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Qantas Took Delivery of A380-842 Vh-oql Phyllis Arnott in Sydney on December 17 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Singapore as Qf6026. Vh-oql Entered Service on December 22 When It Operated Qf11 From Sydney to Los Angeles.

A380-842 Vh-oqi Operated the Inaugural Qantas A380 Service From Sydney to Hong Kong on January 15.

The Qf127/128 Sydney-hong Kong-sydney Operates Four Times Weekly (Thu/fri/sat/ Sun).

747-438er Vh-oej Wunala Dreaming Departed Sydney for Xiamen on January 2 as Qf6021 and While There the Wunala Dreaming Colour Scheme Was Replaced With the Standard Qantas Colours. The Aircraft Arrived Back in Sydney From Xiamen as Qf6022 on January 21 and Returned to Service the Following Day as Qf7 From Sydney to Dallas/fort Worth. Vh-oej Had Worn the Wunala Dreaming Colour Scheme Since It Was Delivered to Qantas in August ’03.

747-438 Vh-ojn Was Withdrawn From Service in Los Angeles on December 29 After Arriving From Sydney Operating Qf107. The Following Day as Flight Qf6019 It Ferried From Los Angeles to Victorville, California, to Be Placed in Storage.

747-438 Vh-ojn City of Dubbo Was Delivered to Qantas in Sydney on November 10 ’91 After Operating Qf531 From Vancouver.

747-438 Vh-ojt Operated a Special Sightseeing Flight to Antarctica on December 31/ January 1 With the Aircraft Routed Sydney-melbourne- Antarctica-melbourne-sydney as Qf2903/2903/2904.

747-438 Vh-ojm Operated a Sightseeing Flight to the Antarctic on January 15 as Qf2903 From and to Melbourne.

767-338er Vh-oge Was Withdrawn From Service on January 21 After Operating Qf434 From Melbourne to Sydney.

Qantas Celebrated 10 Years of Service With the 737-800 on February 5.

737-838 Vh-vxa Broome Was the First of Type Delivered to Qantas When It Arrived in Brisbane on February 1 ’02 After Ferrying in From Boeing Field via Honolulu and Nadi.

Vh-vxa Entered Service With Qantas on February 5 ’02 When It Operated Qf501 From Brisbane to Sydney.

The Recent Delivery of Vh‑vzx (See Below) Takes the Qantas Group 737-800 Fleet to 57, With a Further 13 on Order for Delivery Through Late 2013.

737-838 Vh-vzv Palm Cove Was Delivered to Melbourne on December 9 After It Ferried in From Boeing Field via Honolulu and Nadi as Qf6024.

The Aircraft Entered Service on December 13 When It Operated Qf402 From Melbourne to Sydney. 737-838 Vh-vzw Beaconsfield Was Delivered to Melbourne on December 30 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Boeing Field via Honolulu and Nadi as Qf6024. It Entered Service on January 3 When It Operated Qf400 From Melbourne to Sydney.

737-838 Vh-vzx Daylesford Was Delivered to Melbourne on February 4 After It Ferried in From Boeing Field via Honolulu and Nadi as Qf6024.

737-838 Vh-vzy Msn 39363, Which is Planned for Delivery in Early March, Was Registered to Qantas on November 29.

737-838 Vh-vzz Msn 39445, Which is Planned for Delivery in April, Was Registered to Qantas on November 29.

737-838 Vh-vzu Lorne Was Delivered to Melbourne on November 6 and Not October 17 as We Stated in Traffic-jan/feb.

737-476 Vh-tjo Was Withdrawn From Qantas Service on January 20 After the Aircraft Operated Qf483 From Canberra to Melbourne, and by January 24 the Qantas Titles and Kangaroo Had Been Removed From the Aircraft.

Qantas/jetconnect’s Last 737-476, Zk-jtq, Was Withdrawn From Service on November 15 and Had Its Qantas Titles and Kangaroo Removed Before Sold to Airwork (Nz) on December 9.

Qantaslink is Planning to Take Delivery of 717-2bl Vh‑nxr Msn 55166 in Late March, to Be Followed by 717‑2bl Vh-nxj Msn 55168 in Late April.

Qantaslink Unveiled Dash 8-q402 Vh-qoi at Sydney on January 19 in a Special Colour Scheme Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

Jetstar Took Delivery of A320-232 Vh-vfd in Melbourne on December 10 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Singapore as Jq7992.

It Was January 27 Before the A320 Entered Service as Jq528 From Melbourne to Sydney.

A320-232 Vh-vga, Which Was Delivered to Jetstar on November 24, Entered Service on December 23 When It Operated Jq566 From Melbourne to Brisbane.

A320-232 Vh-vgz, Which Carried the Quiksilver Special Colour Scheme, Has Returned to the Normal Jetstar Livery.

Network Aviation Took Delivery of Fokker 100 Vh‑nhg at Perth on December 24 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Woensdrecht, Holland, via Trabzon, Al Ain, Nagpur, Penang and Halim. The Ferry Was Contracted to Southern Cross Aviation With the Flight Operating as Sxi 1162.

Network Took Delivery of Fokker 100 Ph-zfv at Perth on January 20 With the Aircraft Ferrying in From Woensdrecht via Carsamba in Turkey, Al Ain, Nagpur, Penang and Halim. The Ferry Was Contracted to Southern Cross Aviation With the Flight Operating as Sxi 1201. It Was Later Registered to Network as Vh-nhq.

