Traffic

VH‑OGP was delivered to Qantas in Sydney on June 1 ’96 after ferrying from Seattle via Nadi as QF8531. It entered service on June 8 when it operated QF47 from Sydney to Wellington.

767‑338ER VH‑OGQ was withdrawn from service on February 7 after operating QF551 from Brisbane to Sydney.

767‑336ER VH‑ZXE, which was withdrawn from service on December 4 (Traffic/January), departed Sydney on December 10 as QF6023 to Honolulu and Kansas City. VH‑ZXE has been sold to the Jet Midwest Group and was cancelled from the VH register on December 17.

VH‑ZXE was first delivered to Qantas in Sydney on December 26 ’00 after ferrying in from London via Bangkok as QF6016/QF7630. It entered service on December 29 when it operated QF417 from Sydney to Melbourne.

737‑838 VH‑XZK Cook, which was delivered to Melbourne on December 7 (Traffic/January), entered service on December 11 when it operated QF412 from Melbourne to Sydney.

737‑838 VH‑VYA ferried out of Brisbane on December 13 as QF6021 to Darwin and Seletar where it was repainted in the current Qantas livery. VH‑VYA returned to Brisbane from Seletar as QF6020 on December 27.

737‑838 VH‑VXJ ferried out of Brisbane on December 24 asQF6021 to Darwin and Seletar where it was repainted in the current Qantas livery. VH‑VXJ returned to Brisbane from Seletar as QF6020 on January 6.

737‑476 VH‑TJR was withdrawn from service on December 1 after operating QF821 from Canberra to Melbourne. The 737’s Qantas titles and kangaroo were removed before it ferried out of Melbourne on December 7 as QF6027 to Sydney, Apia, Honolulu and Victorville where it was placed in storage.

VH‑TJR Cockatiel was delivered to Australian Airlines in Melbourne on December 13 ’92 after the aircraft completed its ferry flight TN1398 from Port Angeles, Washington via Oakland, California, Honolulu, Apia and Nadi. It entered service with Australian on December 17 when it operated TN530 from Melbourne to Sydney.

737‑476 VH‑TJI was withdrawn from service on January 29 after operating QF483 from Canberra to Melbourne. The aircraft’s Qantas titles and kangaroo were removed before it ferried out of Melbourne on February 3 as QF6027 to Brisbane, Apia, Honolulu and Victorville.

The retirement of VH‑TJI left just VH‑TJS and VH‑TJX as the only 737‑400s in Qantas service, and they were planned to be withdrawn by late February.

QantasLink took delivery of 717‑2BL N795BC in Adelaide on December 21, ferried by Southern Cross as SXA1098 from Cecil Field, Florida via Billings, Anchorage, Magadan, Cebu and Darwin. The 717 was registered VH‑YQU on December 24.

717‑2BL VH‑YQT, which was delivered to Adelaide as N917ME on October 31 (Traffic/December), was ferried from Adelaide to Brisbane as QF6201 on December 13. VH‑YQT entered service with QantasLink on December 15 when it operated QF1545 from Brisbane to Canberra.

Qantas Freight ferried 767‑381F VH‑EFR as QF7529 from Sydney to Paya Lebar for planned maintenance on December 24.

While at Paya Lebar the 767 had the Qantas kangaroo added to its livery. VH‑EFR returned to Sydney from Paya Lebar as QF7530 on January 13.

737‑376SF VH‑XMB ferried from Perth to Seletar on January 24 with the aircraft planned for maintenance and a change of colours from Australian air Express to Qantas Freight.

Jetstar took delivery of 787‑8 VH‑VKB at Melbourne on December 13 after the aircraft ferried in direct from Paine Field as JQ7878. Planned flight time for the 13,279km journey was 16. 5 hours.

On December 31 VH‑VKB as flight JQ7993 ferried from Melbourne to Cairns where it remained until January 13 before ferrying to Sydney as JQ7994. The 787 then entered service on January 15 when it operated JQ37 from Sydney to Denpasar.

787‑8 VH‑VKD was delivered to Jetstar in Melbourne in the early hours of January 12 after it ferried in direct from Paine Field as JQ7878.

On January 14 VH‑VKD as flight JQ7993 ferried from Melbourne to Cairns where the aircraft remained until January 23 when it ferried to Sydney as JQ7993. VH‑VKD entered service with Jetstar on January 23 when it operated JQ37 from Sydney to Denpasar.

787‑8 VH‑VKA operated the first international 787 service for Jetstar on December 18 when it was scheduled on JQ35 from Melbourne to Denpasar.

A330‑302 VH‑EBQ was withdrawn from Jetstar service in Sydney on January 14 after operating JQ16/13 from Kansai and Cairns. On January 15 as flight JQ7994 VH‑EBQ ferried from Sydney to Brisbane where it will be prepared for entry into service with Qantas.

