and Nadi as Tn1399. It Entered Service With Australian on June 14 ’90 When It Operated Tn572 From Melbourne to Sydney.

To Celebrate Qantas’s 91st Birthday, Qantas ‘ambassador’ John Travolta’s Qantas Painted 707-138b N707jt, the Ex Vh‑ebm, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on November 15 and Was Displayed at Sydney the Following Day. On November 17 the 707 Operated a Local Flight Out of Sydney and on November 19 It Departed Sydney for Melbourne. After Overnighting It Departed Melbourne for Noumea and Honolulu.

Qantas/jetconnect Withdrew 737-476 Zk-jtq, the Last of Its Type in the Fleet, From Service on November 15 After It Operated Qf125 From Brisbane to Auckland.

Qantaslink Commenced Dash 8-400 Operations in Western Australia Effective November 21 With Services From Perth to Geraldton and From Perth to Learmonth.

Dash 8-q402 Vh-lqd Ferried Into Perth From Sydney via Adelaide and Kalgoorlie as Qf6701/6702/6703 on November 10, With the Aircraft Later Being Named City of Greater Geraldton. On November 14 It Operated a Route Proving Flight to Learmonth as Qf6705/6706 and on November 15 It Operated a Route Proving Flight to Geraldton as Qf6711/6712.

Dash 8-q402 Vh-lqg Town of Exmouth Ferried Into Perth From Cairns and Ayers Rock as Qf6701 on November 19. It Operated the Inaugural Perth to Geraldton Service Qf2432 on November 21 as Well as the First Dash 8-400 Service Qf2428 From Perth to Learmonth, Also on November 21.

Jetstar Took Delivery of A330- 202 Vh-ebs in Melbourne on November 12 After It Ferried in From Toulouse and Singapore as Jq7994. Vh-ebs Entered Service With Jetstar on November 18 When It Operated Jq35 From Melbourne to Denpasar. A320-232 Vh-vga Was Delivered to Jetstar in Melbourne on November 24 After It Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai and Singapore as Jq7992.

Jetstar Asia Took Delivery of A320-232 9v-jsn in Singapore on November 12 After It Ferried in From Toulouse via Dubai.

Network Aviation Ferried Fokker 100 Hk-4437 Msn 11469 Into Woensdrecht From Cali, Colombia, via Nassau, Halifax, and Keflavik on November 3, and It Was Followed Over the Same Route by Fokker 100 Hk-4451 on November 7. As of Late November There Were Five Fokker 100s Being Prepared for Delivery to Network Aviation at Woensdrecht, These Being Hk‑4420, Hk-4431, Hk-4437, Hk-4438 and Hk-4451.

Network Aviation Fokker 100 Vh-nhf Was Cancelled From the Register on November 16 as ‘aircraft Reduced to Spares’ and on November 21 It Was Noted at Perth Airport Minus Its Tail Section. Registered N898us, the Fokker Was Delivered to Network at Perth on June 14 ’08 and Registered Vh-nhf on June 20, but It Never Entered Service and Remained Parked at Perth Airport.

Airline News

Air Australia Airways, the Renamed Strategic Airlines, Commenced Operations on November 15 and on Its First Day Air Australia Scheduled the Following Flights: A320-212 Vh-yqa, Which Carried Strategic Colours and Titles, Departed Perth for Derby as Vc501; A320-212 Vh‑yqc, Which Carried Air Australia Colours and Titles, Departed Brisbane for Port Hedland as Vc510; A330‑223 Vh-ssa, Which Carried Strategic Colours and Titles, Departed Melbourne for Phuket as Yc240.

A320-212 Vh-yqc, Which Had Been Painted in the New Air Australia Livery in Kuala Lumpur, Ferried to Denpasar as Vc9020 on November 2 and the Same Day Operated Vc227 From Denpasar to Brisbane (Arriving November 3).

A320-212 Vh-yqb, Which Ferried From Perth to Kuala Lumpur as Vc9040 on November 2 for Planned Maintenance and Painting in Air Australia Colours, Returned to Perth From Kuala Lumpur Shortly After Midnight on November 27 as Vc9011.

Air Australia is Planning to Add a Second A330-200 to Its Fleet in December, While the Same Month It Will Move an A320 Currently Operated in Europe to Australia.