Major Components of Fokker 100 Vh-nhf, Which Was Reduced to Parts at Perth (Traffic- Jan/feb), Were Trucked Out of the Airport on December 13.

Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of an A330-200 to Air Australia, a 737-400 to Airwork, a Fokker 100 to Alliance, and a Fokker 100 to Skywest, Plus the Departure of an Air Pacific 767-300.

Air Australia Has Wet Leased A330-223 Tc-etk From the Turkish Operator Atlasjet, With the Aircraft Being Delivered to Brisbane From Istanbul and Phuket as Flight Agc9090 on December 13. The A330 Wears Atlasjet Colours and is Operating for Air Australia on Brisbane-phuket and Melbourne- Phuket Routes, Entering Service on December 15 When It Operated Vc246 From Brisbane to Phuket.

Air Australia Commenced a Twice Weekly Return Service From Brisbane to Honolulu on December 14 When A330-223 Vh-ssa, Which Still Carried the Colours and Titles of Strategic Airlines, Operated Flight Vc001.

Air Australia Has Also Added the Melbourne to Honolulu Route to Its Network With a Twice Weekly Service. The First Flight, Vc012, Was Operated Into Melbourne From Honolulu by Vh-ssa on December 16.

Air Australia Commenced Services Between Brisbane and Melbourne Effective December 15 With A320-212 Vhyqc Operating the Inaugural Vc560.

Air Niugini Terminated Its Lease of White A310-304 Cs‑tki After the Aircraft Operated Px10 From Port Moresby to Manila on December 16.

767-383er P2-pxw Completed Its Planned Maintenance at Guangzhou. On November 10 It Ferried to Hong Kong as Px6009 and the Same Day Operated Px009 to Port Moresby.

767-341er P2-pxv Ferried From Hong Kong to Guangzhou as Px6008 on November 10 and Remained There Until December 25 When It Ferried to Port Moresby as Px6009.

Air Pacific Has Terminated Its Lease on 767-3x2er Dq‑fjc. On January 15 It Operated Fj391 From Nadi to Hong Kong Before Continuing Later That Day to Guanzhou as Fj1400 for End of Lease Maintenance. Dq-fjc Island of Vanua Levu Was Delivered to Air Pacific in Nadi on September 17 ’94 After It Ferried in From Seattle as Fj1767.

Air Pacific Leased Strategic A330-223 Vh-ssa on November 27 to Operate Fj9091/1930 Brisbane-melbourne- Nadi.

Airwork (Nz) Took Delivery of 737-4q8f N709ag at Auckland on January 8 After the All-white Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Miami via San Bernadino, Honolulu and Apia.

The 737 Was Later Registered Zk-tlf to Airwork Flight Operations on January 20.

Airwork (Nz) Purchased 737-476 Zk-jtq From Qantas/ Jetconnect on December 9, With the Aircraft Later Being Leased to Alliance Airlines (See Below).

Alliance Airlines Took Delivery of Fokker 100 Vh-xwo at Brisbane on December 19 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Woensdrecht, Holland, as Sxi 1126. The Ferry Flight, Which Was Contracted to Southern Cross Aviation, Operated via Trabzon, Al Ain, Nagpur, Penang and Kupang.

Fokker 100 Vh-xwp, Which Was Delivered to Alliance in Adelaide on August 28, Was Ferried From Adelaide to Perth as Qq991 on November 29 and the Following Day Entered Service Operating Qq670 From Perth to the Cloudbreak Mine.

Fokker 70 Vh-qqy, Which Was Delivered to Alliance in Brisbane on July 10 ’11, Ferried From Brisbane to Cairns as Qq990 on January 16 and the Following Day Entered Service When It Operated Qq825 From Cairns to Lawn Hill.

Alliance Has Wet Leased Fokker 100s Vh-xwm and Vh-xwn to Virgin Australia for Operations Commencing February 13.

Alliance Has Leased 737-476 Zk-jtq From Airwork (Nz) for Operations in Western Australia, With Entry Into Service on February 14.

Cobham, Which Had Bae 146-300/rj100 Vh-nbk Stored in Adelaide, Re-registered the Aircraft Vh-nji on January 23 Prior to Its Entering Service.

Jetgo Australia is Planning to Begin Fifo Operations in March With an Embraer Erj‑135lr, Understood to Be Msn 145687. The Erj is Planned to Operate Flights From Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.

Skywest Took Delivery of Fokker 100 Ph-abx Msn 11494 at Perth on February 3 After It Ferried in From Norwich, Uk, via Trabzon, Al Ain, Nagpur, Penang and Halim. The Aircraft, Which Was Ferried by Southern Cross Aviation as Sxi 1215, Has Been Purchased by Skywest as a Source of Spare Parts.

A320-231 Vh-fnp Returned to Perth From Seletar on December 11 After Completing Planned Maintenance.

Skywest Announced on January 26 That It Had Leased Two Additional Atr 72-500 Aircraft for Operation With Virgin Australia (See Below).

Earlier on December 6 Skywest Had Announced an Order for Five Additional Atr 72-600 Aircraft, and These Additions Will Take the Skywest/virgin Australia Atr Fleet to 15 Aircraft (Atr 72-500 X 6, Atr 72-600 X 9).

