Offshore visitors. VH-CYK and D-ADLR

Tony McFarlin - our regular supplier of fine photographs of visiting aircraft has provided thes two shots taken at Christchurch yesterday the 20th.

Above is the Boeing 737-85R (BCF) VH-CYK3 c/n 34797 as registered to Pioneer Australia Pty Ltd.

Pioneer was a NZ startup with a DC-3 before moving to Australia and began FIFO operations and moving into the freight market. ASL Aviation Holdings acquired Pioneer and rebranded it as ASL Airlines Australia.

It arrived in Christchurch after a busy day having flown from Brisbane to Townsville, Cairns, Brisbane again - then to Auckland and down to Christchurch.

This is a 2006 airframe has spent time as VT-JGQ, OE-IBV, VT-SYF, 2-VSYF and OE-LVE.

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This German registered Gulfstream GV-SP (G550) D-ADLR c/n 5093 was previously N593GA before delivery to LFO-DLR Flugbetrieb in January of 2009.

DLR are the flight operations department of the German Aerospace Research Centre and operate a series of highly modified research aircraft.

Note the numerous sensors on the nose, upper fuselage and under the wings for use on its current HALO Project.

D-AGLR flew into Christchurch from Cairns on September the 6th and has already carried out about nine flight to about 65 degrees South. 

For more on this project SEE HERE