Traffic

737-838 VH-XZC Walwa was delivered to Qantas in Melbourne on October 5 after the aircraft ferried in from Boeing Field via Honolulu and Nadi as QF6024.

737-838 VH-XZA which entered service on September 4 (Traffic/October) carries ‘You’re the reason we fly’ decals.

747-438 VH-OJH was withdrawn from Qantas service in Sydney on September 4 after operating QF64/3 from Johannesburg. VH-OJH had its Qantas titles and kangaroo removed before departing Sydney for Los Angeles and Marana, Arizona as QF6019 on October 3.

VH-OJH City of Darwin was delivered to Qantas in Sydney on September 3 ’90 after operating QF587/2 from Vancouver.

737-476 VH-TJH was withdrawn from service in Melbourne on September 10 after it operated QF463 from Sydney. The 737’s Qantas titles and kangaroo were removed before it departed Melbourne on September 17 as QF6027 on ferry to Miami, Florida via Sydney, Apia, Honolulu, Ontario, California and Dallas/Fort Worth. VH-TJH was cancelled from the register on September 25 and placed on the US register as N120BT.

737-476 VH-TJH Falcon was delivered to Australian Airlines in Melbourne on July 15 ’90 after completing its ferry flight TN1397 from Port Angeles, Washington via Honolulu and Nadi. VH-TJH entered service with Australian on July 17 ’90 when it operated TN39 from Melbourne to Canberra.

The departure of VH-TJH reduces the Qantas 737-400 fleet to 12 units.

Jetstar took delivery of A320-232 VH-VFI msn 5270 in Melbourne on September 21 after the Airbus ferried in from Toulouse via Muscat and Singapore as JQ7992.

VH-VFI entered service on September 29 when it operated JQ476 from Melbourne to Newcastle.

Jetstar registered A320‑232 VH-VFJ msn 5311 and A320‑232 VH-VFK msn 5334 on September 28.

Jetstar Asia took delivery of A320-232 9V-JSO in Singapore on October 7 after it ferried in from Hamburg/ Finkenwerder and Abu Dhabi as JSA900.

Jetstar Japan has added another two A320s to its fleet with A320-232 JA05JJ msn 5274 departing Toulouse on September 21 for Dubai and onwards delivery to Narita and A320-232 JA06JJ msn 5281 departing Toulouse on October 5 for Dubai and onwards delivery to Narita.

Network Aviation took delivery of Fokker 100 VH‑NQE msn 11457 in Perth on September 14 after the aircraft was ferried by Southern Cross Aviation as SXI 1260 from Woensdrecht via Trabzon, Al Ain, Nagpur, Penang and Halim.

VH-NQE entered service on September 25 when it operated a charter from Perth to Kalgoorlie.

Airline News

In this issue we report the delivery of a 737-300 to Airwork and the departures of Heavylift’s 737-400. A BAe 146-100/RJ70 of Cobham was scrapped while an F27-500 of Airwork was stripped of components.

Airwork took delivery of 737-3Q8 ZK-TLB at Auckland on October 6 after the aircraft ferried in from Honolulu and Apia. The 737 was delivered to Auckland still carrying the full colour scheme and titles of its previous operator Kuban.

F27-500 ZK-NAO has been withdrawn from service and in late September it was noted being disassembled at Auckland.

Alliance 737-476 ZK-JTQ as flight QQ7377 was ferried from Perth to Brisbane and Auckland on September 21 for planned maintenance. To coverthe downtime on ZK-JTQ Airwork 737-377 ZK-SLA, which was still in an all-white colour scheme, was ferried from Auckland to Melbourne and Perth on September 6 as AWK737.

ZK-SLA entered service with Alliance on September 11 when it operated QQ731 from Perth to Karratha.

Cobham ferried its new BAe 146-300/RJ100 VH‑NJH from Adelaide to Perth on September 14 with the aircraft later entering service.

VH‑NJH returned to Adelaide from Perth on September 28 and from October 1 commenced operations between Adelaide and Moomba.

BAe 146-100/RJ70 VH-NJT was cancelled from the register on September 20 as ‘aircraft dismantled for spare parts’.

BAe 146-100 VH-NJX was withdrawn from service on September 6 after operating a flight from Barimunya to Perth.