A320‑232/S VH‑VFV, which was delivered to Melbourne on December 1 (Traffic/January), entered service on December 24 when it operated JQ741 from Melbourne to Launceston.

A320‑232/S VH‑VFX, which was delivered to Melbourne on December 2 (Traffic/January), entered service on December 25 when it operated JQ739 from Melbourne to Launceston.

A320‑232 VH‑XHI, which was registered to Jetstar on November 8 (Traffic/January), was cancelled on December 3 as ‘delivery delayed’.

A320‑232 VH‑XHK, which was registered to Jetstar on November 18 (Traffic/January), was cancelled on January 2 as ‘aircraft placed on French register’.

A320‑232 VH‑VQV, which departed Melbourne on ferry to Seletar on September 22 (Traffic/ December), was cancelled from the register on December 18 as ‘exported to Ireland’. On December 28 it was noted at Seletar registered EI‑FDN and carrying the colours of Tianjin Airlines. On January 13, now registered B‑9989, it departed Seletar for Don Muang and Tianjin on delivery to Tianjin Airlines as flight GCR9989.

Jetstar has ferried a number of A320/A321 aircraft to Singapore for maintenance of late.

A320‑232 VH‑VGI operated JQ61 from Darwin to Singapore on December 7 and after completing its maintenance ferried from Singapore to Melbourne on December 22 as JQ7992. A320‑232 VH‑VGH JQ7992 Seletar to Melbourne on December 16.

A320‑232 VH‑VGN JQ7991 Melbourne‑Darwin‑Singapore on December 24 then JQ7992 Singapore to Melbourne on January 9.

A320‑232 VH‑VQO JQ7991 Melbourne‑Darwin‑Seletar onDecember 30. A320‑232 VH‑VQI JQ7991 Melbourne‑Darwin‑Seletar on January 1. A321‑231 VH‑VWW JQ7991 Melbourne‑Darwin‑Singapore on January 8 then JQ7992 Singapore‑Darwin‑Melbourne on January 22. A321‑231 VH‑VWU JQ7991 Melbourne‑Darwin‑Singapore on January 21. A321‑231 VH‑VWY JQ7991 Melbourne‑Darwin‑Singapore on January 26.

Airline news

In this issue we report the delivery of a DC‑8‑73F to Transpacific Heavylift and a Fokker 100 to Air Niugini while departing was a Dash 8‑100 of Air Niugini.

Air New Zealand was planning to take delivery of A320‑232/S ZK‑OXD msn 5962 on February 17 with A320‑232/S ZK‑OXE msn 5993 to follow in early March.

737‑3U3 ZK‑SJC, which departed Auckland on October 7 on ferry to Opa Locka, Florida (Traffic/ December), was on delivery to Boliviana de Aviacion. On December 9 the 737, now registered CP‑2815, departed Opa Locka for Tocumen and Cochabamba and entry into service with Boliviana.

Air Niugini took delivery of Fokker 100 P2‑ANJ in Port Moresby on December 9 after the aircraft ferried in from Subang, Denpasar and Darwin.

Air Niugini has leased 757‑23N TF‑FIC from Icelandair to cover maintenance requirements on its 737 fleet. On December 30 TF‑FIC, carrying Air Niugini colours and titles, departed Keflavik for Sharjah and Manila from where it entered service on January 1 as PX11 to Port Moresby (arriving January 2).

737‑8BK P2‑PXE operated PX10 from Port Moresby to Manila on January 1 and early the following morning ferried as PX6010 to Guangzhou for planned maintenance. P2‑PXE as flight PX6009 returned to Port Moresby from Guangzhou on January 26.

Air Niugini has sold Dash 8‑103P2‑ANP to Avmax Aviation Services of Calgary. Consequently on December 31 it was registered C‑GYDL. It departed Port Moresby on January 25 on ferry to Calgary via Majuro and Honolulu.

AirNorth E170‑100LR VH‑ANO departed Darwin on January 10 to Singapore and Hyderabad bound for Warsaw for planned maintenance.

Air Vanuatu took delivery of 737‑8Q8 YJ‑AV1 Spirit of Vanuatu in Port Vila on January 16. The new production aircraft, which has been leased from ILFC, ferried in from Seattle/Boeing Field via Honolulu and Nadi.

DHC‑6‑300 N564DH, which was delivered to Air Vanuatu in October (Traffic/December), has been registered YJ‑AV11.

Alliance terminated its lease on 737‑476 ZK‑JTQ on December 11 after the aircraft operated UTY738 from Karratha to Perth. The following day ZK‑JTQ ferried from Perth to Adelaide as AWK11 and by December 21 its Alliance titles and tail logo had been removed.

