Oct / Nov 2021 - New Deliveries / First Flights

[Moderator]

Please post any information/questions about new deliveries, first flights etc in our region in this thread.

[lloyd fox]

Air Tractor N8517Q landed at BNE from HIR on the 11th and shortly will depart BNE for Batchelor in the NT.

[lloyd fox]

Jetstar Japan A320 JA18JJ ASP-BNE today after storage.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/51591210356/in/dateposted/

[James Smith]

Thanks Lloyd. I have JA18JJ being re-registered as VH-YXW in December, 2020. Is this incorrect?

[Greg Hyde]

Thanks Lloyd. I have JA18JJ being re-registered as VH-YXW in December, 2020. Is this incorrect?

Yes James added to Aus Reg on 21/12/20.

First flight on VH-Reg.

[lloyd fox]

James and Greg i never saw a VH reg on the aircraft .

[lloyd fox]

2 photos today of N343CG-Long distance
https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/51594998274/in/dateposted/
AND

VH-IJQ ex Silk Air now with Aussie reg off to TSV for repaint
https://www.flickr.com/photos/79487691@N07/51594604253/in/dateposted/

[lloyd fox]

Confirmed this am by another very trustworthy spotter no VH reg on either side of the JJP 320.Nose wheel doors are also Japanese as well.

[Greg Hyde]

Lloyd,

It's odd because it flew under a VH-reg and JQ7992.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHYXW

Maybe ASP doesn't have the ability to print stickers to cover JA-Reg.

[James Smith]

Yes, that is why I asked my original question because I had it being re-registered but the new registration had not been applied to the aircraft, as shown on Lloyd's photo. I'm sure that this will quickly be rectified.

As there are other ex-Jetstar Japan A320s in storage at ASP, I wonder whether they will also still display their Japanese registrations when brought out of storage.

[lloyd fox]

Yesterday we had another Air Tractor arrive and head to BDB.N4501C was the reg.

Today DQ-FAD Max 8 of FJ came out of storage and flew ASP-BNE.