The following day VH-NJX was ferried from Perth to Adelaide as NC5500 where it was placed in storage.

Heavylift 737-406F VH‑JWL was cancelled from the register on September 26 and on September 28 now registered N737WF it ferried out of Melbourne to Auckland, Apia, Honolulu, Ontario and Cecil Field, Florida. VH-JWL was delivered to Heavylift in Brisbane in January 28 ’11 but never operated commercially while in Australia.

Skywest placed Fokker 100 VH-FZO into service on September 12 when it operated XR415 from Perth to Barimunya.

The Fokker 100 then registered PH-LMY, was delivered to Skywest in Perth on March 19.

Skywest announced in early October that a second A320 would be added to its fleet with a planned entry into service by February ’13.

Virgin Australia News

In this issue we report the delivery to Virgin Australia of three 737-800s and two ATR 72-600s.

737-8FE VH-YIQ Hyams Beach, which was delivered to Brisbane on August 28 (Traffic/ October), entered service on September 13 when it operated DJ304 from Brisbane to Melbourne.

737-8FE VH-YIR Cactus Beach was delivered to Brisbane on September 22 after the aircraft ferried in from Boeing Field via Lihue and Nadi as DJ9882. It entered service on October 4 when it operated DJ916 from Brisbane to Sydney.

737-8FE VH-YIS Casuarina Beach was delivered to Brisbane on October 6 after the aircraft ferried in from Boeing Field via Lihue and Nadi as DJ9882.

737-8FE VH-YIT Lammermoor Beach was delivered to Brisbane on October 3 after the aircraft ferried in from Boeing Field via Lihue and Nadi as DJ9882.

737-8BK VH-VOD, which ferried out of Brisbane to Subang on August 7 for end of lease maintenance, was then leased to Jeju Air with the aircraft now registered HL8261 departing Subang on September 17 (see image in Register Update elsewhere this issue).

737-7Q8 VH-VBL was withdrawn from service on September 3 after the aircraft operated DJ382 from Townsville to Brisbane. VH-VBL was still in the full colours of Virgin Blue when it ferried out of Brisbane for Darwin as DJ9883 on September 6. After overnighting it continued to Shanghai/Pudong for end of lease maintenance.

737-7Q8 VH-VBL Victoria Vixen was delivered to Virgin Blue in Brisbane on October 17 ’02 and entered service on October 27 when it operated DJ220 from Brisbane to Sydney.

737-7BX VH-VBP, which ferried out of Brisbane on July 9 for end of lease maintenance, was later noted at Subang in the colours of the Danish operator Primera Air Scandinavia. Later registered OY-PSG the 737 departed Subang on September 12 on the first leg of its delivery flight to Primera at Billund, Denmark.

A330-243 VH-XFB returned to Melbourne on September 22 as DJ9882 after planned maintenance in Subang.

ATR 72-600 VH-FVP, which was delivered to Brisbane on August 18 (Traffic/October), carries the name Wategos Beach.

ATR 72-600 VH-FVN msn 1039 Whitehaven Beach was delivered to Perth on September 11 after the aircraft ferried in from Toulouse via Alexandria, Al Ain, Nagpur, Penang and Halim. The ferry was contracted to Southern Cross International with the flight operating as SXI 1261.

VH‑FVN later ferried from Perth to Kalgoorlie and Brisbane as DJ9937 on October 3.

ATR 72-600 VH-FVQ msn 1053 and ATR 72-600 VH‑FVR msn 1058 are planned for delivery to Virgin Australia in late 2012.

Regional Airline News

In this issue we report the delivery of a Saab 340B to Vincent Aviation and a DHC‑6‑300 to Hevilift.

Air New Zealand Link/ Mount Cook is planning to take delivery of its first ATR 72-600, ZK-MVA msn 1051, in early November with the ATR to be delivered in the ‘all black’ colour scheme.

Corporate Air will add three Saab 340Bs to its fleet with the first, VH-VEM msn 340B-364, planned for delivery in late October. VH-VEM was previously operated by Calm Air of Canada as C‑GMNM.

The other two Corporate Air Saabs which have also been sourced from Calm Air are reported to be C‑FTJV msn 340B‑366 and C-FTJW msn 340B‑377.

