Mon 24 - Thu 27 May 2010

Some action to report on for a change:

Monday 24 May 2010
Gulfstream 55o N1759C made its way from Auckland to Wellington.

Global Express N933EY arrived at Auckland from Honolulu as PWA933.

Tuesday 25 May 2010
Global Express N933EY left Auckland just prior to 0400 for Melbourne where it then spent the day before leaving for Singapore.

Global Express VH-VGX flew Essendon-Auckland-Tauranga-Auckland-Essendon today.

RAAF King Air 350's A32-437 and A32-651 arrived at Whenuapai from Brisbane and Norfolk Island.

Wednesday 26 May 2010
Gulfstream 550 N1759C arrived back at Auckland early afternoon from Wellington.

Gulfstream 550 ZK-KFB/2 was placed on the NZ register today with Execujet New Zealand of Wellington indicating its delivery down under is getting ever closer.

Thursday 27 May 2010
Citationjet CJ3 VH-ANE arrived at Queenstown from Sydney.

Gulfstream 550 N1759C departed Auckland for Honolulu and Teterboro.

Tri Marine Logistics Challenger 300 N818RC arrived at Auckland after dark from Port Vila.

Saudi Ministry of Finance Boeing 737-BBJ HZ-MF2 arrived at Auckland just after 2000 from Canberra.

Citation 501 ZK-NBR was noted in the Air National hanger, this being ex N800DT.

The two RAAF King Air 350's A32-437 and A32-651 flew Woodbourne-Christchurch with the latter heading onwards to Whenuapai while -437 remained at Christchurch overnight.

Thu 13 May - Sun 23 May 2010

Thu 13 May 2010
Global Express VH-LAW flew from Auckland to Wellington and Sydney.

Beechjet 400 VH-MGC made a rare daylight visit to Auckland, arriving from and returning to Sydney.

Wayne Grant photo

Fri 14 May 2010
Avwest's Challenger 604 VH-VRE departed Queenstown for Perth and Singapore.

RAAF C130J Hercules A97-447 flew Woodbourne-Wellington-Ohakea-Napier-Whenuapai-New Plymouth-Taupo-Whakatane-Whenuapai today.

Sat 15 May 2010 - Nil significant

Sun 16 May 2010 - Nil significant

Mon 17 May 2010
Airwork/Toll Holdings Boeing 737-300 freighter ZK-TLC carried out two post maintenance test flights from/to Auckland.

Tue 18 May 2010
Soundsair Cessna 208 Caravan ZK-SAA departed Auckland for Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands enroute to the Northern Territories and a 3 month lease to Kakadu Air.

Malaysian based Global 5000 N939ML arrived at Auckland from Melbourne.

Cathay Pacific Cargo Boeing 747-400 freighter B-HUL spent a couple of hours on the ground at Auckland, arriving from Melbourne and departing to Hong Kong.

Acernus Citation Mustang ZK-MOT, currently advertised for sale, was noted flying from Maroochydore to Bankstown this morning.

Wed 19 May 2010 - Nil significant

Thu 20 May 2010
Citation VII VH-DHN flew from Tonga to Wellington, Auckland, Brisbane and the Gold Coast today having earlier in the week flown from Brisbane to Port Moresby, Port Vila, Suva, Rarotonga and Papeete.

Airwork Boeing 737-300 freighter ZK-TLC departed Auckland on its return to Brisbane.

Fri 21 May 2010
Global 5000 N939ML departed Auckland for Suva.

Air NZ Boeing 777-200 ZK-OKE diverted to Christchurch from Auckland as NZ7 from San Francisco due to crosswinds at Auckland.

Sat 22 May 2010
Air Chathams Convair 580 ZK-CIF flew from Auckland to Tonga.

Sun 23 May 2010
Canal Aviation Gulfstream 550 N1759C touched down at Auckland just prior to 1am from San Francisco and Honolulu.

Sat 01 May - Wed 12 May 2010

There has been a distinct decline of interesting movements to report on, hence the lack of posts in recent times! However its great to see plenty of activity on other NZ based blogs, namely http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.com/ which is providing some fantastic insights to third level airline activity in NZ over years with some brilliant photos of 'old' airliners. And of course the NZ Civil Aircraft blog at http://www.nzcivair.blogspot.com/.

Now for a catch up on what has been about:

Sat 01 May 2010
Airwork's Citation Ultra ZK-AWK was noted at Woodbourne today making its first recorded visit to the South Island.

Gulfstream 4 N810TM departed from Auckland today heading to Honiara then onwards to Guam.

RAAF C130 Hercules A97-011 flew from Whenuapai to Norfolk Island and Richmond concluding its visit to NZ.