Air New Zealand Took Delivery of 777-319er Zk‑okp at Auckland on October 9 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Paine Field as Nz6391. It Entered Service on November 14 When It Operated Nz125 From Auckland to Melbourne.

777-319er Zk-okq Msn 40689, Which is the Last of Five of Type on Order, is Planned for Delivery to Auckland in Early January and This Aircraft Will Be Delivered in the All Black Colour Scheme.

A320-232 Zk-ojr Was Delivered to Air New Zealand in Auckland on November 13 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Gander, Denver, Las Vegas, Honolulu and Apia as Nz6393. It Carries the Special All Black Colour Scheme and Entered Service on November 20 When It Operated Nz441 From Auckland to Wellington.

747-419 Zk-nbw, Which Departed Auckland for Tel Aviv on October 31 for Conversion to a Freighter (Traffic/december), Was Cancelled From the Register on November 4 and at the Same Time Was Registered N410sa, Presumably for Operations With Southern Air.

Air Pacific 737-8×2 Dq‑fjh as Flight Fji2221 Departed Nadi for Guam and Hong Kong on November 1 for Planned Maintenance.

Alliance Airlines Commenced a Weekly Fifo Charter on the Brisbane-orange- Essendon-telfer Route on November 23 With Fokker 70 Vh-qqx Operating the Inaugural Qq849. The Fokker, as Qq848, Returned Telfer- Essendon-orange-brisbane the Following Day.

Skywest A320-231 Vh‑fnp Departed Perth for Seletar on November 12 for Planned Maintenance, While Fokker 50 Vh-fnf Returned to Perth on November 23 From Seletar and Denpasar on Completion of Planned Maintenance.

Virgin Group Fleet Update

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of Three 737-800s and an Atr 72-500 and the Departure of a 737-700 and an E-170.

Virgin Australia Took Delivery of 737-8fe Vh-yvc Jetty Beach at Brisbane on November 10 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Boeing Field via Lihue and Nadi as Dj9080. It Entered Service on November 18 When It Operated Dj354 From Brisbane to Melbourne.

737-8fe Vh-yvd Salmon Beach Was Delivered to Brisbane on November 26 After It Ferried in From Boeing Field via Lihuand Nadi as Dj9080. It Entered Service on December 2 When It Operated Dj702 From Brisbane to Hobart.

737-8fe Vh-yid Rainbow Beach Was Delivered to Brisbane on December 3 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Boeing Field via Honolulu and Nadi as Dj9080.

737-8fe Vh-vuf Ferried From Melbourne to Christchurch on November 17 for Planned Maintenance With Air New Zealand Engineering and Repaint in Virgin Australia Colours.

737-8fe Vh-vug Ferried From Brisbane to Christchurch on November 7 for Planned Maintenance With Air New Zealand Engineering, During Which the Aircraft Was Repainted in Virgin Australia Colours. It Previously Carried the Pacific Blue Scheme With ‘airline of Virgin Blue’ Titles, and Was the First in the Fleet to Have This Major Repaint. Vh-vug Ferried From Christchurch to Melbourne on November 26.

737-8fe Vh-vuz Was Painted in Virgin Australia Colours in Melbourne Between October 28 and November 3.

737-8fe Vh-yfh, Which Entered Service on October 21 (Traffic/december), Carries the Name Mendil Beach.

737-8fe Vh-yfg Msn 40999 Was Registered to Virgin Australia on November 1, as Were 737-8fes Vh-yfi Msn 41000, Vh‑yif Msn 38710 and Vh‑yig Msn 38711.

737-7q8 Vh-vbf Has Terminated Its Lease With Virgin Australia and on November 8 Was Withdrawn From Service After Operating Dj886 From Sydney to Melbourne. The Aircraft Ferried Out of Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur as Dj9081 on November 12 on Its Return to Ilfc. Vh-vbf Mellie Melbourne Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on December 19 ’01 With the Aircraft Entering Service on December 21 as Dj782 From Brisbane to Adelaide.

E-170-100lr Vh-zhe Was Withdrawn From Service on November 13 After Operating Dj1240 From Rockhampton to Brisbane. Later That Day It Ferried From Brisbane to Melbourne as Dj9062 and on Arrival Entered the Jhas Hangar. Still Carrying Its Full Virgin Blue Colour Scheme Vh-zhe Departed Melbourne for Nashville, Tennessee, on November 22 as Dj9080 With the Aircraft Routed via Broome, Cocos Island, Male, Muscat, Larnaca, Palma, Santa Maria and St Johns.

