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Qantas Withdrew 747-438 Vh-ojf From Service in Los Angeles on June 3 After It Operated Qf108 From New York. The Following Day Vh-ojf as Qf6021 Ferried From Los Angeles to Victorville, California Where It Was Placed in Storage.

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747-438 Vh-ojf City of Perth Was Delivered to Qantas in Sydney on April 8 ’90 After Operating Qf531 From Seattle.

747-438 Vh-ojp Was Planned to Be Withdrawn From Qantas Service in June With the Aircraft to Be Parked at Victorville.

747-48e Vh-oeb Departed Sydney for Papeete on May 30 as Qf6034 on the First Leg of a Captain’s Choice Tour to Central and South America. From Papeete Vh-oeb Continued to Havana-panama City-guayaquil-lima-rio De Janeiro-iguassu Falls-buenos Aires and Easter Island Before Returning to Sydney on June 18.

A330-303 Vh-qpc Operated the Final Qantas Service to Mumbai as the Airline Further Reduced Its International Network. Vh-qpc as Qf51 Departed Singapore for Mumbai on May 3 and Qf52 Mumbai to Singapore (Arriving May 4).

A330-203 Vh-ebh Operated the Final Qantas Service Qf25/26 on the Auckland-los Angeles-auckland Route, Departing Auckland on May 5 and Returning on May 7. Vh-ebh Also Operated the Final A330-200 Service Qf107/108 Los Angeles-new York-los Angeles on May 5 With 747-400s Taking Over the Route.

Qantaslink Took Delivery of 717-2bl N902me at Adelaide on May 8 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Manila and Darwin. N902me Had Earlier Departed Miami on May 4 for Billings, Montana, Anchorage and Magadan, Russia. The Ferry Flight, Which Was Contracted to Southern Cross Aviation, Operated as Sxa 919. The 717 Was Registered Vh-nxj on May 11 and on May 26 It Was Ferried From Adelaide to Perth. 717-2bl Vh-nxj Entered Service With Qantaslink on May 27 When It Operated Qf1908 From Perth to Karratha. Delivery and Entry Into Service of Vh-nxj Takes the Qantaslink 717-200 Fleet to 13.

Qantaslink Dhc-8-q402 Msn 4414 Was Noted on the Production Line at Downsview on May 12.

Jetstar Japan Took Delivery of A320-232 Ja02jj Msn 5145 at Narita on May 27 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Toulouse via Cairo, Muscat and Hanoi.

A320-232 Ja03jj Msn 5161, Which Will Be the Third of Type in the Jetstar Japan Fleet, Was Planned for Delivery in June.

Airline News

PASSING THROUGH Air Niugini Dash 8-201 P2-PXI transited Cairns on its delivery flight to Port Moresby in May.
(William Whitchurch)

Air New Zealand 747-419 Zk-nbt, Which Was Withdrawn From Service on February 12, Departed Auckland on May 8 as Nz6046 for Los Angeles and Goodyear, Arizona Where It Arrived on May 10. Zk-nbt Will Be Scrapped at Goodyear and Was Cancelled From the New Zealand Register on May 11.
747-419 Zk-nbt Kaikoura Was Delivered to Air New Zealand in Auckland on November 2 ’90 After It Ferried in From Seattle as Nz6009.

747-419 Zk-nbu, Which Was Withdrawn From Service on February 27, Departed Auckland on May 11 as Nz6048 for Los Angeles and Goodyear Where It Arrived on May 11. Zk-nbu Will Be Scrapped at Goodyear and Was Cancelled From the New Zealand Register on May 14.

747-419 Zk-nbu Rotorua Was Delivered to Air New Zealand in Auckland on September 15 ’92 After It Ferried in From Seattle as Nz7400.

747-400 Zk-nbv and 747-400 Zk-suh Are the Last Two of Type Remaining in Service With Air New Zealand and They Are Mainly Utilised on the Auckland to San Francisco Route.

