Friday 19-Dec-2008Arriving into Woodbourne from Ohakea was RNZAF B200 King Air
NZ1881, after a short stay it departed for Christchurch. Fellow King Air
NZ1884 was also heard heading to Christchurch.
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Qantas NewsThe Sydney-Wellington 73H service
QF117/48 has concluded, with the service reverting back to the regular Jetconnect 734. It was initially supposed to conclude on
Tuesday 16-Dec-2008, but the final service was
QF117 on
Wednesday 17-Dec-2008. From
8-14 Dec the service was operated by
VH-VXA, from
15-17 Dec the service was operated by
VH-VXL.
VXL then positioned back to Sydney on
Thursday 18-Dec-2008 as QF6038.____________________________________
Air National NewsAir National took delivery of
BAe 146-200 C-GRNX on
Monday 15-Dec-2008, with the aircraft arriving from Anchorage with stops in Adak, Midway Island, Honolulu, Christmas Island, Apia and Tonga.
It is expected that the 146 will take up registration
ZK-ECO. With the arrival of
ECO the Air National airline fleet is now 6, joining
BAe J32EP's ZK-ECI, J, N, P, R.
The J32s operate in the Air New Zealand Link network, although it is expected
ECO will not operate for Air New Zealand, but remain as an Air National charter aircraft.
Air Nationals fleet also consits of
Piper PA-23-250 ZK-ECM, and they operate the following corporate jets on behalf of their owners,
Gulfstream G200 ZK-RGB,
Gulfstream GIV ZK-KFB and
Westwind II ZK-RML. They also have helicopters available.
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Vincent Aviation NewsVincent Aviation's New Zealand fleet currently consists of the following aircraft,
Beech 1900D ZK-VAB,
Dash 8-100 ZK-VAC,
Beech 1900C ZK-VAE and
Reims/Cessna F406 ZK-VAF. The 2 1900s and the Dash 8 had been operated in the Air New Zealand Link network, but this contract has now ended, and the F406 was operating for Civil Aviation in an airfield calibration role.
ZK-VAF was noted departing Auckland on
23-Oct-2008 heading to Norfolk Island, before being noted in Noumea, Honiara and Port Vila. I can't find any record of
VAF returning form this trip, and it is rumoured that
VAF has been sold.
A former
Origin Pacific J31 has undergone maintenance and a repaint in preperation to operate for Vincent, believed to be in the airfield calibration role. It is believed to be
ZK-JSH, although work has been noted on at least 2 of the 3 J31s.
1900C ZK-VAE departed Auckland for Norfolk Island and Brisbane on
04-Sept-2008 bound for Myanmar on a six month contract. It is not know if VAE will return to NZ or head for Vincent's Darwin base, at the completion of the contract.
1900D ZK-VAB is possibly also heading for the Darwin base, but this is unconfirmed, as it is required at the Wellington base for a few charters in the new year, and may remain in Wellington for charter work.
Dash-8-102 ZK-VAC has been reported as heading for a contract in either Vanuatu or Darwin, but this also needs to be confirmed. It has been noted as missing from the Wellington base for a while, but I have not found any noting of it leaving the country.