Vh-zhe Bee Bop a-blue Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on September 27 ’08 and Operated Its First Revenue Flight on October 8 ’08 as Dj847 From Melbourne to Sydney.

The Departure of Vh-zhe Left E-170-100lr Vh‑zhf as the Last of Type in the Virgin Australia Fleet, However, Vh-zhf is Planned to Be Withdrawn From Service in Mid January.

Virgin Australia is Planning to Take Delivery of New Production A330-243s Vh-xfc Msn 1293, Vh-xfd Msn 1306 and Vh-xfe Msn 1319 Between April and June ’12.

Atr 72-500 Vh-fvm Woolamai Beach Was Delivered to Perth on December 2 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Alexandria, Al Ain, Colombo and Halim, With Southern Cross Aviation Ferrying It as ‘southern Cross 1160’. It Was Later Ferried From Perth to Brisbane as Dj9080 on December 7. Vh‑fvm is the Fourth and Last of Type Planned for Delivery to Virgin Australia (Subsequent Atr Deliveries Will Be -600 Models) and Was Placed on the Register on November 21.

V Australia 777‑3zgers Have Had Their V Australia Fuselage Titles Replaced With Virgin Australia Titles During November With the Application Being Carried Out in Los Angeles.

V Australia and Pacific Blue Were Formally Renamed Virgin Australia on December 7.

Regional Airline News

Acena Nominees, Which Took Delivery of Cessna 208b N599cf at Maroochydore on November 2 (Traffic/december), Registered the Aircraft Vh-tfw on November 9 but Then Changed the Registration to Vh-tuy on November 29. The Original Cessna 208b Vh-tuy Was Re-registered Vh-tov on November 28.

Avwest Registered Viking Air Dhc-6-400 Vh-zzh on November 17. The Viking Air Dhc-6-400 Will Be the First of Its Type in Australia Was Displayed at the Recent Nbaa Show at Las Vegas With the Float Equipped Aircraft Then Registered C-ftro.

Boomerang Pastoral of Toowoomba Became the Registered Operator of Kodiak Vh‑kkw on November 22.

The Kodiak, Which is the First of Type on the Australian Register, Was Delivered to Toowoomba on October 1 as N502kq.

Pel-air Aviation Took Ownership of Saab 340b Vh‑zxs From Regional Express on November 22.

Skyforce Aviation Will Add a Bae 748 to Its Fleet With the Aircraft Reported to Be Bae 748/2a N687ap Msn 1687, Which is Presently Parked at Southend, Uk.

Skytrans Took Delivery of Dash 8-311 C-gmoh at Cairns on October 18 With the Aircraft Being Registered Vhqqn on November 11. The Dash 8 Entered Service With Skytrans on December 1 When It Operated Flight Skp1094 From Cairns to Townsville and the Eloise Mine.

Bizjet News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Citation X, a King Air B200 and the First King Air 250 to Arrive in the Region.

Citation X Vp-cfp Arrived at Brisbane From Majuro on November 12 on Delivery to a Local Owner. The Us Register Shows That Citation X N49fw Msn 750-0021, Which Was Operated by B R Leasing of Cincinnati, Was Cancelled on October 31 as “exported to the Cayman Islands”.

Premier Vh-tgq Was Registered to Easternwell Logistics of Brisbane on November 8.

The Premier, Then Registered N3205w, Had Earlier Been Delivered to Archerfield on October 28 (Traffic/december).

Air National Corporate Gulfstream 200 Zk-rgb Departed Auckland for Apia on November 13, for Sale in the Us.

Citation Ii Vh-ejy Changed Its Registered Operator to Corporate Aircraft Charter of Adelaide Airport on October 9.

Citation Cj4 N424cj, Which Arrived in Perth on October 30 at the Start of an Australian Demonstration Tour, Was Later Seen at Bankstown, Essendon, Brisbane and Maroochydore Before Departing Darwin for Halim on November 7.

Cessna 441 N50mf Msn 441-0262 Registered to C & S Systems of Irvine, California, Was Cancelled From the Us Register on November 9 as “exported to Australia”.

Pa-31t P2-omh, Which Arrived in Cairns From Mount Hagen on November 16, is a Registration Unknown to Aa, but It is Believed to Be the Former P2-kda of Central Aviation.

