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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Sat 07 - Tue 10 February 2009

Saturday 07 February 2009
Alinghi's Falcon 900EX HB-IFJ arrived at Auckland from Darwin.
Three jets for Dunedin today. First was Air National's Westwind ZK-RML flying in from Auckland and returning to Auckland, then Pacific Jet's Citationjet CJ3 ZK-TBM arriving from Christchurch and departing for Auckland and Christchurch, then finally National Business Review's Citation 501 N800DT from Greymouth and Christchurch.
Citation Mustang N2243W flew from Hastings to Hamilton and back.
Emirates Airbus A380 A6-EDA made its first visit to Auckland today on the carrier's scheduled service from/to Sydney.
RAAF Lockheed C130J Hercules A97-442 flew from Whenuapai to Dunedin, Invercargill, Queenstown, Nelson and back to Whenuapai.
USAF Boeing C17 01-0187 arrived at Christchurch from Hickam AFB.
Sunday 08 February 2009
Oracle Global Express N17GX departed Auckland for Honolulu.
Citationjet CJ3 ZK-TBM flew from Christchurch to Napier, Queenstown and back to Christchurch.
Piper Malibu N9099Z flew back to Rangiora from Ardmore.
Pelair Westwind VH-AJV made a couple of visits to Auckland arriving from Sydney and continuing to Niue before coming back to Auckland where the crew took rest before later heading back to Sydney.
USAF Boeing C17 01-0187 departed Christchurch on its return to the USA.
Monday 09 February 2009
Alinghi's Falcon 900EX HB-IFJ departed Auckland for Darwin and Singapore.
Inclement weather at Norfolk Island saw Ozjet Boeing 737-200 VH-OZD arrived at Auckland from Brisbane as OZJ331. It later departed Auckland for a successful flight to Norfolk Island.
Atlas Air, operating on behalf of Qantas, flew Boeing 747-400 freighter N409MC to Auckland from Sydney as QFA7581.
Vistajet Challenger 604 OE-INP arrived at Wellington late morning from Port Moresby as "Vistajet 656".
Citation 501 N800DT arrived back at Ardmore late this evening from Woodbourne.
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 freighter N409MC departed Auckland for Bangkok as QFA7581.
Beechjet 400 VH-IPG made an overnight stop at Auckland, arriving from and returning to Sydney.
Learjet 35A VH-JCR also made an overnight stop at Auckland, arriving from Adelaide and departing to Melbourne.
Cirrus SR20 ZK-CJW cleared customs at Auckland late afternoon after arriving from Norfolk Island on its delivery flight to the Wade Family of Hamilton, who until recently operated an Alpi Aviation and prior to that a Bantam microlight. The aircraft then continued to Te Kowhai (near Hamilton) then to Wellington.
Westwind ZK-RML flew from Auckland to Napier and back.