Air Niugini Took Delivery of Dash 8-201 P2-pxi at Port Moresby on May 31 After the Aircraft Ferried in From Calgary via Churchill-iqaluit-nuuk-rekyjavik-shannon-milan/linate-athens-sharm El-sheikh-muscat-mumbai-dhaka-hanoi-manila-menado-darwin and Cairns.

757-23n Tf-fic Has Terminated Its Wet Lease From Icelandair After Operating Px11/06 From Manila to Port Moresby (Arrive May 7). The 757, Which Entered Service With Air Niugini on March 21, Departed Port Moresby for Manila on May 8 as Px6001.

Air Niugini Still Has Fokker F28-4000 P2-ani and F28-4000 P2-ans in Long Term Storage at Port Moresby.

Air North E-170-100lr Vh-anv Was Noted at Darwin on May 6 Carrying the Name Makikit Timor.

Air Pacific 767-3x2er Dq-fjc (Traffic/may) Was Registered N531cl to Awas Aviation Services of New York on May 25 Before Being Ferried From Atlanta to Marana, Arizona on May 29 Where It Was Placed in Storage.

Airwork Took Delivery of 737-4q8f N709ag in Auckland on January 8 and Later Registered the Aircraft Zk-tlf. The All White 737 Entered Service on May 10 When It Operated Pst41/42 Auckland-christchurch-auckland, However, on May 12 Zk-tlf Was Ferried From Auckland to Brisbane as Awk734 Where It Later Commenced Operations With Toll Priority (See Below).

Cobham Bae 146-300/rj100 Vh-nji Was Test Flown at Adelaide on June 2 Before Being Ferried to Perth on June 4.

Toll Priority Placed 737-4q8f Zk-tlf Into Service on May 22 When the Aircraft Operated Tfr21/41 Brisbane-sydney-brisbane.

Toll 737-3b7f Zk-tla C/s Airwork 01 Ferried From Brisbane to Auckland on May 11 for Planned Maintenance.

Vincent Aviation Bae 146-200 Zk-eco Operated a Flight for Bill Peach Journeys in May With the Aircraft Departing Sydney on the 15th as Vin810 for Longreach, Tindal, Darwin, Kununurra, Broome, Ayers Rock, Alice Springs and Broken Hill Before Returning to Sydney on May 26. The Following Day the Bae 146-200 Zk-eco Departed Sydney for Wellington.

Jetstream 32 Zk-lfw Msn 976 Ex Vh-otr Was Registered to Vincent Aviation on May 21 (Traffic/june) With the Aircraft Planned to Enter Service With Life Flight Wellington on June 14.

Vincent is Planning to Add Saab 340b+ N408xj Msn 340b-408 and Saab 340b+ N421xj Msn 340b-421 to Their Fleet by Late August.

Virgin Group News

NO MORE BONNIE BLUE The former Pacific Blue 737-8FE ZK-PBA is now repainted in Virgin Australia colours and
renamed Peaceful Bay. (Brenden Scott)
LOCAL FLIGHT Sydney-based Challenger 604 VH-EVJ departs Essendon recently. (Gordon Reid)

In This Issue We Report the Delivery of a 737-800 and Atr 72-500 and the Departure of Two 737-700s.

A330-243 Vh-xfc Mooloolaba Beach, Which Was Delivered to Melbourne on April 7, Entered Service on May 15 When It Operated Dj813 From Melbourne to Sydney.

A330-243 Vh-xfd Bells

Beach, Which Was Delivered to Melbourne on April 27, Entered Service on May 14 When It Operated Dj691 From Melbourne to Perth.

737-8fe Vh-yfl Sandy Beach Was Delivered to Brisbane on June 27 After It Ferried in From Boeing Field via Lihue and Nadi as Dj9082. Vh-yfl Entered Service With Virgin Australia on June 3 When It Operated Dj555 From Brisbane to Townsville.

