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It is with regret I announce THE END of this blog.Having started out in October 2007, MRC Aviation matured to become a respected source of information for aviation minded people across Oceania and...
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United States Air Force C40C 02-0202
United States Air Force Boeing 737-7CP BBJ/C40C Clipper 02-0202 arrived at Wellington 09 August 2019 from Sydney as BOXER41 having from Pago Pago back on 06 August. It then flew onto Christchurch...
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United States Navy Boeing P8 169011
United States Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon 169011 touched down to a damp Ohakea 11 August 2019 as "Madfox 1" from Guam/Andersen.The maritime patrol aircraft is currently deployed to Kadena/Japan and it...
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Vans RV-7 VH-VFS
Another single engined aircraft crossed the Tasman Sea this week with the delivery of Vans RV-7 VH-VFS to Hastings.The RV-7, flown by world renowned RV pilot Jon Johanson, flew from Port Macquarie to...
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Piper Meridian VH-AFK
Touching down at Auckland 09 August 2019 was Piper PA46-500TP Malibu Meridian VH-AFK. Most recently operated in Western Australia, VH-AFK made its way from Jandakot to Ceduna and the Gold Coast 08...
View ArticleMount Cook ATR fleet changes
Christchurch-based Mount Cook Airline took delivery of their 23rd ATR72-600 ZK-MVZ MSN 1562 with the aircraft arriving at Christchurch on the evening of 03 August 2019. Southern Cross International...
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United States Air Force Boeing E-4B 73-1676
United States Air Force Boeing 747-200/E-4B 73-1676, callsign JADE99, touched down at Auckland early on the afternoon of 05 August 2019 after a quick trip from Sydney carrying recently appointed United...
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United States Air Force Boeing C17 96-0005
United States Air Force Boeing C17 Globemaster III 96-0005 from the New York Air National Guard / Stewart AFB arrived at Wellington just after the conclusion of curfew 31 July 2019 from Honolulu/Hickam...
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Skyhawk Exported
Cessna 172N Skyhawk ZK-ELF MSN 172-70851 embarked from Kerikeri on the morning of 31 July 2019 for a direct flight to Tongatapu/Tonga on delivery to REAL Tonga.During its 40+ years of flying in NZ the...
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SOFIA back again
After an almost two month deployment, NASA's Boeing 747SP N747NA has departed Christchurch lifting off at lunchtime 29 July 2019 heading to Hickam then onto Palmdale.In total the 747 flew 25 of its...
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Airbus A321NEO ZK-NNF delivered / enters service
Airbus A321NEO ZK-NNF was pressed into service ahead of time and conducted a series of domestic services 25 July 2019. It's first flight was as NZ522 from Christchurch to Auckland, then back to...
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Qatar Airways Cargo visitor - updated 26 July 2019
Making an unscheduled visit to Auckland during the early hours of 26 July 2019 was Qatar Cargo Boeing 777-200 freighter A7-BFK. The jet diverted to Auckland from Christchurch due to fog as QTR8882...
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Rugby World Cup Supporters
Global airline identity Emirates has rolled out a commemorative decal to promote their participation in the upcoming Rugby World Cup event to be staged in Japan during September 2019. Airbus A380...
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Black Hawk for New Zealand - updated 13 June 2019
Big congratulations to Mark Law and the team from Kahu Helicopters on the arrival of their ex United States Army EH60A Black Hawk helicopter currently registered N160PA. The helicopter arrived at the...
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Fokker in Paradise!
It has been all go in the South Pacific region these last couple weeks with Western Samoa's capital Apia hosting the 16th South Pacific Games. A number of special flights have been conducted from...
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Safe Travels BAZflyers! - Updated 23 July 2019
The BazFlyer team's journey to Airventure 2019 came to fruition on Friday 19 July 2019 (local date) when the trusty PA24 Comanche ZK-BAZ arrived at Oshkosh mid morning following a short flight from...
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Airventure Oshkosh 2019 - 50th Anniversary
The annual Airventure gathering at Oshkosh/WI is underway with thousands of aircraft descending on the expansive airport facility. Heavy, thundery rain on the Saturday afternoon (yesterday local time)...
View ArticleAirbus A321NEO ZK-NNF delivered
Air New Zealand's sixth 214 seater Airbus A321NEO has been delivered with ZK-NNF MSN 8839 arriving into Christchurch on the evening of 18 July 2019 as ANZ6099 concluding its delivery flight from...
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Falcon in Paradise
Royal Australian Air Force Falcon 7X A56-002, delivered to 34 Squadron Fairbarn at the beginning of last month, has made its first foray to the South Pacific and arrived at Rarotonga 16 July 2019...
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BAe 146-200 VH-SAZ arrives in NZ
Pionair Australia's BAe 146-200 combi VH-SAZ has arrived in NZ for wet lease operations to Parcel Air. The aircraft, delivered in 2017, is assisting with capacity shortfall following extended...
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