Our Airline ferried 737‑33A VH‑NLK into Darwin from Subang as flight RON801 on January 13 and returned the aircraft to service on January 15 when it operated RON900 from Darwin to Port Hedland and Christmas Island. In Traffic/December we incorrectly reported that 737‑33A VH‑NLK had been withdrawn from Our Airline service on October 12.

Pacific Air Express 737‑3B7(SF) ZK‑TLC operating flight PAQ523 from Brisbane to Honiara and Nauru on January 26 was damaged on landing at Honiara. ZK‑TLC is registered to Airwork Flight Operations but operates for Toll Air Express.

Tasman Cargo 757‑236F VH‑TCA ferried from Auckland to Brisbane and Seletar on December 22 for planned maintenance. On completion VH‑TCA departed Seletar on January 15 for Sydney and its return to service.

Transpacific Heavylift is a new operator planning to operate a DC‑8‑73CF in the South Pacific. On August 18 DC‑8‑73CF N807DH arrived at Port Moresby from Honolulu and on August 27 it was cancelled from the US register as ‘exported to Peru’ where it was registered OB‑2059‑P. The DC‑8 flew into Brisbane on December 20, where it remained as of early February.

Virgin Group news

In this issue we report the delivery of an A320 to Tigerair.

Virgin Australia ferried A330‑243 VH‑XFA from Perth to Manila as VOZ9949 on January 3 for planned maintenance with Lufthansa Technic. VH‑XFA returned to Perth from Manila as VOZ9948 on January 29.

A330‑243 VH‑XFC departed Perth for Manila as VOZ9949 on January 29 for planned maintenance at Lufthansa Technic.

737‑8FE VH‑VUC ferried from Melbourne to Townsville as VOZ9941 on December 1 where it entered the Flying Colours Aviation hangar to be repainted from the Virgin Blue to the Virgin Australia scheme. While in Townsville VH‑VUC was named Peregian Beach before it returned to Melbourne as VOZ9940 on December 16. VH‑VUC is to be the first of 24 737‑800s to be repainted by Flying Colours.

737‑8FE VH‑VUS ferried from Brisbane to Townsville as VOZ9947 on January 16 where on arrival it entered the Flying Colours hangar to be repainted in Virgin Australia colours. While in Townsville VH‑VUS was named Seaspray Beach before it departed for Brisbane as VOZ9946 on January 29.

737‑8FE VH‑VUV ferried from Brisbane to Townsville as VOZ9947 on January 28 where on arrival it entered the Flying Colours hangar to be repainted in Virgin Australia colours.

E190‑100IGW VH‑ZPE arrived in Brisbane on December 24 from Chennai, Subang and Darwin after completion of planned maintenance at Alverca, Portugal. While in Portugal VH‑ZPE was painted in the colours of Virgin Australia and named Coogee Beach. E190‑100IGW VH‑ZPF departed Brisbane on January 3 for Darwin, Subang and onward stops to Alverca for planned maintenance.

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines took delivery of ATR 72‑600 VH‑VPI Bronte Beach in Perth on September 17. VH‑VPI was then ferried to Townsville on November 6 (Traffic/December) where on arrival it was placed in long-term storage.

ATR 72‑600 F‑WWEP msn 1127, which was the prospective VH‑VPJ, was delivered to Avation on December 13. The same day the ATR was sold and later in the month it was delivered to Mann Yadanarpon Airlines in Myanmar where it is registered XY‑AJO.

ATR 72‑600 F‑WWEV msn 1134, which was the prospective VH‑VPK, will also reportedly be sold by Avation.

ATR 72‑600 VH‑FVX departed Brisbane for Alice Springs and Port Hedland as VOZ9550 on December 10 and after overnighting continued to Seletar for planned maintenance. The ATR arrived back in Brisbane on December 29 from Seletar via Port Hedland and Alice Springs.

ATR 72‑600 VH‑FVU ferried into Brisbane as VOZ9551 from Seletar via Port Hedland and Alice Springs on December 8 on completion of its maintenance layup.

Tigerair took delivery of A320‑232 VH‑VNR in Melbourne on December 12 after the aircraft completed its ferry flight from Finkenwerder via Al Maktoum and Singapore. Although a new production aircraft VH‑VNR has not been fitted with Sharklets. VH‑VNR entered service with Tigerair on December 20 when it operated TGW484 from Melbourne to Adelaide.

A320‑232 VH‑VND as flight TGW8175 returned to Melbourne on December 8 direct from Clark Field, the Philippines after being painted in Tigerair colours.

A320‑232 VH‑VNH as flight TGW8172 departed Melbourne on January 28 for Darwin and Clark Field for maintenance and painting.

