Empty Nest - the last Air NZ 767 leaves the roost
The last Boeing 767 to leave the Air New Zealand fold has exited the motherland with -319ER ZK-NCG lifting off from Auckland 28 June on its journey to Alice Springs for storage using the same callsign...
View ArticleProject Amelia Earhart
The arrival into Darwin late 30 June 2017 of Mooney N916BL alerted me to an Earthrounder and his mission to follow much of the route flown by aviatrix Amelia Earhart.Brian Lloyd and his trusty 1979...
View ArticleCorporate Corner 01 June - 30 June 2017
ANZA/Tyremax Challenger 604 N604AU returned to NZ 01 June arriving at Palmerston North from Sydney via Auckland and Tauranga. It departed Palmerston North early 07 June flying over the reverse route...
View ArticleMake an Offer!
Google/Blue City Holdings Boeing 767-200ER N2767, ex Qantas VH-EAQ, is on the market and its for sale listing (link below) makes for some interesting viewing!The wide body corporate has visited NZ on a...
View ArticleSeeing Double!
During the last couple of months we have made mention of the visiting helicopters associated with the making of the movie "Mission Impossible 6" being made in the Central Otago region. An interesting...
View ArticleBOXER43
United States Air Force/Air National Guard Boeing 737-7BC BBJ (C40C) 02-0203 arrived in Whenuapai late 02 July from Hickam as "BOXER43". The jet's visit was brief with it departing mid afternoon 03...
View ArticleRed Letter Day for Garden City
Over the years Christchurch International Airport has severed as an alternative destination for wide body airliner's heading to Auckland. It is standard practice for an alternate to be planned in the...
View ArticlePostcard from Fiji
Sincere thanks to Richard Currie for sending in these great shots taken while on vacation in Fiji late June 2017.Kokomo Yaukave Resort's Twin Otter DQ-OMO (another amphib Twin Otter N153QS was also at...
View ArticleFiji Airways promotes upcoming conference
Fijian flag carrier Fiji Airways has recently introduced a special decal/logo to its jet fleet to promote the nation's status as presidency of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) to be...
View ArticleStill a contender? - UPDATE NUMBER TWO
The demonstration aircraft, PT-ZNJ, is closing in on New Zealand with it transiting Port Hedland mid afternoon 09 July arriving from Kuala Lumpur and continuing onto Brisbane. This airframe had been on...
View ArticleQuest Kodiak Amphib N181KQ
Quest Aircraft Kodiak amphibian N181KQ has traversed the Australian continent on what appears to be a delivery flight. The smartly painted 2016 edition utility turbine arrived at Perth 06 July after a...
View ArticleQantas Heavies
With the British and Irish Lions rugby series concluding its NZ tour, primary event sponsor Qantas has deployed Boeing 747-400's to assist with not only the departure of the sports team but also the...
View ArticleEmbraer KC390 PT-ZNJ
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer military transport KC390 airlifter PT-ZNJ arrived to a dark and damp Auckland evening 10 July after crossing the Tasman from Brisbane. As this post goes to air,...
View ArticleLow Profile Visitor
United States Air Force Boeing C32B (757-23A) 02-4452 has spent a couple of days parked at Whenuapai having arrived from Richmond 13 July and departing 15 July for Pago Pago under the callsign...
View ArticleAloha!
An interesting view of two Air New Zealand aircraft at Honolulu 14 July local date! The Boeing 777-200 in the foreground, ZK-OKF, had arrived into Honolulu around dawn after a direct flight from...
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