Hevilift took delivery of DHC-6-300 C-FBBA msn 276 at Cairns on September 9 after the aircraft ferried in from Denpasar and Darwin.

Later registered P2-KSQ the Twin Otter was ferried from Cairns to Port Moresby on September 15.

IAP Group has terminated its lease of Jetstream 32EP RP-C863 to Cebu City-based Mid-Sea Express. The Jetstream reverted to its previous registration of VH-OTP on September 18 and departed Cebu City on September 22 for Ambon, Darwin, Longreach and Bankstown where it arrived on September 23. The Jetstream was ferried by DBF Aviation Services and arrived at Bankstown still carrying its Mid-Sea Express colour scheme minus the titles. VH-OTP was then leased to Vincent Aviation (see below).

Kiwi Air PAC 750XL ZK‑XLE was cancelled from the New Zealand register on September 9 on its sale to Niugini Aviation (see below).

Niugini Aviation PAC 750XL P2-KNA, previously operated by Kiwi Air as ZK‑XLE, was noted at Ardmore on September 27.

OK Tedi took delivery of Viking DHC-6-400 P2-IRM at Mount Hagen on September 23 after the aircraft ferried in from Cairns and Port Moresby. As C-GOVN the DHC-6-400 was delivered to Cairns on March 13.

Vincent Aviation took delivery of Saab 340B VH‑VNY in Darwin on October 7 after the aircraft ferried in from Nashville via Lake Havasu City, Hilo and Majuro. The ferry was contracted to BJM International Ferry Services with the aircraft using the callsign ‘Saab 247’. VH-VNY’s delivery brings the Vincent Aviation Saab 340B fleet to four: ZK‑VAA, ZK‑VAB, VH‑VNX and VH‑VNY.

Vincent Aviation has leased Jetstream 32EP VH-OTP from the IAP Group with the aircraft delivered to Wellington on September 26 after completing its ferry flight from Bankstown via the Gold Coast and Norfolk Island. The Jetstream was later registered to Vincent Aviation as ZK-VAI.

Bizjet News

In this issue we report the deliveries of a Challenger 604, Falcon 2000LX and a Citation III and the departures of a Hawker 850XP and a Learjet 36A.

Challenger 604 VH-VSZ 5411, which was registered to Nonah P/L of Hunters Hill, NSW on July 11, was delivered to Sydney on September 15 after the aircraft arrived from Honolulu and Apia.

Falcon 2000LX N818BH msn 057 was delivered to Network Jets at Auckland on September 27 after the aircraft arrived from Kahului. The Falcon will reportedly remain on the US register while based in New Zealand. Citation III N692BE msn 650-0092, which was registered to Aussie Air of Ottawa, Kansas on June 6, arrived at Camden from Adak, Midway, Majuro, Honiara, Port Moresby and Weipa on July 12. N692BE was still resident at Camden as of late September.

CitationJet CJ4 ZK-PGA msn 525C0112, which will be the first of its type in the region, is planned for delivery to Pacific Jets in November.

Pacific Jets PNG took delivery of Cessna 550 P2-EUV at Port Moresby on September 17 after the aircraft arrived from Cairns. The Cessna, which was previously registered VH‑EUV to Erudgere Vineyards of Mudgee, was cancelled from the register on September 13.

Careflight (Queensland) Learjet 36A VH-CMS has reportedly been sold in Canada and on September 29 departed its Gold Coast base for Apia.

Ramsay Air Charter Hawker 850XP VH-PNF was cancelled from the register on September 14 as ‘sold overseas’ and on September 28 now registered N230PA it departed Sydney for Pago Pago and Honolulu.

Ramsay Air Charter Falcon 2000EX VH-RAM, which was registered on June 5, had still not been delivered to Australia by early October.

Citation III N163JM, which was imported into Ardmore on August 22 (Traffic/ October), is being operated by Corporate Flight Services out of Paraparaumu.

Global Express M-ATAR changed its registered owner on June 29 from AVWest Aircraft of Cottesloe, WA to Palmer Aviation of Brisbane.

Luft Aviation Challenger 601 N360SL, which was last noted at its Essendon base on December 27 ’10, returned to Essendon from Honolulu and Nadi on September 9.

