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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Tuesday 24 February 2009

Air National's BAe 146-200 ZK-ECO flew its first charter flight today, departing Auckland for Napier, Woodbourne, Nelson and finally back to Auckland.

Thai Airways operated a Boeing 777-300 on what is usually a -200 service to Auckland from Bangkok with HS-TKA (old colour scheme).

Waiheke Island based Glasair Super II ZK-REH was noted departing Norfolk Island for Lord Howe Island and Coolangatta. On investigation I discovered it had flown from Kerikeri to Norfolk Island 23Feb.

Vans RV7 VH-VSR arrived at Kerikeri direct from Lord Howe Island early afternoon.
(check out You Tube with key word VH-VSR for a video of its first flight).

Fugro's Diamond Twin Star VH-FGO arrived at Auckland from Norfolk Island. This aircraft features a prominent feature, that of a long probiscus for seismic work. It had overnighted at Norfolk Island having arrived the previous day from Coolangatta via Lord Howe Island and is normally based in the Perth area.

Steve Lowe photo

Making its first visit to New Zealand was Citation X VH-XCJ, arriving at Auckland from Sydney. The aircraft was delivered to Melbourne in October last year replacing a Citation 560XL which had worn the same registration and last visited NZ during May the same year.


Touching down on Auckland's runway 23L, Mike Condon photo

Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 freighter N418MC, operated on behalf of Air NZ, flew as ANZ6882 from Auckland to Christchurch and Melbourne in lieu of operating directly across the Tasman.