737-8fe Vh-yih Msn 38712 Was Planned for Delivery to Virgin Australia in Brisbane in Late June.

737-8fe Vh-yil Msn 38713 Was Registered to Virgin Australia on May 22 as Were 737-8fes Vh-yim 38716, Vh-yio 38714 and Vh-yiq 39715.
737-8fe Zk-pba Peaceful Bay, Which Was Previously Named Bonnie Blue, Has Been Painted in Virgin Australia Colours at Christchurch and on May 2 It Returned to Service as Dj71 From Christchurch to Sydney.

737-8fe Zk-pbb Indian Head Which Was Previously Named Whitney Sundays Has Been Painted in Virgin Australia Colours at Christchurch. On May 17 It Returned to Service When It Operated Dj61 From Christchurch to Melbourne.

737-7q8 Vh-vbj, Which Was Withdrawn From Service in Melbourne on April 2 (Traffic/june), Departed Melbourne for Kuala Lumpur as Flight Dj9085 on May 10.

737-7q8 Vh-vbj Perth Princess Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on June 23 ’02 After It Ferried in From Seattle via Kahului and Nadi as Dj9063.

737-7q8 Vh-vbk Was Withdrawn From Service on May 30 After Operating Dj386 From Townsville to Brisbane. Vh-vbk Departed Brisbane for Darwin as Dj9083 on June 1 and After Overnighting It Continued to Shanghai for End-of-lease Maintenance.

737-7q8 Vh-vbk Lady Victoria Was Delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on July 13 ’02 After It Ferried in From Seattle via Kahului and Nadi as Dj9063.

Virgin Australia Took Delivery of Atr 72-500 Oy-cjv Kirra Beach at Brisbane in the Early Hours of May 15 After the Aircraft Completed Its Ferry Flight From Maastricht, Holland via Trabzon-al Ain-chennai-penang and Kupang. The Ferry Flight Which Was Contracted to Southern Cross Aviation Operated as Southern Cross 1217.

The Atr 72-500, Which is the Sixth of Type in the Virgin Australia Fleet, Was Registered Vh-fvx on May 18 and Entered Service on June 1 When It Operated Dj361 From Brisbane to Townsville.

Regional Airline News

Adventist Aviation Services Pac 750xl P2-sdc Msn 177 Ex Zk-kbo Departed Ardmore on May 29 for Kerikeri on the First Leg of Its Delivery Flight to Goroka. P2-sdc Continued to Lord Howe Island and Redcliffe Before Ferrying to Cairns on May 30 and Daru on June 1.

Gam Commander 690 Vh-ujg, Which Had Been Stripped of Parts, Was Scrapped at Essendon on May 15.

Hardy Aviation Has Added a Sixth Cessna 404 to Its Fleet With the Introduction Into Service on May 17 of Vh-anp, an Aircraft Which Was Previously Operated by Goldfields Air Services.

Ok Tedi Dhc-6-400 C-govn, Which Was Delivered to Cairns on March 13 (Traffic/may), Was Noted There on June 2 Now Registered P2-irm.
Rfds/south Eastern King Air B200 Vh-mwu, Which Was Last Operated by Air Ambulance Victoria and Has Been Parked at Essendon Since June 30 ’11, Departed for Charleville and Cairns on April 30.

Skytraders Casa 212 Vh-vha Callsign ‘snowdrop 2’ Departed Essendon for Broken Hill and Alice Springs on May 28 and After Overnighting It Continued to Darwin Where It Has Commenced Local Operations.

Southwest Air Dhc-6-300 P2-swe Arrived at Archerfield on May 3 for Planned Maintenance With the Aircraft Ferrying in From Port Moresby via Daru, Cairns and Mackay.

Timor Air, Which Operated Services Between Darwin and Dili With Saab 340b Aircraft Leased From Vincent Aviation, Suspended Operations on March 19.

Saab 340b Zk-vaa Which Carried the Colours of Timor Air Operated Its Last Flight on the Route on March 11 as Vin617 From Dili to Darwin With the Aircraft Later Noted at Darwin on May 21 With Its Timor Air Colours Removed.

