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Jet Airliner Deliveries July-december 2011

for the Six-month Period July to December 2011 a Total of 35 Commercial Jet Aircraft Were Delivered to Operators in Our Region. This, on Top of the 31 Aircraft Delivered January to June 2011, Brought the Annual Total to 66, Which Was a 40 Per Cent Rise on the Previous Year. Commercial Jet Aircraft Deliver-ies 2006 Through 2010 Were 29, 40, 57, 32 and 47.

The July to December Deliv-eries Broken Down Into Types Were Two A380-800s, Three A330-200s, Four A320-200s, One 777-300, One 757-200f, Eighteen 737-800s, One E-190, Three Fokker 100s and Two Fokker 70s.

July Deliveries Were Fok-ker 70 Vh-qqx to Alliance as 9h-afs in Brisbane on the 2nd; Fokker 70 Vh-qqy to Alliance as 9h-afz in Brisbane on the 10th; 737-838 Vh-vzo Bendigo to Qantas in Melbourne on the 11th and 737-838 Vh-vzp Whyalla to Qantas in Melbourne on the 24th.

August Saw the Arrival of 737-8fe Vh-yia to Vir-gin Australia in Brisbane on the 7th; E-190-100igw Vh-zpt to Virgin Aus-tralia in Brisbane on the 11th; 757-236f G-csvs to Tasman Cargo in Auckland on the 14th; 737-838 Zk-zqh Charles Upham to Qantas/jetconnect in Melbourne on the 20th; and Fokker 100 Vh-xwp to Alli-ance in Adelaide on the 28th.

September Deliveries Were 737-838 Vh-vzr Coral Bay to Qantas in Melbourne on the 2nd; 737-8fe Vh-yib to Vir-gin Australia in Brisbane on the 7th; 737-838 Vh-vzs Tam-worth to Qantas in Melbourne on the 17th; and A330-202 Vh-ebr to Jetstar in Sydney on the 30th.

October Saw the Arrival of 777-319er Zk-okp to Air New Zealand in Auckland on the 9th; 737-8fe Vh-yfh Mendil Beach to Virgin Aus-tralia in Brisbane on the 16th; 737-838 Vh-vzt Kalgoorlie to Qantas in Melbourne on the 17th; and 737-86j Dq-fjm Mamanuca Islands to Air Pacific in Nadi on the 18th.

November Deliveries Were 737-838 Vh-vzu Lorne to Qantas in Melbourne on the 6th; 737-8fe Vh-yvc Jetty Beach to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 10th; A330-202 Vh-ebs to Jetstar in Melbourne on the 12th; A320-232 Zk-ojr to Air New Zealand in Auckland on the 13th; A320-232 Vh-vga to Jetstar in Melbourne on the 24th; 737-838 Vh-yvd Salmon Beach to Virgin Aus-tralia in Brisbane on the 26th; and A380-842 Vh-oqk John and Reginald Duigan to Qantas in Sydney on the 27th.

December Saw the Arrival of 737-8fe Vh-yid Rainbow Beach to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 3rd; 737-838 Vh-vzv Palm Cove to Qantas in Melbourne on the 9th; A320-232 Vh-vfd to Jetstar in Melbourne on the 10th; A330-223 Tc-etk to Air Australia in Brisbane on the 13th; 737-8fe Vh-yfk Long Beach to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 14th; A320-232 Zk-ojs to Air New Zealand in Auckland on the 17th; A380-832 Vh-oql Phyllis Arnott to Qantas in Syd-ney on the 17th; Fokker 100 Vh-xwo to Alliance in Brisbane on the 19th; 737-8fe Vh-yie Fingal Beach to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 23rd; Fokker 100 Vh-nhg to Network in Perth on the 24th; and 737-838 Vh-vzw Beaconsfield to Qantas in Mel-bourne on the 30th.

Also of Note Was That Air Niugini Leased A310-304 Cs-tki From October 5 ’11 to December 16 ’11.

Jet Airliner Deliveries January-june 2012

for the Six-month Period January to June 2012 a Total of 23 Commercial Jet Aircraft Were Delivered to Operators in Our Region. This Compares With Figures of 30, 14, 20 and 31 for the First Six Months of 2008 Thru 2011. The January to June Deliveries Broken Down Into Types Were Three A330-200s, One A320-200, One 777-300, Nine 737-800s, One 737-400f, Two 717-200s, One Erj-135 and Five Fokker 100s.

