Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Beech Baron 58 - N209P

Beech 58 N209P departed Merced for Hilo on 17 May. On 19 May saw it depart Hilo for Pago Pago. May 19 it departed Pago Pago for Coolangatta. It is currently enroute to Broken Hill from the Gold Coast.

N209P at Coolangatta
Terry M photo

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Boeing 747 ZK-NBU final landing

Former Air  New Zealand 747-400 ZK-NBU has made its final landing at Goodyear on 11 May local date







Saturday, May 19, 2012

Cessna 208 - N786DM - Updated 19 May

Cessna 208 N786DM has departed Santa Maria for Honolulu.  N786DM has departed Honolulu for Majuro.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Recent Australian Arrivals

Thanks to Terry M of Coolangatta, a photo of Cessna 402 N644MA recently spotted with dual markings
VH-NGP.  It arrived at Coolangatta 18 March from Merced via Hilo, Honolulu, Pago Pago and Brisbane.


Cessna 207 ZK-SEU visited 12 May on its way from Lord Howe Island to Lismore.


Monday, May 14, 2012

Shorts Skyvan VH-IBS

Departing Western Australia's Broome International on the 8hr 57min flight to Cocos Island on 13 May was Shorts SC7 Skyvan VH-IBS.

A Google search quickly concludes this aircraft has been on the market for the last few months so we can safely assume it is headed off shore.
http://www.controller.com/listingsdetail/aircraft-for-sale/SHORTS-SC-7-SKYVAN/1971-SHORTS-SC-7-SKYVAN/1185215.htm?


Departing Broome, WA.  Simon W photos

Cessna 207 ZK-SEU


Long time NZ resident Cessna 207 ZK-SEU departed Kerikeri for Norfolk Island 11 May and continued to Lismore via Lord Howe Island and Coolangatta 12 May.

ZK-SEU was first registered to Lake Tekapo's Air Safaris in January 1982 and remained with them until winter 2005 when ownership moved to Hastings based NZ Aerial Mapping.


Tuesday, May 8, 2012

400LS stretches its legs

Sydney's Burley Air, on contract to the NZ Airways Corporation, operate Piper PA42-400LS Cheyenne 
VH-BUR and this machine spent a number of weeks in NZ this year on calibration duties.  It returned to Australia in April leaving Kerikeri on the 14th for Lord Howe Island and Bankstown.

On 27 April it departed Bankstown for Townsville and Cairns where it overnighted and continued to Port Moresby the next morning.  It arrived at Honiara 05 May and Port Vila 06 May before flying to Tonga 07 May.  08 May saw the high performance twin arrive at Rarotonga from Niue.

File image, Sean W photo