Traffic

A380-842 VH-OQF which had been in Manila for planned maintenance since September 14 (Traffic/November) departed to Sydney on October 14 as QF6019.

A380-842 VH-OQL ferried from Sydney to Manila as QF6009 on October 15 for planned maintenance with Lufthansa Technik.

737-838/W VH-VZR operated QF77 from Perth to Singapore on October 21 before ferrying as QF6006 to Seletar for painting in the new Qantas livery. On completion VH-VZR ferried to Singapore on November 3 as QF6005 and the same day returned to service as QF72 from Singapore to Perth.

737-838/W VH-VZW operated QF71 from Perth to Singapore on November 3 and after arrival it was hangered to be painted in the new Qantas livery.

Qantas/Jetconnect withdrew 737-838/W ZK-ZQA from service on October 25 after the aircraft operated QF124 from Auckland to Brisbane. ZK-ZQA was cancelled from the New Zealand register on October 25 and the same day returned to the Australian register as VH-VZF a registration it carried briefly when delivered to Qantas on March 3 ’09.

QantasLink ferried Dash 8-Q315 VH-TQH from Brisbane to Townsville as QLK1421 on October 12 where on arrival it entered the Flying Colours hangar for repainting in the new Qantas livery. VH-TQH Dubbo returned to Brisbane from Townsville as QLK1484 on October 24.

Dash 8-Q315 VH-TQY ferried from Brisbane to Townsville as QLK101 on October 24 for painting in the new Qantas livery.

Dash 8-Q402 VH-QOA operated QF2475 from Mount Isa to Townsville on September 28 with the aircraft then entering the Flying Colours hangar for painting the new Qantas livery. On completion of the work in Townsville VH-QOA departed to Brisbane as QF508 on October 11.

Jetstar ferried A320-232 VH-VQM as VOZ8997 from Melbourne to Darwin and Seletar on October 10 for planned maintenance.
Dash 8-Q315 VH-SBI returned to Auckland on October 4 from Tamworth via Brisbane and Norfolk Island after completing planned maintenance.

Dash 8-Q315 VH-TQL departed Auckland as QF6715 on October 5 for Norfolk Island and Brisbane to Tamworth (arrive October 6) for planned maintenance.

Jetstar Pacific was planning to take delivery of A320-232/W VN-A574 msn 7909 in early November while further A320-232/W deliveries are VN-A575 msn 7922, VN-A576 and VN-A577.

Airline news

In this issue we report the delivery of a Fokker 100 to Alliance Airlines and a Fokker 70 to Alliance Airlines.

Air New Zealand placed 787-9 ZK-NZL into service on October 15 when it operated NZ101 from Auckland to Sydney.

787-9 ZK-NZM msn 38180/624 made its maiden flight on November 1 when it departed Charleston/SC for Myrtle Beach/SC before returning to Charleston. ZK-NZM is planned for delivery to Air New Zealand in late November.

777-319ER ZK-OKP ferried from Singapore to Auckland as NZ6012 on October 31 after completing planned maintenance.

777-219ER ZK-OKA ferried from Auckland to Singapore as NZ6002 on October 30 for planned maintenance.

Air New Zealand Link/Air Nelson ferried Dash 8Q-311 ZK-NEC (Traffic/November) which had been in Townsville for a repaint from Townsville as SXI1733 to Brisbane, Norfolk Island and Auckland on October 12.

Air Niugini ferried 767-341ER P2-PXV from Xiamen where it had completed planned maintenance to Port Moresby as PX6009 on September 27.

Fokker 100 P2-ANF having completed its planned maintenance at Seletar departed on October 21 as PX4397 for Denpasar, Darwin and Port Moresby where it arrived on October 24.

Fokker 70 PH-KZA msn 11567 departed Amsterdam on October 6 on ferry to Seletar via Trabzon, Al Ain and Nagpur. At Seletar PH-KZA will receive further maintenance before delivery to Port Moresby.

