JetstarferriedDash 8-Q315 VH-TQM
from Auckland to Norfolk Island,
Brisbane and Tamworth on
November 17 for maintenance.
Dash 8-Q315 VH-TQL was ferried
from Brisbane to Norfolk Island
and Auckland on November 16
after completing maintenance at
Tamworth (Traffic/December).
AIRLINE NEWS
In this issue we report the
delivery of a 787-9 to Air New
Zealand, a 737-800 to Samoa
Air, a Fokker 100 to Alliance
and an ERJ-145LR to JetGo,
plus the withdrawal from service
of a Cobham/National Jet
BAe 146-300.
Air New Zealandtook delivery
of787-9 ZK-NZMin Auckland on
November 23 after the aircraft
ferried in direct from Charleston as
NZ6094. The 787 entered service
on November 30 when it operated
NZ101 from Auckland to Sydney.
777-319ER ZK-OKQferried from
Auckland to Singapore as NZ6013
on November 1 for maintenance
before returning to Auckland on
November 30.
777-219ER ZK-OKA, which had been in
Singapore for maintenance since
October 30 (Traffic/December),
returned to Auckland as NZ6003
on December 2.
Air New Zealand Link/Mount Cook
withdrewATR 72-500 ZK-MCWfrom
service on November 26 after the
aircraft operated NZ5337 from
Wellington to Christchurch.
Air NiuginiferriedFokker 100 P2-ANE
from Port Moresby to Darwin,
Denpasar and Seletar as PX4390
on November 12/13 for planned
maintenance.
Alliance Airlines, which took delivery
ofFokker 100 VH-UQDin Brisbane on
October 30 (Traffic/December),
placed the aircraft into service
on November 9 when it operated
QQ880 from Brisbane to Trepell.
Fokker 70 VH-QQYhas operated
a charter to New Zealand. On
November 11 as ‘Alliance 557’
VH-QQY departed Cairns for
Brisbane and Auckland before
continuing to Rotorua on
November 12. It departed Rotorua
on November 14 for Queenstown,
Auckland and Brisbane.
Fiji Airways ferried 737-8X2/W DQ-FJH
as FJI2009 from Nadi to Cairns
and Seletar on November 11 for
planned maintenance. DQ-FJH
returned to Nadi from Seletar
and Cairns on November 15 as
FJI2008.
A330-243 DQ-FJV ferried from
Singapore to Nadi as FJI2004 on
November 14 after completing
planned maintenance.
JetGo took delivery of its first
ERJ-140LR, N16999 msn 145307, at
Brisbane on November 5 after the
aircraft ferried in from Merauke
and Townsville. The Embraer
was registered VH-JGR to JetGo on
November 16 and entered service
on November 26 when it operated
JG038 from Brisbane to Wagga
Wagga.
ERJ-140LR N14923 msn 145318, which
reportedly will be registered VH-JGK,
was planned for delivery to JetGo
in December.
National Jet Express has withdrawn
BAe 146-300 VH-NJL from service with
the aircraft planned to be reduced
to spares.
Pionair Australia placed BAe 146-200
msn 2148 ex G-ZAPK on the
Australian register asVH-SAZon
November 27.
Samoa Airwayshas leased737-86N
I-NEOS from the Italian carrier
NEOS and on November 9 the
aircraft departed Milan/Malpensa
for Muscat, Singapore, Cairns
and Apia where it arrived on
November 12. I-NEOS entered
service with Samoa Airways on
November 14 as OL731 from Apia
to Auckland.VIRGIN GROUP NEWS
In this issue we report the delivery
of a 737-800 to Virgin Australia
and the departure to storage of two
ATR 72-500s of VARA.
Virgin Australiatook delivery of
737-800 VH-YWD Tiramirakura at
Brisbane on November 19 after the
aircraft, which was operating as
VOZ9940, ferried in from Seattle/
Boeing Field via Kona and Nadi.
VH-YWD entered service with
Virgin Australia on November 30
when it operated VOZ916 from
Brisbane to Sydney.
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines/VARA
withdrewATR 72-500 VH-FVX from
service on December 3 after it
operated VOZ664 from Sydney
to Canberra. On December 5 as
VOZ9948 VH-FVX departed
Canberra on ferry to Nelson
where on arrival it was placed in
storage.
ATR 72-500 VH-FVI was withdrawn
from service on December 3 after
operating VOZ646 from Sydney
to Canberra. On December 7
as VOZ9946 VH-FVI departed
Canberra on ferry to Nelson where
it was placed in storage.
Fokker 50 VH-FNA, which was parked
at Nairobi, has been registered
XA-UZN. The Fokker departed Nairobi
on December 2 for Khartoum and
Heraklion and onward stops to
Mexico on delivery to MAYair.REGIONAL AIRLINE NEWS
In this issue we report the delivery
of an ATR 72-600(QC) to PNG
Air, a Cessna 208B to Milford
Sound Flights and a Cessna 208A
to Air Milford. Departing the
region was a Dornier 228 of GAM,
while Air Chathams scrapped a
Convair 580 and a Metro III.
Air Chathams has had Convair 580
ZK-FTA and Metro III ZK-POB parked at
Auckland for some months while
the two aircraft were gradually
broken up for spare parts. The
Convair was cancelled from the
register on November 6 while the
Metro was cancelled from the
register on November 29.
Air Milfordtook delivery ofCessna
208A N253PVmsn 208-00605 at
Queenstown on December 4 after
the aircraft ferried in from Wichita
via Colorado Springs, Merced,
Honolulu, Apia and Auckland.
Fiji Linkis planning to add
DHC-6-400 C-GVSWmsn 961 to its fleet
in January.
GAM AircancelledDornier 228-202K
VH-VJDfrom the register on
October 24 (Traffic/December)
and on November 22 the aircraft
was noted at Essendon now
carrying the Kenyan registration
5Y-CHZ. On November 23 the
Dornier departed Essendon for
Ayers Rock and Broome before
continuing to Christmas Island onTraffic
Ex GAM Air Dornier 228 5Y-CHZ at
Essendon Airport prior to delivery
to its new owner.GORDON REIDTBM 950 SP-TBM at Cairns on
November 20.ANDREW BELCZACKI