Traffic

Qantas took delivery of 737‑838 VH‑XZK Cook in Melbourne on December 7 after the aircraft ferried in from Boeing Field via Honolulu and Nadi as QF6024.

737‑838 VH‑XZJ Mendoowoorrji, which was delivered to Melbourne on November 11 (Traffic/December), entered service on November 15 when it operated QF604 from Melbourne to Brisbane.

737‑838 VH‑VXA was rolled out at Melbourne on November 8 with the aircraft carrying decals ‘Now it’s on our turf’ promoting the current Ashes cricket series between Australia and England.

737‑476 VH‑TJE, which had been in storage at Victorville since October ’12, was cancelled from the register on November 22 as ‘exported to the USA’. VH‑TJE has since been registered N230AG.

767‑336ER VH‑ZXG, which was withdrawn from service on October 30 (Traffic/December), had its Qantas titles and kangaroo removed before it departed Sydney on November 14 as QF6023 to Honolulu and Kansas City. VH‑ZXG was cancelled from the register on November 19 as ‘exported to USA to be parted out’.

VH‑ZXG was delivered to Qantas in Sydney on November 10 ’00 after it ferried in from London/Heathrow via Bangkok as QF6015/QF7630. It entered service on November 12 ’00 when it operated QF405 from Sydney to Melbourne.

767‑338ER VH‑OGV was withdrawn from service on November 11 after operating QF462 from Melbourne to Sydney. After having its Qantas titles and kangaroo removed VH‑OGV departed Sydneyon November 22 direct to Victorville, California as QF6025. Planned time for the 12,516km trip was 13 hours 51 mins.

VH‑OGV was delivered to Qantas in Sydney on June 20 ’00 after it ferried in direct from Seattle as QF6026. On that occasion block time for the journey was 16. 5 hours while the flight time was 16 hours.

The last Rolls‑Royce powered 767 in the Qantas fleet, 767‑336ER VH‑ZXE was was withdrawn from service on December 4 after operating QF494 from Melbourne to Sydney.

QantasLink ferried 717‑2BL VH‑YQS from Adelaide to Brisbane as QF6200 on November 18 and the following day it entered service as QF1545 from Brisbane to Canberra.

717‑2BL N917ME, which was delivered to QantasLink in Adelaide on October 31 (Traffic/December), was registered VH‑YQT on November 4.

Jetstar placed its first 787‑8, VH‑VKA, into service on November 13 when it operated JQ432 from Melbourne to the Gold Coast.

A320‑232/S VH‑VFV was delivered to Jetstar in Melbourne on December 1 after it ferried in from Toulouse via Abu Dhabi and Singapore as JQ7997.

A320‑232/S VH‑VFX was delivered to Jetstar in Melbourne on December 2 after it ferried in from Toulouse via Abu Dhabi and Singapore as JQ7994.

A320‑232/S VH‑XHI msn 5853, which was registered to Jetstar on November 8, was originally planned for delivery to Jetstar Hong Kong.

A320‑232/S VH‑XHK msn 5894, which was registered to Jetstar on November 18, was also originally intended for delivery to Jetstar Hong Kong.

A320‑232/S VH‑VFT, which was delivered to Melbourne on October 13 (Traffic/December), entered service on November 13 when it operated JQ970 from Melbourne to Perth.

A320‑232/S VH‑VFU, which was delivered to Melbourne on October 29 (Traffic/December), entered service on November 20 when it operated JQ970 from Melbourne to Perth.

A320‑232 VH‑VQV (Traffic/ December) was test flown at Seletar on November 7 carrying the colours and titles of Tianjin Airlines to whom it was later registered B9948.

A320‑232 VH‑JQL departed Melbourne as JQ7993 on November 19 for Seletar /Singapore via Darwin for planned maintenance.

A320‑232 VH‑VGH departed Melbourne as JQ7997 on November 30 for Seletar /Singapore via Darwin for planned maintenance.

A320‑232 VH‑VQL, which departed Melbourne as JQ7994 on November 18 for Darwin and Seletar, returned to Melbourne from Seletar as JQ7998 in the early hours of December 2.

A321‑232 VH‑VWZ returned to Sydney from Singapore and Darwin as JQ7998 on November 20 after completing its planned maintenance.

