Aircraft Movements

242 - DHC-6-300 N92FE Fayard Enterprises LLC, Wake Forest, NC

19/23-Jan-2013

• Libreville, Gabon (FOOL) - Bamako, Mali (GABS) - Cape Verde (GVAC) - Bridgetown, Barbados (TBPB) - Fort Lauderdale, FL (KFLL) - Deland, FL (KDED) - Dekalb, IL (KDKB)

The former Air Service Gabon TR-LGU which has been idle at Libreville since the company ceased operations in 2010 has now left Africa and been returned to the U.S. by WinWin Aviation of Dekalb, IL.

This aircraft is currently available for sale as noted in the link below:

DHC-6-300 N92FE

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355 - DHC-6-300 C-FCSW Alkan Air Ltd., Whitehorse, YT

26-Jan-2013

• Whitehorse, YT (CYXY) - Springbank, AB (CYBW)

Photo Update

With thanks to Biz-Jets.com a picture of MSN 864 C-GUVA on the ground at Guernsey, Channel Islands earlier today.

MSN 864 - DHC-6-400 - C-GUVA
Viking Air Ltd. (Caverton Helicopters)
Guernsey, UK 16-Jan-2013
Biz-Jets.com Photo

A few days earlier in the delivery, at a distinctly chilly looking Churchill, MB (CYYQ)

MSN 864 - DHC-6-400 C-GUVA
Viking Air Ltd. (Caverton Helicopters)
Churchill, MB 12-Jan-2013
M. Simonson Photo

Aircraft Movements

151 - DHC-6-200 N203SF Direct Action Aviation LLC, Reno, NV

11-Jan-2013

• St. Louis-Downtown (KCPS) - Sturtevent, WI (C89)

The former Skydive Spaceland MSN 151 has now been delivered to it's new owner, where it is expected to be operated by Skydive Midwest.

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864 - DHC-6-400 C-GUVA Viking Air Ltd., Sidney, BC

16-Jan-2013

• Akureyri, Iceland (BIAR) - Guernsey, Channel Islands (EGJB)

After a delay in Akureyri, likely due to weather en route, MSN 864 is currently nearing it's next stop at Guernsey in the Channel Islands.

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Aircraft Movements - Viking Series 400 delivery

864 - DHC-6-400 C-GUVA Viking Air Ltd., Sidney, BC

13-Jan-2013 

• Qikiqtarjuaq, NU (CYVM) - Akureyri, Iceland (BIAR)

Currently on the ground at Akureyri

Photo Update & Aircraft Movements

As noted in the entry for 12-Jan-13, MSN 871 C-FMJO flew Spokane, WA - Victoria, BC yesterday following painting. Thanks to Brian Maddison for catching it on the way in.

MSN 871 - DHC-6-400 C-FMJO(3)
Viking Air, Sidney, BC
Victoria, BC 12-Jan-2013
Brian Maddison Photo

MSN 871 is the final unit of three unannounced/undisclosed orders, all destined for different owners.

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MSN 864 C-GUVA is expected to continue on it's delivery flight later today, and if previous routings are an indication the next sector will be Qikiqtarjuaq, NU (CYVM) to Akureyri, Iceland (BIAR). Once this has been flight planned the entry will be updated.

Aircraft Movements

871 - DHC-6-400 C-FMJO Viking Air Ltd., Sidney, BC

12-Jan-13 (as VKN871)

• Spokane, WA (KGEG) - Victoria, BC (CYYJ)

Delivered to Victoria following painting - the aircraft had arrived in Spokane on 22-Dec-2012.

Aircraft Movements - Viking Series 400 Delivery

864 - DHC-6-400 C-GUVA Viking Air Ltd., Sidney, BC

12-Jan-2013 En route

• Churchill, MB (CYYQ) - Qikiqtarjuaq, NU (CYVM)

Currently en route to Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut with a planned flight time of 6 hours & 13 minutes.