Regional news

In this issue we report the delivery of an ATR 72‑500 to Air Caledonie, a Dash 8‑100 to Airlines PNG and a Cessna 208 to Air Milford, while departing was a DHC‑6‑300 of Hevilift PNG.

Adventist Aviation Services PAC 750XL P2‑SDC was badly damaged in a ground accident at Goroka on January 22 ’13 and was moved to Hamilton.

Air Caledonie took delivery of ATR 72‑500 F‑WNCL msn 759 at Noumea on January 31 after the aircraft ferried in from Seletar, Darwin and Brisbane. F‑WNCL was last operated by Kingfisher Airlines as VT‑KAL and had been in storage at Seletar where it later carried the registration M‑IBAE.

The ATR later entered service with Air Caledonie as F‑ONCL.

Air Chathams ferried DC‑3 ZK‑AWP Powhaitere into Auckland on December 22 after a two‑day flight from Tonga via Nadi, Noumea and Norfolk Island. The DC‑3 had departed New Zealand for Tonga on June 2 ’04 where it was later registered A3‑AWP.

Convair 580 ZK‑CID, which had been static at Palmerston North for a number of years, had its tail and wings removed before it was trucked to a scrap metal yard on January 14.

It was removed from the New Zealand register on January 16 as ‘withdrawn’.

Air Kiribati is planning to take delivery of DHC‑6‑300 N831WJ msn 831 in April.

Airlines PNG took delivery of Dash 8‑102 N432FE from Port Moresby on December 12 after the aircraft, which was ferried by Southern Cross as SXI1087, arrived from Honolulu and Majuro.

Air Milford took delivery of Cessna 208 VH‑SKH in Queenstown on January 10 after the aircraft ferried in from Greece viaColombo, Cocos Island, Broome, Port Macquarie and Lord Howe Island. The Cessna was registered to Air Milford as ZK‑SKA on January 14.

Brindabella Airlines ceased operations on December 14 with its final service reported to be EVA601 from Brisbane to Tamworth operated by Jetstream 41 VH‑XNE.

Hevilift PNG has terminated its lease of DHC‑6‑300 P2‑KSP and on December 14 the Twin Otter arrived in Cairns from Mount Hagen and Horn Island. On December 18 P2‑KSP departed Cairns for Honiara, Majuro, Honolulu, North Bend/Oregon and Calgary and its return to Kenn Borek Air to which it was registered C‑FKBX on January 14.

DHC‑6‑300 P2‑KSQ (Traffic/ January) was registered C‑GKFQ to Kenn Borek Air on January 17.

DHC‑6‑300 P2‑KSU, which is reported to be the former P2‑MCE of Airlines PNG (Traffic/January), was delivered from Cairns to Mount Hagen via Horn Island on December 13.

Kiwi Air registered PAC 750XL ZK‑XLE on January 24. This PAC 750XL had been operating in Papua New Guinea with Niugini Aviation as P2‑KNA since November ’12.

Pacific Sun ferried ATR 42‑500 DQ‑PSB from Nadi to Brisbane as FJA2001 on February 1 and after overnighting the ATR continued to Darwin, Ujung Pandang and Subang.

Regional Pacific Airlines EMB‑120ER VH‑RPX had been withdrawn from service in Cairns in late June ’10. By January 22 it had been broken up at Cairns.

Bizjet news

In this issue we report the delivery of a Global Express and the impending deliveries of a Falcon 7X and a Challenger 604. Departing were a Global Express, Challenger 850, Falcon 2000EX and two Learjet 45s. Propjet deliveries were a King Air B200 and a TBM 850 while departing was a King Air 350.

Global Express ZS‑AMP, which is the prospective VH‑IQR (Traffic/ January), arrived in Sydney from Honolulu on December 12 before continuing to its new base at Perth on December 15.

Global Express N433DC, which was delivered to Perth on September 23, was last reported departing Perth for Mauritius on December 20, suggesting it has been replaced by the Global Express ZS‑AMP.

Falcon 7X VH‑CRW msn 217 was registered to Brenzil of Toowong, Queensland on December 16, presumably to replace Falcon 2000EX VH‑KRW.

However, as of early February the Falcon 7X had still not been delivered to Australia.

Falcon 2000EX VH‑KRW was last noted in Australia on October 28 when it departed Cairns for Hong Kong.

VH‑KRW is being advertised for sale by the Dyer Group of Greenville, South Carolina.

Challenger 604 VH‑LEF msn 5577 was registered on December 9 with the holder Linfox Express Charter of South Melbourneand the operator Air National Australia of Essendon Fields, Victoria.

Sovereign N680VP, which we mentioned in Traffic/December and Traffic/January, has been confirmed as an import by Aeromil for sale in Australia.

