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NZ Defence Force indicates the C130J Super Hercules as preferred Hercules...
New Zealand Defence Force Minister Ron Mark yesterday confirmed the aging Royal New Zealand Air Force fleet of Lockheed C130H Hercules will ultimately be replaced by a yet to be confirmed number of...
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Black Hawk for New Zealand - updated 13 June 2019
Big congratulations to Mark Law and the team from Kahu Helicopters on the arrival of their ex United States Army EH60A Black Hawk helicopter currently registered N160PA. The helicopter arrived at the...
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Rugby World Cup Supporters
Global airline identity Emirates has rolled out a commemorative decal to promote their participation in the upcoming Rugby World Cup event to be staged in Japan during September 2019. Airbus A380...
View ArticlePazmany PL-2 ZK-TLP heads off on vacation
Tauranga-based Pazmany PL-2 ZK-TLP has embarked on another trip to Australia departing from Kerikeri mid morning 10 June 2019 heading to Lord Howe Island. It then flew onto the Gold Coast and Port...
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Pacific Aerospace CT4E ZK-PTB heads offshore
Former Royal New Zealand Air Force Pacific Aerospace CT4E Airtrainer ZK-PTB MSN 201 (ex NZ1986) has left NZ for Australia. Withdrawn from service back in December 2014, the CT4E has moved around the...
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RAAF Boeing 737 Wedgetail A30-004
Royal Australian Air Force Boeing 737 Wedgetail A30-004 spent a couple of days in New Zealand last week on a navigation exercise.The uniquely configured AWACS aircraft arrived at Whenuapai 12 June 2019...
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Boeing 737-700BBJ P4-SJM
Trawling through social media channels I stumbled upon this sorry image of a recent visitor to New Zealand, Boeing 737-700BBJ P4-SJM. It featured on the DFW Spotters facebook page late last week having...
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Boeing 737-3B7(SF) ZK-TLA exits the region
Removed from the NZ register back on 07 June 2019 as exported, former Airwork Flight Operations Boeing 737-3B7(SF) ZK-TLA has become N933NZ for its delivery flight to Interjet West of Toledo/OH.The...
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Airbus A320 ZK-OJC retires
Airbus A320 ZK-OJC MSN 2112 has been retired from Air New Zealand service after it arrived at Christchurch late 20 June 2019 as NZ888 from Sydney.ZK-OJC was delivered to Air New Zealand in October 2003...
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Qatar Airways Cargo visitor
Touching down at Christchurch in the predawn hours of 21 June 2019 was Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777-200 freighter A7-BFC. The aircraft, consigned to carry motor cars to NZ for winter condition road...
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Airbus A330MRTT (KC30) A39-002
Royal Australian Air Force Airbus A330MRTT (KC30) A39-002 spent 45 minutes at Auckland early on the afternoon of 20 June 2019 having arrived from RAAF Base Amberley on a crew training detail. As...
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Final Fokker Friendship Finally Flies Free.....
The last airworthy Fokker F27 Friendship has left our shores on export to Australia concluding a 58 59 year history of operations in New Zealand.VH-TQN MSN 10680, ex ZK-POH, has been pending export...
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ATR movements - Updated 27 June 2019
Air Caledonie ATR72-600 F-OZKN made its way from Noumea/La Tontouta direct to Nelson 25 June 2019 as TPC7202.Thanks to Cody Forward for these great shots of the ATR arriving at Nelson in the late after...
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Leonardo AW169 ZK-HLH takes to the skies - updated
The Auckland Regional Helicopter Trust (ARHT) has officially moved from its long time Auckland waterfront home at Mechanics Bay to Ardmore Airport as of 26 June 2019. Announced on their FaceBook page,...
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Murphy heads offshore
Ardmore-based Murphy Rebel ZK-DKZ was noted departed from Kerikeri mid morning 24 June 2019 destined for Norfolk Island. It then continued to Lord Howe Island and the Gold Coast 25 June. The kitset...
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Royal Australian Air Force Challenger departs
With the introduction of the Falcon 7X to the Royal Australian Air Force inventory, the disposal of their Challenger 604 fleet has commenced with A37-001 departing the region in recent days.As "Ausy...
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Mid Winter Milk Run
United States Air Force Boeing C17 Globemaster III 01-0187 spent a couple of weeks at Christchurch attempting to make a run to Antarctica's Phoenix Field and back.The C17 arrived at Christchurch 24...
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Corporate Corner - June 2019
Quieter than usual for this time of year but a few to report movements on regardless.Christ Holdings Challenger 605 N913TK departed Wellington 04 June 2019 for Pago Pago and Honolulu.Air Alize...
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Deliveries
A trio of turbine powered aircraft have been delivered to New Zealand in recent days.First to reach our soil was 2011 edition Cessna 208B Grand Caravan N9023W MSN 208B-2317. On delivery to Queenstown...
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