Tiger Airways A320-232 Vh-vng Ferried Out of Melbourne on December 11 for Darwin and Singapore for Maintenance as Flight Tgw8001/8002. It Returned to Melbourne From Singapore as Tgw8003 on December 18.

Virgin Australia Fleet Update

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of Three 737-800s to Virgin Australia and the Departure of One 737-800, Two 737-700s and an Embraer 170.

737-8fe Vh-yfk Long Beach Was Delivered to Brisbane on December 14 When It Arrived From Boeing Field via Lihue and Nadi as Dj9080.

It Entered Service on December 23 When It Operated Dj904 From Brisbane to Sydney.

737-8fe Vh-yie Fingal Beach Was Delivered to Brisbane on December 23 When It Arrived From Boeing Field via Lihue and Nadi as Dj9080. It Entered Service on January 5 When It Operated Dj924 From Brisbane to Sydney.

737-8fe Vh-yif Sorrento Beach Was Delivered to Brisbane on January 27 When It Arrived From Boeing Field via Lihue and Nadi as Dj9080.

737-8fe Vh-yid Rainbow Beach, Which Was Delivered to Brisbane on December 3, Entered Service on December 13 When It Operated Dj4168 From Brisbane to Honiara.

737-8bk Vh-vob Has Terminated Its Lease and Was Withdrawn From Service on February 1 After Operating Dj123 From Sydney to Brisbane. It Ferried Out of Brisbane to Subang as Dj9081 on February 4.

Painting of the Fleet in Virgin Australia Colours Continues at a Brisk Pace.

737-8fe Vh-vug Jasmine Tasman Returned to Service on November 27 as Dj4153 From Melbourne to Denpasar After Being Painted in Virgin Australia Colours in Christchurch (Traffic-jan/feb).

737-8fe Vh-vuf Hobart Honey, Which Carried the ‘pacific Blue/airline of Virgin Blue’ Colour Scheme, Returnedto Melbourne From Christchurch on December 6 After Being Repainted in Virgin Australia Colours.

737-8fe Vh-voq Margaret River, Which Carried the ‘pacific Blue/airline of Virgin Blue’ Colour Scheme, Returned to Melbourne From Christchurch on December 21 After Being Painted in Virgin Australia Colours.

737-8fe Vh-vok Johanna Beach Returned to Melbourne From Christchurch on January 21 After Being Painted in Virgin Australia Colours.

737-8fe Vh-vun, Which Also Carries the ‘pacific Blue/ Airline of Virgin Blue’ Scheme, Was Noted to Be Carrying an Amended Scheme on January 24 With the Words ‘airline of Virgin Blue’ Now Carried Above the Window Line Instead of Below.

737-7q8 Vh-vbh Has Terminated Its Lease and on January 15 Was Withdrawn From Service After Operating Dj792 From Cairns to Brisbane. It Ferried Out of Brisbane to Darwin on December 17 as Dj9080 and After Overnighting Continued to Shanghai.

Vh-vbh Spirit of Salty Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on March 3 ’02.

737-76n Vh-vbm Has Terminated Its Lease and on December 24 Was Withdrawn From Service After Operating Dj616 From Mackay to Brisbane. It Ferried Out of Brisbane to Kuala Lumpur on December 26 as Dj9081.

Vh-vbm Tassie Tigress Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on June 2 ’02.

The Departures of Vh-vbh and Vh-vbm Reduces the Virgin Australia 737-700 Fleet to 12.

737-7fe Vh-vby, Which Carried the Sky Blue ‘50th Aircraft’ Commemorative Scheme, Arrived in Townsville in the Early Hours of January 9 After Ferrying in From Brisbane as Dj9071.

In Townsville It Entered the Worland Aviation Hangar Where It Was Painted in the Colours of Virgin Australia, Thus Being the First 737‑700 in the Fleet to Carry This Scheme.

At the Same Time Vh-vby Changed Its Name From Virginia Blue to Kingston Beach. It Ferried Out of Townsville for Melbourne in the Early Hours of January 24 as Flight Dj9072 and Re-entered Service That Day as Dj813 From Melbourne to Sydney.

E-170-100lr Vh-zhf, the Last of Type in the Virgin Australia Fleet, Was Withdrawn From Service on January 14 After Operating Dj882 From Sydney to Melbourne. It Ferried Out of Melbourne on January 24 as Flight Dj9082 With the Aircraft Routed to Great Falls, Montana, via Brisbane, Honiara, Majuro, Honolulu and San Jose.

Vh-zhf Little Miss Sunshine Coast Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on December 18 ’08 and Entered Service on December 28 When It Operated Dj1235 From Brisbane to Rockhampton.

Virgin Australia Wet Leased Fokker 100s Vh-xwm and Fvh-xwn From Alliance Airlines Effective February 13, With the Aircraft Utilised on Flights From Brisbane to Cairns, Newcastle, Proserpine and Rockhampton.

Virgin Australia Was Planning to Take Delivery of Atr 72-500 Vh-fvu Msn 978 and Atr 72-500 Vh‑fvz Msn 986 in February With Both Aircraft Originally Built on Order for Nordic Aviation Capital.

Atr 72-500 Vh-fvm Woolamai Beach, Which Was Delivered to Brisbane on December 7, Entered Service on December 23 When It Operated Dj1709 From Brisbane to Gladstone.