King Air 350 N8141t Was Noted at Gladstone on November 9 Carrying the Titles of Wagners of Toowoomba.

King Air B200 Vh-zcj Msn Bb-1853 Was Registered to Careflight (Nt) of Wentworthville, Nsw, on November 8. As N93rr This Aircraft Was Delivered to Essendon on October 29 (Traffic/december).

King Air B200 N317rt Msn Bb-1694 Was Delivered to Toowoomba on November 19 With the Aircraft Ferrying in From the United States via Denpasar, Darwin and Mount Isa. On November 23 the King Air Was Registered Vh-ewg to Easternwell Group Assets of Toowoomba West.

King Air 250 Vh-fkb Msn by-120, Which Was Registered to Fkg Aviation of Toowoomba West on October 26, Was Delivered to Toowoomba on November 7 After It Completed Its Ferry Flight From the United States via Denpasar, Darwin and Mount Isa.

Leppington Pastoral Company King Air C90a Vh-jeo, the Former Vh-jet, Changed Its Registration on November 4, and in Turn King Air C90gti Vh-jet, Which is the Former Vh-efx, Changing Its Registration on November 7.

Gulfstream Ii Visits

Due to Noise Restrictions a Visit From a Gulfstream Ii is Quite a Rarity These Days, So It Was Great to Record the Arrival of Gulfstream Iib N511tl, Which is Registered to Turbine Leasing of San Diego, Into Melbourne From Nadi on November 30. On December 2 It Departed Melbourne for Sydney.

Apart From the Gulfstream Ii, November Saw a Surge in Visiting Gulfstream Bizjets to Our Region.

News Corporation Gulfstream 550 N89nc Arrived in Canberra From Honolulu on October 28 Before Continuing to Sydney on October 31. It Departed for Essendon on November 6 and Remained There Until November 8 When It Left for Sydney and Honolulu.

Gulfstream 550 N517qs Registered to Gtw Corporation of Jupiter, Florida, Arrived in Perth From Singapore on November 4. The Gulfstream Used the Callsign ‘jetspeed 517’ and Was Visiting for the Presidents Cup Golf in Melbourne.

It Was Later Seen at Essendon and Sydney Before Departing Melbourne for Honolulu on November 20.

Gulfstream 550 N518qs Registered to Nji Sales of Oklahoma City Arrived in Darwin on November 22 and Departed for Biak on November 25.

Gulfstream 550 N662cp Registered to Conoco Phillips of Houston Arrived in Brisbane From Kona on November 16 and Returned There on November 18.

Gulfstream 550 N3050 Registered to Gc Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived in Brisbane From Honolulu on November 7 Before Returning There on November 10.

Gulfstream 550 N5585 Arrived in Adelaide From Hanoi and Darwin on November 9 Before Continuing to Perth. After Overnighting It Departed for Brisbane Before Leaving for Kahului, Hawaii, on November 11.

Deer Jet Gulfstream 550 B-8100, Which Was Operating as Cbj362, Arrived in Melbourne From Haikou, China, on November 24. It Departed Melbourne for Cairns on November 25 and After Overnighting Continued to Sydney. Thegulfstream, Now Operating as Cbj365, Departed Sydney for Haikou on November 27.

Netjets Europe Gulfstream 550 Cs-dkf, Which Was Using the Callsign ‘fraction 790h’, Arrived in Perth From Honolulu and Brisbane on November 7 and Remained There Until November 9 When It Departed for Halim.

Hong Kong Based Gulfstream 550 Vp-ckc Arrived in Cairns From Hong Kong on November 4 Before Returning There on November 11.

Gulfstream V N95ae Registered to National Express, New York, Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on November 3 Before Departing the Same Day for Honolulu.

Gulfstream V N128gv Arrived in Melbourne From Honolulu on November 11 and Departed for Honolulu on November 15.

Gulfstream V N440tc Registered to Meridian Services of Teterboro, New Jersey, Arrived in Broome From Singapore on November 9. The Gulfstream, Which Was Operating as Gth440, Was Later Seen at Portland, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Moree Before Departing Cairns for Majuro on November 23.

Gulfstream V N526ee, Which Was Visiting for the Presidents Cup, Arrived at Essendon From Seletar on November 14 and Departed for Perth and Durban, South Africa, on November 20.