Beechjet 400A VH‑OVS msn RK‑239 (Traffic/December) was placed on the register on December 18 with the holder Asia Pacific Jets of Seletar, Singapore and the operator AP Jets of Artarmon, NSW. The Beechjet, then registered N868JL, had arrived at Essendon from Seletar and Port Hedland on October 20 (Traffic/December).

Falcon 2000EX VH‑WIO, which was operated by Balmoral Air of Artarmon, NSW and was last in the country in early June (Traffic/November), was cancelled from the register on January 10 as ‘aircraft has been sold’. In the interim Balmoral Air continues to operate Falcon 2000EX F‑GZLX which was delivered to Hamilton Island on August 6 (Traffic/November).

Challenger 850 M‑LILJ, which is the former VH‑LEF (Traffic/January), departed Essendon on December 12 for Darwin, Manila and Hong Kong where it arrived on December 13.

Learjet 45 N113RX ex VH‑SQR, which was registered to Rectrix Aviation of Bedford, Massachusetts on December 3 (Traffic/January), departed Sydney on December 9 on ferry to Wichita via Cairns, Ambon, Yelizovo, Anchorage and Boise.

Learjet 45 N131RX ex VH‑SQV, which was registered to Rectrix Aviation on December 5 (Traffic/January), departed Sydney on December 17 taking the same route as N113RX to Wichita.

Citation I/SP ZK‑NDT, which was registered to Dennis Thompson International of Papakura, has been sold in Australia and on January 10 it ferried from Ardmore to Bankstown via Kerikeri, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island and Sydney. ZK‑NDT was cancelled from the New Zealand register on January 14 and was then registered VH‑NOU on January 21 with the holder Togili of Blacktown, NSWand the operator Australian Air Services of George’s Hall, NSW.

Cessna 550 Bravo VH‑FGK changed its registered holder and operator on January 7 to the Yulgibar Pastoral Company of Montmorency, Victoria.

Bizprop changes in the period include the following.

Golden Wings King Air 350 ZK‑MMM was cancelled from the register on January 22 on its sale in the United States and on February 4 as N285AS it departed Ardmore for Noumea.

King Air 250 N5086G, which was delivered to Bankstown on December 4 (Traffic/January), was registered VH‑KQD on December 10, initially to Hawker Pacific and then on January 23 to Driscoll Investments of Kedron, Queensland.

King Air B200 VH‑ZCR BB‑1544 ex F‑OHJK was registered on December 16 with the holder being BB1544 Pty Ltd of Bendigo and the operator MyJet Aviation of Bendigo. On December 19 VH‑ZCR was delivered to Bankstown from Noumea/La Tontouta via the Gold Coast.

TBM 850 N850ZD msn 683 registered to Transatlantic Deliveries was delivered to Essendon on December 27 after ferrying in from Denpasar, Broome and Ayers Rock. The TBM‑850 was registered VH‑CEA to A & C Aviation, of Richmond, Victoria on January 16.

Gulfstreams galore

WRBC Corporation/Interlaken Capital Aviation Services Gulfstream 650 N67WB arrived in Sydney from Singapore on December 11 and departed to Honolulu on December 13.

Jet Aviation Gulfstream 650 VP‑CZZ arrived at the Gold Coast from Hong Kong on January 9 and remained there until January 16 when it returned to Hong Kong.

GC Air Gulfstream 550 N1BN arrived in Sydney from Kona on December 22 before returning there on January 3.

GF Management Gulfstream 550 N282Q arrived in Melbourne from Kona on December 23 and after overnighting returned to Kona. N282Q repeated the trip Kona‑Melbourne‑Kona on January 5/6.

Diamond Capital Investments Gulfstream 550 N323BD arrived in Sydney from Taipei on December 22 before returning there on December 27.

Abberton Gulfstream 550 N405GA arrived in Sydney from Auckland on December 27.

Lockheed Martin Gulfstream 550 N410LM arrived in Canberra from Honolulu on December 1 and later visited Melbourne before departing Canberra for Narita on December 4.

CSC Trust Company of Delaware Gulfstream 550 N550RP as flight EJM51 arrived at Essendon from Kona on December 23. It departed Essendon for Ayers Rock on December 27 then to Sydney on December 28 and Nadi on January 1.

Tag Aviation Asia Gulfstream 550 N818HK arrived at the Gold Coast from Hong Kong on December 22 and was later seen at Hamilton Island and Melbourne from where it departed to Rotorua on January 3.

Gulfstream 550 N888HK arrived in Brisbane from Shanghai on January 15 and the same day departed to Hong Kong.

Deer Jet Gulfstream 550 B‑8255 arrived in Sydney from Hong Kong on December 11 and was later noted at Canberra, Essendon and Port Macquarie before departing the Gold Coast for Hainan on December 16.

