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SOFIA returns
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) heavily modified Boeing 747SP N747NA has made her way south to Christchurch for another 6 week stint studying the night skies across the...
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First of type visitor - C27J Spartan - Update in italics.
The first visit to New Zealand of an Alenia C27J Spartan took place on the afternoon of 07 June when Royal Australian Air Force example A34-002 touched down at RNZAF Base Ohakea. Using the callsign...
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Air New Zealand to Vietnam
Air New Zealand has commenced seasonal scheduled services between Auckland and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) with the first flight being operated 04 June with Boeing 767-300 ZK-NCL as ANZ269.The 12 hour...
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USAF Boeing C17 00-0183
Christchurch greeted the arrival of United States Air Force Boeing C17 Globemaster III 00-0183 as the aircraft touched down from Richmond around 2300 07 June as "Reach 7E1". The transporter was...
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SOFIA First Mission
NASA's Boeing 747SP airborne observatory, N747NA, has embarked from Christchurch tonight on the first of potentially 24 flights zig-zagging across the South Pacific and Southern Ocean observing the...
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Corporate Corner
MWP Racing Challenger 601 VH-MXK arrived to a chilly Queenstown afternoon 30 May from the Gold Coast. It headed back to the Gold Coast 02 June and the same afternoon continued to Sydney.Shortly after...
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US Army Citation Ultra 96-0109
An interesting arrival into RNZAF Whenuapai 10 June was the United States Army operated Cessna 560 Citation Ultra 96-0109. Designated as a UC-35A in Army service, 96-109 arrived at Whenuapai from...
View ArticleBoeing 777 300 Aircraft Demolition
This is pretty impressive! Ex Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300 JA8942 was retired from service in February 2015 after just 17 years of service - its short life span a result of its domestic career...
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US Army Citation Ultra 96-0109 departs
As reported Friday, Whenuapai has been hosting a United States Army Citation 560 Ultra 96-0109 with the jet, dubbed UC-35A in military service, arriving from Brisbane. It departed just before noon 12...
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Long haul visitors - updated
A couple of longhaul bizjets have made the pilgrimage south to New Zealand making their first known visitors to Australasia.First to arrive was Fortuna Jet Aviation's Gulfstream G650ER N650FJ. It...
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Exotic Visitor! US Navy Poseidon
United States Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon 168437 from the VP-5 "Mad Foxes" touched down at Auckland at 2349 local time 13 June having made its way south from Misawa, Japan via a brief stopover at...
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US Air Force MC130H 89-0280
Touching down at Whenuapai early on the evening of 13 June was United States Air Force Lockheed MC130H Combat Talon II 89-0280. The special ops, Kadena-based Hercules variant had flown from its home...
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Spartan A34-002 departs
The Royal Australian Air Force Alenia C27J Spartan A34-002 has spent the  last several days static at Christchurch having arrived from Amberley and Ohakea on the evening of 07 June. Given the state of...
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Up Close with God of The Seas
The visiting United States Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon 168437 to Auckland has attracted a significant amount of attention - as can be anticipated with such an amazing piece of military kit visiting our...
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US Air Force MC130H 88-1803
The second United States Air Force Lockheed MC130H Combat Talon II has arrived at Whenuapai with 88-1803 touching down on the evening of 14 June from Cairns and Amberley as SPIN11. The special ops...
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Beech 1900D ZK-EAM exits
Eagle Airways Beech 1900D ZK-EAM MSN UE-436 has flown the coop with the 19 seater departing Hamilton lunchtime 14 June for Norfolk Island and carrying onto the Gold Coast 15 June and to Cairns 16...
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Jetstar A320(SL) VH-VFU
Jetstar rolled out yet another Airbus A320 logo-jet with VH-VFU sporting "UNI QLO Tokyo to Gold Coast" decals. The sharklet equipped Airbus has in recent days ended up in the New Zealand circuit...
View ArticleTwin Otters to the Ice on medivac mission
Two De Havilland Canada Twin Otters from Kenn Borek Air are making their way from Canada to Antarctica over the coming days to conduct a medical evacuation from the South Pole. Whilst not unheard of,...
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Poseidon Adventure
United States Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon 168437 was open to "interested parties" on the morning of 15 June with the event culminating in a local demonstration flight being conducted. As "MADFOX ONE" the...
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Western Global Airlines Boeing 747-400BCF N356KD
Touching down at Christchurch during the early hours of 19 June was Western Global Airlines Boeing 747-400BCF N356KD. The ex Japan Airlines and more recently Atlas Air Boeing converted freighter flew...
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