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Thursday, October 2, 2008

Monday 29 September - Thursday 02 October 2008

Monday 29 September 2008
Global Express XRS N57LE flew from Auckland to Essendon, Sydney and back to Auckland through the course of the day.

Cessna 182RG ZK-ETX departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island then the following day to Port Vila.

Kaman K-Max N312KA was observed flying southbound in the vicinity of Fielding. The heavy lift helicopter has been operating around the Rotorua area and was heading to the South Island for a couple of weeks. This machine was first noted at Tauranga in May of this year.

Tuesday 30 September 2008
Chathams Pacific Embraer 820 (Piper PA31-350) ZK-RDT departed Auckland for Norfolk Island. The aircraft has been operated by Great Barrier Airlines for a number of years and is obviously heading to Tonga.

Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed C130J Hercules A97-467 arrived at Whenuapai this afternoon from Townsville as "Ausy 816".

Virgin Blue Boeing 737-800 VH-VON arrived in Christchurch before sunup from Melbourne.

Wednesday 01 October 2008
Vanuatu Helicopters Hughes 500D ZK-HEL touched down at Kerikeri to clear customs etc from Norfolk Island. The helicopter is registered to Helisika of Taupo but has been operating in Vanuatu for an unknown period of time.

USAF Globemaster III 03-3120 departed Christchurch for Antarctica as "Ice 05" but was forced to return to Christchurch without landing due weather.

Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed C130J Hercules A97-467 departed Whenuapai for Canberra.

Thursday 02 October 2008
Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767-300 N597HA departed Auckland shortly after midnight for Honolulu as HA9400 following maintenance with Air NZ.

Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767-300 N592HA arrived Auckland mid afternoon from Honolulu as HA9401 for maintenance with Air NZ.

Wayne Grant photo

Global XRS N57LE departed Auckland for Papeete this morning.

Brenzil PTY Falcon 2000EXE VH-CRW jetted into Napier this evening direct from Broome, Western Australia. VH-CRW has not been in NZ since late March/early April.

Beech Duke N60TE flew from Dunedin to Tauranga today. It appears this aircraft is tied up with the owners of Piper 32 ZK-OMT, GP & S Glaister Ltd, which has frequently flown between Dunedin and Tauranga.

Airvan ZK-TZT, nee ZK-KLC of Soundsair, flew from Picton to Taupo this morning while Richard Izard's Caravan ZK-TZR flew into Omaka before later being noted flying from Taupo to Whangarei. The re-registration of KLC to TZT would indicate some tie up with Izard's.
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