January Saw the Arrival of 737-4q8f Zk-tlf as N709ag to Airwork Flight Operations in Auckland on the 8th; 777-319er Zk-okq to Air New Zealand in Auck-land on the 12th; Fokker 100 Vh-nhq as Ph-zfv to Network Aviation in Perth on the 20th; and 737-8fe Vh-yif Sorrento Beach to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 27th.

February Deliveries Were Fok-ker 100 Vh-fxf as Ph-abx to Skywest in Perth on the 3rd; 737-838 Vh-vzx Daylesford to Qantas in Melbourne on the 4th; 737-8fe Vh-yig Kings Beach to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 11th; Fok-ker 100 Vh-nhv as Ph-zfw to Network Avia-tion in Perth on the 26th; and 737-8fe Vh-yfg Hanson Bay to Virgin Australia in Bris-bane on the 29th.

March Saw the Arrival of 737-838 Vh-vzy Temora to Qantas in Melbourne on the 3rd; A320-232 Vh-vff to Jetstar in Melbourne on the 11th; Embraer Erj-135lr Vh-jtg to Jetgo in Bris-bane on the 14th; Fokker 100 Vh-fzo as Ph-lmy to Sky-west in Perth on the 19th; and 737-8fe Vh-yfi Porpoise Bay to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 21st.

April Deliveries Were A330-243 Vh-xfc Moolo-olaba Beach to Virgin Australia in Melbourne on the 7th; 717-2bl Vh-nxr as N904me to Qantaslink in Adelaide on the 8th; Fok-ker 100 Vh-nhn to Network Aviation in Perth on the 24th; 737-838 Vh-vzz Walpole to Qantas in Melbourne on the 27th; and A330-243 Vh-xfd Bells Beach to Virgin Australia in Melbourne on the 27th.

May Saw the Arrival of 717-2bl Vh-nxj as N902me to Qantaslink in Adelaide on the 8th; and 737-8fe Vh-yfl Sandy Bay to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 27th.

June Deliveries Were A330-243 Vh-xfe Manly Beach to Virgin Australia in Melbourne on the 19th; and 737-8fe Vh-yih Hastings Point to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 20th.

Also of Note Was That Air Ni-ugini Leased 757-23n Tf-fic From 19/03/12 to 07/05/12.

Jet Airliner Departures July-december ’11

for the Six Months July to December ’11 a Total of 14 Jet Airliners Were Removed From Service in Our Region and by Type They Comprised Two 747-400s, Two 767-300s, One 757-200, Three 737-700s, Three 737-400s, Two E-170-100lrs and a Fokker 100.

Combined With the 15 Departures in January-june ’11 This Brought the 2011 Annual Total to 29. By Comparison, Commercial Jet Departures for the Years 2007 to 2010 Were 26, 10, 25 and 16.

July Saw Qantas 767-338er Vh-ogb Now Registered N362cm Depart Sydney on the 8th for Male and Tel Aviv Where It Was Converted to a Freighter for Cargo Aircraft Management of Orlando, Florida.

August Departures Were Qantas 737-476 Vh-tjt From Melbourne on the 24th via Ports to Budapest on Delivery to Sayegh Group Aviation; and Tasman Cargo Airlines 757-236f G-bmrj From Auckland on the 31st on Its Return to Dhl in Europe.

September Saw Virgin Australia 737-7q8 Vh-vbd, Which Had Terminated Its Lease, Depart Melbourne on the 7th for Kuala Lumpur; and Return to Ilfc of Virgin Australia E-170-100lr Vh-zhd Which Departed Melbourne on the 7th for Great Falls, Montana and Later Service With Delta Connection Carrier Com-pass Airlines as N749cz.

October Departures Were Qantas 767-338er Vh-ogf Now Registered N363cm From Sydney Direct to Los Angeles on the 22nd on Delivery to Cargo Aircraft Management of Orlando, Florida; Qantas/ Jetconnect 737-476 Zk-jtp From Auckland on the 26th for Brisbane, Darwin and Jakarta Where It Later Entered Service With Metro Batavia as Pk-yuy; and Air New Zealand 747-419 Zk-nbw From Auckland on the 31st for Los Angeles and Tel Aviv Where Ilfc Had It Converted to a Freighter.

