Aeropelican Air Services
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Aeropelican Air Services
For the South African airline, see Pelican Air Services.
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| Founded | 1968 | |||
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| Operating bases | Newcastle Airport | |||
| Focus cities | Sydney Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 5 | |||
| Destinations | 6 | |||
| Parent company | Business Air Holdings Pty. Ltd. | |||
| Headquarters | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Key people | Ian Vanderbeek (Managing Director) | |||
| Website | www.aeropelican.com.au | |||
Aeropelican Air Services Pty Ltd[1] is a regional airline based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Its main base is Newcastle Airport (Williamtown), with a hub at Sydney Airport.[2]
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History
The airline was established on 23 October 1968 and started operations on 1 July 1971. It originally was owned by the Newcastle-based Hilder family, however in 1980 the airline was sold to Masling Airlines, a company associated with the now-defunct Ansett Australia. It operated services for Ansett Australia and later became a wholly owned subsidiary.[2]
Aeropelican's main route has historically been between Sydney and Belmont Airport in Newcastle's southern suburbs, with high frequency service using de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters. Aeropelican originally owned this airport.
Following the collapse of parent company Ansett Australia in September 2001, Aeropelican was placed into administration. It was acquired by International Air Parts in April 2002. On 20 June 2003 the airline entered into a commercial agreement with Regional Express Airlines.
Aeropelican commenced services from Sydney to Newcastle's other airport (Williamtown, to the north of the city) on 1 March 2004. An Embraer Bandeirante started services from Williamtown on 20 September 2004[3] to augment the two Twin Otters used before. In March 2005 the airline discontinued service from Belmont Airport. A Fairchild Metro 23 aircraft was also added to the fleet in 2005 and the Twin Otters were withdrawn. In 2006, three BAe Jetstream 32s were ordered, with plans to announce new services. In December 2006, Aeropelican was awarded the Sydney to Inverell route licence after the previous operator Big Sky Express ceased operations.[4][5] After the first two Jetstream 32s were placed into service in 2007, the Metro was withdrawn from service. In December 2007 Aeropelican announced that, subject to regulatory approval, it would commence operations between Newcastle and Tamworth, New South Wales on 12 February 2008.[6] The airline subsequently received regulatory approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and commenced operations on the route, however the following September it ceased flights to Tamworth, citing poor passenger numbers on the route.[7]
Also in 2008 International Air Parts sold the airline to Business Air Holdings.[8]
Brindabella Airlines Merger
In October 2011, it was announced by Aeropelican's Business Development Manager, Fabrice Binet, that Canberra-based regional operator Brindabella Airlines would merge with Aeropelican, following the withdrawal of Brindabella's majority shareholder.[9] It is speculated that this merger would add two BAe Jetstream 41 and three Metroliner III turboprops to Aeropelican's fleet. Aeropelican did hint however, that at least one of the BAe Jetstream 41 turboprops would service the Sydney to Cooma, New South Wales (Snowy Mountains) route during the 2012 Ski Season.[10]
Destinations
As of April 2012, scheduled services are operated on the following routes:[11]
- Sydney to Newcastle (Williamtown Airport)
- Sydney to Narrabri
- Sydney to Mudgee
- Sydney to Cooma (Snowy Mountains)
- Brisbane to Narrabri
Fleet
As of April 2010 the Aeropelican fleet consists of:[12]
References
- Notes
1. ^ Aeropelican has been approved by Airservices Australia to use the designator of "PE" for its flights instead of using aircraft registrations.
- ^ ABNLookup - Current details for 25 000 653 083
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 49. 2007-03-27.
- ^ Aeropelican Media Release retrieved 2008-01-25. Archived August 29, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Newcastle airline to begin flights in February" Inverell Times online retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ Aeropelican Media Release retrieved 2008-01-25.[dead link]
- ^ Aeropelican Media Release retrieved 2008-01-25.[dead link]
- ^ "Aeropelican Air Services to Cease Operations Between Newcastle and Tamworth" - Aeropelican Media Release retrieved 27 November 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "About us" - Aeropelican website retrieved 29 December 2009.
- ^ "Soaring high". Cobar Age. 5 October 2011. http://www.cobarage.com.au/news/local/news/general/soaring-high/2314223.aspx. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ "No summer flights for Cooma region". Coomaexpress.com.au. 20 September 2011. http://www.coomaexpress.com.au/news/local/news/general/no-summer-flights-for-cooma-region/2297538.aspx. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
- ^ Aeropelican destinations retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ^ "Our Fleet" - Aeropelican website retrieved 29 December 2009.
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