Sun 02 May 2010
Uzbekistan Boeing 767-300 VP-BUE departed Christchurch early afternoon for KL as UZB3512.

Virgin Blue Boeing 737-800 VH-VOU arrived at Auckland today from Melbourne for maintenance with Air NZ. This is the first known Virgin Blue aircraft to visit the Auckland maintenance facility.

Mon 03 May 2010
Nil significant activity

Tue 04 May 2010
Pilatus PC12 VH-OOI arrived at Ardmore from Norfolk Island and Auckland. It had flown from Hobart to Essendon, Williamtown and Norfolk island 03May.

Uzbekistan Boeing 767-300 VP-BUE arrived back at Christchurch from KL today as UZB3511.

Wed 05 May 2010
Pilatus PC12 VH-OOI hopped from Ardmore to Auckland then onwards to Norfolk Island.

Thu 06 May 2010
Jetstream 31 ZK-JSH was noted flying from Apia to Wallis Island continuing its Airways NZ contract calibrating navaids in the South Pacific. Later in the week it was noted at Nadi, Port Vila and Honiara.

Uzbekistan Boeing 767-300 VP-BUE departed Christchurch for KL as UZB3512.

French Casa 235 66/52-ID arrived at Whenuapai from Noumea as CTM1161.

Fri 07 May 2010
Nil significant activity

Sat 08 May 2010
Careflight Learjet 45 VH-CXJ arrived at Wellington from Coolangatta via Noumea, Vavau and Tonga.

Sun 09 May 2010
Learjet 45 VH-CXJ departed Wellington for Niue and arrived at Auckland during the early hours of 10May.

Mon 10 May 2010
Learjet 45 VH-CXJ flew from Auckland to Coolangatta.

Gulfstream 4 VH-DBT arrived at Auckland from Melbourne.

Tue 11 May 2010
Gulfstream 4 VH-DBT flew Auckland-Wellington-Sydney today.

Global Express VH-LAW arrived at Auckland from Sydney while Challenger 604 VH-VRE made an early appearance at Queenstown when it arrived from its home town of Perth.

Wed 12 May 2010
Challenger 604 VH-VRE spent several hours at Timaru, arriving from and returning to Queenstown.

RAAF C130J Hercules A97-447 arrived at Woodbourne from Hobart and Christchurch as ASY552.

Thu 22 Apr - Fri 30 Apr 2010

Thu 22 April 2010

Embraer Legacy N900EM departed Dunedin this evening for Pago Pago and Kona.

Deerport Hawker 4000 B-3906 arrived at Auckland from Sydney as DER655.

Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767-300 N586HA arrived at Auckland from Sydney as ANZ100.

Fri 23 April 2010

Gulfstream 4 N810TM made a brief visit to Wellington, arriving from and heading back to Auckland.

Acernus took delivery of their brand new Citation Mustang ZK-MUS/2 when it arrived at Wellington from Maroochydore and Lord Howe Island. This aircraft replaces ZK-MUS/1 which was re-registered ZK-MOT and is currently located at Maroochydore.

Falcon 900EX P2-ANW departed Auckland for Cairns.

Hawaiian's Boeing 767-300 N586HA departed Auckland for Honolulu as HAL8452.

Sat 24 April 2010

Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767-300 N584HA arrived at Auckland from Honolulu as HAL9991.

Sun 25 April 2010

Hawker 4000 B-3906 arrived at Queenstown from Auckland as DER656.

RAAF Challenger A37-002 made its way to Wellington from Norfolk Island as ASY332.

Mon 26 April 2010

Challenger A37-002 flew from Wellington to Christchurch and Canberra.

Hawker 4000 B-3906 flew Queenstown-Brisbane today and over the coming days flew to Cairns and Davao.

Tue 27 April 2010

Vincent Aviation's Jetstream 31 ZK-JSH made a tech stop at Auckland on its way from Wellington to Norfolk Island. The following day it flew to Nadi and Tonga as AIRCORP 01.

Wed 28 April 2010

Learjet 36 VH-JCX was a visitor to Wellington during the early hours, arriving from and heading back to Melbourne.

Cessna 182 ZK-SKL departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island and continued to Archerfield via Lord Howe Island and Brisbane the following day before being cancelled from the NZ register 30Apr as being exported.

USAF Gulfstream 5 99-0402 touched down at Wellington from Canberra as SAM6806.

Thu 29 April 2010

USAF Gulfstream 5 99-0402 departed Wellington just on sunset for Kwajelein.

RAAF C130 Hercules A97-011 visited Christchurch today.