Fokker 70 PH-WXD msn 11563 was cancelled from the Dutch register on September 20 prior to delivery to Air Niugini as P2-ANZ.

Fokker 70 PH-KZD msn 11582 was cancelled from the Dutch register on September 25 prior to delivery to Air Niugini.

F28-4000 P2-ANI and F28-4000 P2-ANS which have been in storage near the PNGDF hangar at Port Moresby since February ’09 were moved in early October to the airport fire service practise area. There the F28-4000’s share a compound with the derelict DC-3 N55894 ex P2-ANX which still carries Air Niugini titles.

Alliance Airlines took delivery of Fokker 70 VH-NKQ msn 11572 ex OE-LFR at Brisbane on October 11 after the aircraft ferried in from Bratislava. The ferry flight which was contracted to Southern Cross as SXI1726 was routed via Trabzon, Al Ain, Hyderabad, Subang and Kupang. VH-NKQ entered service on October 30 when it operated QQ880 from Brisbane to Trepell.

Fokker 100 VH-UQD 11460 ex OE-LVO which was registered to Alliance on June 28 was delivered to Brisbane on October 30. The ferry flight which was operated by Southern Cross as SXI1736 departed Bratislava on October 27 and was routed via Trabzon, Al Ain, Hyderabad, Subang and Kupang.

Fokker 100 VH-UQG msn 11446 ex OE-LVC which was registered to Alliance on July 24 (Traffic/September) departed Bratislava on October 8 for Norwich, UK where it was painted in Alliance colours.

Fokker 100 OE-LVF msn 11483 was registered to Alliance Aviation Slovakia on October ’17 while Fokker 70 OE-LFI msn 11529 and Fokker 70 OE-LFQ msn 11568 were registered to Alliance Aviation Slovakia on August ’17.

Virgin Group news.

Virgin Australia ferried 777-3ZGER VH-VPE as VOZ9949 from Sydney to Singapore on October 18 for planned maintenance.

737-800/W VH-YWD msn 41020/6664 Tiramirakura operated its maiden flight on October 28 when it departed Renton for Boeing Field.

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) ferried Fokker 100 VH-FNN Cape Naturaliste into Perth from Seletar and Port Hedland as VOZ9942 on October 26 after completing maintenance at Seletar and painting at Subang.

Regional airline news.

In this issue we report the delivery of a Dash 8-100 to Air Kiribati, a Saab 340B to Regional Express and a DHC-6-400 to Fiji Link while a Dash 8-100 of Skytrans was reduced to spares.

Air Kiribati took delivery of Dash 8-102A C-FRXH msn 388 at Tarawa on October 30 after the aircraft ferried in from Great Falls/ MT, Concord/CA and Honolulu.

Dash 8-102A C-FRXH was previously operated in Australia by Skytrans as VH-QQL.

Fiji Link took delivery of DHC-6-400 C-GUVT msn 956 at Nadi on October 30 after the aircraft ferried in from Calgary via Spokane/WA, Santa Rosa/CA, Honolulu and Majuro.

GAM Air cancelled Dornier 228-202 VH-VJD from the register on October 24 with the aircraft reported to be planned for delivery to an operator in Kenya.

Hevilift positioned ATR 42-320 P2-KSR from Mount Hagen to Cairns on October 4 and while still in Cairns the ATR 42-320 was registered VH-YWH to Hevilift Australia on October 19.

Regional Express took delivery of Saab 340B N422XJ msn 340B-422 at Adelaide on October 15 after the all-white aircraft completed its ferry flight from Springfield/MO via Lexington/NE, Renton/WA, Hilo, Apia, Brisbane and Orange.

On October 18 Saab 340B VH-ZXU ex N422XJ was registered to Regional Express.

Skytrans who have had Dash 8-102 VH-QQC in storage at Cairns since late October ’14 scrapped the aircraft in early October and de-registered the aircraft on October 16. Dash 8-102 VH-QQC last reportedly flew with Skytrans on October 31 ’14 as SKP67 from Mount Isa to Cairns.

Bizjet news.

