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Monday, August 17, 2009

August 10-16

Qantas Jetconnect
Operational Spare ZK-JNC operated the AKL-BNE-AKL-BNE-AKL QF116/115/126/125 four times this week, comprising of Monday 10-August-2009, Tuesday 11-August-2009, Saturday 15-August-2009 & Sunday 16-August-2009.

Thursday 13-August-2009 saw ZK-JTS operating QF38 WLG-MEL with QF133 MEL-AKL then canceled, as a result the corresponding AKL-MEL QF134 the next morning Friday 14-August-2009 was also cancelled before JTS resumed QF37 MEL-WLG.

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Pacific Blue
ZK-PBD returned to service on Monday 10-August-2009 being replaced in maintenance by ZK-PBA, while VH-VOX continues to cover these aircraft.

VH-VUG replaced VH-VOQ on the BNE-WLG-BNE DJ68/69 overnighter, entering the route on Wednesday 12-August-2009 as DJ68, it continues on the route with the exception of Saturday 15-August-2009 when VOQ operated the overnighter.
DJ68 Thursday 13-August-2009 was delayed until 0200 Friday 14-August-2009 with the return DJ69 delayed by just an hour to 0800.

VH-VOX operating DJ181 BNE-VLI on Saturday 15-August-2009 was delayed in Port Vila and the return DJ180 did not arrive back into Brisbane until the early hours of Sunday 16-August-2009, VOX spent the rest of Sunday operating to and from CHC.

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Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand operated Boeing 767-319ER ZK-NCK on NZ131/132 AKL-BNE-AKL on Tuesday 11-August-2009 in lieu of the scheduled Boeing 777-219ER.

Friday 14-August-2009 saw Boeing 767-319ER ZK-NCI operating the morning AKL-BNE-AKL rotation.

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Jetstar
Jetstar swapped a few aircraft this week.  
Tuesday 11-August-2009 saw VH-VQD swap with VH-VQS in CHC with VQD returning to trans-tasman duties and VQS returning to domestic duties.  VQD then swapped with VH-VQU in  MEL.

Wednesday 12-August-2009 saw bad weather once agian force the cancellation of the Queenstown services, with VH-VQT positioning back to AKL as JQ7984

Thursday 13-August-2009 saw VH-VQC and VH-VQF swap in AKL with VQC returning to Domestic and VQF returning to trans-tasman routes.



Monday, August 10, 2009

July 27- August 09

Jetstar
Monday 27-July-2009 saw VH-VQF and VH-VQC swap in AKL. VQF re-entered domestic service while VQC re-entered trans-tasman services.

Saturday 01-August-2009 saw VH-VQC swap with VH-VQE in AKL. VQC re-entered domestic operations while VQE returned to the tasman run.

VH-VQE's tasman run was short lived when it changed with VH-VQD in OOL in the evening of Saturday 01-August-2009

Sunday 02-August-2009 saw bad weather prevent the JQ domestic flights from getting into Queenstown, and VH-VQF positioned back to AKL as JQ7984

Wednesday 05-August-2009 saw the cancellation of the morning return JQ244/247 CHC-AKL-CHC, this was to have been operated by VH-VQR

Thursday 06-August-2009 saw a double change with VH-VQR swapping with VH-VQA in CHC and VH-VQC swapping with VH-VQD in AKL. VQR returned to CHC trans-tasman flights while VQA entered Domestic service for the first time.

Saturday 08-August-2009 saw VH-VQR swap with VH-VQT in OOL on the CHC-OOL-CHC routing. VQT then arrived into AKL due to fog in CHC.

Sunday 09-August saw several changes with VH-VQT entering domestic service and VH-VQA returning to the tasman. VQA then swapped in MEL with VH-VQB. As mentioned VQT arrived into AKL due fog, causing the cancellation of JQ244, with VQT entering domestic service as JQ247 AKL-CHC

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Pacific Blue
Virgin Blue Boeing 737-8FE VH-VOX arrived into CHC in the early hours of Monday 03-August-2009 as DJ9070, it then entered domestic service in lieu of ZK-PBD which is undergoing maintenance.

VH-VUN operated DJ69/68 from Monday 27-July-2009 to Thursday 30-July-2009

VH-VUM operated the DJ69/68 combo overnight Wednesday/Thursday 5/6-August-2009

VH-VUQ then operated the overnight DJ69/68 combo on Saturday/Sunday 08/09-August-2009

VH-VBZ the Virgin Blue Boeing 737-7FE which was scheduled to be repainted into Pacific Blue title in Darwin at the end of July remains in Virgin Blue titles, and isn't yet rescheduled for the change.
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Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand operated Boeing 767-319ER ZK-NCI on NZ731/732 on Friday 07-August-2009

Air New Zealand have announced they will launch SYD-ROT (Rotorua) services from early December. More details can be found in their press release HERE
The schedule is as follows
Saturdays from 12 December 09
Sydney - Rotorua 0920/1435
Rotorua - Sydney 1535/1720

Monday 21 and 28 December 09
Rotorua - Sydney 0920/1105
Sydney - Rotorua 1205/1720

Monday 4, 11, 18 and 25 January 10
Rotorua - Sydney 1330/1515
Sydney - Rotorua 1615/2125

Tuesday from 2 February 10
Sydney - Rotorua 0920/1435
Rotorua - Sydney 1535/1720

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Qantas Jetconnect

Monday 27-July-2009
ZK-JNC operated AKL-WLG-SYD with the AKL-WLG leg operating as QF6171
QF117 SYD-WLG was operated by Qantas mainline Boeing 737-476 VH-TJU
ZK-JTP operated WLG-SYD-WLG-AKL with the WLG-AKL leg as QF6172
While ZK-JND operated AKL-MEL-WLG-MEL-AKL

Tuesday 28-July-2009 saw VH-TJU operate the return QF118. While ZK-JNC operated the remaining SYD-WLG-MEL-AKL legs.

Wednesday 29-July-2009 saw ZK-JND operate WLG-SYD-WLG-AKL positioning to AKL as QF6172, and as a result QF38 WLG-MEL and QF133 MEL-AKL were canceled. ZK-JNC operated the AKL-BNE-AKL-BNE-AKL flights today.

Thursday 30-July-2009
ZK-JNC operated AKL-WLG-MEL-AKL with the AKL-WLG positioning leg as QF6171
ZK-JTP operated WLG-SYD-WLG-AKL with the WLG-AKL leg as QF6174
QF 48/117 WLG-SYD-WLG was canceled.

the remaining movements of "Operational Spare" ZK-JNC
Saturday 01-August-2009 AKL-BNE-AKL-BNE QF116/115/126/125
Sunday 02-August-2009 AKL-BNE-AKL-BNE QF116/115/126/125
Monday 03-August-2009 AKL-SYD-AKL QF142/43
Tuesday 04-August-2009 AKL-BNE-AKL-BNE QF116/115/126/125
Wednesday 05-August-2009 AKL-BNE-AKL-SYD 116/115/44
Thursday 06-August-2009 SYD-AKL-SYD-AKL QF141/114/113
Friday 07-August-2009 AKL-SYD-AKL-SYD QF142/43/44
Saturday 08-August-2009 SYD-AKL-BNE-AKL QF141/126/125
Sunday 09-Auckland-2009 AKL-BNE-AKL-BNE-AKL QF116/115/126/125

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Vincent Aviation

There has been plenty of action in the past two weeks with Vincent Aviation's Jetstream 31 ZK-JSH, it has been noticed making flights at NSN and also to WLG and CHC.
Its delivery to Vincent for their calibration work contract appears to be imminent.

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