Gulfstream V N709aa Operated by Priester Aviation of Chicago Arrived in Perth From Pago Pago on November 7 and Was Later Seen in Sydney, Adelaide, and Brisbane Before Departing Melbourne for Honolulu on December 2.

Gulfstream V N800pm Registered to Pam Management Services of Scottsdale, Arizona, Arrived in Melbourne From Singapore on November 14. The Gulfstream, Which Was Visiting for the Presidents Cup, Departed for Honolulu on November 21.

Gulfstream V N940aj Arrived in Melbourne From Honolulu on November 5 Before Continuing to Sydney on November 7. After Overnighting It Departed for Auckland.

Gulfstream V N950cm Arrived in Sydney From Haneda on November 4 Before Continuing to Brisbane on November 6 and Melbourne on November 7. It Departed Melbourne for Hong Kong on November 9.

G5 Executive of Zurich Gulfstream V Hb-imj, Which Was Operating as Exh122, Arrived in Sydney From Kuala Lumpur on November 23. It Departed Sydney for Dunedin on November 25 Before Returning the Following Morning.

Hb-imj Departed Sydney for Brisbane on November 30.

Gulfstream 450 N474m Registered to Motorola Solutions of Wheeling, Illinois, Arrived in Melbourne From Saipan on November 16 and Departed for Nadi on November 18.

Gulfstream 450 N703lh Arrived in Brisbane From Nanjing and Cairns on November 28 Before Departing to Gladstone and Melbourne on November 30. It Departed Melbourne for Hong Kong on December 1.

Cablevision Gulfstream Iv N101cv Arrived at the Gold Coast From Port Vila on November 20 and Remained There Until November 27 When It Returned to Port Vila.

Benny Hinn Ministries Gulfstream Iv N352bh Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on November 16 Before Continuing to Brisbane on November 20. It Departed Brisbane for Auckland on November 24.

Gulfstream Iv N588ls Registered to the Las Vegas Sands Corporation of Las Vegas Arrived at Proserpine From Singapore and Cairns on November 24.

Us Air Force Gulfstream Iv/c-20f 91-0108 Callsign ‘pat108’ Transited Brisbane on November 18 While en Route From Auckland to Pohnpei.

It Returned to Brisbane on October 20 While en Route From Pohnpei to Canberra.

Overseas Bizjets

Global Express N90ew Registered to Ewa West of San Jose, California, Arrived in Sydney From Kona on October 31 and After Overnighting Continued to Melbourne. It Departed Melbourne for Singapore on November 2.

Global Express N120ak Registered to Gc Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived at Karratha From Nadi and Cairns on November 9. After Overnighting It Departed for Cairns and Kona.

Global Express N701wh Registered to Vesey Air of Danbury, Connecticut, Arrived in Cairns From Shenyang on November 4. It Later Visited Hamilton Island, Avalon and Sydney Before Departing Brisbane for Kahului on November 11.

Global Express N877ab Arrived in Sydney From Kahului on November 14 and Departed for Honolulu on November 21. N877ab is the Former Vh‑zzh, Which Was Cancelled From the Australian Register on September 20 ’11 When Sold in the Us.

Jet Aviation Global Express Vp-bjn Arrived in Perth From Singapore on November 6 Before Returning to Singapore on November 10.

Beijing Airlines Global 5000 B-8266, Which Was Operating as Bjn886, Arrived in Brisbane From Yantai on November 25. It Remained in Brisbane Until November 27 When It Returned to Yantai.

Challenger 605 N880hk Transited Darwin on November 7 While en Route From Macau to Auckland. It Departed Auckland for Darwin and Macau on November 15.

Challenger 604 N604st Arrived in Brisbane From Denpasar on November 19 and Remained There Until November 22 When It Departed for Essendon. It Departed Essendon for Denpasar on November 23.

Learjet 35a B-4187 Arrived in Darwin on October 31 and Remained There Until November 20 When It Continued South to Longreach and Sydney for Planned Maintenance.

Learjet 35a B-4188 Arrived in Darwin From Davao on November 4 and After Overnighting Departed for Longreach and Sydney for Planned Maintenance.

Sovereign N338tm Arrived in Townsville From Merauke on November 27 and Departed for Denpasar on November 28.

