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ATR movements - Updated 13 October 2018
Virgin Australia ATR72-600 VH-FVQ departed Nelson for Melbourne 09 October.Mt Cook Airline ATR72-500 ZK-MCB conducted a Christchurch-Christchurch flight 09 October.It was retired from service mid July...
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Boeing 737-800 ZK-ZQF exits Jetconnect fleet
Boeing 737-838(WL) ZK-ZQF"Abel Tasman" has exited the Jetconnect fleet flying its final service under ZK markings as QF120 from Auckland to Brisbane 12 October 2018. It was subsequently removed from...
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Boeing 777-200 ZK-OKJ - updated 15 October 2018
Boeing 777-212ER ZK-OKJ, registered just under a month ago, has arrived in Auckland 13 October after its delivery from Singapore as ANZ6018. It is understood the aircraft will enter service mid next...
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Canadian Helicopters Squirrels
Canadian Helicopters, part of the wider HNZ Group Inc, have two Aerospatiale AS350B2 Squirrels on location at Auckland's Ardmore airport receiving attention from local maintenance provider Oceania. It...
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"New" kid on the block
Auckland-based Barrier Air this week took delivery of their third Cessna 208B Grand Caravan when ZK-SDD MSN 208B-2087 arrived in Auckland 15 October 2018 from Napier as GBA900. The Caravan, previously...
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Boeing 787-9 ZK-NZQ delivered / enters service
As anticipated, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner ZK-NZQ entered service with Air New Zealand 26 September 2018 as NZ101 from Auckland to Sydney. It then returned to Auckland as NZ102 (pictured) before flying...
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Texan Tales from the iPhone
A handful of phone snaps taken during our recent Texan excursion.Founders Plaza - a purpose built observation area located on the northwestern fringes of Dallas-Fort Worth mega airport providing...
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Boeing 777-200 ZK-OKJ - updated 18 October 2018
Air New Zealand's 3rd leased, and 18th Boeing 777, entered service 17 October 2018 when ex Singapore Airlines example ZK-OKJ flew the carrier's flight NZ175 from Auckland to Perth.ZK-OKJ under tow from...
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ATR movements - Updated 19 October 2018
Virgin Australia ATR72-500 VH-FVH concluded its long-term storage in Nelson 16 October and flew a test flight in the afternoon before departing as "HT01" direct to Brisbane. The aircraft, in full...
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Vans RV7 VH-JPD
Last week we mentioned the arrival in Tauranga of two sports aircraft via container from Australia. The Vans RV7 VH-JPD has now joined the owners Just Highlander VH-JPU at their Pauanui, Coromandel...
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Pacific Aerospace 750XL ZK-KEC
Pacific Aerospace 750XL ZK-KEC MSN 124 departed Hamilton mid morning 16 October 2018 on a direct flight to the Gold Coast. The 750 continued to Longreach and Darwin on the 17th. After overnighting,...
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Sigma Airlines IL76TD UP-I7601
Kazhakstan registered Illyushin IL76TD UP-I7601, operated by Sigma Airlines, arrived in Christchurch early afternoon 21 October 2018 from Papeete as SGL701F. The heavylift transporter had arrived in...
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Ex Kiwi Lear exits the region
Ex Kiwi Learjet 35A VH-LJA departed Australia for Canada earlier this month, presumably on export. The Learjet was a long-time Ardmore resident where it flew as ZK-XVL....
View ArticleGippsland Airvan VH-CCI
2002 edition Gippsland GA8 Airvan VH-CCI MSN GA8-02-022 made a nocturnal Tasman Sea crossing 20 October 2018. Originating from the manufacturer's Latrobe Valley/VIC airport, the light utility aircraft...
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Antarctica Operations 2018/19 - blog in progress!
This season's 22-week "summer" period has finally kicked off following the worst start in 40 years thanks to atrocious weather conditions across swathes of Antarctica. The delay of over two weeks has...
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Sigma Airlines IL76TD UP-I7601 departs
Kazhak registered Illyushin IL76TD UP-I7601 departed Christchurch at 0752LT 24 October 2018 as SGL701 for Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica, in support of the Italian Antarctic season. From Terra Nova, the...
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Corporate Corner - September 2018
SG Aviation Global Express VH-SGA flew from Dunedin to Auckland 02 September delivering "Pink" and family for her next series of music concerts. The Global then positioned to Essendon. It returned to...
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Air New Zealand Airbus NEO's - First A321 takes flight!
In early June 2014 Air New Zealand announced its intention to take delivery of the next generation of narrowbody Airbus A320 family aircraft dubbed NEO for New Engine...
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Hughes 369E deliveries - updated 26 October 2018
VH-SUV became ZK-HMW (in honour of Matthew Wallis) 03 October 2018 and VH-HVO became ZK-HOT 04 October 2018.However on 24 October 2018 ZK-HOT was re-registered ZK-HNW. A sign of respect following the...
View ArticleDe Havilland Mosquito ZK-BCV - First post dated 26 October 2018
The third De Havilland DH98 Mosquito to be resurected by Ardmore-based Avspecs is nearing completion and has been placed on the NZ registered as ZK-BCV as from 12 October 2018.This example is a FB Mk....
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