Fri 30 April 2010

Gulfstream 4SP ZK-KFB departed Auckland at 1413 today for Papeete and Los Angeles, possibly on its export flight. ZK-KFB is to be replaced by a G550, N960GA which has been noted at Long Beach marked as ZK-KFB.

Qantas flew their final wide body passenger service through Christchurch this afternoon when Boeing 767-300 VH-OGM flew as QFA45/46 from/to Sydney. From 01May, all Qantas services through Christchurch will be operated by 737-800 aircraft complemented with Jetstar Airbus A320 services.

Uzbekistan Airways Boeing 767-300 VP-BUE arrived at Christchurch from Tashkent and Kuala Lumpur as UZB3511.

Sun 18 - Wed 21 April 2010

Sunday 18 April 2010
Nil significant

Monday 19 April 2010
Pel Air Westwind VH-KNR made a brief visit to Hamilton this morning, arriving from and returning to Sydney.

Acernus of Wellington's brand new Citation 510 Mustang ZK-MUS/2 (c/n 510-0300) arrived at Maroochydore today from Broome via Alice Springs as it nears the end of its delivery flight.

Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 freighter N409MC, operating on behalf of Qantas, flew from Sydney to Auckland then out to Avalon carrying V8 cars.

Global 5000 N939ML arrived at Auckland from Suva.

Tuesday 20 April 2010
Global 5000 N939ML departed Auckland heading back to Suva.

Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 freighter N409MC returned to Auckland empty from Avalon and departing with another load of V8's for Brisbane.

Papua New Guinea Falcon 900EX P2-ANW made its first visit to NZ since its delivery to Port Moresby back in November last year arriving at Auckland from Brisbane where it had arrived the previous day from its home port.

Wayne Grant photo

Wednesday 21 April 2010
Embraer Legacy N900EM made the short trip from Invercargill to Dunedin and interestingly, at the other end of the spectrum, DH89 Dominee ZK-AKY also flew from Invercargill to Dunedin!

Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 767-300 N583HA departed Auckland for Sydney as NZ107 at the conclusion of its maintenance visit.

Tue 13 - Sat 17 April 2010

Tuesday 13 April 2010
Virgin Blue Boeing 737-700 VH-VBV arrived at Christchurch from Melbourne while 737-800 VH-VOM departed Christchurch for Melbourne.

Pilatus PC12 VH-OOI arrived back at Ardmore today from Norfolk Island and Kerikeri.

Wednesday 14 April 2010
Piper Cheyenne N178SG departed Queenstown for Ardmore.

Heliharvest Mil 8 ER-MHZ launched from Kerikeri for Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands today on its export flight to the Middle East.

Gulfstream 4 N810TM touched down at Wellington from Honolulu and Nadi.

MASkargo Boeing 747-400 freighter 9M-MPS arrived at Auckland from Sydney and Avalon.

Royal Australian Air Force King Air 350's A32-350 and A32-372 arrived at Christchurch internationally and were noted around NZ over the coming days on navigational exercises.

Thursday 15 April 2010
MASkargo Boeing 747-400 freighter 9M-MPS departed Auckland for Denpasar.

Wayne Grant photo

Gulfstream 4 N810TM positioned from Wellington to Auckland and has subsequently been hangered.

Wayne Grant photo

Embraer Legacy N900EM arrived at Auckland from Sydney where it had arrived on 09Apr from Kona via Nadi.

Wayne Grant photo

Pilatus PC12 VH-OOI departed Ardmore for Kerikeri.

Friday 16 April 2010
Nil significant activity

Saturday 17 April 2010
Legacy N900EM flew south from Auckland to Invercargill.

Pilatus PC12 VH-OOI continued northbound from Kerikeri to Norfolk Island.

RAAF King Air 350's A32-350 and A32-372 were both noted at Invercargill today.

Thu 08 Apr - Mon 12 Apr 2010

Thu 08 April 2010
Gulfstream 5 XA-MPS spent a few hours at Rotorua today, arriving from and returning to Auckland.

Beechjet 400 VH-IPG made its monthly visit to NZ arriving at Auckland from Sydney.

Fri 09 April 2010
Beechjet 400 VH-IPG arrived at Tauranga from Auckland while Citation Sovereign ZK-JTH was a visitor to Gisborne, arriving from and heading back to Auckland.

Gulfstream 5 XA-MPS departed Auckland for Queenstown.

Gulfstream 5 N677F left Christchurch for Pago Pago.

Vans RV7 VH-ZIC launched from Kerikeri destined for Norfolk Island. This was the 4th VH registered aircraft that had participated in the NZ Air Safari.