Virgin Australia Airlines (Nz) of Christchurch Became the Registered Owner of 737‑800s Zk-pba, Zk‑pbb, Zk-pbd, Zk-pbf, Zk‑pbg, Zk-pbi, Zk‑pbj, Zk-pbl, Zk-pbl and Zk‑pbm on December 9.

Virgin Samoa Rolled Out 737-8fe Zk-pbf at Christchurch on February 2 After the Aircraft, Which Previously Carried Polynesian Blue Colours, Was Painted by Air New Zealand Engineering.

Air New Zealand Fleet News

in the Period Under Review, Air New Zealand Took Delivery of a 777‑300er and an A320.

Air New Zealand Took Delivery of 777-319er Zk‑okq in Auckland on January 12 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Paine Field as Nz6391. Zk‑okq is the Fifth 777‑319er in Theair New Zealand Fleet and Was the Last of Type on Order. It is Also the First of Its Type in the Fleet to Carry the Special Air New Zealand ‘all Black’ Colour Scheme.

Zk-okq Entered Service on January 19 When It Operated Nz2 From Auckland to Los Angeles and London.

A320-232 Zk-ojs Was Delivered to Air New Zealand in Auckland on December 17 After It Ferried in From Toulouse via Gander, Denver, Los Angeles, Honolulu and Apia as Nz6395. Zk-ojs Entered Service on December 22 When It Operated Nz619 From Auckland to Queenstown.

A320-232 Zk-ojk, Which Has Been Operating on Lease to Tam Linhas Aereas as Pr‑mbj Since July ’06, is Planned to Return to Auckland in April.

737-3k2 Zk-sje Was Withdrawn From Service on December 13 After Operating Nz359 From Wellington to Christchurch.

Air New Zealand Link/eagle Airways is Painting Three of Its Beech 1900d Fleet in the Special ‘all Black’ Colour Scheme. Beech 1900d Zk-eag Was the First to Be Painted and on January 10 It Was Ferried From Hamilton to Auckland as Nz2919 to Enter Service Later That Day as Nz2151 From Auckland to Gisborne.

Beech 1900d Zk-eak Was the Second to Be Painted and on January 22 It Was Ferried From Hamilton to Auckland as Nz2910 Before Entering Service Later That Day as Nz2365 From Auckland to Rotorua.

Regional Airline News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of Two Fokker 50s to Travel Air, a Viking Dhc-6-400 to Ok Tedi, Two Reims F406s to Bayswater Road and a Pac 750xl to Island Hopper. Departing Was a Jetstream 32ep of Aeropelican and Two Metro 23s of Pel-air Aviation.

Aeropelican Has Leased Jetstream 32ep Vh-otp to Mid-sea Express in Cebu City With the Aircraft, Now Registered Rp-c863, Departing Bankstown on December 12 for Charleville and Mount Isa.

After Overnighting It Continued to Darwin and Ambon.

Air Rarotonga Emb-110p1 E5-tai Ex Vh-mwf Was Noted at Bankstown on December 20 Where It Was Being Prepared for Delivery to the Cook Islands in Early February.

Bayswater Road Took Delivery of Reims F406 Zk-cec Msn 406-0012 at the Gold Coast on November 28 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Auckland via Norfolk Island.

The Reims Was Later Registered Vh-laa to Bayswater Road of Macquarie Park, Nsw, on December 8.

Reims F406 Tf-ord Msn 406-0047 Was Delivered to Bayswater Road at the Gold Coast on January 18 After the Former Eagle Air Aircraft Ferried in From Reykjavik, Iceland.

The Ferry Flight, Which Was Contracted to American King Air Services, Arrived in Broome From Surabaya on January 17 and Continued via Sunrise Dam, Kalgoorlie and Alice Springs.

Careflight Aeromedical Service Had Taken Delivery of King Air B200 Vh-zcj in Darwin by January 28 (Traffic- Jan/feb).

Central Aviation Pac 750xl P2-bwc, Which Had Been Parked at Cairns Since October 8, Was Ferried to Hamilton Between January 6 and January 8 via Rockhampton, Gold Coast, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and Kerikeri.

Hevilift Atr 42-320 P2-ksr Was Noted Outside the Hawker Pacific Hangar at Cairns on January 18.

Island Hopper Took Delivery of Pac 750xl Zk-kbp Msn 178 at Nadi on December 9 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Hamilton and Norfolk Island. It Was Later Registered to Island Hopper as Dq-kbp on December 16.

Ok Tedi Dhc-6-400 C‑govn 853, Which Will Reportedly Be Registered P2-irm, Ferried From Victoria, British Columbia, to Anchorage and Anadyr Between January 21 and 23.

Pel-air Aviation Has Sold Metro 23s Vh-kan, Vh‑kdo, Vh-keu and Vh‑kex to Canadian Operator Bearskin Airlines. Vh-keu Was the First to Be Delivered When It Departed Adelaide for Apia and Christmas Island on December 29, and It Was Followed by Vh-kex, Which Departed Adelaide for Apia on January 28.

Pel-air Saab 340b Vh-zxs, Which Still Carries the Green/ Yellow Colours of Its Previous Operator Happy Air, Departed Wagga Wagga for Brisbane on December 9 Where It is Now Based on Fifo Charters.

