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Auckland International Airport has released its passenger traffic figures for February, showing a surge in domestic traffic, while international traffic also showed strong growth. Domestic traffic through the airport increased by 10.8 per cent for the month, which was attributed to Jetstar replacing Qantas’s domestic services, while domestic movements increased by 0.5 per cent. International

New Allocations REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS AJB Diamond DA42‑L360 Twin Star 42AC135 21/12/09 Hawker Pacific, Locked Bag 172 Milperra NSW 2214 BHS Kavanagh B‑400 B400‑406 7/12/09 Proflex, 13 Lakeview Dr Carrara Qld 4211 BVK SIAI Marchetti S211 016/03‑002 22/12/09 Royston Ferris, PO Box 502 Mona Vale NSW 1660 338 (Singapore Air Force) N49SM 1285

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Ec175 Makes First Flight Eurocopter’s 16-seat Medium Lift Ec175 Made Its ‘official’ First Flight on December 17 From Eurocopter’s Marignane, France, Facility. However, the December 17 Flight Was in Fact the Type’s Sixth, With the Actual First Flight Occurring Nearly Two Weeks Earlier on December 4. During the December 17 Flight Ec175 ‘prototype 1’ F-wwpb

Airbus expects that the Middle East will require between five and 10 large corporate jets a year, cementing its place as the largest geographic market in the world for airliner based corporate jets. The airframer says that there are currently around 200 aircraft operated by private VIP customers and government agencies in the Middle East,

Qantas recorded the highest rate of on time departures among the four major domestic carriers during February, according to the latest domestic airline on time performance report from BITRE. During the month, Qantas recorded an 87.4 per cent on time departure rate, followed by Virgin Blue (85.8 per cent), Jetstar (83.6 per cent) and Tiger