Saturday 10 April 2010
Airwork/Toll Holdings Boeing 737-300 freighter ZK-TLC arrived at Auckland late afternoon from Brisbane for maintenance with Airwork.

Noel Jones photo

Sunday 11 April 2010
Douglas DC10 N974VV arrived at Ohakea from Williamtown.

USAF Boeing C40B 02-0042 touched down at Wellington just after 1030 from Hickam as SPAR76.

Peter Van Dyk photo

Gulfstream 5 XA-MPS arrived at Christchurch late afternoon from Queenstown.

Finals at Christchurch, Aaron Murphy photo

Monday 12 April 2010
Global 5000 N340GF launched from Christchurch this afternoon for Auckland, Honolulu and Champagne, Illinois.

Matt Hayes photo

Beechjet 400 VH-IPG made a brief stopover at Auckland on its way from Tauranga to Sydney.

John Rankin photo

Gulfstream 5 XA-MPS made its way to Melbourne from Christchurch mid afternoon.

Douglas DC10 N974VV of Omega Tankers departed Ohakea for Williamtown in company with the 5 RAAF F/A-18 Hornets that had been in the country for exercises and participation at the Warbirds over Wanaka airshow. The DC10 later continued to Cairns where it overnighted and departed for Hickam the following morning.

USAF Boeing C40B 02-0042 departed Wellington early evening for Canberra as SPAR76.

Sun 04 - Wed 07 April 2010

Sunday 04 Apri l 2010
Gulfstream 5 N50KC launched from Auckland direct to Los Angeles, then to Teterboro and Oxbury.

G200 ZK-RGB returned home to Auckland from Honolulu and Apia following an extended period overseas.

Monday 05 April 2010
Air Rarotonga Saab 340A E5-EFS flew to Nelson from Rarotonga via Tonga and Auckland for maintenance with Air Nelson.

Global 5000 G-CGFA made a late night visit to Auckland, arriving from and returning to Sydney.

Tuesday 06 April 2010
Gulfstream 5 N371JC hopped from Christchurch to Queenstown while Gulfstream 5 N677F flew a mission from Christchurch overhead Antarctica and back to Christchurch as part of operation "HIPPO" http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/news/6093.html

Falcon 2000EX VH-CRW departed Napier for Brisbane while Global 5000 N340GF arrived at Auckland before sunrise from Honolulu.


Gulfstream 5 XA-MPS arrived at Auckland late 07Apr from Honolulu.

Wayne Grant photos

Virgin Blue Boeing 737-800 VH-VOM arrived at Christchurch from Melbourne.

Wednesday 07 April 2010
Global 5000 N340GF flew Auckland to Christchurch.

Cirrus SR22 VH-DLS, Diamond DA40 VH-DIV and Vans RV4 VH-ZRV, having all flown in the Air Safari, departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island today.

Odds and............

Boeing 737-200 VP-CBA has been moved on the SkyCare ramp and now displays its lack of windows on the right hand side. It departed Auckland late 03Apr for Port Moresby.

Kirra Holdings Global Express N889CP made a techstop at Auckland 03Apr on its way from Sydney to Buenos Aires.

Gulfstream 5's continued to dominate with N371JC arriving at Christchurch around lunchtime from Napier while the National Science Foundation GV N677F arrived just on 1600 from Pago Pago. N132SD departed Auckland for Honolulu as "Excelaire 132" just before 1800.

Gulfstream 4 N810TM departed from Queenstown mid morning for Nadi and Pilatus PC12 VH-OOI flew from Kerikeri to Norfolk Island.

RAAF King Air 350 A32-372 arrived at Wanaka early afternoon from Christchurch as ASY406.

More Hornets

Today's visit to Christchurch by the RAAF Hornets currently stationed at Ohakea included two seat version A21-107 along with A21-3, A21-12 and A21-35.

A21-107 departed Christchurch for Wanaka and return carrying All Black Captain Ritchie McCaw and using the callsign "RITCHIE06".

Bargeld01 was yet again on hand to capture these fab shots.

And a shot of A21-107 minus Ritchie.....

Visitors

RAAF King Air 350 A32-372 arrived at Christchurch 01Apr as AUSY406. This aircraft was in NZ last month also.


Citation VII VH-DHN, registered to Professional Jet, departed Wellington for Essendon 02Apr. It had arrived at Hamilton from Hobart 30Mar and flew to Wellington the following day.

Challenger 604 VP-CCE departed Auckland for Melbourne 01Apr having arrived 30Mar from Hong Kong via Port Moresby.

