Corporate Corner 01 December - 10 December 2017

The first month of summer kicked off with a nocturnal visit to Christchurch by Consolidated Press Holdings Global Express N888ZP ducking in during the o'dark hours of 01 December 2017. It arrived from Essendon and departed after a fuel uplift for a direct flight to Buenos Aires. The Global had crossed over NZ earlier in the week when it flew from San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico via a gas stop at Papeete.

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Gulfstream G650 N829JV arrived in Auckland mid afternoon 01 December from Queenstown. It had arrived in Queenstown 30 November from Van Nuys, Los Angeles and Auckland. It departed Auckland 04 December for Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Vistajet Global 6000 9H-VJR departed Auckland mid morning 01 December destined for Melbourne and then onto Wuhan, China.

Sino Jet Management Boeing BBJ P4-SJM arrived in Queenstown mid afternoon 01 December from Melbourne. The aircraft has been tentatively planned to visit NZ for the last few days according to Flightaware.
The BBJ departed Queenstown for Napier early afternoon 02 December and after spending several hours in the Hawkes Bay departed mid evening for Auckland, Cairns and Peking!

P4-SJM looking great at Queenstown. Steadfast photo.

And preparing to depart Napier. G White photo.

Cdt Management Gulfstream G650ER N827DC arrived at Queenstown early morning 02 December having departed from Las Vegas/Henderson, NV via a techstop at San Bernardino, CA.

Wearing the MSN 6182, this is the second 650 to wear this registration. According to Google, the first 650 was significantly damaged during a hail storm at Colorado Springs, CO in July 2016 and was deemed uneconomic to repair!

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N827DC departed Queenstown 07 December for Christchurch then onto San Bernardino and its home port of Las Vegas/Henderson, NV.

N827DC resting in the shadow of the Remarkables, Queenstown. Steadfast photo.

Goonies Co Global Express N2020Q touched down at Auckland 02 December from Narita as "Rockstar Two". Its visit was incredibly brief with it departing a couple of hours later heading to Ho Chi Minh.

Pebuny LLC Embraer Legacy N966JS made an early evening arrival into Queenstown 02 December having started its day at Ayers Rock and tech-stopping at Adelaide. It departed 08 December for Cairns and Abul Aziz Shah.

Arriving Queenstown 02 December, Steadfast photo

Norris Aviation Learjet 60 VH-XPN arrived at Auckland 02 December from Brisbane and returned to Brisbane 04 December.

Air Affairs (Australia) Learjet 35A VH-LRX (ex ZK-XVL) arrived at Whenuapai 02 December from Nowra for target towing duties. It was noted flying under the callsign "Baldock" 05 & 06 December. It departed on return to Nowra 09 December.

Short finals runway 03 Whenuapai 02 December, N Jones photo

Marcplan Embraer Legacy VH-VLT arrived at Auckland during the early hours of 03 December from Sydney and after spending 12 hours on the ground departed for Essendon.

Pratt Holdings Global Express VH-VGX visited Queenstown 03 December arriving from Essendon and departing for Sydney.

Gama Aviation Gulfstream G550 N550DX, having arrived in Queenstown 30 November from Adelaide, departed 04 December for Auckland and Honolulu.

Parked at Queenstown, Steadfast photo

Richards Group Inc Challenger 350 N3150S arrived at Rotorua early evening 04 December from Maui via a techstop at Pago Pago. It made the short flight to Auckland 07 December. From Auckland to Queenstown 10 December.

Short finals into Rotorua, Hairy Mole Rat photo

WFBN Gulfstream 5 N901SG arrived at Queenstown on the evening of 04 December from the Gold Coast. It departed 08 December for a techstop at Auckland then direct to Los Angeles and onto Austin/TX. The Aircraft is operated on behalf of world #5 golfer Sergio Garcia.

Arriving Auckland for a splash and dash, Agairnz photo

SG Aviation Australia Global Express VH-SGA arrived at Wellington 05 December from Essendon. The next day it flew to Dunedin, Queenstown and Auckland. It departed for Essendon 07 December.

Visiting Dunedin, A Ballantyne photo

Skytrader Airbus A319CJ VH-VCJ arrived at Auckland 06 December from Cocos Island, Perth and Melbourne as "Snowbird 2". It departed a short time later on return to Melbourne. While corporate configured, the aircraft was conducting a "conair" flight as it did in November 2016 over the same route.

Vacating taxiway A3 at Auckland, Aviationshotz photo

Business Aviation Asia Falcon 7X B-8215 arrived at Auckland 06 December from Singapore/Changi marking this particular aircraft's first visit to NZ. It flew from Auckland to Queenstown 09 December.

Agairnz photo

Executive Airlines Citation Sovereign VH-EXQ visited Auckland 06 December arriving from and returning to Essendon. The Sovereign returned to Auckland 09 December arriving from Port Moresby. It departed for Essendon 10 December.

Pratt Holdings Global Express VH-VDX visited Queenstown 07 December arriving from and returning to Essendon.

Avwest Global Express N599CH departed Christchurch 08 December for Perth.

Crown Global Express VH-CCV arrived at Queenstown 08 December from Melbourne and Sydney. It then made its way to Auckland and Sydney 10 December.

ACM Air Charter Falcon 2000EX D-BIKA arrived at Wellington 08 December from Sydney as BVR777. It departed 09 December for Papeete and onto Honolulu 10 December (NZ date).