Falcon 7x Hb-jsn Operated by Dasnair of Geneva Arrived in Sydney From Beijing on November 17 and After Overnighting Departed to Dhaka.

Park House Aviation Hawker 900xp Vq-bph Arrived in Melbourne From Seletar and Darwin on November 14 Before Departing to Auckland on November 16. It Then Arrived in Sydney From Auckland on November 17 and After Overnighting Departed for Essendon.

On November 21 Vqbph Departed Essendon for Sydney and Maroochydore and After Overnighting Continued to Darwin and Seletar.

Westwind Ii N14cn Registered to Aircraft Guaranty Corporation of Onalaska, Texas, Arrived in Cairns From Majuro on November 19 and Departed to Wollongong on November 20.

Westwind Ii Rp-c5880 Arrived in Sydney From Darwin on November 20 and After Overnighting Departed for Alice Springs, Darwin and Denpasar.

Ferry Flights

Aerospool Wt9 Dynamic F-jsub Spirit of Noumea 11 Arrived in Darwin From Kupang on November 3 and After Overnighting Continued to Tennent Creek. On November 10 F‑jsub Arrived at the Gold Coast From Ballina and on November 14 It Departed for Noumea.

Air Tractor at-802 Vh‑dua Msn 802-0366 Ex Ec-lhz of Avialsa, Which Was Registered to Dunn Aviation of Jandakot on November 4, Ferried Into Jandakot From Perth on November 14. The Ferry, Which Was Contracted to Srd Aviation of Albury, Had Earlier Departed Valencia, Spain, for Malta, Hurghada, Muscat, Colombo and Cocos Island.

Air Tractor at-802 Vh-xav Msn 802-0377 Ex Ec‑lkt of Avialsa, Which Was Registered to Kennedy Aviation of Gunnedah on November 3, Ferried Into Moree From Port Hedland on November 15. The Ferry Was Contracted to Srd Aviation and Was Flown in Company With at-802 Vh‑dua From Valencia to Cocos Island.

Air Tractor at-802a N42015 Msn 802a-0304 Ferried Into Moree on December 2 From Santa Maria, California, via Honolulu, Majuro, Honiara, and the Gold Coast, With the Trans-pacific Ferry Flight Contracted to Srd Aviation.

Aw139 N480sm, Which Was on Delivery to the State of Queensland, Arrived at Redcliffe by Road From the Port of Brisbane on November 10.

Sander Geophysics Cessna 208b C-gsga, Which Had Arrived in Cairns on November 1 (Traffic/december), Later Moved South to Latrobe Valley Where It Arrived From Dubbo on November 16. The Cessna 208b, Which is Fitted With a Mad (Magnetic Anomaly Detector) Boom, Then Commenced Operations From Latrobe Valley, Reportedly on a Three Month Contract to the Department of Primary Industry.

Bell 206l Ja-9473 Arrived at Redcliffe by Road From the Port of Brisbane on November 10.

Cessna T206h N909cs, Which Was Ferried by Weaver Aero International, Arrived at Maroochydore on November 7 After Crossing the Pacific From Santa Maria, California, via Hilo, Christmas Island, Pago Pago, Noumea and the Gold Coast.

Cessna P210r N210j, Which Was Ferried by Windward Aviation, Arrived at the Gold Coast on November 19 After Completing Its Trans-pacific Ferry Flight From Oakland, California, via Hilo and Pago Pago. After Overnighting It Departed for Horsham, Victoria.

Cessna T210n N6440n Registered to Sharman Enterprises of Vacaville, California, Arrived at the Gold Coast on November 19 After Completing Its Trans-pacific Ferry From Yolo County, California, via Hilo and Pago Pago. The Cessna, Which Was Also Ferried by Windward Aviation, Overnighted at the Gold Coast Before Continuing to Bankstown.

Cessna 150g Zk-csw Crossed the Tasman From Cambridge to Queenstown on November 6. Columbia 300 N788w, Which Was on a Round-theworld Flight, Arrived in Darwin From Denpasar on November 9 Before Continuing to Ayers Rock on November 12 and the Gold Coast on November 15.

It Departed the Gold Coast for Port Vila on November 18.

Diamond Da42-ng Oe‑udo, Which is the First of Its Type in Australia, Arrived in Darwin From Ujung Pandang on November 26 Before Continuing to Alice Springs on November 28 and Bankstown on December 1.