Saab 340b Zk-vab Which Carries Vincent Colours Operated the Final Service for Timor Air on March 19 as Vin616/617 Darwin-dili-darwin.

Bizjet News

GROWING FLEET Virgin Australia’s sixth ATR 72-500, VH-FVX, on approach into Townsville on its first revenue service for
the airline on June 1. (Dave Parer)

In This Issue We Report the Delivery of a Global Express and the Departure of a Citation Sovereign.

Global Express M-btar Was Registered to Avwest Aircraft of Cotteslow, Western Australia on May 12 Before Being Delivered to Perth From Male on May 20. The Global Express, Which is a 2008 Production Aircraft, Was Previously Operated by Acm Air Charter of Baden Baden as D-akaz.
Global Express M-btar Joins Global Express M-atar and Global 5000 N900tr in Service With Avwest.

Citation Sovereign Zk-jth, Which Was Registered to Pacific Jets in Christchurch, Departed Auckland for Apia and Maui on May 2. Zk-jth Was Later Cancelled From the New Zealand Register on May 18 as ‘exported’ and It is Reported That It Will Return to the Uscar as N121tl.

Sovereign N121tl Msn 680-0058 Was Delivered to Auckland on August 12 ’09 and Was Registered Zk-jth to Jet Trader Holdings on November 20 ’09.

Shazo Holdings Citation Ii Vh-cfo Has Been Leased to Airlines Png and on May 15 It Departed the Gold Coast for Cairns and Port Moresby Where It Was Handed Over to Airlines Png. Vh-cfo Was Cancelled From the Australian Register on May 18 and Was Later Registered P2-sos Which is an Appropriate Registration as It Will Be Utilised on Flights for the International Sos Medical Rescue.

Citation 11 Vh-wnz on May 10 Changed Its Registered Holder to Aeromil Pacific of Mudjimba, Queensland and Its Registered Operator to Flight Options (Australia) of Mudjimba, Queensland.

Challenger 604 N604au, Which Has Been Based at Essendon Since May 11 ’10, is Now Shown on the Us Civil Register as Being Registered to Anza Aviation of Gahanna, Ohio.

Premier Vh-vhp Changed Its Registered Operator to Mandalay Holdings of Brisbane on May 11.

King Air B200 N635sf Msn Bb-1847 Registered to Fargo Jet Center of Fargo, North Dakota Was Delivered to Ardmore on May 29 With the Aircraft Ferrying in From Halim, Broome, Sydney and Auckland. Earlier on May 22/23 N635sf, Which Was Ferried by Rangeflyers of Wichita, Crossed the Atlantic From Bangor/maine to St Johns and Santa Maria, Azores.

King Air C90 Vh-cfo Msn Lj510 Was Registered to Aviation Australia of Eagle Farm, Queensland on May 24. The King Air C90, Then Registered Xu-hbb, Was Delivered to Brisbane on March 10.

Gulfstreams Galore

HEAVY METAL BIZJET Global 5000 VT-JSB of Jindal Steel and Power in Brisbane in May. (Craig Murray)

Millrock Aviation Financial Gulfstream 550 N119le Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on June 4 and Continued to Melbourne on June 5.
Emperor Express Gulfstream 550 B-8156 Arrived in Sydney From Macau on May 22 and Departed to Hong Kong on May 24.

Netjets Europe Gulfstream 550 Cs-dkj, Which Was Operating as Nje307u, Arrived in Sydney From Narita on May 11 and Departed to Auckland and Santiago on May 15.

International Jetclub Gulfstream 550 M-ybjk Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong on May 28 and After Overnighting Departed for Por Moresby.
Luxottica Leasing Gulfstream 550 I-luxo Arrived in Sydney From Singapore on May 31 and Departed for Guangzhou on June 2.