Airline News

In this issue we report the delivery of an A320 to Air New Zealand and an ATR 72‑600 to Air New Zealand Link/Mount Cook. Departing were a Fiji Airways 747‑400 and an Air Niugini Dash 8‑100, while a Cobham BAe 146‑200 was scrapped.

Air New Zealand took delivery of A320‑232/S ZK‑OXC at Auckland on November 26 after the aircraft completed its delivery flight from Toulouse via Muscat, Singapore and Cairns as ANZ6399.

ZK‑OXC entered service with Air New Zealand on December 1 when it operated ANZ619 from Auckland to Queenstown.

A320‑232/S ZK‑OXD msn 5962 is planned for delivery to Air New Zealand in mid‑January.

777‑319ER ZK‑OKO was rolled out at Auckland on December 2 in a special scheme promoting the second Hobbit movie The Desolation of Smaug.

ZK‑OKO entered service in its new livery on December 2 when it operated ANZ6 from Auckland to Los Angeles. 737‑3K2 ZK‑NGM (Traffic/ December) departed Christchurch on November 17 on ferry to Goodyear, Arizona where it was prepared for delivery to its new owner in Zambia. The ferry flight to Goodyear was contracted to Southern Cross International and operated as SXI1357 via Apia and Honolulu.

Air New Zealand Link/Mount Cook took delivery of ATR 72‑600 ZK‑MVD in Christchurch on November 13 after the aircraft arrived from Toulouse via Alexandria, Al Ain, Nagpur, Penang, Kupang and Brisbane. The Southern Cross International‑operated ferry flight used the callsign ‘SXI1348’.

ZK‑MVD entered service on November 20 when it operated NZM23 from Christchurch to Dunedin.

Air Niugini has sold Dash 8‑102 P2‑ANL and Dash 8‑103 P2‑ANP to Avmax Aviation Services of Calgary, Canada.

P2‑ANL was withdrawn from service in Port Moresby on November 1 after it operated PX893 from Lihir Island, Buka Island and Misima Island. The Dash 8 was then registered C‑GYDH to Avmax Aviation Services on November 19 before it departed Port Moresby for Majuro, Honolulu and Calgary on November 29.

P2‑ANL was delivered to Air Niugini in Port Moresby on May 5 ’08.

P2‑ANP was planned for delivery to Avmax Aviation in mid‑December.

Fokker 100 P2‑ANH departed Port Moresby on November 26 for Darwin, Denpasar and Seletar and planned maintenance.

Alliance placed Fokker 70 VH‑QQV into service on November 27 when it operated UTY996A from Brisbane to Trepell.

The Fokker 70, then registered YRKMB was delivered to Alliance in Brisbane on January 19 ’13.

Cobham scrapped BAe 146‑200 VH‑YAD at Adelaide on November 2.

Fiji Air withdrew 747‑412 DQ‑FJK from service on November 16 after the aircraft operated FJI811/14 from Los Angeles.

On November 20 DQ‑FJK departed Nadi as FJI2200 for Los Angeles and Tupelo, Mississippi where the aircraft was reduced to components.

747‑412 DQ‑FJK Island of Vanua Levu was delivered to Air Pacific in Nadi on April 14 ’03 after it ferried in from Singapore and Brisbane as FJ001/13. DQ‑FJK entered service with Air Pacific on April 15 ’03 when it operated FJ911 from Nadi to Sydney.

December Traffic was in error when we reported the delivery of A330‑243 DQ‑FJV to Air Pacific and not to Fiji Airways. Virgin Group news Virgin Australia ferried E‑190‑100LR VH‑ZPD into Brisbane on November 21 from Kuala Lumpur and Darwin on completion of planned maintenance at Alverca, Portugal. While there it was painted in Virgin Australia colours and named Dudley Beach.

E‑190‑100LR VH‑ZPE departed Brisbane on November 21 for Darwin and en route stops to Alverca.

777‑3ZGER VH‑VPH ferried back into Brisbane from Singapore on November 25 as VOZ9941/24 after completing its planned maintenance (Traffic/December).

The same day it returned to service when it operated VOZ7 from Brisbane to Los Angeles.

777‑3ZGER VH‑VPF ferried from Brisbane to Singapore as VOZ9891 on November 12 for an engine change. It returned to Brisbane from Singapore on November 15 as VOZ9942/14.