November Saw Virgin Australia 737-7q8 Vh-vbf, Which Had Terminated Its Lease, Depart Melbourne on the 12th for Kuala Lumpur and Return to Ilfc; Network Aviation Fokker 100 Vh-nhf Was Cancelled From the Register on the 16th as ‘aircraft Reduced to Spares’. The Fokker 100 Was Later Cut Up Before Being Removed From Perth Airport on December 13; Qantas 737-476 Vh-tjf Depart Melbourne on the 19th for Sydney, Apia, Honolulu and Victorville, Cali-fornia for Storage; and Virgin Australia E-170 -100lr Vh-zhe Depart Melbourne on the 22nd for Nashville, Tennessee and Later Service With Delta Connection Carrier Compass Airlines as N751cz.

December Departures Were Virgin Australia 737-76n Vh-vbm From Brisbane to Kuala Lumpur on the 26th on Termination of Its Lease From Gecas; and Qantas 747-438 Vh-ojn From Los Angeles to Victorville, California on the 30th for Storage.

Jet Airliner Departures January-june 2012

for the Six Months January to June ’12 27 Jet Airliners Were Withdrawn From Service With Most Departing the Region.

The January to June Depar-tures Broken Down Into Types Were Two A330-200s, Three A320-200s, Five 747-400s, Two 767-300s, One 737-800, Six 737-700s, Four 737-400s, Two 737-300s, One 737-200 and One E-170.

January Saw the Departure of Air Pacific 767-3x2er Dq-fjc From Nadi on the 15th With the Aircraft Fer-ried to Guangzhou for End of Lease Maintenance and Return to Awas; Virgin Australia 737-7q8 Vh-vbh From Bris-bane on the 17th for Darwin and Shanghai/pudong for End of Lease Maintenance and Return to Ilfc; and Virgin Australia E-170-100lr Vh-zhf From Melbourne on the 24th on Ferry to Great Falls, Montana and Later Entry Into Service With Delta Connection Carrier Com-pass Airlines as N752cz.

February Departures Were Virgin Australia 737-8bk Vh-vob From Brisbane on the 4th to Kuala Lumpur for End of Lease Maintenance and Return to Citg; Qan-tas 737-476 Vh-tjo From Melbourne on the 10th on Ferry to Victorville, California for Storage; Qantas 767-338er Vh-oge Now Registered N364cm From Sydney on the 11th on Delivery to Cargo Aircraft Management; Atlas Air A330-223 Tc-etk From Phuket on the 24th to Istan-bul After Air Australia Had Ceased Operations; Air Aus-tralia A330-223 Vh-ssa From Honolulu on the 25th to Mon-treal and Zurich and Return to Swiss International; Virgin Australia 737-7q8 Vh-vbi From Brisbane on the 29th for Darwin and Shanghai/pudong for End of Lease Maintenance and Return to Ilfc; Air Australia A320-212 Vh-yqa From Brisbane on 29th on Ferry to Montpellier, France Where It Was Later Registered F-wtau; and Qantas 737-4l7 Vh-tjw From Melbourne on the 29th on Ferry to Victorville, Califor-nia for Storage.

March Saw the Departure of Air Australia A320-212 Vh-yqc From Brisbane on the 1st for Majuro, Honolulu and Goodyear, Arizona Where It Was Registered N268at to Aeroturbine of Miami; and Virgin Australia 737-76n Vh-vbn From Brisbane on the 28th to Kuala Lumpur for End of Lease Maintenance and Return to Gecas.

April Departures Were Air Australia A320-212 Vh-yqb Now Registered N549cl From Perth to Kuala Lumpur, Male, Abu Dhabi and Budapest; Air New Zealand 737-3k2 Zk-sje Now Registered Xa-vit From Christchurch on the 6th for Wellington, Nadi, Majuro, Honolulu, Tijuana and Monterey, Mexico on Deliv-ery to Viva Aerobus; Qantas 747-438 Vh-ojo From Syd-ney on the 17th to Victorville for Storage; Virgin Australia 737-7q8 Vh-vbc From Bris-bane on the 23rd for Darwin and Shanghai/pudong for End of Lease Maintenance and Return to Ilfc; Qantas 737-476 Vh-tju From Melbourne on the 25th for Sydney, Apia, Honolulu and Victorville for Storage; and Qantas 747-438 Vh-ojb From Los Angeles on the 26th to Victorville for Storage.

May Saw the Departure of Air New Zealand 747-419 Zk-nbt From Auckland on the 8th to Los Angeles and Goodyear for Storage and Part-ing Out; Virgin Australia 737-7q8 Vh-vbj From Mel-bourne on the 10th to Kuala Lumpur for End of Lease Main-tenance and Return to Ilfc; and Air New Zealand 747-419 Zk-nbu From Auckland on the 11th to Los Angeles and Goodyear for Storage and Part-ing Out.