North Pacific Enterprises Gulfstream V N83cw Arrived in Melbourne From Honolulu on May 23 Before Continuing the Same Day to Canberra and Sydney. After Overnighting in Sydney N83cw Departed for the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Honolulu.

National Express Gulfstream V N95ae Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on May 7 and After Overnighting Continued to Hong Kong.

Netjets Gulfstream V N509qs Arrived in Darwin From Halim on May 9 and Departed to Timika on May 12.

Bahc 5 Gulfstream V N556tt Arrived in Sydney From Mumbai on May 14 Before Returning There on May 16.

Ptero Inc of Santa Monica Gulfstream V N740ss Arrived in Sydney From Honolulu on May 9 and Was Later Seen in Melbourne and Brisbane Before Departing Melbourne for Honolulu on May 31.

Dfz Gulfstream V N1892, Which Was Operating as Jas95, Arrived at Essendon From Hong Kong on May 26 Before Continuing to Sydney on May 27. N1892 Departed Sydney for Honolulu on May 29.

Us Coast Guard Gulfstream V/vc-4a 02, Which Arrived in Brisbane May 4 (Traffic/june), Departed to Hickam Afb on May 5.

Nanshan Jet Gulfstream 450 B-8155, Which Was Operating as Nsj882, Arrived at the Gold Coast From Singapore on May 9 and After Over-nighting Continued to Sydney. B-8155 Departed Sydney for Bandar Seri Begawan as Nsj885 on May 13.

Martin Aviation Gulfstream Iv N77wl Transited the Gold Coast on June 5 While en Route From Singapore to Auckland.

Sirio Spa Gulfstream Iv I-dlgh Arrived in Sydney From Hong Kong on May 18 and Departed to Singapore on May 22.

Us Navy Gulfstream Iv/c-20g 165151, Which Arrived in Brisbane May 4 (Traffic/june), Departed to Anderson Afb on May 6.

Overseas Bizjets

MEDICAL RETRIEVAL Chiron Flight Services Learjet 35A HS-CFS arrived in Perth on May 18 operating a medevac flight.
(Duncan Watkinson)
OUTBOUND Shorts Skyvan VH-IBS transits Broome on its delivery flight to Israel. (Simon Wilson

Bombardier Global 6000 C-gbty Arrived in Melbourne From Halim in the Early Hours of May 20 and Later That Day Departed for Halim and Hong Kong.

Jet Aviation Asia Global 5000 Vp-cgm Arrived at the Gold Coast From Hong Kong on May 28 Before Continuing to Sydney on May 30 and Perth on June 1. Vp-cgm Departed Perth for Hong Kong on June 3.

Tag Aviation Global 5000 N103zz, Which Was Operating as Tbj29, Arrived in Sydney From Beijing on May 25 Before Continuing to Essendon on May 26. N103zz Departed Essendon for Hong Kong on May 29.

Jindal Steel and Power Global 5000 Vt-jsb Arrived in Brisbane From Delhi on May 17 and Departed for Don Muang on May 19.

G C Air Global Express N488ch Which Arrived in Melbourne May 5 (Traffic/june) Departed to Napier on May 9.

Media Consulting Services Global Express N9253v Arrived in Brisbane From Singapore and Port Moresby on May 12 and Departed to Gurney, Port Moresby and Singapore on May 20.

Beijing Airlines Global Express B-8266, Which Was Operating as Bjn886, Arrived in Sydney From Qingdao, China on May 15 and Departed for Qingdao on May 19.

Fai Air Service Global Express D-axtm, Which Was Operating as Ifa684, Transited Darwin on May 31 While en Route From Colombo to Gove.

Avenir Worldwide Global Express Vp-bji Arrived in Canberra From Halim on May 21 and After Over-nighting Continued to Perth. Vp-bji Departed Perth for Denpasar on May 24.

Jet Asia Macau Challenger 605 N880hk Transited Darwin in the Early Hours of May 27 While en Route From Macau to Auckland. The Challenger 605 Departed Auckland for the Gold Coast on June 1 Before Continuing to Darwin and Macau on June 3.