Aircraft Movements - Viking Series 400 Delivery

864 - DHC-6-400 C-GUVA Viking Air Ltd., Sidney, BC

11-Jan-2013 En route

• Victoria, BC (CYYJ) - Ft. McMurray, AB (CYMM) - Churchill, MB (CYYQ)

The trek to West Africa begins today for C-GUVA which is destined for Caverton Helicopters of Lagos, Nigeria. The aircraft has been present at Victoria since 02-Aug-2012 when it arrived from Spokane where it was painted.

Originally filed as Victoria - Churchill, the aircraft has made a stop at Fort McMurray, AB and is now estimating Churchill at 21:31 local time.

Interestingly, the registration C-GUVA for MSN 864 was cancelled yesterday, but reinstated today.

MSN 864 - DHC-6-400 C-GUVA
Viking Air (Caverton Helicopters)
Victoria, BC 02-Aug-2012
Tim Martin Photo

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Below are a couple of nice "winter in Labrador" shots of the two local Twin Otter operators, Provincial Airlines and Air Labrador, taken by Pinemarten, whose other photographs can be seen at the following link:

Pinemarten Aviation Photo Gallery

MSN 600 - DHC-6-300 C-GIED
Provincial Airlines - Innu Mikun Airlines
Goose Bay, NL Jan-2013
Pinemarten Photo

MSN 549 - DHC-6-300 C-GIZF
Air Labrador
Goose Bay, NL Jan-2013
Pinemarten Photo

Aircraft Movements

151 - DHC-6-200 N203SF Desert Sand Aircraft Leasing, Carson City, NV

Registered to Direct Action Aviation LLC, Reno, NV 08-Jan-2012. This aircraft has most recently been operating from Skydive Spaceland in Rosharon, TX.

Direct Action Aviation LLC indicates Keith J. George as the officer of record, which would seem to indicate the aircraft is bound for Skydive Midwest, in Sturtevant, WI.

MSN 151N203SF DHC-6-200
Desert Sand Aircraft Aircraft Leasing
BB Airpark-Rosharon, Texas (TE88)
Oct-2009
Jeffrey S. Devore Photograph

Aircraft Movements

845 - DHC-6-400 HB-LUX Zimex Aviation, Glattbrugg

08-Jan-2012

• Bratislava, Slovakia (LZIB) - Thessaloniki, Greece (LGTS) - Heraklion, Greece (LGIR) 

HB-LUX had arrived in Bratislava on 10-Oct-2012 for maintenance & repaint, and from the routing today it appears to be returning to Kajjansi, Uganda.

Aircraft Movements

852 - DHC-6-400 N752RT U.S. Army Fixed Wing Project Office, Huntsville, AL

07-Jan-2013

• Murietta-French Valley, CA (F70) - San Bernardino, CA (KSBD)

Looks like the first U.S. Army Golden Knights aircraft is moving from French Valley after having arrived there on 03-Jul-2012. Considering the destination it is probably not a delivery flight, (the aircraft has not officially been handed over to the U.S. Army as yet) more likely a visit into one of the San Bernardino MRO operations.

MSN 852 - DHC-6-400 N752RT
U.S. Army Fixed Wing Project Office
San Bernardino, CA 07-Jan-2013
Ken Thomas Photo

Aircraft Movements & Photo Update

432 - DHC-6-300 N63AR Twin Otter International, Las Vegas, NV

I normally don't publish the frequent movements of TOI aircraft, however this one was notable in that it flew from New England to Southern California, as noted below:

04-Jan-2013

• Bedford, MA (KBED) - Pittsburgh-Allegheny County (KAGC) - St. Louis, MO (KSUS)

05-Jan-2013

• St. Louis, MO (KSUS) - Wichita, KS (KICT) - Las Vegas, NM (KLVS) - Deer Valley, AZ (KDVT)

06-Jan-2013

• Deer Valley, AZ (KDVT) - Murietta-French Valley, CA (F70)

870 - DHC-6-400 C-GVVA Viking Air Ltd., Sidney, BC

06-Jan-2013 (as VKN870)

• Spokane, WA (KGEG) - Victoria, BC (CYYJ)

C-GVVA had earlier flown from Victoria to Spokane on 21-Dec-2012 for painting, and has now returned in an overall white scheme as seen in Tim's photo below. This aircraft joins MSN 869 C-FVAM in being for an undisclosed customer (although different than that of 869).

