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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Sat 26 April - Tue 29 April 2008

Saturday 26 April 2008
Two international bizjet movements at Queenstown during the day, Challenger 604 VH-OCV and Citation III VH-VRC, both arriving from and returning to Sydney

Citation X N48HF departed New Plymouth for Maui via stops at Auckland and Pago Pago.

Sunday 27 April 2008
Air NZ flew its last Los Angeles-Nadi service overnight with Boeing 767-300 ZK-NCG operating the final ANZ21. It then continued to Auckland. Air NZ will codeshare on Air Pacific services from Nadi to LAX.

Citationjet CJ3 ZK-TBM returned to Christchurch from Wellington.

Chilean Navy Lockheed Orion 404 carried out a test flight from/to Woodbourne following extensive maintenance with Safe Air that commenced in Nov 2007.

Monday 28 April 2008
Auckland was marginal/closed with fog for a good part of this morning. Citation Mustang N2243W departed Hastings for Auckland however diverted to Napier. It later returning north and arrived into Ardmore late morning.
Piper Malibu N9099Z was observed flying from Nelson to Rangiora.

Chilean Navy Lockheed Orion 404 departed Woodbourne for Wellington and Papeete on return to South America.

Tuesday 29 April 2008
Citation Mustang N2243W departed Ardmore late afternoon for Hastings.

Gulfstream 200 ZK-RGB made a return trip from Auckland to Queenstown and back.

Transmile Boeing 727 freighter 9M-TGG, operating on behalf of Asian Pacific Airlines, flew a charter from Auckland to Brisbane and return.

Cirrus SR22 N588G arrived at Pago Pago from Kona late afternoon. This aircraft is possibly on delivery to NZ replacing ZK-STU which was exported to Australia during March this year.