In this issue we report the addition of a Global Express to the Australian register while on delivery was CitationJet CJ3+. Departing were a Gulfstream 650ER and a Challenger 604 while removed from the New Zealand register was a Westwind 11 which was scrapped.

Global Express VH-UPH msn 9281 ex N981TS which was registered to Bluefield P/L of Abbotsford, Victoria on October 9 was planned for delivery to Essendon in November.

CitationJet CJ3+ N297AA msn 525B-0524 was delivered to Wellington on October 12 after the aircraft which departed Wichita on October 5 arrived via Lincoln/NE, Bellingham/WA, Anchorage, Nome, Yelizovo, Sendai, Yap, Honiara and Norfolk Island. CJ3+ ZK-RJZ ex N297AA was registered to Tirohanga Holdings Ltd of Wellington on October 25.

Gulfstream 650ER N650AB has left its Auckland base and on September 6 it departed for Seletar where it was re-registered N999DF on October 10 to the Bank of Utah. N650AB which was delivered to Auckland in early December ’14 was operated by Jetflight Air Services while based in New Zealand.

Linfox Express Charter Challenger 604 VH-LEF was cancelled from the register on October 27. Earlier the Challenger 604 had departed Essendon on October 16 for Apia, Honolulu and Tucson where it arrived on October 18.

Pacific Jets Westwind 11 ZK-PJA which was cancelled from the New Zealand register on June 28 had been scrapped at Auckland by mid-October.

Lear 60 VH-AND changed its registered operator from Seletar Jet Charter to Pacific Flight Services of Condell Park, NSW on October 3.
Citation Ultra VH-MMC changed its registered operator from Flight Options (Australia) to Mackeller Mining Equipment P/L of Maroochydore, Queensland on October 12.

Hawker 800XP VH-RIU changed its registered owner on October 4 from Bezza Holdings to Taverners Aviation of Melbourne and the same day changed its registered operator from Australian Corporate Jet Centres to Execujet Australia of Mascot, NSW.

Textron Aviation Sovereign N578AB made another demonstration visit to Australia in this period with the aircraft arriving Brisbane from Seletar and Darwin on October 17. N578AB continued to Sydney on October 18 and after over-nighting departed to Darwin and Seletar.

In Propjet news King Air 350 N841KA which is registered to Ballard Aviation of Newton, Kansas departed Brisbane for Port Moresby on October 8 before continuing to Guam on October 9 and Kansai on October 10.

Sutherland Aviation King Air 300 VH-WXC msn FL-506 was cancelled from the register on October 26 after being sold in the United States as N506KB. On November 6 N506KB departed Bankstown for Cairns, Biak, Saipan and Narita where it arrived on November 7.

Air Alize King Air B200 F-OIAA departed its Noumea base for the Gold Coast and Ceduna on October 17 before continuing to Perth on October 18.

Coral Sun Aviation King Air 200 T3-JMR departed Cairns for Honiara on October 20 before continuing to its Tarawa base on October 21.

Gulfstreams galore.

Lockheed Martin Gulfstream 650ER N650VC arrived Sydney from Honolulu on October 2 before continuing to Melbourne on October 4 via Nowra and East Sale. N650VC departed Melbourne for Wellington on October 5.

Aramco Associated Gulfstream 650ER N650XA arrived Sydney from Subang on October 28 before continuing to Melbourne on October 30.

JP Morgan Chase Bank Gulfstream 650ER N651CH arrived Sydney from Honolulu on October 23 before departing to Shanghai on October 25.

RB Aircraft Leasing Gulfstream 650 N829JV arrived Essendon from Auckland on October 24. N829JV operated a return flight from Essendon to Sydney on October 27 before returning later the same day to Auckland.

Gulfstream 650 N988HK arrived Sydney from Hong Kong on October 22 before returning to Hong Kong on October 28.

Gulfstream 650 N1777M arrived Sydney from Honolulu on October 30 before continuing to Cairns on November 1. N1777M departed Cairns for Honolulu on November 5.