Regional Express Saab 340b Vh-ekx Now Wears a Special Colour Scheme Advertising Shark Cage Diving From Port Lincoln.

Sil Aviation Has Registered Kodiak 100 P2-sid Msn 100-0048 Ex N499kq.

Travel Air Took Delivery of Fokker 50 P2-tah Msn 20122 at Madang on December 6 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Woensdrecht, Holland via Manado.

Fokker 50 P2-tag Msn 20177, Which is the Fourth of Type in the Travel Air Fleet, Was Delivered to Madang Fromwoensdrecht via Manado on January 9.

West Wing Aviation Registered Cessna 208b Vh-bam Msn 208b1220 on December 12. The Aircraft Had Earlier Ferried Into Cairns From the Us as N920rd on November 9 (Traffic/december).

Bizjet News

in This Issue We Report the Delivery of No Fewer Than Eight Bizjets, Comprising a Global Express, Challenger 600, Hawker 850xp, Westwind Ii, Falcon 20f-5, Phenom 100, Citation Cj1 and Citation Mustang. Two Turboprop Deliveries Were a King Air B200 and a Cessna 441.

Global Express Vh-icv, Which Was Registered to Execujet Australia on July 30, Was Delivered to Sydney From Honolulu on December 16.

Challenger 600 Vh-jpq, Which Was Registered to Norseman Air of Brisbane on October 18, Was Delivered to Brisbane on January 29, Crossing the Pacific via Honolulu, Samoa, Nadi, Auckland and Queenstown.

Hawker 850xp Vh-bmw Was Registered to Burbank Air Services of Altona, Victoria, on January 11 With the Registered Operator Later Being Changed to Gojet of Port Kembla, Nsw, on January 14. The Hawker, Then Registered M-race, Was Delivered to Essendon From Halim and Broome on December 3.

Westwind Ii N14cn, Which Arrived at Wollongong on November 20 From the Us (Traffic-jan/feb), Was Still Resident There in Early January.

It Was Initially Thought That the Westwind Was Just Visiting, but It is Now Believed That It Was on Delivery to a Local Company.

Falcon 20f-5 Vh-pny Msn 357 Was Registered on December 12 With the Holder Resijet of Beaconsfield, Nsw, and the Operator Business Aircraft Solutions of Wangi Wangi, Nsw. The Falcon, Which Was Delivered to Bankstown on January 24, Arrived From Midway, Koror, Townsville and Coffs Harbour.

Phenom 100 Vh-fjp, Which Was Registered to China Southern West Australian Flying College on September 7, Was Delivered to Jandakot From Denpasar and Port Hedland on January 18.

Citation Cj1 Vh-tfw 525-0442 Was Registered to Acena Nominees of Adelaide on January 14 and Arrived There on January 18 From Halim, Port Hedland and Alice Springs.

Citation Mustang Vh‑kxm 510-0387, Which Was Registered to Gulf Coast Aviation of Patterson Lakes, Victoria, on January 3, Was Delivered to Bankstown on January 24 With the Aircraft Ferrying in From Denpasar, Broome and Alice Springs. The Mustang, Which Was Ferried From the Usa by Flight Options, Had Earlier Been Noted Flying From Keflavik in Iceland to Port Said, Egypt, via Farnborough and Naples on January 20/21.

Global Express Vh-fmg Changed Its Registered Holder to Bank of America, National Association of Sydney, on January 23.

Citation Ultra Vh-wfe Changed Its Registered Operator to Australian Corporate Jet Centres of Fitzroy, Victoria, on January 16.

Citation Mustang Vh‑pwx Changed Its Registered Operator to Special Mining Services of Glenorie, Nsw, on December 20.

Kefford Corporation Gulfstream Iv N127dk, Which Was Damaged in a Ground Accident at Papeete on January 30 ’11, Was Cancelled From the Us Register on December 16. Kefford Had Earlier Replaced N127dk With Gulfstream Iv N810lp, With the Aircraft Delivered to Essendon on July 19 ’11.

In Traffic/december We Noted That Gulfstream 550 N989ar Ex N339ga Was a Candidate for Export to New Zealand, However, Reportedly This Sale Has Been Cancelled.

Air National Corporate Gulfstream 200 Zk-rgb, Which Departed Auckland for Sale in the Us on November 13 (Traffic-jan/feb), Was Registered N818ts on December 13.

Recent Turboprop Movements Include the Following Aircraft: King Air 350 Vh-wjw Was Registered to Wagners Development Company of Drayton North, Queensland, on January 12. As N8141t the King Air 350 First Appeared in Australia on February 19 When It Arrived in Perth While en Route to the Australian International Airshow. On December 20 It Arrived at the Hawker Pacific Hangar at Cairns From Port Moresby and as Vh-wjw It Departed Cairns for Toowoomba on January 25.

King Air B200 Vh-nme Was Registered to Sabstall P/l, Toowoomba, Queensland, on December 23 and on January 11 It Arrived in Toowoomba From Denpasar and Darwin.

Cessna 441 Vh-lwy 441-0262, Which Was Registered to Corsaire P/l of Perth on November 29, Was Delivered to Perth on January 19. The Cessna Was Ferried From Orange County, California, to Perth by Air Center One of Auckland With en Route Stops Being Made at Merced, Honolulu, Majuro and Cairns.