Ec225 9m-stq Arrived in Broome From Kupang on November 27.

Kiwi Air Pac 750xl Zk‑jbc, Which Has Been Working Overseas for Uts Geophysics Since April 2006, Returned to New Zealand on November 14 After Ferrying Into Auckland From Denpasar, Broome, Jandakot, Ceduna, Dubbo and Lord Howe Island.

Pc-12/45 N530wc Arrived at Jandakot From Lombok and Port Hedland on November 15.

Pa-32r-300 Vh-jmt Departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island on November 4 and After Overnighting Continued to Lord Howe Island and Taree.

Fire Attack Helicopters

a Number of Overseas Registered Helicopters Had Started to Arrive in Australia in November in Preparation for the 2011/2012 Bushfire Season.

Erickson Air-crane Has Been Contracted to Operate Six Sikorsky S-64 Helicopters in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.

S-64f N179ac/739 Elvis Arrived at Essendon From the Melbourne Docks on November 13. It Will Be Based at Essendon for the Summer and Was Later Marked as Helitack 341.

S-64e N957ac/738 Ichabod Arrived at Essendon From the Melbourne Docks on November 13 and the Following Day Was Ferried to Bankstown.

S-64e N194ac, Which Had Earlier Arrived at Bankstown, Was Moved to Ballarat in Mid December.

Arriving at the Melbourne Docks on December 7 Were S-64f N159ac/735 Camille, S-64e N189ac/731 Gypsy Lady and S-64e N243ac/741 Marty, and All Had Been Ferried to Essendon by December 8.

N159ac Ferried Out of Essendon to Albury, Canberra and Bankstown on December 8, While N189ac Was Later Deployed to Brukunga, South Australia, and N243ac to Jandakot.

Sikorsky S-61n C-fibn Was Noted at Perth on November 3 After Being Flown in From the Fremantle Docks. It is Registered to Vih Helicopters of British Columbia and Will Spend the Summer in Southwest Wa as Helitack 681.

Vih Helicopters Sikorsky S-61n C-ghtn Was Noted at Perth on November 21 and It Will Spend the Summer in Wa as Helitack 682.

Coulson Aircrane Sikorsky S-61n C-fclm, Which Will Operate as Helitack 347, Will Be Based at Colac, Victoria, From Late December.

Coulson Aircrane Sikorsky S-61n C-firx, Which Will Operate as Helitack 348, Will Be Based at Mansfield, Victoria, From Late December.

Bell 214b-1 N281jl, Which Will Operate as Helitack 335, Will Be Based at Olinda, Victoria, From Late December.

Tasman Helicopters of Delta, British Columbia Bell 212 C-fkgt, Which Will Operate as Helitack 332, Will Be Based at Ovens, Victoria.

Wildcat Helicopters of West Kelowna, British Columbia Bell 212 C-gsgt Helitack 273, Bell 212 C-fcan Helitack 274 and Bell 212 C-gsrh Helitack 275 Were All Noted at Camden, Nsw, on December 3.

787 Downunder

the Prototype Boeing 787‑821, N787ba, Visited New Zealand and Australia in November, Thus Making the Type’s First Visit to Our Region. The 787, Callsign ‘boeing 001’, Arrived in Auckland Direct From Boeing Field on November 12. It Was Then Shown to Air New Zealand and While in Auckland Carried Air New Zealand Stickers on Both Sides of the Fuselage.

N787ba Was Then Flown to Sydney on November 15 Where It Was Placed on Display the Following Day as Part of Qantas’s 91st Birthday Celebrations.

On November 17, Now Carrying Qantas Titles on the Port Side and Jetstar Titles on the Starboard, It Was Flown to Melbourne and on November 18 Was Placed on Display in a Hangar at John Holland Aviation Services.

The 787 Then Departed Melbourne for Kona on November 19 at the End of Its Tour.

Obama Visit

Us President Barack Obama Made a Brief Trip to Canberra and Darwin on November 16 and 17, Which Involved a Massive Airlift Effort.

Us Air Force 747-2g4b/ Vc-25a 82-8000 Callsign ‘air Force One’ Arrived in Canberra From Hickam Afb on November 16. After Overnighting the Vc-25a Departed for Darwin Where It Spent a Few Hours Before Continuing to Denpasar.