Metrojet Gulfstream 550 B‑LDL arrived in Sydney from Hong Kong on December 9 and after overnighting continued to Melbourne. B‑LDL departed Melbourne for Rotorua on December 13 and later arrived in Sydney from Hong Kong on December 17 before returning there the following day.

Mirtos Gulfstream 550 M‑VRNY arrived in Sydney from Kota Kinabalu on January 16 before continuing to Melbourne on January 19. It departed Melbourne for Singapore on January 23.

Specialised Transportation Gulfstream 550 VP‑BLW transited Perth in the early hours on January 15 while en route from Cape Town to Auckland.

Jet Asia Airways Gulfstream V N709AA transited Darwin on December 21 while en route from Nadi to Langkawi.

Jet Aviation (Hong Kong) Gulfstream 450 VP‑CLI arrived in Perth from Hong Kong on December 23 before returning to Hong Kong on December 27.

Royal Jordanian Gulfstream 450 VQ‑BCE arrived in Sydney from Biak on December 21 before continuing to Melbourne on December 29. It departed for Sydney on December 30 before returning to Biak on January 4.

C Dot Aviation Gulfstream IV N163EG arrived in Sydney from Nadi on December 29. It later visited Ayers Rock and Cairns before departing Hobart for Queenstown on January 9.

PMC Global Gulfstream IV N168PK arrived at Avalon from Nadi on December 8 before continuing to Brisbane on December 10. N168PK departed Brisbane to Nadi on December 11.

Integrity Aircraft Holdings Gulfstream IV N168RT arrived at Port Hedland from Subang on January 20 and after overnighting departed for Halim.

Canyon Partners Gulfstream IV N451GA arrived in Sydney from Rotorua on December 31 before continuing to Maroochydore onJanuary 4. After overnighting N451GA departed for Brisbane and Bora Bora.

Kohler Gulfstream IV N777KK arrived in Hobart from Wellington on January 2 and after overnighting continued to Devonport. On January 4 N777KK departed Devonport for Sydney and Nadi.

Flyjock Gulfstream III N734TJ arrived in Sydney from Singapore and Darwin on December 24 and departed to Ayers Rock on December 28. It returned to Sydney on December 29 before departing for Nadi on January 1.

Overseas bizjets Z C Aviation Global Express N169LL arrived in Sydney from Honolulu on January 9 and departed to Denpasar on January 11.

CR Holdings Global Express N528MP arrived in Brisbane from Honolulu on December 23 before returning to Honolulu on December 26.

Kohler Global Express N797KK arrived in Hobart from Wellington on January 2 before continuing to Devonport on January 3 and then to Cairns and Laoag on January 4.

Skyservice Business Aviation Global Express C‑GHSW arrived in Sydney from Papeete on December 30 and departed for Honolulu on January 7.

Vista Jet Global Express OE‑LGX arrived in Perth from Manila on December 4 and after overnighting departed to Ginbata, Darwin and Don Muang. OE‑LGX later arrived in Perth from Hamilton Island and Rockhampton on December 15 and departed for Singapore on December 17.

Global Express VP‑BVM arrived in Cairns from Subang on December 8 before returning to Subang on December 17.

Metrojet Global ExpressVP‑CWN arrived in Sydney from Hong Kong on December 31 before returning to Hong Kong on January 4.

Vistajet Global 6000 9H‑VJA as VJT741 arrived in Perth from Singapore, Port Hedland and Busselton on January 15 and departed to Manila on January 18.

Albinati Aeronautics Global 5000 HB‑JRS as LUC245 arrived in Sydney from Sorong on December 27 and after overnighting departed to Nadi.

Jet Aviation (Hong Kong) Global 5000 VP‑CGM arrived in Sydney from Denpasar on December 26 before returning to Denpasar on December 30.

China United CRJ700 B‑4062 departed Essendon on December 20 for Cairns, Darwin and Kota Kinabalu.

China United CRJ700 B‑4063 arrived at Essendon on January 21 from Kota Kinabalu, Darwin and Cairns.

Eastern Heights Corporation Challenger 605 M‑AMRT as TBJ58 arrived in Perth from Halim on December before returning to Halim on December 31.

Adani Enterprises Challenger 605 VT‑APL arrived in Brisbane from Denpasar on December 14 before returning to Denpasar on December 17.

Tagjet Asia Challenger 604 VP‑CCE arrived at the Gold Coast from Hong Kong and Cairns on December 22 and departed for Sydney on December 25. It departed Sydney for Darwin and Hong Kong on January 1.

Skyservice Business Aviation Challenger 604 C‑FLMK arrived in Sydney from Nadi on January 11 and departed to Queenstown on January 15.