Gulfstream 5's N132SD and N50KC remain static at Auckland, Gulfstream 4 N810TM at Queenstown and Falcon 2000EX VH-CRW at Napier.

Pilatus PC12 VH-OOI departed Ardmore 02Apr for Kerikeri. It arrived at Auckland from Norfolk Island 31Mar.

Classic visits Auckland

Sky Aviation's corporately configured Boeing 737-200ADV VP-CBA "Aurea" arrived at Auckland from Tokyo's Narita Airport via a techstop at Port Moresby 31Mar.
The aircraft carried out a circuit at Auckland on the afternoon of 01Apr.

Mike Condon photo

More Hornets!

Five Royal Australian Air Force F/A 18 Hornets arrived at Ohakea 30Mar from RAAF Williamtown via an overflight of Central Otago in company with Omega DC10 tanker N974VV. The tanker later departed for Amberley while A21-3, A21-12, A21-20, A21-35 and A21-107 are to remain in NZ for the next two weeks.

Bargeld01 was on hand at Christchurch to photograph the arrival of A21-3, -12, -20 and -35 01Apr from Ohakea via a mock airfield attack at Wanaka prior to this coming weekend's airshow. All four later departed as COBRA21 for another Wanaka sortie before returning to Ohakea.

Herd of Rhinos - Repost

A glitch saw the original blog go AWOL, therefore.....

The most exotic collection of aircraft to visit New Zealand in a long time took place 23Mar with the arrival at Auckland from Pago Pago of 5 newly delivered Boeing F18F Super Hornet’s (Rhinos) on their delivery flight to the Royal Australian Air Force as part of the defence force’s retirement plan of the General Dynamic F111’s later this year. A44-202, 203, 204, 205 and 206 arrived in numerical order and were closely followed by Omega Tanker Douglas DC10-40 N974VV and in turn RAAF Boeing C17 Globemaster A41-206. All aircraft originated at NAS Lemoore, California with stops at Hickam and Pago Pago for crew rest. The aircraft departed for Amberley 26Mar.

More Gulfstreams!

Registered to Execujet Australia and operated out of a SE Asia location, Gulfstream 5 N371JC made a whistle-stop visit to Auckland 29Mar having arrived from Singapore's Seletar Airport and departed for Kaitaia.

3M Gulfstream 5 N73M arrived at Auckland on the afternoon of 29Mar from Maui joining Gulfstream 5's N50KC and N132LD parked at Auckland.

Land of the Rising Sun!

Sheryl Handley was on location at Tauranga prior to its departure.

A6M “Zeke’ N712Z departed from Tauranga for Woodbourne and Wanaka 27Mar having arrived at the Port of Tauranga from Long Beach, California via Port Chalmers the previous weekend The aircraft is in NZ for the Warbirds over Wanaka airshow. It flew south accompanied by Kiwi Air’s PAC 750XL ZK-XLE.
A6M2-21 c/n 3869, recovered from Babo airfield, Irian Jaya, Indonesia in 1991, P&W R-1830 motor. Restored to airworthy in Russia as an A6M3-22, flying as N6582L, later N712Z since 28 April 1998, code X-133 Registered to Liberty Aero, Santa Monica, operated by Southern CA Wing CAF and flying from their base at Camarillo.

Rhinos Depart

As mentioned in mainstreak media, the 5 RAAF F/A 18F Super Hornets departed Auckland for RAAF Amberley on Friday 26Mar in company with DC10 N974VV and a RAAF C17.

Wayne Grant was on hand to capture their departure from Auckland's runway 23L.

Gulfstreams Galore

Gulfstream 550 N546QS arrived Auckland from Lihue 22Mar and departed for Singapore 24Mar.




Gulfstream 4 N810TM arrived at Christchurch from Hobart 20Mar and has been in Australia since 10Feb when it arrived at Brisbane from Nadi.


Gulfstream 4 N404AC arrived at Queenstown 21Mar from Melbourne via Christchurch.


Gulfstream 4 N345AA arrived at Queenstown from Sydney 20Mar and flew to Napier 25Mar.

Gulfstream 5 N132SD arrived at Auckland from Honolulu 25Mar.

In addition to those pictured, Gulfstream 550 B-KID arrived Auckland from Hong Kong 22Mar while Gulfstream 5 N50KC arrived at Napier from Los Angeles 21Mar and has since visited Gisborne, Auckland and Kaitaia.

Balloons over Waikato 2010

The 11th Balloons over Waikato launched today with foggy skies and no actual flying taking part.

Some 18 balloons were on location at Innes Common this morning including the special shapes as shown below.

Check out http://www.balloonsoverwaikato.co.nz/index.asp?pageID=2145852973