Cessna 560 VH-MXJ changed its registered owner on August 30 to Byrnecut Mining of Perth Airport.

King Air Fleet Update

In this issue we report the deliveries of a King Air B200C, King Air B200 and a Cessna 425 and the departure of a King Air B200.

King Air B200 VH-XGV msn BB-1230 was registered to Great Western Aviation of Hamilton, Queensland on September 18. Earlier on September 7 the King Air, then registered N224P, arrived at Bankstown from Halim and Broome after being ferried from the US by Rangeflyers of Wichita, Kansas. N224P was imported into Australia by Queensland-based Norris Aviation Services.

King Air B200 VH-ZCN msn BB-1987 was registered on September 20 with the operator being Careflight Ltd of Wentworthville, NSW.

The King Air, then registered N987KA, had earlier been delivered to Essendon on August 17 (Traffic/October).

King Air B200 N478GD msn BB-1056, which was previously registered VH-FDO to the RFDS/Queensland (Traffic/October), was ferried from Rockhampton to Camden on September 9. N478GD remained at Camden until October 1 when it departed for Sydney, Norfolk Island, Pago Pago, Christmas Island and Hilo and onwards delivery to Dodson International Parts of Rantoul, Kansas.

King Air B200C N50600 msn BL-170, which is reported to be on delivery to an Australian operator, ferried into Cairns on October 2 from Denpasar and Darwin.

Machjet King Air B200C VH-LNJ was cancelled from the register on September 3 after being sold in Papua New Guinea where it was later registered P2-LNJ.

RFDS/Ambulance Service of NSW King Air B200 VH‑MSH arrived at Essendon from Sydney on October 1 and has taken up residence there along with RFDS/Ambulance Service of NSW King Air B200s VH-MVP and VH‑MVS.

King Air B200 ZK-KHP was cancelled from the NZ register on September 17 on its transfer to the Royal New Zealand Air Force as NZ7121.

King Air B200 VH-NZE (Traffic/October) departed Bankstown on September 11 on ferry to Ardmore via Norfolk Island and Auckland. On September 17 the King Air was registered ZK-DHP to Hawker Pacific NZ before being cancelled from the register on October 1 on its transfer to the RNZAF as NZ7122.

King Air B200 ZK-MHP was cancelled from the register on September 18 on its transfer to the RNZAF as NZ7123.

King Air B200 ZK-PNP was cancelled from the register on October 1 on its transfer to the RNZAF as NZ7124.

Karratha Flying Services King Air C90 VH-KFG, which was cancelled from the register on September 11 as ‘sold for parts’, was noted at Jandakot on October 2.

Cessna 425 VH-BSM 425‑0234 was registered to Henty Aviation of Robina Town Centre, Queensland on September 20. Earlier onSeptember 12 as N1262K the Cessna ferried into Toowoomba from Halim, Denpasar, Darwin and Cloncurry.

PA-31T VH-PKJ was registered to Aerolite Quarries of North Geelong, Victoria on September 17. The PA-31T as OM-VIP was delivered to Bacchus March on July 25 (Traffic/October).

Gulfstreams Galore

GC Air Gulfstream 550 N1BN arrived at Hamilton Island from Kona and Cairns on September 20 before continuing to Sydney on September 28.

News Corporation Gulfstream 550 N89NC arrived at Canberra from Honolulu on September 14 and was later seen at Sydney and Essendon before departing Melbourne for Honolulu on September 30.

Chevron USA Gulfstream 550 N401HB arrived in Perth from Halim on September 8 and departed for Manila on September 11.

John Deere Company Gulfstream 550 N550JD arrived in Brisbane from Honolulu on October 1 before returning there on October 4.

Gulfstream 550 N550PR arrived in Brisbane from Auckland on September 5. N550PR continued to Melbourne on September 19 before departing Brisbane for Broome and Kuala Lumpur on September 27.

Nanshang Jet Company Gulfstream 550 B-8260 arrived in Sydney from Shandong on September 14. The Gulfstream was later reported at Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide, Christchurch and Auckland before departing Sydney for Qingdao on September 24.

Executive Aircraft Gulfstream 550 M-YBJK arrived in Sydney from Beijing on September 9 before departing for Yangon on September 11.