Common Sky Challenger 604 OE‑IMK arrived in Sydney from Don Muang and Darwin on December 27 and later visited Ayers Rock, Essendon, Brisbane and Maroochydore before departing Adelaide for Halim on January 9.

Monte Cristalana Citation X PR‑JAQ arrived in Sydney from Invercargill on January 11 and after overnighting returned to Invercargill.

Falcon Jet Corporation Falcon 7X N163FJ arrived in Cairns from Xiamen on December 20 before departing the following day to Hong Kong.

Deer Jet Falcon 7X B‑8202 transited Darwin on December 29 while en route from Auckland to Hong Kong. It later arrived in Adelaide from Perth on January 31.

Skylane Falcon 7X M‑ODKZ arrived in Sydney from Singapore on December 16 and departed to Seletar on January 14.

Flying Lion Falcon 7X VP‑BZE arrived in Brisbane from Noumea on January 12 before continuing to Sydney on January 14. It departed Sydney for Queenstown on January 17.

Bank of America Falcon 900EX N47EG arrived in Brisbane from Nadi on December 21. It later visited Gladstone, Sydney, Ayers Rock, Alice Springs, Adelaide, Melbourne, Avalon and Hobart before departing the Gold Coast for Nadi on January 4.

Speedero Falcon 900 N82MF arrived at the Gold Coast from Nadi on December 19 and later visited Essendon and Hamilton Island before departing Sydney for Nadi on January 1.

Firefly Entertainment Falcon 900 N898TS arrived in Sydney from Auckland on December 3 and was later noted in Brisbane and Perth before departing Melbourne for Nadi on December 15.

Falcon 2000LX B‑8025 arrived in Sydney from Hong Kong on December 10.

Falcon 2000EX C‑FVMW arrived at Hamilton Island from Papeete and Brisbane on December 18 before it continued to Perth on December 21. C‑FVMW departed Perth for Sydney on December 28 and Sydney for Nadi on January 4.

ACM Air Charter Falcon 2000EX D‑BIKA ‘Bavarian 777’ arrived in Perth from Singapore on January 14 and after overnighting continued to Sydney. It departed Sydney for Pago Pago on January 18.

GMR Aviation Falcon 2000EX VT‑VLN arrived in Perth from Halim on December 13 and departed to Singapore on December 15.

Safire Falcon 20GF F‑GBTM, used for atmospheric and environmental research, arrived in Darwin from Subang on January 12.

The Falcon, which had also visited Broome and Gove, was still working out of Darwin as of February 4.

TAG Aviation Asia ERJ‑135 Legacy 600 N127BG callsign ‘Tagjet 58’ arrived in Darwin from Halim on December 27. N127BG later visited the Gold Coast and Sydney before departing Darwin for Halim on January 3.

ABS Jets ERJ‑135 Legacy 600 OK‑GGG transited Cairns on January 18 while en route from Denpasar to Auckland.

Ferry flights

Baron G58 N50779 msn TH‑2379 arrived at the Gold Coast on January 10 after completing its trans‑Pacific ferry from Santa Maria, CA via Hilo and Pago Pago.

The Baron, which was ferried by Windward Aviation, departed the Gold Coast for Bankstown on January 11.

On January 23 it was registered VH‑MKM to the Corrie Vale Pastoral Company of Mosman, NSW.

Baron G58 N5082K msn TH‑2382 ferried into Bankstown on January 11 after crossing the Pacific in company with N50779.

Winglet-fitted Baron 58 N58LH msn TH‑655 arrived at the Gold Coast on December 7 after crossing the Pacific from Livermore, CA via Kona and Pago Pago. Baron 58 N298WA departed Bundaberg on December 13 for Lord Howe Island and Auckland where it arrived on December 14.

Baron 58 N7237X msn TH‑1483 arrived at Bankstown on December 17 after completing its ferry from Santa Maria via Hilo, Pago Pago and the Gold Coast. It was later registered VH‑EMZ to D & G Aviation of Baulkam Hills, NSW on January 22.

Indonesian Navy-bound Beech G36s N336BC msn E‑4006 and N5014Y msn E‑4014 arrived at the Gold Coast on December 16 after crossing the Pacific from Santa Maria via Hilo and Pago Pago.

Ferried by Windward Aviation, the G36s departed the Gold Coast on December 18 for Darwin and Surabaya.

Rotor‑Lift BK117 B‑2 VH‑BKZ arrived at Ardmore on January 28 after a four-day trans‑Tasman ferry from Port Macquarie via Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and Kerikeri.

Cessna 208B/EX N81549 msn 208B5057 arrived at Bankstown on December 13 after ferrying in from Kalaeloa, Majuro and Brisbane. The Cessna was registered VH‑DFV to NSW Police’s Aviation Support Branch on December 23.