Karnavati Aviation Challenger 605 Vt-apl, Which Arrived in Brisbane May 2 (Traffic/june), Departed to Halim on May 6.

African Petroleum Challenger 601 G-lwdc Arrived at Perth From Male and Cocos on May 26 and Departed to Kota Kinabalu on June 2.

Precious Jet Learjet 60 N50lk Arrived at Essendon From Seletar and Darwin on May 5 and After Overnighting Departing for Darwin and Seletar.

Learjet 35a B-4187, Which Arrived at Yarawonga for Maintenance on April 2, Departed for Wagga Wagga and Sydney on May 29.

Chiron Flight Services Learjet 35a Hs-cfs Arrived in Perth From Denpasar on May 18 Was Operating a Medevac Flight and After Overnighting Returned to Denpasar.

Citation Sovereign N884rs, Which Arrived at Bankstown on April 30 (Traffic/june), Departed for Darwin and Halim on May 9.

Citation Sovereign N3099 Arrived in Darwin From Halim on May 11 Before Returning to Halim on May 18.

Stork Ltd Falcon 7x Vp-bze Arrived in Perth From Male on May 21 Before Continuing to Sydney on May 23. The Falcon 7x Departed Sydney for Auckland on May 24.

Acm Air Charter Falcon 2000ex D-bffb, Which Visited a Number of Australian Airports in April, Arrived in Sydney From Queenstown on May 7. The Falcon 2000ex Departed for the Gold Coast on May 9 Before Continuing to Singapore on May 11.

Falcon 900ex N44vp Registered to Gable S Corporation of West Linn, Oregon Arrived in Perth From Denpasar on May 7. N44vp Operated a Return Flight to Karratha on May 10 Before Departing to Auckland on May 11.

Rpg Group Beechjet 400a Vt-rpg Arrived at Jandakot From Halim and Port Hedland on May 24.

Ferry Flights

BIG OIL Oil company Saudi Aramco’s 767-2AX N767A in Adelaide in mid-May. (Ryan Hothersall)
OMEGA 71 Omega Air 707 tanker N707MQ spent time in Australia in May-June. (Duncan Watkinson)

Aerospatiale As350 B P2-ths Ferried From Coen to Cairns, Townsville and Mackay on May 22 Before Continuing South to Gladstone and Caloundra the Following Day. P2-ths Was Later Noted at Essendon on May 31.

Hevi Lift (Png) Bell 212 P2-hci Departed Cairns for Cooktown on May 15 in Company With Hevi Lift (Png) Bell 212 P2-hcj Which Carries Pngdf Markings.

Hevi Lift (Png) Bell 212 P2-hcq, Which Also Carries Pngdf Markings, Arrived at Cairns From Mount Hagen and Horn Island on May 29.
Cessna 207 Zk-seu Departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island on May 11 Before Continuing the Following Day to Lord Howe Island, Gold Coast and Lismore.

Skyvan Vh-ibs, Which Was Registered to the Mobile Carpet Cleaning Factory of Milperra, Nsw and Was Operated by Sydney Skydiving From Wilton, Nsw, Ferried From Alice Springs to Colombo via Broome and Cocos Island Between May 12 and 15. The All-white Skyvan Was Cancelled From the Register on May 22 as Exported to Israel.

Skyvan Vh-ibo is Also Registered to the Mobile Carpet Cleaning Factory and is Parked at Bankstown With Many Parts Missing and Was Also Cancelled From the Register on May 22 as Exported to Israel.

Baron G58 N8085u, Which Was Being Ferried by Windward Aviation and is Planned for Delivery to Jandakot, Departed Tracy, California for Hilo on June 2.
Baron 58 Zk-wlv Departed Auckland for Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island on June 2 Before Continuing to the Gold Coast and Narrabri on June 3.
Baron 58 N209p Registered to Gateway Air Center of Merced, California Arrived at Jandakot on May 23 After Ferrying in From Merced via Hilo, Pago Pago, Gold Coast, Broken Hill and Kalgoorlie.