Qatar Executive Gulfstream 650ER A7-CGA as QQE580 arrived Cairns from Singapore on October 21.

Daimler Chrysler Gulfstream 650ER D-AWWW as DCS103 arrived Melbourne from Don Muang on October 10 before continuing to Sydney on October 11. D-AWWW departed Sydney for the Gold Coast and Melbourne on October 12 before continuing to Adelaide and Don Muang on October 13.

Jet Aviation Gulfstream 650ER VP-CCW arrived Sydney from Hong Kong on October 30 before continuing to Melbourne on October 3. VP-CCW departed Melbourne for Hong Kong on November 3.

Gulfstream 550 N260Z arrived Melbourne from Haneda on October 3 before departing to Don Muang on October 4.

Gulfstream 550 N308KG arrived Cairns from Hong Kong on October 21. N308KG departed Cairns for the Gold Coast on October 28 before continuing to Hong Kong on October 29.

Colleen Corporation Gulfstream 550 N585DW arrived Melbourne from Seletar on October 31 and departed to Shanghai on November 1.
Conoco Phillips Gulfstream 550 N793CP arrived Sydney from Honolulu on October 8 and was later noted at Brisbane, Gladstone and Perth before departing Brisbane for Honolulu on October 13.

DeerJet Gulfstream 550 B-8132 which carries Hunter titles arrived Sydney from Auckland on October 7 before departing to Nanchang on October 8.

Execujet Europe Gulfstream 550 HB-JKI arrived Sydney from Subang on October 11. HB-JKI departed Sydney for Scone on October 14 before returning to Sydney on October 15.

Century Ocean Gulfstream 550 VP-CPY arrived Perth from Hong Kong on October 1 and departed to Saipan on October 3.

Pegasus Elite Gulfstream V N626JE arrived Sydney from Honolulu on October 22 and later visited Melbourne and Hobart before departing Melbourne for Honolulu on October 29. N626JE returned to Melbourne from Honolulu on October 31 before departing again to Honolulu on November 1.

Orfro Gulfstream V N940AJ arrived Sydney from Haneda on October 13 and the same day continued to Brisbane.

MJets Gulfstream V HS-WEH arrived at the Gold Coast from Don Muang on October 18 before returning to Don Muang on October 27.

Aramco Associated Gulfstream 450 N584A arrived Sydney from Subang on October 30 and departed to Halim on November 6.

Gulfstream 450 B-LCK arrived Perth from Kota Kinabalu on October 1 before departing to Port Hedland and Saipan on October 3.

Living World Christian Center Gulfstream IV N316VB arrived Sydney from Surabaya on October 26 and departed to Nadi on October 27.

Columbia Asset Trust Gulfstream IV N555LK arrived Perth from Seletar and Port Hedland on October 16 before departing Perth for Seletar on October 21.

Aviation Enterprises Gulfstream IV N878SM arrived at the Gold Coast from Nadi on October 27 and departed to Sydney on November 1.

Overseas bizjets.

Citigroup Global 6000 N805WM arrived Sydney from Don Muang on October 25 and departed to Honolulu on October 29.

GAMA Aviation Global 6000 G-SALD as GMA855 arrived Melbourne from Male in the early hours of October 16 before departing to Sydney on October 18. G-SALD departed Sydney for Male on October 20.

Business Aviation Asia Global 6000 B-8105 arrived Sydney from Shenzhen on October 9 and departed to Dongsheng, China on October 19.

SAAB Global 6000 SE-RMT arrived Canberra from Singapore and Sydney on October 3 before departing to Don Muang on October 4.

Symphony Millenium Global 6000 VP-BVM arrived Sydney from Subang on October 4 and departed on October 5.

Vista Jet Global 6000 9H-VJE as VistaJet 757 arrived Melbourne from Shanghai on October 17. 9H-VJE departed to Sydney on October 19 before continuing to Hong Kong on October 20.

VistaJet Global 6000 9H-VJH as VistaJet 804 arrived Sydney from Honolulu on October 22 and departed to Denpasar on October 28.

