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Monday, December 26, 2011

Festive Fizzers

Rocking into Christchurch from Kona 23 December was Gulfstream 550 VP-BNE.  It arrived a few hours after Christchurch Airport reopened following its temporary closure while infrastructure was inspected following that afternoons series of sizeable earthquakes.   The 550 departed Christchurch Christmas Day direct to Hong Kong.
At Christchurch, photo supplied.
And arrived at Hamilton from Hamilton Island and Brisbane 24 December was Gulfstream 550 N550KF as "Jetspeed 505".  This aircraft had arrived at Essendon on 18 December from Milwaukee and Honolulu and flew north to Hamilton Island 21 December.

At Hamilton, Sean W photos
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