Australian Aerial Surveys Pac 750xl Vh-eaj Ferried Into Broome From Denpasar on May 13 Before Continuing to Alice Springs, Bourke and Bankstown Where It Arrived on May 17.

Australian Aerial Surveys Pac750xl Vh-eak Ferried Into Broome From Denpasar on May 21 Before Continuing to Alice Springs, Dubbo and Bankstown Where It Arrived on May 24.

Golden Falcon Aviation Avanti N787jh, Which Arrived at Jandakot on April 15, Departed for Broome on May 23 and After Overnighting Continued to Ambon.

Airfast Indonesia Beech 1900d Pk-ocy Arrived in Darwin From Denpasar on May 17 Before Returning to Denpasar on May 22.
Travira Air Beech 1900d Pk-tvv Arrived in Perth From Denpasar and Broome on May 20.

Rnzaf King Air B200 Nz1882 Callsign ‘kiwi 608’ Departed Ohakea for Norfolk Island and Amberley on May 17 and After Overnighting Continued to Cairns via Rockhampton, Hamilton Island and Townsville.

Heavy Metal

EX REX Royal Thai Air Force Saab 340B 70202, the former Kendell Airlines/Regional Express VH-EKN. (Russell Legg)

Polet Flight an-124 Ra-82068 (Traffic/june) Departed Perth for Chitose, Japan on May 8.

Scoot 777-212er 9v-otc Callsign ‘scooter 2’ Operated Their Inaugural Service Into Sydney From Singapore on June 5.

Boeing 787-8 N787bx Callsign ‘boe 787’ Arrived in Sydney Direct From Boeing Field on May 24. The 787-8 Was on Demonstration Tour and Operated a Return Flight to Brisbane on May 26 Followed by a Return Flight to Melbourne on May 27. It Departed Sydney for Auckland on May 29 and the Following Day Operated a Return Flight to Christchurch. N787bx Departed Auckland for Darwin on May 31 Before Continuing the Following Day to Tashkent.
767-2ax N767a Registered to Aramco Associated of Houston Arrived in Adelaide From Miyazaki, Japan on May 11 and Departed for Kahului on May 14.

Us Navy Boeing 737-8fverx/p-8a Poseidons 167955 Callsign ‘vvja955’ and 167956 Callsign ‘vvja956’ Arrived at Amberley From Hickam and Pago Pago on May 31 and After Overnighting Departed for Pearce.

Omega Air 707-368c N707mq ‘omega 71’ Arrived in Darwin From Denpasar on May 8 and Was Later Seen at Newcastle, Amberley, Alice Springs and Perth Before Departing Cairns for Honolulu on June 2.

Lynden Cargo Lockheed L-382g P2-lac Transited Darwin on May 24 as Flight Lac406 While en-route From Nadzab to Denpasar.

Us Marines Kc-130j 167982/qd ‘sumo 63’ Arrived in Darwin From Mcas Futenma, Okinawa on May 10 and Departed to U-tapao on May 12.us Marines Kc-130j 168066/qd ‘sumo 55’ Arrived in Melbourne From Futenma and Darwin on May 20 and After Over-nighting Departed for Darwin and Futenma.

Us Marines Kc-130j 168074/qd ‘sumo 64’ Arrived in Darwin From Futenma on May 10.

Us Marines Kc-130j 168075/qd ‘sumo 54’ (Traffic/june) Departed Melbourne for Darwin on May 1 and After Overnighting Continued to Futenma.

Royal Thai Air Force Saab 340b 70202 Arrived in Darwin From Denpasar on May 12 and Returned There on May 14. This Saab is Better Known to Readers as Vh-ekn Which Was Delivered to Kendell Airlines in Wagga Wagga on October 16 ’95.

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