26 october Notes

Qantas Jetconnect

Jetconnect's third Boeing 737-838 ZK-ZQC Katherine Mansfield entered service on Thursday 22-October-2009 as QF25 MEL-AKL.

Flight changes/notables during the period include:

• Saturday 10-October-2009 Boeing 737-838 VH-VXG BNE-ZQN-BNE QF6031/6032
• Tuesday 13-October-2009 Boeing 737-838 ZK-ZQA AKL-dvtOOL-BNE as QF126 due storms in BNE
• Saturday 17-October-2009 Boeing 737-476 ZK-JTP AKL-WLG QF6171
• Saturday 17-October-2009 Boeing 737-476 ZK-JTR WLG-CHC QF6019 to C-check
• Wednesday 21-October-2009 QF142 AKL-MEL not flown due EIS of ZK-ZQC following morning
• Thursday 22-October-2009 Boeing 737-376 ZK-JNC AKL-WLG QF6071
• Thursday 22-October-2009 Boeing 737-476 VH-TJW QF47/48 SYD-WLG-SYD
• Friday 23-October-2009 Boeing 737-476 ZK-JTP WLG-AKL QF6172
• Saturday 24-October Boeing 737-838 VH-VXN operated QF6601/6602 SYD-ZQN-SYD, for info on this Charity flight see HERE
  

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Air New Zealand

Flight changes/notables during the period include:

• Thursday 08-October-2009 saw ZK-OJE operating the NLK flight return to AKL due strong cross winds.
• Friday 09-October-2009 ZK-OJB BNE-AKL NZ6849 due crew illness
• Friday 09-October-2009 ZK-OJF again attempted the NLK flight as NZ6840, also resulting in a return to AKL
• Tuesday 13-October-2009 ZK-OJF returned to service after maintenance
• Tuesday 13-October-2009 ZK-OJM entered maintenance

The airbus A320 routes, (Trans Tasman and Pacific Islands) which have been flown by Zeal320 Ltd have been operating under the NZ7XX/8XX codes a throw back to the Zeal/Freedom Air days/codes. Air New Zealand have now reverted back to the NZ1XX/2XX codes, inline with their other international codes.

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Pacific Blue

Flight changes/notables during the period include:

• Monday 19-October-2009 Boeing 737-8FE VH-VUF operated a charter flight from/to Townsville as DJ9003/9004

Pacific Blue (Aust) have changed their flight codes from VBH0XX/1XX to VBH40XX/41XX, this change only applies to flights operated by VH registered aircraft and not ZK registered ones. Hence BNE-WLG-BNE is now DJ4068/4069 instead of DJ68/69, while CHC-BNE-CHC DJ83/84 remains unchanged.