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines ferried ATR 72‑600 VH‑FVU from Brisbane to Alice Springs and Port Hedland as VOZ9550 on November 24 and after overnighting it continued to Seletar for planned maintenance.

Fokker 50 VH‑FNF departed Perth for Denpasar and Seletar on November 11 and a planned maintenance lay‑up.

Tigerair registered A320‑232 VH‑VNR msn 5900 on November 14 with the aircraft planned for delivery in December.

A320‑232 VH‑VNC departed Melbourne on October 14 as TGW8172 for Darwin and Clark Field, Philippines where during maintenance it was painted in Tigerair colours. VH‑VNC returned to Melbourne direct from Clark as TGW8173 on November 10.

A320‑232 VH‑VND departed Melbourne on November 11 as TGW8172 for Darwin and Clark for maintenance and painting in the colours of Tigerair.

Regional news

In this issue we report the delivery of an ATR 42‑600 to Air Tahiti, a DHC‑6‑300 to Hevilift and a PAC 750XL to Niugini Aviation while departing was a Hevilift DHC‑6‑300.

Air Chathams, which was operating DC‑3 A3‑AWP in Tonga, returned the aircraft to the New Zealand register as ZK‑AWP on November 25.

BN‑2A‑27 A3‑LYP also returned to the New Zealand register as ZK‑LYP on November 25.

Airlines PNG ferried DHC‑6‑300 P2‑MCD into Cairns from Daru on November 1 and this aircraft has reportedly been sold to Hevilift as P2‑KSO (see below).

DHC‑6‑300 P2‑MCE ferried into Cairns from Horn Island on November 10 and this aircraft has reportedly been sold to Hevilift as P2‑KSU (see below).

DHC‑6‑300 P2‑MCX ferried into Cairns from Horn Island on December 5, reportedly as another candidate for sale to Hevilift.

Air Tahiti took delivery of ATR 42‑600 F‑ORVB msn 1007 in Papeete on November 23 after the aircraft ferried in from Toulouse via Halim, Kupang, Cairns and Nadi.

Hevilift PNG has terminated its lease of DHC‑6‑300 P2‑KSQ and on November 19 the aircraft ferried into Cairns from Mount Hagen and Horn Island. At Cairns the Twin Otter’s Hevilift titles were removed and on December 1 it departed on ferry to Kenn Borek Air at Calgary, routed via Honiara, Majuro and Honolulu.

DHC‑6-300 P2‑KSP will reportedly also return to Kenn Borek Air.

DHC‑6‑300 P2‑KSO was delivered to Hevilift at Mt Hagen on November 23 after it ferried in from Cairns and Horn Island. This aircraft is reported to be the former P2‑MCD of Airlines PNG (see above).

DHC‑6‑300 P2‑KSU was noted at Cairns on December 4 carrying the colours and titles of Heavilift PNG and this aircraft is reported to be the former P2‑MCE of Airlines PNG (see above).

Niugini Aviation took delivery of PAC 750XL P2‑RNB msn 190 in Port Moresby on November 27 after the aircraft ferried in from Hamilton via Kerikeri, Lord Howe Island, Archerfield and Cairns.

Skyforce Aviation operated a charter across Australia between November 9 and 12 with Convair 580 VH‑PDW. The Convair arrived in Perth in the early hours of November 9 from Cairns, Mount Isa and Ayers Rock and returned to Cairns on November 12 from Perth via Broome and Normanton.

Tropicair lost Cessna 208B P2‑SAH in an accident near Kibeni in Gulf Province on November 25 tragically resulting in three fatalities of the 10 persons on board.

Unupu Freight of New Britain has leased BN‑2B‑26 VH‑KQM from Ian Aviation with the Islander ferrying from Cairns to Horn Island on September 6. BN‑2B‑26 VH‑KQM was cancelled from the Australian register on October 3 on its export to Papua New Guinea.

Bizjet news In this issue we report the departure of a Falcon 900C and the impending departure of two Learjet 45s.

TGHA Aviation Falcon 900C VH‑LUL was cancelled from theregister on November 6 as ‘aircraft sold to purchaser in the USA’ and the same day was registered N830M to Triple N Aviation of Fort Worth, Texas.

EJ Capital Zurich AG Learjet 45 VH‑SQR was cancelled from the register on November 19 as ‘exported to the USA’. VH‑SQR was test flown from Sydney on November 14 with the aircraft later registered N113RX.