Tbm 850 N96hk, Which Arrived in Darwin From Denpasar on December 1, Was Still Moving Around the Country in Late January.

Gulfstreams Galore

Gulfstream 550 N1bn Arrived in Brisbane From Papeete on January 16 and Departed Sydney for Papeete on January 30.

Gulfstream 550 N282q Registered to Gf Management Company of Durham, North Carolina, Arrived in Melbourne From Kona on December 20 and After Overnighting Returned to Kona. N282q Returned to Melbourne From Kona on December 30 Before Making a Return Trip to Sydney on January 3. It Departed Melbourne for Kona on January 5. Gulfstream 550 N405ga Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on December 19 and Was Still Parked There in Late January.

Gulfstream 550 N550au Arrived in Melbourne From Macau in the Early Hours of January 30 and Departed for Perth on February 1.

Gulfstream 550 N550kf Registered to Kraft Food Aviation of Northfield, Illinois, Which Was Operating as ‘ejm505’, Arrived in Melbourne From Honolulu on December 18. It Departed Essendon for Hamilton Island on December 21 Before Continuing to Brisbane and Hamilton, New Zealand, on December 24.

Sinojet Management Gulfstream 550 N818hk Arrived in Melbourne From Phuket on December 28 and After Overnighting Departed for Perth. It Then Departed Perth for Hong Kong on January 1.

Gulfstream 550 N888hz Arrived at the Gold Coast From Papeete on December 24 and Later Visited Hamilton Island and Ayers Rock Before Departing Sydney for Hong Kong on January 2.

Gulfstream 550 N888vs Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong on December 29 and the Following Day Departed for Penang.

Gulfstream 550 B-keq Arrived at the Gold Coast From Taiyuan, China, on January 29 and Was Later Seen at Cairns Before Departing Melbourne for Taiyuan on February 1.

Hong Kong Airlines Gulfstream 550 B-khj Arrived in Sydney From Queenstown on December 21 and Departed to Bangkok on December 27.

Gulfstream 550 B-ldl, Which Was Delivered to Success Lucky in Hong Kong in Early November ’11, Arrived at the Gold Coast From Beijing on December 27 Before Continuing to Sydney on January 2. It Departed Sydney for Hong Kong on January 6.

Baa Jet Management Gulfstream 550 B-8137 Arrived at Hamilton Island From Shanghai and Brisbane on December 27 Before Continuing to Ayers Rock on December 29 and Sydney on December 31. It Departed Sydney for Pudong on January 2.

Netjets Europe Gulfstream 550 Cs-dkc, Which Was Operating as ‘nje006r’, Arrived in Melbourne From Hangzhou, China, on January 18 and After Overnighting Departed for Male.

Gulfstream 550 Vp-ckg Arrived in Townsville From Seletar on December 4 and Departed for Mackay and Seletar on December 6.

Us Air Force Gulfstream 550/c-37a 11-0550 Callsign ‘sam 120’ Arrived in Sydney From Pago Pago on December 1 and Departed for U-tapao on December 3.

Gulfstream V N85v Arrived at the Gold Coast From Kahului on January 14 and Remained There Until January 17 When It Departed to Sydney. N85v Departed Sydney for Melbourne on January 20 and Melbourne for Honolulu on January 23.

Gulfstream V N225ee Callsign Kaiser 192 Arrived in Sydney Direct From Toliara, Madagascar, on December 14 and Departed to Kona on December 15.

Saudi Aeromedical Evacuation Gulfstream V Hz-ms5b Arrived in Adelaide From Colombo on January 4, Returning to Colombo on January 6.

Us Air Force Gulfstream V/c-37a 97-0401 Callsign ‘sam 278’ Arrived in Canberra From Wellington and Sydney on December 4 and Departed for Darwin and Beijing on December 6.

Us Navy Gulfstream V/c‑37a 166375 Arrived in Sydney From Hickam on January 29 Before Continuing to Canberra on January 30.

Gulfstream 450 N9bx Registered to Baxter Healthcare of Waukegan, Illinois, Arrived in Sydney From Shanghai and Darwin on December 1. After Overnighting the Gulfstream Departed for Nadi.

Gulfstream 450 N192nc Registered to Scp Aviation of Boca Raton, Florida, Arrived in Brisbane From Singapore on January 27 Before Continuing to Melbourne on January 28. It Departed Sydney for Auckland on February 1.

Gulfstream 450 B-8166 Arrived at the Gold Coast From Manila on January 26 Before Departing to Sydney on January 28. It Returned to the Gold Coast on January 29.

Gulfstream Iv N515uj Registered to Mf Holding Group of Boca Raton, Florida, Was Operating as ‘unijet 515’ When It Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on December 11.

After Overnighting It Departed to Manila.

Gulfstream Iv N990nb Registered to Jet Shoe of Boston Arrived in Melbourne From Gimpo and Darwin on January 19 and Departed to Pago Pago on January 20.

Gulfstream Iv N1925m Registered to Mannco of Dover, Delaware, Arrived at Hamilton Island From Queenstown and Cairns on December 26 Before Continuing to Sydney on December 28. It Departed Sydney for Nadi on January 2.

Singapore Air Charter Gulfstream Iii N106km Arrived in Cairns From Manila on December 8 and Departed for Port Moresby on December 10.