June Departures Were Virgin Australia 737-7q8 Vh-vbk From Brisbane on the 1st to Darwin and Shanghai/pudong for End of Lease Maintenance and Return to Ilfc.

Qantas 747-438 Vh-ojf Ferried From Los Angeles on the 4th to Victorville for Storage; Air New Zealand 737-3u3 Zk-ngf, Which Was Withdrawn From Service in Christchurch on July 9 ’11, Was Cancelled From the Register on the 5th After Being Parted Out; Qantas 747-438 Vh-ojp Ferried From Los Angeles on the 11th to Victorville for Stor-age; and Airwork 737-219c Zk-nqc Left Auckland on the 27th to Norfolk Island and Brisbane With Stops to Sale in Canada.

Airline Turboprop Arrivals/departures January-june 2011

Twelve Turboprop Airliners Were Delivered to Operators in Our Region in the Six-month Period January to June 2011 and They Comprised Two Beech 1900ds, Two Dash 8-q400s, Two Dash 8-300s, One Dash 8-100 Two Dhc-6-300s and One Bn-2t.

January Saw the Delivery of Dash 8-q402 Vh-lqb as C-gguk to Qantaslink in Canberra on the 27th.

February Deliveries Were Beech 1900d Vh-yoa as Zs-ssx to Air South in Perth on the 22nd and Later to Adelaide on April 8; and Beech 1900d Vh-ekg as Zs-ssy to Shine Aviation in Perth on the 26th and Later to Geraldton on March 11.

March Saw the Delivery of Dash 8-q402 P2-pxs to Air Niugini in Port Moresby on the 25th and Dhc-6-300 P2-kss as Pk-ltv to Hevi Lift in Cairns on the 30th.

May Deliveries Were Dash 8-311 Vh-qqm to Skytrans in Cairns on the 13th; Dhc-6-300 P2-mcz as N901ww to Airlines Png in Port Moresby on the 15th; Dhc-6-300 Dq-psd as N38535 to Pacific Sun in Nadi on the 29th; and Dash 8-102 P2-mcy as C-fncg to Airlines Png in Port Moresby on the 30th.

June Saw the Delivery of Dash 8-q315 Vh-xki as C-gkux to Skippers Aviation in Perth on the 6th; Bn-2t P2-sbb as N121mt to Sun-bird Aviation in Port Moresby on the 7th; and Dhc-6-300 Dq-pse as N974sw to Pa-cific Sun in Nadi on the 26th.

Six Turboprop Airliners Were Removed From the Fleets of Operators in Our Region in the Six-month Period January to June 2011 and They Com-prised One Beech 1900d, One F27-500, Three Metro Iiis and One Merlin Ivc.

January Saw Merlin Ivc Vh-eep of Pel-air Avia-tion Ferry Out of Sydney on the 15th for Apia and Onwards Delivery to the Us Where It Was Registered to the Career Avia-tion Company of Wilmington, Delaware as N567tr.

February Saw Beech 1900d Vh-rui of Air Link Depart Brisbane for Pago Pago and Onwards Delivery to West Wind Aviation of Saskatoon, Canada Where It Was Later Registered C-gwwk.

March Saw Metro Iii Vh-eej of Pel-air Aviation Depart Sydney on the 1st for Apia and Onwards Delivery to the Us Where It Was Registered to the Career Aviation Com-pany as N617bt.

April Departures Were Metro 111 Vh-eer of Pel-air Avia-tion From Sydney on the 7th to Apia and Onwards Delivery to the Career Aviation Company as N632tr; and F27-500 Vh-ewp of Fugro Lads Corporation, Which Was the Last Operational Friendship on the Australian Register, Cancelled on the 14th.

May Saw Metro Iii Vh-een of Pel-air Aviation Depart Sydney on the 5th for Apia and Onwards Delivery to the Career Aviation Company as N563tr.

Airline Turboprop Arrivals/departures July-december 2011

Fourteen Turboprop Airliners Were Delivered to Operators in Our Region in the Six Months July to December 2011 and They Comprised Four Atr 72-500s, One Beech 1900d, Three Dash 8-q400s, Two Dash 8-300s, Three Fokker 50s and One Metro 23.