Photo Survey Cessna 310Q ZK‑DEM departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island and Redcliffe on December 9. It departed Redcliffe on December 18 for Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island and after overnighting continued to Kerikeri and Ardmore.

PAC 750XL ZK‑JQK has returned to New Zealand after having been operated in the UK and USA since 2005. Acquired by Tandem Skydiving of Taupo, it arrived at Hamilton on December 14 after crossing the Pacific from Santa Maria via Hilo and Pago Pago.

PAC 750XL ZK‑KNL msn 193 was registered to Pacific Aerospace on December 19 and was noted at Hamilton on January 24 while awaiting delivery to China.

Yajasi Aviation PC‑12/47 PK‑UCG arrived at Mareeba from Sentani and Cairns on January 16 before departing Mareeba for Cairns on January 23 and after overnighting continued to Horn Island and Sentani.

PA‑46‑350P VH‑NEC departed Bankstown for Horn Island on January 21 and after overnighting continued to Saipan.

Australian Aerial Mapping Reims F‑406 VH‑EYQ departed Launceston for Lord Howe Island on January 20. After overnighting it continued to Auckland and Rotorua.

Commander 685 N9199N msn 12032 was delivered to Bankstown on November 22 after ferrying in from Denpasar, Broome, Alice Springs and Parkes. It was registered VH‑NJT to a private owner at Jannali, NSW on January 23.

Erickson Air Crane S‑64E arrivals for the 2013/2014 fire season are detailed below: S‑64E N217AC/740 Malcolm ferried into Essendon from the Melbourne docks on December 1 before continuing the same day to its base at Ballarat. It was later noted as HT342 (Helitack 342) and carrying Kestrel titles.

S‑64E N194AC/747 Delilah ferried from the Melbourne docks to Essendon on December 8 where it has taken up residence. N194AC is operating as HT341 and also carries Kestrel titles.

S‑64E N243AC/741 Marty arrived Fremantle by ship on December 18 and is now based at Serpentine.

S‑64E N164AC/739 Incredible Hulk arrived at Essendon from theMelbourne docks on December 30 before departing the following day to its base at Brukunga, South Australia.

Heavy metal

Volga‑Dnepr An‑124 RA82045 as flight VDA1370 arrived in Perth from Delhi on December 9 before continuing the same day to Darwin as VDA1371. On arrival at Darwin the Antonov loaded EC‑225LP VH‑WEQ and AS‑332Ls VH‑LYS, VH‑URY and VH‑LHH before departing for Delhi as VDA1372 on December 10.

Polet An‑124 RA82068 as flight POT4728 arrived at RAAF Curtin from Jakarta and Darwin on December 16.

Ukraine Air Alliance An‑12BK UR‑CAH as flight UKL7889 arrived in Brisbane from Auckland on December 24 before departing in the early hours of December 26 to Denpasar.

Boeing Company 787‑9 N787FT arrived in Auckland from Paine Field on January 4 as flight BOE002. The 787‑9, which eventually will be delivered to Air New Zealand as ZK‑NZD, departed Auckland for Brisbane and Alice Springs on January 6. It then spent a week at Alice Springs on hot weather trials before departing on January 13 for Cairns, Honolulu and Kona.

Thomson 757‑228A G‑OOBD as flight TOM955 arrived in Cairns from Apia on January 4 before departing to Siem Reap on January 6.

Royal Jet 737‑7AK/BBJ A6‑RJX as flight ROJ5 arrived in Melbourne from Halim on December 16 and was later noted at Canberra, Gold Coast, Hamilton Island and Auckland before departing the Gold Coast for Hong Kong on December 24.

RMAF 737‑7H6/BBJ M53‑01 as flight RMF420 arrived in Perth from Subang on December 10 and after overnighting returned to Subang. It was later noted in Brisbane on December 14.

UAE Air Force C‑17A 1227 callsign ‘Uniforce 1227’ arrived in Melbourne from Halim in the early hours on January 21. It departed Melbourne for RAAF Amberley on January 22 before continuing to Kuala Lumpur on January 25.

Safair L‑382G ZS‑RSC as flight SFR530 departed Christchurch for Adelaide on December 2 and after overnighting continued to Port Hedland and Cocos Island.

US Air Force KC‑10A 84‑0187 AMC/Travis callsign ‘Reach 99’ arrived in Brisbane from Guam on January 22 and departed for Guam on January 24.

US Air Force KC‑10A 86‑0037 AMC/Travis callsign ‘Reach 55’ arrived in Brisbane from Guam on January 17.

US Air Force KC‑10A 86‑0031 AMC/Travis callsign ‘Reach 65’ arrived in Brisbane from Guam on January 20 and operated Brisbane‑Guam‑Brisbane on January 25.