Overseas Bizjets

Global Express N17gx Registered to Wing and a Prayer of Walnut Creek, California, Arrived in Melbourne From Singapore on January 19 and Departed to Honolulu on January 22.

Global Express N194wm Registered to Challenger Administration of Kirkland, Washington, Arrived in Sydney From Beijing on December 9 and After Overnighting Continued to Honolulu.

Global Express N723ab Registered to Nab of Miami Arrived in Brisbane From Hilo on December 1 Before Continuing to Sydney on December 2.

It Departed Sydney for Honolulu on December 5.

Global Express N887wm Registered to Challenger Administration Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on December 8. It Later Visited Adelaide, Gold Coast and Cairns Before Departing Sydney for Honolulu on December 28.

Global Express B-lrh,which Was Operating as ‘tag Jet 009’, Arrived in Sydney on December 24 Before Continuing to the Gold Coast on December 28. It Departed the Gold Coast for Hong Kong on February 2.

Tag Aviation Global Express Vp-bem Arrived in Brisbane From Kuala Lumpur on December 23 Before Moving to Essendon on December 27. It Departed Essendon for Sydney on December 30 and Sydney for Kuala Lumpur on January 2.

Royal Malaysian Air Force Global Express M48-02 Callsign ‘rmaf 470’ Arrived in Perth From Canberra on December 7 Before Continuing to Kuala Lumpur on December 10.

Global 5000 N3389h Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong on January 20 Before Continuing to Cairns on January 23. It Departed Cairns for Hong Kong on January 26.

Tag Aviation (Asia) Global 5000 N939ap Arrived in Perth From Halim on December 6 and Departed for Hong Kong on December 7.

Tag Aviation (Asia) Global 5000 B-lim Arrived in Melbourne From Hong Kong on December 6 and Departed Sydney for Hong Kong on December 10.

Tag Aviation (Asia) Global 500 B-lrw Arrived in Brisbane From Hong Kong on January 18 and Departed for Townsville and Sydney on January 19. It Departed Sydney for Bangkok on January 21.

Metrojet Challenger 605 B-lol Arrived in Sydney From Denpasar on December 1.

It Later Visited Port Moresby, Cairns, Melbourne and Hamilton Island Before Departing Sydney for Denpasar on December 15.

Challenger 605 Vp-clj Transited Cairns on January 19 While en Route From Hong Kong to Queenstown. It Again Transited Cairns on January 22 While en Route From Queenstown to Hong Kong.

Hornbill Skyways Challenger 605 9m-atm Arrived in Perth From Kuching on December 24 Before Departing for Adelaide on December 26.

It Was Later Noted at Sydney on December 29 and Melbourne on January 1 Before Departing There on January 4 for Darwin and Kuching.

Challenger 604 N787lg Arrived in Melbourne From Halim on December 8 and After Overnighting Returned to Halim.

Learjet 35a B-4188, Which Had Been Under Maintenance in Sydney Since November 5, Departed on January 21 for Wagga Wagga and Yarrawonga Where It Received a New Coat of Paint.

Citation X N7sb Registered to Opa of Winnetka, Illinois, Arrived in Sydney From Nadi on January 8. It Continued to Adelaide on January 12, Hobart on January 15 and Auckland on January 18.

Tag Aviation (Uk) Falcon 7x G-pvht Arrived in Canberra From Male on November 29 and After Overnighting Continued to Brisbane. It Departed Brisbane for Broome and Male on December 2.

Skylane Falcon 900ex Modkz Arrived in Sydney From Papeete on January 9 and Departed for Cocos on January 14.

Macau Jet International Falcon 2000lx B-maz Arrived in Sydney From Denpasar on December 1 and Departed for Singapore on December 3.

Darta Aero Charter Falcon 50 F-golv, Which Was Operating as ‘wba101’, Arrived in Adelaide From Denpasar on December 3 and Later That Day Returned to Denpasar.

Falcon 50ex N67mt Registered to Windway Capital Corporation of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Arrived in Perth From Auckland and Adelaide on December 4 and Departed for Christmas Island on December 6.

Airmed International Hawker 800 N811am Arrived in Townsville From Majuro and Honiara on January 17 and Departed for Honiara, Majuro and Honolulu on January 19.

Ferry Flights

Bell 407 P2-hfn Ferried From Port Macquarie to Daru via the Gold Coast, Maryborough, Townsville, Cairns, Cooktown and Horn Island Between January 10 and 13.

Sander Geophysics Cessna 208b C-gsca (Traffic-jan/ Feb) Departed Latrobe Valley for Whyalla on December 14 and Arrived at Jandakot From Kalgoorlie on December 16.

Cessna 441 Vh-lem Departed Goulburn on December 10 for Canberra, Wellington and Nelson Before Returning From Nelson to Auckland and Lord Howe Island on January 5.

Cirrus Sr20 Vh-ldv Departed Archerfield on January 15 for Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island Before Continuing the Following Day to Kerikeri and Whangarei. The Owner of the Aircraft Has Moved From Australia to New Zealand Where He Will Operate the Sr20 for Angel Flight New Zealand.

