Hifly Airbus A340-500 CS-TFX
Portugese charter operator Hi Fly Airbus A340-500 CS-TFX arrived in Auckland 28 November from Papeete as HFY731. The airliner, configured with 36 business and 201 economy class seats, is on an around...
View ArticleBulldog ZK-WUF
A nice surprise parked at Ardmore 24 November was the Scottish Aviation Bulldog Series 120 Model 121 ZK-WUF c/n BH120/315. The two place ex RAF training aircraft moved to New Zealand with its then...
View ArticleRepublic of Korea P3 Orion 950901
Republic of Korea Lockheed P3 Orion 950901 arrived in Whenuapai late on the evening of 16 November from Townsville as KNX1. The aeroplane had encountered technical issues at Townsville delaying its...
View ArticleWhenuapai 29 November - military
RNZAF base Auckland aka Whenuapai is home to the air force's transport and fixed wing maritime patrol aircraft. The 40 Squadron Boeing 757's were both on location 29 November with NZ7571 conducting...
View ArticleHi Fly Airbus A340-500 CS-TFX departs
Hi Fly's Airbus A340-500 CS-TFX has departed Auckland lifting off into the Hauraki Grey skies late morning 30 November destined for Cairns as HFY731.Since the sun stayed well and truly obscured by...
View ArticleSurveillance Australia Dash 8-202Q VH-LCL
Arriving in Christchurch mid afternoon 30 November from Sydney was the Surveillance Australia Dash 8-202Q VH-LCL. Operated on behalf of the Royal Australian Navy, the Dash 8 is specifically equipped...
View ArticleB-52 Red Flag Action - July 2016
Some pretty impressive up close and personal footage of the mighty BUFF in action!
View ArticleC5 taking off from MSSS
An oldie but a goodie! USAF Galaxy creating a dust storm departing from Ilopango, El Salvador. https://skyvector.com/airport/MSSS/Ilopango-International-Airport
View ArticleVans RV7 VH-VNT
Vans RV7 VH-VNT MSN 73117 has made the flight across the Tasman on what appears to be a delivery flight. The amateur built aircraft was spotted flying from Port Macquarie to Lord Howe and Norfolk...
View ArticleCathay up the Tempo
Cathay Pacific have upped the tempo from 02 December providing double daily services between Auckland and Hong Kong to meet seasonal demand. The Airbus A350XWB now operates the morning CX117/118...
View ArticleWestern Global Airlines MD11F N435KD
Florida-based Western Global Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD11 freighter N435KD touched down in Auckland early morning 02 December as WGN351 from Ottawa, Canada via a techstop at Honolulu. Its arrival...
View ArticlePacific Aerospace 750XL ZK-KDJ
Hamilton-based Pacific Aerospace continue to churn out the popular utility aircraft, the 750XL, and the most recent machine to be on the delivery path is ZK-KDJ MSN 207 registered mid October....
View ArticleAir Ambo's
Cruising past Ardmore 29 November and to our surprise was the sight of Waikato Hospital based Bell 222B ZK-HZQ, callsign "Phillips 07". The Bell 222, registered to Search and Rescue Services of Taupo,...
View ArticleWhenuapai 29 November - civilian
RNZAF base Auckland (Whenuapai) is home to a number of civilian light aircraft and one of these was up flying at the time of visit. Socota TB10 ZK-JIE was imported to NZ from Australia in 2003 and has...
View ArticleBell 212 ZK-HIB - hmmmm
Back in mid October we posted about the Bell 212 ZK-HIB (http://mrcaviation.blogspot.co.nz/2016/10/bell-212-zk-hib.html) and as can be seen in the accompanying photo the helicopter clearly had all its...
View ArticleLas Vegas Sands Boeing 747SP VP-BLK
Las Vegas based Boeing 747SP VP-BLK spent a few days parked in Papeete last month accompanied by a Boeing 737-800 BBJ N737M.Nice place to spend Thanksgiving!!Video below taken 26 November local date as...
View ArticleGliding On
South Auckland's Drury Gliding strip is home to dozens of gliders and resident tow plane Piper PA25 ZK-CEB. A quick visit early November saw the following in action.http://glidingauckland.co.nz/Tow...
View ArticlePearl Harbor 75th Anniversary
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. At 0748 local time on December 7th 1941 353 aircraft from the Imperial Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo...
View ArticleCorporate Corner 25 November to 07 December
Crown Melbourne Ltd Global Express VH-CCD arrived in Queenstown 25 November from Sydney and after a short time on the ground continued to Wellington. It then flew onto Auckland and Melbourne 29...
View ArticlePacific Aerospace 750XL ZK-JIM
The Pacific Aerospace 750XL ZK-JIM MSN 175 started out life as ZK-KBM in the passenger/utlility role and was exported under its new registration, P2-OMA, departing Ardmore for Kerikeri and Norfolk...
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