Some more Christchurch movements.

The Antarctic season is well underway.

The Aeronautica Militare Italiana Lockheed C130J MM62191 coded 46-57 with the c/n 382-5531, arrived into Christchurch International via Pago Pago on the 18th.

It headed south on the 23rd but boomeranged at about 53 degrees south (About abeam Campbell Island).

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Also arriving on the 18th was the FAA's Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605 N90 c/n 5817 for the annual calibration of navigational aids Antarctica.

Built as C-FZLM at Bombardier Aerospace in Canada in September of 2009.

Transferred to Bombardier USA as N605JK from February 2010 and then to N90 for the Federal Aviation Administration.