Ga8-tc Airvan Vh-cqk, Which Ferried From Latrobe Valley to Cranfield, Uk, Between May 3 and May 18 ’11 (Traffic/july), Has Ferried From the Uk to the Us. On November 26 Vh-cqk Departed Cranfield for New Richmond, Wisconsin, Where It Arrived on December 2 via Wick, Reykjavik, Narsarsuaq, Goose Bay and Williamsport. It Was Cancelled From the Australian Register on December 16 and Was Later Registered N910mb to Geoloc South of Muskegon, Michigan, on January 18.

Mooney M-20j N220fc Arrived in Port Hedland From Denpasar on January 2. It is on a Round-the-world Flight and Was Later Noted Departing Kyneton for Bankstown on January 20 and Arriving at Kerikeri From Ballina and Lord Howe Island on January 30.

Pac 750xl N249nz Ex Zk-kbh, Which Was on Delivery to Skydive Guam and Was Being Ferried by Air Center One, Departed Auckland on December 16 for the Gold Coast, Cairns, Madang and Guam, Where It Arrived on December 19.

Pac 750xl P2-oma Msn 175 Ex Zk-kbm Was Noted at the Pacific Aerospace Hangar at Hamilton, Newzealand, on January 6, as Was Pac 750xl P2-sdc Msn 181 Ex Zk-kbs.

Pac 750xl P2-tnt Arrived in Cairns From Daru and Horn Island on January 9 and Departed Cairns for Horn Island on January 25.

Pa-44-180 Vh-yzw, Which Was Registered to Airflite on December 22, Arrived at Port Hedland From Halim on January 28 and Was Later Noted at Jandakot on February 1.

Pa-46-350p Vh-knv, Which Was Registered to Pressfast Industries of Cheltenham, Victoria, on June 9 ’11, Was Delivered to Moorabbin on December 14 From Noumea/ Magenta and the Gold Coast.

The Trans-pacific Ferry Flight Was Operated by American King Air Services.

Pa-46-350p N113kr Registered to Metair Aviation of New York Arrived at Moorabbin on February 2 After Ferrying in From Kupang and Alice Springs.

Nz Aerial Mapping Commander 690a Zk-pvb Arrived in Hastings on December 19 From Surabaya, Juanda, Broome, Mount Isa, Gold Coast, Lord Howe Island and Auckland.

Commander 500s N717mp Msn 3080, Which Was Ferried by Windward Aviation, Arrived at Moorabbin on December 15 From Santa Maria, California, via Hilo, Pago Pago and the Gold Coast. The Commander Was Later Registered Vh-tzs to Tex Onsite P/l of Lilydale, Victoria, on December 19.

Commander 500u N432ta Msn 1660-13, Which Was Ferried by Windward Aviation, Arrived at Moorabbin on February 8 After Completing Its Trans-pacific Flight From Santa Barbara, California, via Honolulu, Pago Pago, Noumea/magenta and the Gold Coast.

Heavy Metal

A319-115x/cj Vp-bed, Which is Operated by China Sonagol International of Hong Kong, Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong on December 23 Before Departing for Cairns on December 26. It Remained in Cairns Until December 29 When It Departed for Hong Kong.

Tag Aviation A319-115/ Cj Vq-bkk Arrived in Perth From Hong on January 24 and After Overnighting Departed to Guangzhou. It Returned to Perth From Guangzhou in the Early Hours on January 27 and After Refueling Departed to Hong Kong.

Volga-dnepr an-124 Ra‑82081 Arrived in Melbourne From Leipzig, Novosibirsk and Manila on February 4 Carrying Mining Equipment.

It Departed for Narita as Flight Vda157 on February 5.

Polet Flight an-124 Ra‑82077, as Flight Pot4754, Arrived in Perth From Colombo on January 8 and After Overnighting Departed for U-tapao as Pot4755.

Polet Flight an-124 Ra‑82075, as Flight Pot4726, Arrived in Perth From Colombo on December 18 and After Overnighting Departed for U‑tapao as Pot4727.

Antonov Airlines an-124 Ur-82009, as Flight Adb2982, Arrived in Perth From Colombo on January 24 and Departed to Narita as Adb274f on January 27.

Antonov Airlines an-124 Ur-82007, as Flight Adb2644, Arrived in Perth From Colombo on December 4 and Departed to Honolulu as Adb244f on December 5.

Meridian Air Cargo an-12bk Ur-cah Flight Mem4091 Arrived at Raaf Richmond From Christmas Island in the Early Hours of December 1 Before Continuing to Sydney the Following Day. It Departed Sydney for Denpasar as Mem4092 on December 3.

Emirates Skycargo 777-fih A6-efd Flight Uae4962 Departed Sydney on December 28 Direct to Stewart, New York.

United States of America 737-7dm/c-40c 09-0540 ‘spar 12’ Arrived in Sydney From Christchurch on January 10.

It Operated a Return Flight to Canberra on January 11 Before Departing on January 13 to Darwin and Manila.

Us Air National Guard 737-7cp/c-40c 02-0201 ‘boxer 40’ Arrived in Melbourne From Wellington on January 7.

It Later Visited Canberra, Alice Springs and Ayers Rock Before Departing Sydney for Pago Pago on January 16.

Russian State Transport Il‑96-300pu Ra-96019 Arrived in Auckland From Bandar Seri Begawan on January 30, Carrying the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs. It Continued to Sydney on January 31 and Nadi on February 1.

Lynden Cargo Lockheed L‑382g N404lc Flight Lyc276 Departed Nadzab for Cairns and Port Moresby on December 18.