MSN 870 - DHC-6-400 - C-GVVA
Viking Air Ltd.
Victoria, BC 06-Jan-2013
Tim Martin Photo

Photo Update

MSN 494 - DHC-6-300 C-GDHC
Kenn Borek Air (Aklak Air)
Calgary 04-Jan-2013
Mike MacKinnon Photo

Photo Update

MSN 146 - DHC-6-200 8Q-MAT
Maldivian Air Taxi
Male, Maldives 05-Dec-2012
Nigel Hitchman Photo

MSN 149 - DHC-6-200 N469TS
Desert Sand Aircraft Leasing
Rosharon, TX 30-Dec-2012
Bart Stevens Photo

MSN 440 - DHC-6-300 Vistaliner N83AR
Twin Otter International
San Diego-Montgomery Field 12-Oct-2012
Nigel Hitchman Photo

MSN 722 - DHC-6-300 8Q-MAW
Maldivian Air Taxi
Male, Maldives 05-Dec-2012
Nigel Hitchman Photo

MSN 753 - DHC-6-300 8Q-TMQ
Trans Maldivian Airlines
Male, Maldives 05-Dec-2012
Nigel Hitchman Photo

MSN ? DHC-6-? 8Q-?
Maldivian Air Taxi
Male, Maldives 05-Dec-2012
Nigel Hitchman Photo

Aircraft Movements

557 - DHC-6-300 VH-AQU Unknown Destination Services Pty Ltd., Southport, QLD
04-Jan-2013 (Local Date/Times)

• Birdsville, QLD (YBDV) - Bourke, NSW (YBKE) - Sydney-Bankstown, NSW (YSBK)

Aircraft Movements

4 - DHC-6-100 N607NA N.A.S.A. Glenn Research Centre, Cleveland, OH

Nominal change only to: National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Cleveland, OH with effect 28-Dec-2012. Glenn Research Centre is listed as "other owner names".

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106 - DHC-6-100 C-FGQH Westcoast Air, Richmond, BC

As covered in the earlier blog entry of 20-Dec-2012, C-FGQH was placed on wheels and departed Vancouver, BC (CYVR) on that same day. Although I'm still trying to determine exactly where it was between 20-Dec-2012 and 30-Dec-2012, it was recorded again from the waypoint Point Reyes,

CA on the 30th:

30-Dec-2012

• ? - Santa Barbara, CA (KSBA)

31-Dec-2012

• Santa Barbara, CA (KSBA) - Murietta-French Valley, CA (F70)

Although we're short on the actual full routing, at least it confirms that C-FGQH becomes the second Westcoast Air airframe to enter the Ikhana Group's Re-Life program.

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557 - DHC-6-300 VH-AQU Unknown Destination Services Pty Ltd., Gold Coast, QLD

The formerly Indonesian-based aircraft is now routing back to it's Australian owners:

01-Jan-2013

• Denpasar-Ngurah Int'l (WARR) - Dili-Comoro Int'l. (WPDL) - Darwin-Int'l. NT (YPDN)

02-Jan-2013

• Darwin-Int'l., NT (YPDN) - Tennant Creek, NT (YTNK) - Birdsville, QLD (YBDV)

MSN 557 - DHC-6-300 VH-AQU
Unknown Destination Pty Ltd.
Darwin, NT - 02-Jan-2012
Jack Hillis Photo, via Michael Greenhill



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732 - DHC-6-300 C-GKBH Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB

30-Dec-2012

• Calgary, AB (CYYC) - Denver-Centennial (KAPA) - Brownsville, TX (KBRO)

31-Dec-2012

• Brownsville, TX (KBRO) - Liberia-Daniel Orduba (MRLB)

Looks like a fairly late in the season positioning flight to Antarctica for C-GKBH; perhaps related to the temporary loss of Basler BT-67 C-GEAI at Holtanna Peak on 20-Dec-2012.

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Coming up later today - some new image contributions