Us Air Force 757-2g4/ C‑32a 98-0001 Callsign ‘sam 44’ Followed the Routing of Air Force One From Hickam to Canberra, Darwin and Denpasar.

Delta Airlines 767-332er/w N1609, Which Carried the Us Press Contingent and Was Operating as Dal8859, Flew Ahead of Air Force One From Honolulu to Canberra, Darwin and Denpasar.

Us Air Force 747-200/e‑4b 73-1677 Callsign ‘skip 17’ Arrived in Brisbane From Hilo on November 16 and Departed to Kuala Lumpur, Again as ‘skip 17’, on November 17.

Us Air Force Gulfstream Iii/c-20c 86-0403 Callsign ‘sam 43’ Transited Brisbane on November 14 While en Route From Pago Pago to Richmond.

It Departed Richmond for Darwin on November 17 Before Transiting Brisbane on November 18 While en Route From Darwin to Pago Pago.

Us Navy 737-7af/c-40a 165836 Callsign ‘convoy 7061’, Which Carried No National Marks and an Abbreviated Serial 5836, Arrived in Darwin From Atsugi, Japan, on November 16 and After Overnighting Returned to Atsugi.

A Number of Us Air Force C-17as Were Used to Carry Equipment in and Out of Brisbane, Canberra and Darwin.

Us Air Force C-17a 99‑0170 Callsign ‘reach 291’, Which Carried an Elmendorf Tail Band and Code Ak, Arrived in Brisbane From Guam on November 14 Before Returning to Guam on November 18.

Us Air Force/amc C-17a 08-8200 Callsign ‘reach 282’, Which Carried a Mcguire Tail Band, Arrived in Brisbane From Guam on November 14 Before Returning to Guam on November 18.

Us Air Force/amc C-17a 04-4137 Callsign ‘reach 299’ Which Carried a Mcguire Tail Band Arrived in Canberra From Guam on November 14. The Aircraft Was Then Positioned to Amberley Before Returning to Canberra From Where It Departed to Yokoto Afb on November 17.

Us Air Force C-17a 05‑5149 Callsign ‘reach 360’, Which Carried an Hh Tail Code, Arrived in Canberra From Hickam and Pago Pago on November 14 Before Positioning to Amberley. The C-17 Later Returned to Canberra Before Departing for Pago Pago on November 17.

Us Air Force C-17a 00‑0174 Callsign ‘reach 355’, Which Carried an Elmendorf Tail Band and Code Ak, Arrived in Darwin From Guam on November 14 and After Overnighting Returned to Guam. It Arrived Back in Darwin From Guam on November 16 and Departed the Following Day to Yokota Afb.

Us Air Force/amc C-17a 02-1105 Callsign ‘reach 367’, Which Carried a Mcchord Tail Band, Arrived in Darwin From Yokotoafb on November 15 and Returned to Yokoto on November 17.

Heavy Metal

Cathay Pacific Cargo 747‑867(F) B-lja Operated the First Flight by Type Into Australia on November 27 When It Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong as Cx021. It Subsequently Made It First Visit to Melbourne on November 29.

737-7bc/bbj N800ks Registered to Aej Services of Los Angeles Arrived in Sydney From Bangkok on November 27 and Remained There Until November 29 When It Departed to Honolulu.

Boeing Corporation 737‑7bc/bbj N835ba Arrived at Hamilton Island From Honolulu and Cairns on November 7 Before Continuing to Melbourne the Following Day.

It Departed for Canberra and Sydney on November 9 Then to Brisbane on November 10 Before Returning to Honolulu on November 11.

Royal Malaysian Air Force 737-7h6/bbj M53-01 Callsign ‘malaysian 429’ Transited Melbourne Late on November 23, Arriving From Christchurch and Departing for Kuala Lumpur.

Volga Dnepr an-124 Ra‑82047, Which Was Operating as Vda2512, Arrived in Perth From Singapore on November 4 and Departed for Al Ain as Flight Vda2513 on November 6.

Polet Flight an-124 Ra‑82077, Which Was Operating as Pot4714, Arrived in Perth From Colombo on November 25. The an-124, Which Carried the Name Fedor Muravenchenko, Then Departed Perth for Rockhampton as Pot4765 on November 27 and There Took on as Cargo Five Singapore Defence Force Helicopters Which It Carried to Darwin and Paya Lebar as Pot 4766 on November 28. N