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Airbus H125 VH-XXR
An interesting "visitor" to Ardmore 16 November is this 2016 modelAirbus H125 VH-XXR c/n 8026. Obviously the type is better known to us as the AS350B3 Squirrel but with the most recent manufacturer...
View ArticleRepublic of Korea P3 Orion 950901
The aviation participants for the Royal New Zealand Navy's 75th anniversary and associated international naval review grew last night with the arrival in Whenuapai late 16 November of Republic of Korea...
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Nocturnal Techstop
Making a nocturnal techstop in Auckland 18 November was Philippine Airlines Boeing 777-3F6(ER) RP-C7778. The newly delivered jet arrived from Davao, Philippines and continued to Lima, Peru as PAL1...
View ArticleRAAF P-8 Poseidon arrives in Australia
The P-8 flew as "Sealion 54" from Avalon to Canberra 16 November then onto Edinburgh as "Sealion 55" 17 November.
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Round the World Tourer - Boeing 757 G-ZAPX
Arriving in Rarotonga direct from Easter Island 14 November was Titan Airways Boeing 757-256G-ZAPX as "ZAP325". The aircraft is on an around the world tour on behalf of High LevelTours.The 757...
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Intercontinental Boeing Business Jet drops-in
Certainly at the top of the business jet hierarchy would be Queen of the Skies Boeing Business Jets 747-8i Intercontinental! And it was with pleasure that Auckland played host, albeit briefly, to the...
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Kaikoura Earthquake - Aviation related relief efforts
Last Monday morning's horrific 7.8 magnitude earthquake rattled much of New Zealand and caused significant damage to property and infrastructure across larges areas. The community most significantly...
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New Zealand Bizjet Register - November 2016
As per previous year's we endeavour to review the changing corporate jet scene in New Zealand.You can check out our earlier reviews by clicking on the year below:2015201420132012In the year ended 31...
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Kawasaki P-1's depart
The two Japanese Maritime Defence Force Kawasaki P-1 patrol aircraft concluded their visit to New Zealand departing Whenuapai just prior to 1100 21 November heading to Townsville with expectations the...
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Boeing 767-300 ZK-NCK - updated and farewell!
Former Air New Zealand Boeing 767-319ER ZK-NCK, now registered TF-ISP, has been removed from storage at Alice Springs and departed direct to Xiamen, China on the afternoon of 21 November as...
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Black Falcon Formation Team
RNZAF base Whenuapai hosted 9 Beechcraft Texan's last Friday night with 5 aircraft arriving from Ohakea via Tauranga and 4 arriving via the West Coast. All 9 were to have flown as the Falcon formation...
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AS350 Squirrel N261AW
A recent arrival in Wanaka is the Eurocopter AS350 B2 Squirrel N261AW MSN 3969. The helicopter has already been placed on the Kiwi register as ZK-ICX with The Helcopter Line, Queenstown. It was most...
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Ardmore Visitors
As mentioned just over a month ago, Airbus EC135 HB-ZSW has been in the country following the arrival of super yacht "Vibrant Curiosity". The curiosity of Magnaman and some great timing had him catch a...
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International Naval Review
The Royal New Zealand Navy's 75th anniversary culminated in a public open day held on the Auckland waterfront 20 November. An estimated crowd of 35000 made the most of pleasant weather conditions to...
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Boeing 777-300 RP-C7778 returns
The Philippine Airlines Boeing 777-3F6(ER) RP-C7778 made a more "spotter" friendly visit to Auckland than its eastbound journey arriving late morning 22 November from Lima, Peru. It remained in...
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Lockheed P3 Orion 158563
The United States Navy Lockheed P3 Orion 158563 has concluded its New Zealand deployment departing Whenuapai at noon 23 November for Darwin as VVRD02. After overnighting in the Northern Territories the...
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Corporate Corner 12 November to 24 November
ANZA/Tyremax Challenger 604 N604AU arrived in Auckland late evening 12 November from Sydney.Avwest Global Express N599CH departed Queenstown for Sydney 13 November and returned to Queenstown two days...
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King Air 350ER N350ER
Aptly registered Beech King Air 350ER N350ER touched down to a gloomy Auckland afternoon 19 November after a direct flight from Melbourne/Essendon. Emblazoned with "Special Missions" titles, the King...
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Boeing C-40A 165833
United States Navy Boeing 737-7AFC (C-40A) Clipper 165833 made its second visit to New Zealand this month arriving in Whenuapai during the evening of 23 November from Guam/Andersen via Nadi as CNV7866....
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AS350 Squirrel ZK-HJZ
A recent addition to the Inflite fleet at Mechanics Bay is this AS350B2 ZK-HJZ/4Thanks to Bluebus we have the following review:Did you know that the first AS350 Squirrel flew in June 1974 with the 8th...
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