Metrojet Gulfstream V B‑KVE arrived in Sydney from Singapore on October 3.

US Air Force Gulfstream V/C-37A 01-0029 callsign ‘Spar 26’ arrived in Brisbane from Hickam on September 17 before continuing to Canberra.

Falcon Aviation Services Gulfstream 450 A6-FLH arrived in Canberra from Singapore on September 4 before continuing to Sydney on September 6.

Hutchings Automotive Products Gulfstream IV N669BJ arrived in Cairns from Honiara on September 17.

Gulfstream IV N688TF arrived in Cairns from Hong Kong on September 5 before returning to Hong Kong on September 9.

US Navy Gulfstream IV/ C‑20G 165152 callsign ‘Convoy 7281’ arrived in Canberra from Bandar Seri Begawan on September 20 and after overnighting continued to Sydney.

The C-20G departed Sydney for Darwin and Paya Lebar on September 24.

Overseas Bizjets

CB Applications Global Express N933EY arrived in Sydney from Saigon on September 25 and after overnighting departing to Honolulu.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Global Express N1868M arrived in Sydney from Auckland on October 2.

Vistajet Global Express OE‑LXX, which was operating as Vistajet 739, arrived in Brisbane from Tuvalu on September 19 and after overnighting departed to Hong Kong.

TAG Aviation (Asia) Global Express VP-CLY arrived in Sydney from Hong Kong on October 2 and after overnighting continued to the Gold Coast. The Global, which was operating as TBJ23, continued to Essendon from the Gold Coast on October 5 before departing Essendon for Hong Kong on October 7.

Vistajet Global Express 9H‑VJA, which was operating as VJT741, arrived in Perth from Hong Kong on October 4.

Global 5000 N50XC arrived in Brisbane from Honolulu on September 3 before continuing to Sydney on September 6.

N50XC departed Sydney for Singapore on September 8.

Global 5000 VP-CWN arrived in Sydney from Hong Kong on October 4 and departed to Hong Kong on October 8.

Phoenix Air Group Learjet 36 N71PG arrived at Newcastle from Honolulu, Christmas Island and Nadi on September 25 and after overnighting returned over the same route.

Premier Jets Learjet 36 N361PJ arrived in Melbourne from Honiara on September 7 and departed for Darwin and Manila on September 8.

Zeman Flugtechnik Falcon 900EX D-AZEM arrived in Canberra from Bangkok via Darwin on September 6.

D‑AZEM departed Canberra for Darwin on September 10 and after overnighting continued to Manila.

TAG Aviation (Asia) Falcon 2000LX VP-CJS, which was operating as TBJ33, arrived at Essendon from Biak on September 21. The Falcon, which carries the titles Jeshing on its tail, visited Launceston and Adelaide before depart-ing Essendon for Darwin and Shanghai on October 3.

Embraer 190-100 N227GV arrived at Perth from Halim on September 20 and returned to Halim on September 24.

Ferry Flights

Conair Aviation AT-802A C-FDHP, the first import for the 2012/2013 bushfire season, arrived at Ballarat on October 3 after ferrying in from Abbotsford/British Columbia via Bellingham, Santa Maria, Hilo, Christmas Island, Pago Pago, Noumea and Brisbane.

The AT-802A carries the fire attack number 85 and will revert to its previously-used registration of VH-FFU.

Premiair Bell 222 G-VOND was noted at Essendon on August 28.

Cessna 208B VH-PON msn 208B-0531 arrived in Toowoomba from Apia and the Gold Coast on September 23. VHPON was registered on September 14 with the holder WA Skydiving Academy of Northbridge, WA and the operator Budbay of Wilsonton, WA.

Geotech Aviation Cessna 208B C-GZTB arrived at Perth direct from Halim on September 9.

Cessna T210N N6095C registered to Nystrom International of Sun Valley, Idaho arrived at Inverell on September 16 after completing its trans-Pacific crossing from Hollister/California via Hilo, Christmas Island, Pago Pago, Norfolk Island and the Gold Coast. The T210N was later registered VH-ZFW to a private owner in Inverell.

Cessna U206F VH-TIB departed Brisbane for Lord Howe Island on September 22 and after overnighting continued to Norfolk Island and Kerikeri.