VistaJet Global 6000 9H-VJK as VistaJet 836 arrived Sydney from Hong Kong on October 1 and departed to the Gold Coast on October 5.

TAG Aviation Asia Global 5000 B-LRH as BWJ968 arrived Sydney from Shanghai on October 9 and departed to Hong Kong on October 11.

Aviation Jolina Global Express C-GSAP arrived Melbourne from Honolulu on October 20 before returning to Honolulu on October 27.

ZYB Lily Jet Global Express B-7699 arrived Sydney from Guangzhou on October 2 before returning to Guangzhou on October 3.

Global Express B-8196 arrived Adelaide from Sanya on October 15 before returning to Sanya on October 19.

GAMA Aviation Global Express VP-CCN arrived Sydney from Hong Kong on October 27 before returning to Hong Kong on November 1.

Challenger 605 N15VC arrived Sydney from Hong Kong and Darwin on October 3 before continuing to Melbourne on October 8. N15VC departed Melbourne for Darwin and Hong Kong on October 11.

FAI Air Services Challenger 604 D-AFAD as IFA1776 arrived Perth from Padang, Sumatra on October 23 before departing the next day to Singapore.

M-S Thriveni Earth Movers Learjet 45 VT-TRI arrived Brisbane from Haneda, Guam and Port Moresby on October 31 before continuing to Mackay on November 1.

VT-TRI was later sighted at Alice Springs, Perth, Kalgoorlie, Sydney and Mount Isa before departing Darwin for Denpasar on November 5.

Learjet 36A N82GG arrived at the Gold Coast from Nadi on October 6 and was later noted at Canberra, Adelaide, Essendon and Avalon before arriving Sydney on November 3. Learjet 36A N82GG which is fitted for aerial survey work previously operated in the South Pacific from October 10 ’15 to June 6 ’16

Premier Jets Learjet 36A N363PJ arrived Melbourne from Pago Pago and Norfolk Island on October 27 and departed to Norfolk Island on October 28.

Canadian Utilities Citation X C-FSDS arrived Perth from Majuro and Cairns on October 17 before departing to Brisbane on October 19 and Majuro on October 20.

Cat Aviation Falcon 7X HB-JSS as CAZ601 arrived Townsville from Honolulu on October 31 before continuing to Sydney on November 1.

Flying Lion Falcon 7X VP-BZE arrived Perth from Reunion Island on October 23 and departed to Auckland on October 25.

Legacy 500 N712EA arrived Brisbane from Halim and Darwin on October 18 before continuing to Sydney on October 20. N712EA departed Sydney for Darwin and Halim on October 23.

Airmed International Hawker 800A N811AM arrived Brisbane from Honolulu, Majuro and Honiara on October 10 and departed over the reverse route on October 11.

Ferry flights.

Baron G58 VH-EPO has been sold in the United States and on October 25 it departed the Gold Coast for Norfolk Island and Pago Pago.

VH-EPO was cancelled from the Australian register on November 3 and on November 6 it was registered N16BK to Bay Leasing of Norfolk/VA.

Baron G58 VH-PWP arrived Auckland from Bankstown and Sydney on October 5.

Cessna 208B/EX N314CL 208B5355 registered to Gateway Air Center of Merced/CA arrived at the Gold Coast on October 8 after completing its Trans-Pacific ferry from Merced via Honolulu and Apia. N314CL which was on delivery to Outback Spirit Tours later continued to Bankstown.

Aviair Cessna 208B VH-KSA departed Kununurra for Alice Springs on October 19 before continuing to Bourke and Scone where it arrived on October 21.

Skydive the Beach Cessna 208B VH-SFX departed Wollongong for the Gold Coast and Lord Howe Island on October 18 before continuing to Norfolk Island on the 19th and Kerikeri and Wanaka on the 20th. VH-SFX was cancelled from the Australian register on October 25.

