JULY 2018 103
Traffic
Stans, Switzerland via Denpasar,
Darwin, Alice Springs and
Adelaide. They were later allocated
the RAAF serial numbers A54-013
and A54-014, respectively.
Not quite a month later they
were followed by PC-21s HB-HWO
callsign PCH48R and HB-HWP
callsign PCH49T, which arrived at
East Sale on May 21 after ferrying
in from Stans via Denpasar,
Darwin, Alice Springs and
Adelaide. They were later allocated
the RAAF serials A54-015 and
A54-016, respectively.
PC-21 HB-HWT, the future
A54-020, was noted at Stans in
late May featuring a Roulettes
paint scheme with a stylised ‘R’ on
its tail.
Former RFDS PC-12/45
VH-ZWO, which had ferried from
Sydney to Auckland and Fielding
on November 10 2017, departed
Fielding for Auckland on May 17.
After overnighting the PC-12,
which still carried its RFDS titles,
departed for Pago Pago, Christmas
Island, Hilo and Van Nuys where
it arrived on May 21.
Abel Aviation PA-28-181
VH-BVN departed Archerfield
for Lord Howe Island on May 19
before continuing to Kerikeri on
May 20.
TBM700 N700BK arrived in
Darwin from Denpasar on May 5
before continuing to Archerfield
on May 6. It was later noted
at Rockhampton, Bundaberg,
Emerald and Moree before
arriving in Essendon on May 14.
MAF Airvan 8 VH-MFM
arrived in Darwin from Gove on
May 16 and after overnighting
continued to Dili.
Jetprop DLX CC-AQZ arrived
in Darwin from Kupang on May 13
before returning to Kupang on
May 15. The Jetprop DLX is
an after-market PT6A turbine
conversion of the PA-46-310P.
HEAVY METAL
French Air Force A340-211
F-RAJB/81 as Cotam 2 arrived
in Sydney from Singapore on
April 30 and departed to Noumea
on May 3.
French Air Force A330-200
F-RARF/240 as Cotam 1 arrived in
Sydney from Singapore on May 1
before departing to Noumea on
May 3.
French Air Force Falcon 7X
F-RAFA/68 as Cotam 5 arrived
in Sydney from Singapore on
May 1 and departed to Noumea on
May 3.
K5 Aviation A319-115/CJ
D-APGS callsign ‘Kay 51’ arrived
in Sydney from Narita on April 24
and departed to Honolulu on
April 27.
Antonov Airlines An-124
UR-82027 as ADB2405 arrived in
Newcastle from Johor Bahru on
May 2 before departing on May 3
to Melbourne and Papeete as
ADB257F/ADB2457.
Ukraine Air Alliance An-12BK
UR-CAH as UKL5020 arrived
in Perth from Halim on May 20
before returning to Halim as
UKL5021 on May 21.
Ukraine Air Alliance An-12BP
UR-CAK arrived Sydney from
Surabaya on April 7 and the same
day departed to Darwin and
Jakarta. UR-CAK later arrived
in Perth from Halim on April 11
before departing to Padang on
April 12.
Emirates 777-31H A6-EMQ as
UAE2546 arrived in Alice Springs
from Dubai on May 4 and on
arrival it was placed in temporary
storage.
Omni Air International
777-2U8 N828AX as OAE309
arrived in Darwin from Guam onApril 21 before returning later the
same day to Guam.
Vim Airlines 777-212(ER)
VP-BDR arrived Brisbane from
Alice Springs on April 23 and
departed to Rio on April 24.
United Arab Emirates 787-9
A6-PFE as Amiri Flight 5 arrived
in Sydney from Christchurch on
May 7 and departed to Canberra
and Singapore on May 9.
Atlas Air 767-375ER N649GT
as GTI8277 arrived in Darwin
from Guam on May 23 before
returning to Guam as GTI8276 on
May 24.
Talos Aviation 757-23N
M-RISE arrived at Port Hedland
from Al Maktoum on May 1 before
departing to Kuala Lumpur and Al
Maktoum on May 3.
US Air Force 757-23A/C-32B
24452 callsign ‘Finny 72’ arrived in
Cairns from Pago Pago on May 13
and departed to Paya Lebar on
May 15.
P-8A A47-007 was delivered to
the RAAF at Edinburgh on May 4
after arriving from Boeing Field,
Honolulu and Pago Pago.
Donghai Airlines 737-800
B-7100 as EPA62234 commenced
operations into Darwin from
Shenzhen on May 30.737-7BC/BBJ N835BA arrived
in Sydney from Boeing Field
and Honolulu on June 3 before
continuing to Melbourne on
June 5.
Beijing Airlines 737-79L/BBJ
B-3999 arrived in Sydney from
Guangzhou on May 4 before
returning to Guangzhou on May 5.
Avjet Corporation 737-7EG/
BBJ N8767 arrived Perth from
Nadi on May 4 and departed to
Dubai on May 6.
ACM Air Charter 737-7AU/
BBJ VP-BJZ arrived in Sydney
from Xiamen on May 25 before
continuing to Adelaide on May 27
and Fuzhou on May 28.
US Air Force 737-7AFC/C-40C
05-0932 callsign Spar 24 arrived
in Cairns from Halim on May 29
and departed to Wellington on
May 31.
Air Bridge Cargo 737-46Q(SF)
VQ-BVF as VAS9262 arrived in
Canberra from Halim, Darwin and
Alice Springs on April 17 and after
overnighting departed to Alice
Springs, Darwin and Subang.
Western Global MD-11F
N546JN as WG8449 arrived in
Darwin from Honolulu on April 12
before departing to Guam as
WG449 on April 13.ACM Air Charter BBJ VP-BJZ in
Sydney in late May.LUKE MCDERMOTTEx Qantas 767-238 VH-EAQ, now
registered N2767, arrives in Perth
from Subang. on May 21.DYLAN THOMAS