EJ Capital Zurich AG Learjet 45 VH‑SQV was cancelled from the register on November 19 as ‘exported to the USA’. VH-SQV was test flown from Sydney on November 13 and was later noted at Sydney on November 24 now registered N131RX.

Holypeak Challenger 604 VH‑VLC was cancelled from the register on November 4 as ‘exported to the USA’. However, the Challenger will remain at its Essendon base but now carrying the US markings N360SL.

Global Express ZS‑AMP 9230 was noted at Lanseria, South Africa on November 29 having its registration changed to VH‑IQR.

Citation CJ3 VH‑ARZ was placed on the register on November 3 with the holder Tropicair of Boroko, PNG and the operator Aeromil Pacific of Mudjimba, Queensland. The CJ3, which had arrived at Bankstown as ZK‑TBM on September 3 (Traffic/ December), is planned to be delivered to Tropicair as P2‑MEH.

Hawker 850XP VH‑BMW changed its registered operator on November 4 from GoJet to Burbank Air Services P/L of Altona, Victoria.

Citation 11 VH‑EJY changed its registered operator on November 6 from Corporate Aircraft Charter to Maxem Aviation of Applecross, WA.

Hawker 800 N838JL, which arrived at Essendon on August 28, was planned to be registered VH‑VOV to Asia Pacific Jets of Seletar in early December.

Challenger 850 VH‑LEF, which was cancelled from the register on March 1, was then placed on the Canadian register as C‑GVFT.

On November 27 C‑GVFT was cancelled from the Canadian register and placed on the register of the Isle of Man as M‑LILJ although it still remains at Essendon.

Linfox Aircraft Charter sold Learjet 35A VH‑LPJ to Air Affairs (Australia) of North Nowra, NSW on October 11 with the aircraft delivered from Essendon to Nowra on October 15.

Sovereign N680VP, which arrived at Bankstown on October 2 (Traffic/December), was still in the country as of early December. On November 21 N680VP departed Maroochydore for Moorabbin and after overnighting returned to Maroochydore via Bankstown.

Gulfstream 200 N280GC arrived at Melbourne from Shanghai/ Pudong and Darwin late on November 6 and early the following morning positioned to Essendon. It was then demonstrated at Essendon before departing for Seletar on November 8.

King Air fleet update

In this issue we report the delivery of a King Air 350, King Air 250 and a King Air B200.

King Air 350 N841KA FL‑841 arrived at Brisbane on August 23 from Mount Isa and Archerfield on termination of its delivery flight from the US. As of early December the King Air was still operating under its US markings, although it is expected to be registered in Australia.

King Air B200 VH‑FON BB‑1145 was registered on November 1 with the holder Tisdall Ka1 of Archerfield and theoperator Flight One (Services) of Archerfield. VH‑FON was delivered to Archerfield on November 11 after completing its ferry flight from the US via Denpasar, Darwin, Mount Isa and Longreach.

King Air 250 N5086G BY‑186 arrived in Broome from Halim on December 3 and after overnighting continued to Alice Springs and Bankstown. Earlier on November 29/30 it ferried from Bangor to St Johns before crossing the Atlantic to the Azores.

King Air 250 N175EU’s demonstration tour of New Zealand and Australia, which began in late September, wound up on November 24 when it departed Jandakot for Broome and after overnighting continued to Halim.

Gulfstreams galore

Falstaff Partners Gulfstream 650 N524EA arrived in Melbourne from Auckland and Sydney on November 26 and after overnighting departed to Honolulu.

AC Executive Aircraft Gulfstream 650 M‑GSIX arrived in Sydney from Seletar and Port Moresby on November 25 and departed the following day for Port Moresby and Singapore.

3M Company Gulfstream 550 N53M arrived in Sydney from Haneda on November 3 and departed for Don Muang on November 5.

Gulfstream 550 N168NJ arrived in Melbourne from Honolulu on November 8 and departed to Halim on November 11.

EWS 11 Gulfstream 550 N235DX, which arrived in Melbourne from Auckland on October 20 (Traffic/December), departed Perth for Nadi on November 9.

AVN Air Gulfstream 550 N310TK arrived in Sydney from Halim on November 22 before continuing to Adelaide and Perth on November 24. N310TK departed Perth for Johannesburg on November 25.

Gulfstream 550 N888XS arrived in Melbourne from Hong Kong on November 8 and departed to Macau on November 10.

