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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Tue 17 Feb - Thu 19 Feb 2009

Tue 17 February 2009
Atlas freighter N412MC operated a charter through Auckland on behalf of Qantas, arriving in the early hours of this morning from Sydney and departing before sunrise to Hong Kong as QFA7593.

Air National's BAe 146-200 ZK-ECO made its first flight under its NZ registration with it departing Auckland for a round trip to Palmerston North using the callsign "Jetplus 146".

Citation Mustang ZK-MUS spent several hours at Ardmore today, arriving from and returning to Wellington.

Jetcity Learjet 36 VH-JCX crossed the Tasman from Melbourne to Auckland and return.

Emirates operated a Boeing 777-200ER in lieu of the LR variant on their EK412/413 services through Auckland today with A6-EBU.

Cessna 210 Centurion G-SEEK arrived at Wellington today from Motueka.

Falcon 900EXE N146EX returned to Auckland from Brisbane.

Wednesday 18 February 2009
JC Verleun's Aerocommander 114 ZK-JCV departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island.

Air Atlanta Icelandic, operating on behalf of Malaysia Airlines MASKARGO Boeing 747-200 freighter TF-AAB arrived at Auckland a little after 1700 from Melbourne as ABD6402. After uplifting its cargo of A1GP racing cars it departed for Sydney and Soekarno Hatta Intl as ABD6403. This aircraft was once a passenger flying machine with MAS as 9M-MHI before being converted to a freighter and was ferried from Honolulu to Kuala Lumper as N362FC on 30Jun08.

Photo supplied (not taken at Auckland).

Astreus Airlines Boeing 757-200 G-OJIB, using the callsign "Flystar 666", arrived at Auckland from Bali and Sydney late this evening carrying heavy metal group Iron Maiden. The aircraft carries a special livery just for their tour and is flown by one of the band members.

At Belgrade, first and only stop in Europe on their 2009 tour.

Cessna 210 Centurion G-SEEK departed Wellington for Christchurch.

Thursday 19 February 2009
Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 freighter N493MC, operating on behalf of Emirates, arrived at Auckland around 0800 today from Hong Kong as UAE9986.