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Traffic Key aircraft movements

from across the region
WRITER: GORDON REID

Qantas 747-438 VH-OJT departs Brisbane
bound for Los Angeles on its last revenue
service. james baxter

QANTAS GROUP NEWS and on arrival was hangared for QantasLink/Network ferried swapping places with A330-202
In this issue we report the maintenance and repainting in Fokker 100 VH-NHM from Perth F-OJSE which on the same day
withdrawal from service of a the silver roo livery. It returned to Port Hedland and Seletar as operated SB980 from Noumea to
Qantas 747-438 and the delivery of to Brisbane from Singapore on NWK6683/6684 on September 9 Hong Kong to enter maintenance.
an A320 to Jetstar Japan. September 17 as QF6013. for maintenance and repainting in Air New Zealand took delivery
747-438 VH-OJT Fraser Island 787-9 VH-ZNG msn 36240/774 the silver roo livery. of 787-9 ZK-NZN at Auckland
was withdrawn from service on is planned for delivery on Jetstar Japan took delivery of on September 16 after the aircraft
September 22 in Los Angeles after November 13 with 787-9 VH-ZNH A320-232 JA24JJ msn 8429 at ferried in from Paine Field as
operating QF55 from Brisbane. msn 36241/778 due to follow on Narita on September 21 after the NZ6092. ZK-NZN entered
VH-OJT then spent three days in November 26. aircraft ferried in from Hamburg/ service with Air New Zealand on
Los Angeles where its Kangaroo 737-838 VH-VZL had arrived Finkinwerder via Abu Dhabi and September 20 when it operated
and Qantas titles were removed in Townsville on August 24 for Hanoi. NZ101 from Auckland to Sydney.
before being ferried to Mojave on repainting in the silver roo livery 787-9 ZK-NZQ was delivered
September 25 where the aircraft (Traffic/October) and returned to AIRLINE NEWS to Air New Zealand at Auckland
will be reduced to parts. service on September 9 when it In this issue we report the on September 21 after the aircraft
VH-OJT’s retirement reduces operated QF967 from Townsville deliveries of two 787-9s to Air ferried in from Paine Field as
the Qantas 747 fleet to just nine to Brisbane. New Zealand and a Fokker 100 to NZ6094. ZK-NZQ was the 13th
aircraft: 747-438ERs VH-OEE, 737-838 VH-VXP operated Alliance. Departing was a Beech and final 787-9 on order with Air
VH-OEF, VH-OEG, VH-OEH, QF978 from Brisbane to 1900D of ANZ Link/Eagle while New Zealand and entered service
VH-OEI and VH-OEJ; 747-438s Townsville on September 8 before a 737-800 of Air Niugini was on September 26 when it operated
VH-OJS and VH-OJU and entering the Flying Colours hangar destroyed after a crash. NZ101 from Auckland to Sydney.
747-48E VH-OEB. for repainting. On completion Aircalin continues to operate Air New Zealand has dry leased
A380-842 VH-OQC, which had of the repaint it ferried from the Air Caraibes A330-223 777-212ER 9V-SVG msn 30872
ferried into Dubai on September 3 Townsville to Brisbane on F-OFDF on lease to cover from Singapore Airlines to help
from Singapore for maintenance September 24 as QF6103. maintenance on its A330-200 cover 787-9 engine problems.
and repainting in the silver roo 737-838 VH-VZI Ballina aircraft (Traffic/October). The 777-212ER was registered to
livery (Traffic/October), returned ex ZK-ZQD (Traffic/October) Having finished its Air New Zealand as ZK-OKJ on
to Sydney from Dubai as QF6012 commenced operations with maintenance in Hong Kong September 18 with delivery and
on September 21. Qantas on September 13 when it Aircalin A330-202 F-OHSD entry into service planned for
A330-203 VH-EBO operated operated QF503 from Brisbane to operated SB981 from Hong Kong mid-October.
QF53 from Brisbane to Singapore Sydney. to Noumea on September 20, 777-219ER ZK-OKF completed

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