PAC 750XL ZK-KBU msn 183 was delivered to Tariku Aviation at Jayapura on September 14 after the aircraft, which was ferried by SRD Aviation, arrived from Cairns, Cooktown and Horn Island (Traffic/October).

PAC 750XL ZK-KBN msn 176 was delivered to PT ERSA Eastern Aviation at Merauke on September 3 after the aircraft ferried in from Cairns and Horn Island (Traffic/ October).

PA-46R-350T Matrix N32FP registered to International Ferry Flight of Vancouver, Washington arrived at Toowoomba on September 14 after crossing the Pacific from Portland via Honolulu, Tarawa and the Gold Coast.

Tecnam P2006T ZK-TZY departed Auckland for Norfolk Island on September 4 and after overnighting continued to Lord Howe Island and Redcliffe. The P2006T was later registered VH-OIR to Aviation Concepts & Training Services of Perth.

Heavy Metal

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings A318-112CJ/Elite B-6936 arrived in Perth from Halim on October 8. B-6936 is a new production aircraft which was only delivered to Poly Energy Holdings on September 22. It departed Perth for Kota Kinabalu on October 11.

Polet An-124 RA-82068, which was operating as POT4786, arrived in Rockhampton from Singapore on October 3. The An-124 remained in Rockhampton until October 9 when it departed for Honolulu as POT4787.

Volga Dnepr An-124 RA‑82074, which was operating as VDA1902, arrived in Brisbane from Ohakea on October 2. The Antonov departed for Darwin as ASY 102 on October 3 and after overnighting continued again as ASY102 to Jakarta.

Atlas Air 767-3YO N642GT, which was operating as GTI2137, arrived in Darwin from Honolulu on September 24 and after overnighting departed to Guam.

Chilean Air Force 767-3YO 985 callsign ‘FACH 1’ arrived in Sydney from Vladivostok on September 10 before continuing to Canberra on September 11.

The 767 departed Canberra for Auckland on September 12.

Aramco 767-2AX N767A transited Perth on September 7 while en route from Dammam, Saudi Arabia to Auckland.

N767A again transited Perth on September 12 while en route from Auckland to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Thomson 757-28A G‑OOBE arrived in Sydney from Papeete and Auckland as flight TOM981 on October 7.

G-OOBE, which carried TCS Starquest Expeditions titles on its port side and Thomson on the starboard, departed Sydney for Ayers Rock and Darwin on October 9.

US Air Force 757-200/C‑37A 98-0002 callsign ‘Sam 306’ arrived in Brisbane from Rarotonga on September 3 and departed the same day for Halim.

Omega Air 707-338C N624RH callsign ‘Omega 74’ arrived in Cairns from Honolulu on September 22. Initially the 707-338C worked out of Cairns before moving on September 29 to operations out of RAAF Amberley.

US Air Force/Hawaii ANG KC-135R 61-0302 callsign ‘Reach 091’ arrived in Brisbane from Guam on September 28 and departed to Honolulu on September 30.

737-7EG/BBJ N705JM arrived at Auckland on September 16 after a recordbreaking direct flight from Los Angeles which took 13 hours and 7 minutes. The following day N705JM, still in its green primer, continued to Christchurch where Altitude Aerospace Interiors had been contracted to fit the interior and paint the BBJ before delivery to Samsung Techwin Aviation.

Cardig Air Cargo 737‑301SF PK-BBS arrived in Cairns from Sentani as flight CAD 1822 on October 6 and departed the same day to Timika as CAD 1812. It returned to Cairns on October 10 when it operated CAD1802/1812 from and to Timika.

Deraya Air Taxi BAe ATP PK-DGA arrived at Cairns from Sentani on September 13 and after overnighting departed to Timika.

Deraya Air Taxi BAe ATP PK-DGI arrived at Cairns from Timika on September 19 and after overnighting returned to Timika.

Spectrem Basler BT-67/ DC-3 ZS-ASN has finished its survey contract in Australia and on September 12 it departed Ayers Rock for Broome and Denpasar.

Lynden Cargo Lockheed 382G P2-LAE as flight LAC1016 arrived in Brisbane from Nadzab on September 10 and the following day operated the first of a number of charters to Nauru via Honiara.