Executive Jet Management Gulfstream 550 N918SM, which was operating as EJM918, arrived in Adelaide from Seletar on November 24 and departed to Queenstown on November 28.

China Kingho Gulfstream 550 B‑8132 arrived in Canberra from Beijing and Darwin on November 12 and later visited Sydney, Melbourne and Hamilton Island before departing Brisbane for Singapore on November 23.

Deer Jet Gulfstream 550 B‑8138 as flight DER 150 arrived in Melbourne from Shanghai/ Hongqiao on November 7 and after overnighting departed for Shenzhen as DER 151.

US Air Force Gulfstream 550/C‑37B 06‑0500 departed Sydney for Paya Lebar on November 19.

North Pacific Enterprises Gulfstream V N83CW arrived at Essendon from Brisbane and the Gold Coast on November 19.

N83CW departed Essendon for Canberra and Sydney on November 20 and after overnighting continued to Kahului.

MJets Gulfstream V HS‑WEH arrived in Townsville from Don Muang on November 29 and after overnighting departed for Gladstone and Newcastle. HS‑WEH continued to Brisbane on December 1 before departing Brisbane for Denpasar on December 3.

Canal Air Gulfstream 450 N500RP arrived in Brisbane from Majuro on November 20. It later visited Sydney and Essendon before departing Brisbane for Majuro on November 27.

Asia Jet Gulfstream IV N688TF arrived in Cairns from Hong Kong on November 19 before continuing to Brisbane. After overnighting it departed for Canberra and Melbourne before continuing to Maroochydore on November 21. N688TF departed Maroochydore on November 24 for Cairns and Hong Kong.

Emmanuel Aviation Gulfstream IV N707EA arrived in Canberra from Kuala Lumpur on November 11 and after overnighting continued to Essendon. On November 14 N707EA as AO2528 departed Essendon for Auckland before arriving in Sydney fromPort Moresby on November 22. It departed Sydney for Perth on November 24 and after overnighting continued to Male.

Pegasus Elite Aviation Gulfstream IV N726RW, which was operating as PEG26, arrived in Brisbane from Auckland on November 24 before continuing to Sydney on November 28 and Melbourne on December 2.

Saudia Gulfstream IV HZ‑AFY as flight SVA7526 arrived in Sydney from Jakarta on November 20 before continuing to Auckland on November 25. It crossed the Tasman again on December 1 from Auckland to Cairns.

Flyjock Gulfstream III N734TJ arrived in Sydney from Singapore and Darwin on November 28 and departed to Nadi on November 30.

Overseas bizjets

Global Express N404NA arrived in Melbourne from Papeete on November 24 and after overnighting continued to Adelaide. N404NA departed Adelaide for Papeete on November 27.

N881WT LLC Global Express N881WT arrived in Sydney from Honolulu on November 20.

TAG Aviation Global Express VP‑CKM callsign ‘Tagjet 60’ arrived in Perth from Hong Kong on November 29 before returning there on December 3.

Harbert Global Aviation Global 5000 N700HM arrived at Essendon from Hong Kong on November 16 before continuing to Sydney on November 20. It departed Sydney for Honolulu on November 22.

Global 5000 VP‑CWQ arrived in Melbourne from Hong Kong on November 17 and departed to Hong Kong on November 20.

FAI Ambulance Challenger 604 D‑AFAI as flight IFA3717 arrived in Brisbane from Don Muang and Darwin on November 13. As flight IFA3718 it departed Brisbane for Cairns on November 14 and after overnighting continued to Darwin and Don Muang.

TAG Aviation Challenger 604G‑VVPA transited Melbourne on November 26 while en route from Seletar to Queenstown.

Center for Earth Observation Learjet 35A B‑4186 has been in Sydney for maintenance after arriving there from Manado, Darwin and Longreach on November 11.

Archer‑Daniels‑Midland Falcon 7X N787AD arrived in Sydney from Honolulu on November 5 before continuing to Melbourne on November 7 and after overnighting it departed for Honolulu. N787AD later arrived in Canberra from Honolulu on November 19 and departed Sydney for Honolulu on November 24.

Ovation Falcon 7X B‑8023 arrived in Melbourne from Beijing on November 29 and departed for Darwin and Beijing on December 1.