Myanmar Airways Cessna 208B XY-AJK 208B5066 arrived Jandakot from Port Hedland on October 16 while Myanmar Airways Cessna 208B XY-AJL 208B5067 arrived Perth from Port Hedland on October 16. Cessna 208B VH-TQF ex XY-AJK and Cessna 208B VH-TQV ex XY-AJL were later registered to Acena Nominees of Adelaide on October 26.

Dimonimair Cessna 208B PK-HVT arrived Cairns from Merauke on October 8 and departed to Horn Island and Biak on October 18.

Sander Geophysics Cessna 208 C-GSGJ departed Kununurra for Broome on October 15 before continuing to Subang on the 17th.
Cessna T210L N210EU which is on a Round the World (RTW) flight arrived Broome from Denpasar on October 12. The Cessna 210L was later noted at Alice Springs and Bankstown before departing Sydney for Auckland and Ardmore on October 20.

Cessna 182T N132CT 18282381 departed Bankstown for Griffith and Adelaide on October 3 and later arrived at Jandakot from Kalgoorlie on October 5. After being cancelled from the US register on October 11 the Cessna 182T was registered VH-ZHD to Airflite on October 27.

Cirrus SR-22T N663LF which is registered to Strong Tower Services of Newcastle/Delaware departed Moorabbin for Bankstown on October 18.

Diamond DA-62 VH-DNU arrived at the Gold Coast on October 5 from Ardmore, Auckland and Norfolk Island.

Diamond DA-42 F-OPIL was delivered to Noumea/Magenta on November 4 after ferrying in from Ujung Pandang, Darwin, Mount Isa, Brisbane and Noumea/La Tontouta.

Fletcher FU-24-900 VH-HVP departed Morwell for Essendon on October 16 before it made a direct crossing of the Tasman to Queenstown where it arrived on October 17. VH-HVP which was cancelled from the Australian register on October 20 was registered ZK-EUA on October 27.

Airvan 8 VH-LPX GA8-06-108 departed Latrobe Valley on October 22 for Essendon and Queenstown where it arrived on October 23. VH-LPX was cancelled from the Australian register on October 24 before becoming ZK-SLD with Southern Lakes Aviation of Queenstown on November 2.

Glenorchy Air Services Airvan 8 ZK-FSS changed its registration to ZK-ORC on October 19.

New production Airvan 8 msn TC320-17-245 has been sold in Canada.

P-750XL ZK-KDO msn 211 and P-750XL ZK-KEB msn 213 which are both fitted with sky diving doors departed Hamilton on October 21 on delivery to the Chinese Sport Parachute Industry at Wuhan. The delivery which was operated by Hazair of Albury was via Lord Howe Island, Gold Coast, Longreach, Darwin, Manado and Laoag.

P-750XL ZK-KDP msn 212 which is fitted with a sky diving door departed Hamilton on November 1 on delivery to the Chinese Sport Parachute Industry at Nanchang. Delivery routing was via Lord Howe Island, Gold Coast, Longreach, Darwin, Manado and Laoag.

PA46-350P Malibu Mirage VH-BHR which has been exported to New Zealand departed Coffs Harbour on October 23 for Lord Howe Island, Auckland and Wellington where it arrived on October 25.

Kodiak/FP N181KQ which transited Australia eastbound between July 6 and July 9 (Traffic/September) departed Ardmore on October 20 for Auckland, Cairns, Darwin and Denpasar where it arrived on October 22. It is reported that the final destination for the Kodiak/FP was Greece.

Kiwi Air Reims F406 ZK-XLF departed Port Moresby for Cairns and the Gold Coast on October 10 before continuing to Lord Howe Island and Auckland on October 11.

Vans RV-10 ZU-IHF which is on a RTW flight arrived at the Gold Coast from Auckland on October 4. The RV-10 was later noted at Cairns, Alice Springs and
Bunbury before departing Broome for Halim on October 22.

Heavy metal

Luftwaffe A340-300 16+01 as GAF921 arrived Perth from Singapore on December 3 before continuing to Sydney on December 4 and Auckland on December 5.

