On This Day - April 09, 1959. The Ansett-ANA Lockheed 188A Electra VH-RMB arrived at Melbourne (Essendon) having completed its delivery flight from the United States (Burbank, California). It was the airline's 2nd Lockheed Electra. |
On This Day - April 09, 1971. The Mac.Robertson Miller Airlines Fokker F.27-2101 Friendship VH-MMR was withdrawn from service at Perth, and prepared for transfer to New South Wales to be operated by Ansett Airlines of N.S.W. |
On This Day - April 09, 1999. The leased Ansett International Boeing 767-219ER VH-RMC, now reregistered as ZK-NBA was ferried from Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Auckland (New Zealand) as Flight NZ6126 on return to Air New Zealand at the end of its lease. |
On This Day - April 09, 2013. The Pionair Australia British Aerospace 146-200QC G-ZAPN arrived at Sydney (Bankstown) having completed its delivery flight from the United Kingdom (London, Stansted). It had been acquired from Titan Airways. It was reregistered as VH-SIF on May 28. |
On This Day - April 09, 2019. The Air New Zealand Airbus A320-271N ZK-NHC arrived at Christchurch (New Zealand) having completed its delivery flight from France (Toulouse) as Flight NZ6097. |
On This Day - April 09, 2023. The Airlink NZ Boeing 737-4Q8SF VQ-BMF arrived at Auckland (New Zealand) having completed its delivery flight from Bulgaria (Sofia). It was reregistered as ZK-TLF before it entered service. |
On This Day - April 09, 2024. The National Jet Systems / QantasLink Boeing 717-2K9 VH-YQX departed Canberra on its ferry flight to the United States (Victorville, California) for long-term storage. |