July Deliveries Were Metro 23 Vh-swk as N52ml to Sharp Airlines in Portland on the 12th: Dash 8-q315 Vh-xkj as C-glpg to Skippers Avia-tion in Perth on the 29th; Dash 8-q402 Vh-lqd as C-gjfz to Qantaslink in Canberra on the 31st and Dash 8-q402 Vh-lqg as C-gjle to Qantaslink in Canberra on the 31st.

August Saw the Delivery of Dash 8-q402 Vh-lqf as C-gjkv to Qantaslink in Canberra on the 7th; Atr 72-500 Vh-fvh Four Mile Beach to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 18th; Fok-ker 50 P2-tae to Travel Air in Madang on the 22nd; and Atr 72-500 Vh-fvi Mission Beach to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 25th.

September Deliveries Were Fokker 50 P2-taf to Travel Air in Madang on the 17th; and Beech 1900d Vh-voa to Ad-astral Aviation Services in Perth on the 25th.

October Deliveries Were Atr 72-500 Vh-fvl Preston Beach to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 18th; and Dash 8-311 Vh-qqn Spirit of Darwin 11 as C-gmoh to Skytrans in Cairns on the 18th.

November Saw the Delivery of Atr 72-500 Vh-fvm Woola-mai Beach to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 7th.

December Saw the Delivery of Fokker 50 P2-tah to Travel Air in Madang on the 6th.

Five Turboprop Airliners Were Removed From the Fleets of Operators in Our Region in the Six-month Period July to December 2011 and They Com-prised One Atr 42-500, One Jetstream, Two Dash 8-100s and One Metro Iii.

July Saw Metro Iii Vh-ees of Pel-air Aviation Ferry Out of Sydney on the 3rd for Apia and Sale to Career Aviation of Wilmington, Delaware as N614tr.

September Saw Atr 42-500 Vh-uyj, Which Was Last Oper-ated by Macair, Depart Cairns on the 18th on Sale to Nordic Aircraft Lease in Denmark as Oy-edl.

October Saw Dash 8-102 Zk-vac of Vincent Aviation Depart Darwin on the 12th on Ferry to Maastricht, Holland Where It Was Later Registered to Nuuk Aircraft of Vamdrup as Oy-ruw; While Dash 8-102 P2-mcj of Airlines Png Was Tragically Destroyed on the 13th When It Crashed Near Madang on a Flight From Lae.

December Departures Were Jetstream 32 Vh-otp of Iap Group (Australia), Which Was Registered Rp-c863 Before Departing Bankstown on the 12th on Lease to Mid-sea Express in the Philippines; and Metro 23 Vh-keu of Pel-air Aviation Which Ferried Out of Adelaide on the 29th for Apia on Delivery to Bearskin Lake Air Service Where It Was Later Registered C-gjvo.

Airline Turboprop Arrivals/departures January-june 2012

Six Turboprop Airliners Were Delivered to Operators in Our Region in the Period January to June ’12 and They Comprised Two Atr 72-500s, One Dash 8-300, a Dash 8-200, a Dhc-6-400 and a Fokker 50.

January Saw the Delivery of Fokker 50 P2-tag to Travel Air in Madang on the 9th.

February Delivery Was Atr 72-500 Vh-fvu Double Island Point to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 23rd.

March Saw the Delivery of Viking Air Dhc-6-400 C-govn to Ok Tedi in Cairns on the 13th With This Aircraft, Which is the First of Type in the Region, Later Regis-tered P2-irm.

April Saw the Delivery of Dhc-8-311 Vh-qqp to Skytrans in Cairns on the 4th; and Metro Iii Vh-yuz to the Iap Group Australia at Bankstown on the 16th.

May Saw the Arrival of Atr 72-500 Vh-fvx Kirra Beach as Oy-cjv to Virgin Australia in Brisbane on the 15th; and Dash 8-201 P2-pxi to Air Niugini in Port Moresby on the 31st.

Three Turboprop Airliners Were Removed From Fleets of Operators in Our Region in the Period January-june 2012 and Were All Metro 23s.

January Saw Metro 23 Vh-kex of Pel-air Aviation Depart Adelaide on the 28th for Apia and Onwards Delivery to Bearskin Lake Air Service Where It Was Later Registered C-gjvw.

March Saw Metro 23 Vh-kan of Pel-air Aviation Depart Adelaide on the 17th on Delivery to Blas Holdings to Where It Was Later Registered C-gsnp.

April Saw Metro 23 Vh-kdo of Pel-air Aviation Depart Adelaide on the 18th on Delivery to Canada.