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its maintenance in Singapore
before being ferried to Auckland as Newly-delivered Air New Zealand
NZ6011 on September 29. While in 787-9 ZK-NZN. andrew aley
Singapore ZK-OKF was repainted
in the current Air New Zealand
colour scheme.
777-219ER ZK-OKH as
NZ6012 was ferried from
Auckland to Singapore on
September 28 for maintenance.
Air New Zealand is planning
to take delivery of its first
A321-271neo ZK-NNA msn 8496
in late October with entry into
service planned for the following
month. ZK-NNA has been painted
in an all-black colour scheme.
A321-271neo ZK-NNB
msn 8542 is planned for delivery VH-EXZ has replaced Tasman TGG9005 on September 15/16 Creek on September 23 2006. The
to Air New Zealand in early Cargo’s 757-236(PCF) VH-TCA, on completion of maintenance ‘Bandit’ had been registered to a
November. which is understood to be (Traffic/October). private owner from Noosa Heads,
Air New Zealand Link/ returning to the UK. A320-232 VH-VNP departed Queensland.
Eagle Beech 1900D VH-OYU Melbourne for Darwin and
msn UE-425, the former ZK-EAB VIRGIN GROUP NEWS Singapore as TGG9002 on BIZJET NEWS
and the last of six of type stored E190-100IGW ZS-YAL, the former October 2 for maintenance. In this issue we report the
at Bankstown, departed for VH-ZPA with Virgin Australia, deliveries of a Learjet 35A, a
Cairns on September 27 and after has been placed into service REGIONAL AIRLINE NEWS King Air 300C and a King Air
overnighting continued to Biak with SA Airlink. Over the period Air Chathams is soon to place B200C and the departures of a
and onward stops round the north September 29/30 ZS-YAL was Saab 340A ZK-CIY into service. Citation Mustang and a Reims
Pacific to Canada. ferried from Nashville, Tennessee As N135GU the Saab arrived in F406.
Beech 1900D VH-OYX to Johannesburg via Bangor, Auckland on January 9 before Citation CJ2 VH-RJB was
msn UE-431 ex ZK-EAH was Gander, Tenerife and Libreville. being registered to Air Chathams re-registered VH-TEY on
cancelled from the Australian Virgin Australia Regional on January 24. September 26, following its
register on September 7 on its Airlines Fokker 100 VH-FNY HARS Aviation Museum registered holder and operator
export to Canada. is the last of type in service still F27-500 VH-TQN ex ZK-POH, changing to Teys Australia of Eight
Air Niugini 737-8BK P2-PXE carrying Skywest Airlines colours. which has been parked at Mile Plains, Queensland. It was
was operating PX73 from Pohnpei Tigerair Australia A320-232 Auckland for several months, previously registered to Airlux of
to Chuuk and Port Moresby on VH-VNB, which had undergone was ferried to Ardmore on North Sydney.
September 28 when it undershot maintenance in the Philippines September 23 reportedly due to Citation CJ1+ VH-JSO, which
the runway, landing in shallow (Traffic/October), ferried from rising parking fees. is registered to VH-JSO P/L of
water on final approach to Chuuk. Clark Field to Darwin and Milford Sound Flights has Albury, was re-registered VH-JSZ
Unfortunately there was a single Melbourne as TGG9003 on reportedly sold BN2A-26s on September 26.
fatality among the 11 crew and 36 September 22. While in the ZK-DBV, ZK-MCD and ZK-MCE Mustang VH-SQW, which
passengers on board the aircraft. Philippines the Tigerair livery to an operator in Fiji. was operated by Flight Options
Alliance Airlines took delivery was removed from the aircraft but PY Air EMB-110P1 VH-PYA (Australia) of Mudjimba,
of Fokker 100 VH-UQB msn 11483 on September 23 the all-white was removed from the register Queensland has been sold in the
ex OE-LVF at Brisbane on VH-VNB returned to service with on September 7. The aircraft US. It was cancelled from the
September 29 after the aircraft Tigerair when it operated TGG552 has been in storage, minus its register on September 4 and the
completed its ferry flight from from Melbourne to the Gold Coast. engines, at various locations on same day was registered N327NM
Bratislava. The ferry flight, A320-232 VH-VND ferried Essendon Airport after arriving to White Knuckle Endeavours of
operated by Southern Cross as from Singapore to Melbourne as there from Alice Springs via Leigh Tustin, California. As N327NM
SXI1808, routed via Trabzon, Al
Ain, Nagpur, Subang, Kupang
and Townsville. Prior to departing Qantas Freight 737-376F VH-XML has
Bratislava the aircraft had been been repainted in the new Qantas
repainted in Alliance colours. colours. rob finlayson
Cobham BAe 146-300QT
VH-NJI, which had been delivered
to Adelaide on March 19, entered
service on September 25 when it
operated NC7485 from Adelaide to
Melbourne.
Tasman Cargo Airlines
placed 767-3JH/F VH-EXZ
(ex G-DHLH) into service on
September 26 when it operated
TMN1 from Auckland to Sydney.
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