Volga-Dnepr An-124 RA-82047 as VDA4096/4097 arrived Rockhampton from Johor Bahru and Darwin on October 15. After loading 4 RSAF AH-64D the An-124 departed to Paya Lebar as VDA4052 on October 16. The An-124 as VDA4053 returned to Rockhampton ex Johor Bahru on October 19 before departing to Paya Lebar on October 20.

The following three Nippon Cargo freighters brought in equipment for use in the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.

Nippon Cargo 747-8KZF JA14KZ as NCA6177 arrived Avalon from Narita on October 17 before returning to Narita as NCA624 on October 17. JA14KZ returned again to Avalon from Narita as NCA6181 on October 17 before departing to Narita as NC628 on October 18.

Nippon Cargo 747-4KZF JA08KZ as NCA6183 arrived Avalon from Narita on October 18 before returning to Narita as NCA630 on October 18.

Nippon Cargo 747-4KZF JA05KZ as NCA6179 arrived Avalon from Narita on October 17 before returning to Narita as NCA626 on October 17.

Taking MotoGP equipment out of the country were Atlas Air 747-47F N409MC which as QF7581 arrived Avalon from Sydney on October 24 and departed the same day as QF7581 to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore Cargo 747-412F 9V-SFP as SQ7102 which arrived Avalon from Singapore on October 24 and departed to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore as SQ7101

Atlas Air 767-3SI(ER) N640GT as GTI8187 arrived Darwin from Ontario/CA and Honolulu on October 15 and departed to Guam as GTI8188 on October 17.

Ethiopian Airlines 767-3BG(ER) ET-ALH which carries United Nations titles arrived Darwin as ETH8805 from Bangkok on October 22 and returned to Bangkok as ETH8804 on October 23.

Thomson Airways 757-28A/W G-OOBD as TOM921 arrived Cairns from Apia on October 5 before departing to Siem Reap on October 7.

Thomson Airways 757-28A/W G-OOBF as TOM922 arrived Cairns from Apia on October 9 and departed to Siem Reap on October 11.

Icelandair 757-27B TF-FIW call sign ‘Icelandair 1404’ which carries Abercrombie and Kent titles arrived Hobart from Auckland on October 8 and departed to Denpasar on October 11.

Orient Global Aviation 737/74T/BBJ VP-BEL arrived Brisbane from Honolulu and the Gold Coast on October 29 and departed to the Gold Coast and Seletar on November 2.

737-7JB/BBJ VP-CKG arrived Sydney from Guangzhou on October 30 before returning to Guangzhou on November 2.

Nanshan Jet 737-7GJ/BBJ B-5286 arrived Mackay from Shanghai and Brisbane on October 2. B-5286 departed Mackay for Brisbane on October 6 before returning to Shanghai on October 9. Later in the month on October 31 B-5286 transited Darwin while en-route from Auckland to Singapore.

Niger Government 737-75U/BBJ 5U-GRN Mont Greboun call sign ‘Niger 1’ arrived Perth from Colombo on October 10. The 737-75U/BBJ departed for Canberra on October 12 before continuing to Sydney on October 13 and Jakarta on October 15.

Air Philippines Dash-8Q-314 RP-C3017 as GAP5007 arrived Cairns from Ambon and Darwin on October 26 for planned maintenance.

Volga-Dnepr IL-76-90VD RA76950 as VDA4076 arrived Perth from Jakarta on October 21 before departing to Johor Baru on October 28 as VDA3097.

Safair Lockheed 382G-30 ZS-JIV as SFR530 arrived Christchurch from Cocos

Island and Adelaide on October 18 and as in previous years the L382G-30 will be operating flights for the Italian Antarctic expedition. On October 24/25 ZS-JIV operated a return flight from Christchurch to Terra Nova Bay.

10 Tanker Air Carrier MDC DC-10-30 N522AX/912 arrived at RAAF Richmond on October 31 from San Bernadino/CA via Honolulu and Pago Pago. The DC-10/30 is planned to remain in SE Australia for the duration of the 2017/18 bushfire season.