Shell Aviation Falcon 7X VQ‑BSP callsign ‘Shell 961’ arrived in Canberra from Busan on November 27 before departing for Perth and Beijing on November 29.

Condor Aviation Falcon 900EX G‑SIRO arrived at Bankstown from Seletar and Cairns on November 11.

Bauhaus Falcon 2000 D‑BEST arrived in Perth from Medan on November 6 and departed for Seletar on November 14.

Lionair Hawker 700B RP‑C5998 arrived in Melbourne in the early hours of November 2 from Johor Bahru and Broome operating a medevac flight.

Later the same day it departed for Alice Springs and Denpasar.

Ferry flights

Skywork Helicopters AS350 B3 PK‑URF ferried into Horn Island from Merauke on October 31. Later noted at Port Douglas, Cairns and Townsville, it arrived at Gladstone on November 4.

Beech G36s N5013C msn E‑4013 and N5015R msn E‑4015 arrived at the Gold Coast on November 21 during a transit stop on delivery to the Indonesian navy. Ferried by Windward Aviation, the two G36s made their trans‑Pacific crossing from Monterey, California via Hilo and Pago Pago. They departed the Gold Coast on November 23 direct to Port Hedland before continuing to Seletar on November 25.

Beech G36s N5014Y msn E‑4014 and N336BC msn E‑4006 were planned to follow the same routing across the Pacific in early December with the aircraft again on delivery to Indonesia.

Heli Niugini Bell 205A‑1 P2‑HBY departed Cairns for Innisfail and Townsville on November 10.

Bolkow BO105 CBS ZK‑HMR arrived at Maroochydore on November 23 after ferrying in from Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island and Brunswick Heads. It later arrived in Cairns on November 26 before continuing to Cooktown on November 28.

PA‑31‑350 VH‑SBN departed Port Macquarie for Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island on November 11.

PA‑23‑250 N232KP arrived at Broome from Denpasar on November 22.

Heavy metal

Hi Fly A340‑313X CS‑TQM ferried out of Brisbane to Don Muang on December 1 as flight HFY715P.

Hi Fly A340‑313X CS‑TQY arrived in Brisbane from Sharjah on November 11 as flight HFY651P.

Polet Avia An‑124 RA‑82068 as POT4711 arrived in Rockhampton from Kuala Lumpur on October 29. The following day it departed for Cairns and Paya Lebar as POT4712. The Antonov returned to Rockhampton from Kuala Lumpur as POT4713 on December 2 and departed for Cairns and Paya Lebar as POT4714 on December 4.

National Airlines 747‑428BCF N919CA ASY1014 arrived in Perth from Al Minhad AB on November 10 before continuing to Brisbane where it arrived on November 11. It departed Brisbane for Guam as NCR301 on November 13.

Icelandair 757‑23N TF‑FIC callsign ‘Ice 1224’ arrived in Cairns from Apia on November 6. Carrying TCS‑Starquest Expeditions titles on its port side the 757 departed for Siem Reap on November 8.

US Air Force Boeing C‑32B/757‑200 00‑9001 callsign ‘Combo 72’ arrived in Cairns from Osan AB on November 12 and departed for Kwajalein on November 14.

Neptune Air 737‑3ZO(SF) 9M‑NEJ as N7401 arrived in Perth from Johor Bahru and Denpasar on November 10 and the same day departed for Denpasar and Johor Bahru as N7402. On November 23 the 737 arrived from Denpasar as N7401 before returning the same day to Denpasar as N7402.

Indonesian air force 737‑4U3 A‑7305 callsign ‘Indonesia 2’ arrived in Perth from Lombok on November 10 before continuing to Canberra on November 12. It then arrived in Melbourne on November 14 before departing for Perth and Lombok on November 16.

Volga‑Dnepr Il‑76TD‑90VD RA‑76950 as VDA6460 arrived in Broome from Seletar and Darwin on November 16 and after overnighting departed as VDA4965 for Singapore.

Indonesian air force C‑130H A‑1330 – previously operated by the RAAF as A97‑006 – departed Darwin for Denpasar on November 29.

Safair Lockheed L100‑30 ZS‑RSC callsign ‘Safair 530’ departed Christchurch for Adelaide on December 2 on termination of its operations with the Italian Antarctic Expedition (Traffic/December). After overnighting in Adelaide ZS‑RSC continued to Port Hedland and the Cocos Islands.