First of the 500 series ATR-72s go into new Air NZ scheme

Going back into service this morning was Mount Cook Airline's ATR-72 ZK-MCF after a "C" check and re-branding into the new scheme. It operated a Christchurch-Dunedin return service. Thanks to NZAV8A for these pics.

A look at the Royal Flying Doctors' Pilatus PC12NG

After doing the post Pilatus Paradise (http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2014/09/pilatus-paradise.html) I received this email from Paul Pedersen...

Great photos. I enjoy reading your posts, especially as I grew up in New Zealand and had an interest in aviation from a young age. I was the RFDS pilot in OWI and OWA yesterday. I am based in Meekatharra and had a plane swap in Jandakot. If you would like any photos on the PC12NG I can send them to you.

So a big thanks to Paul for sending these pics in of the RFDS base at Meekatharra and the PC12NG VH-OWS...

Meetkatharra RFDS base

Pilatus PC12NG VH-OWS

The front office...

And for the patients in the back...

The Flying Doctor at work...

Coming to Auckland

Coming back to Auckland on Saturday I had a brief stop at Melbourne and caught the following...

Virgin Australia's Embraer 190 VH-ZPN taxis...

An against the light of a disappearing colour scheme - Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 VH-VOT... 

...while in the new colour scheme were VH-VOX, a regular enough visitor to New Zealand...

VH-YFP...

and VH-YIB.

From the Tiger Air stables Airbus 320 VH-VNC...

and from Jetstar Airbus 330 VH-EBK...

and Airbus 321 VH-VWT.

Beechjet 400 for New Zealand

Skyline Aviation Ltd has recently purchased a Beechjet 400A Jet which is  undergoing the Nextant conversion in the US. This jet aircraft will be operated from Auckland undertaking domestic and international air ambulance and charter operations in partnership with our subsidiary company the New Zealand Air Ambulance Service Ltd. The Auckland-based service will commence later in 2014.

Source : http://www.afap.org.au/Jobs/Latest-Jobs/AFAP-Pilot-Jobs-.asp