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| Founded | 1994 | |||
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| Hubs | Canberra International Airport Newcastle Airport (Williamtown) |
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| Frequent flyer program | Qantas Frequent Flyer | |||
| Fleet size | 18 | |||
| Destinations | 7 | |||
| Headquarters | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |||
| Key people | Jeff Boyd (CEO) Lara Corry-Boyd (Managing Director) |
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| Website | www.brindabellaairlines.com.au | |||
Brindabella Airlines Pty Ltd is a regional airline based in Canberra, Australia. It is a Qantas affiliate airline operating a small regional network. Its main base is Canberra International Airport.[1]
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History
The airline was established and started operations in 1994. It began as an executive air charter and aircraft hire service, with an affiliated aircraft maintenance business. In 2000, Brindabella Airlines added a flight training school to its operations, and in April 2003, scheduled Regional airline services. It is wholly owned by Jeffrey Boyd and Lara Corry-Boyd and employs over 80 staff.[1][2]
In December 2005, Brindabella won an award for excellence in tourism at the Rhodium ACT and Region Tourism Awards 2005. During August 2006, Brindabella Airlines won two awards at the ACT Telstra Business Awards 2006 - Brindabella the Panasonic Australia accolade for businesses with more than 20 employees but less than or equal to 50 employees; and the AMP Innovation Award for the most innovative business in the ACT.[2]
Brindabella Airlines introduced the BAe Jetstream 41 aircraft on 5 May 2008[3] as the new member of their domestic fleet. Brindabella took delivery of two J41s in December 2007, and wishes to acquire a third. The Jetstream aircraft will operate mostly on the Newcastle to Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and Brisbane routes, with a second J41 on the Newcastle to Canberra route.
Under an agreement with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), Brindabella has been issued the ICAO airline designator BRI although it does not have an official ICAO code.[4]
Destinations
Brindabella Airlines operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations:[2]
- Albury Airport (Albury)
- Canberra International Airport (Canberra)
- Newcastle Airport (Newcastle)
- Port Macquarie Airport (Port Macquarie)
- Coffs Harbour Airport (Coffs Harbour)
- Brisbane Airport (Brisbane).
- Tamworth Airport (Tamworth)[5]
A new service to Latrobe Valley Airport (Traralgon, Victoria) from Canberra began on 5 September 2005. This service primarily catered for public servants travelling between the national capital and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) centre in Traralgon. It was suspended in May 2006 due to low load factors reportedly costing the airline over $200,000.[2]
In August 2006, Sunshine Express Airlines and Brindabella Airlines announced that an agreement had been reached for Brindabella to take over the New South Wales coastal routes then operated by Sunshine Express. On 1 October, Brindabella commenced regular passenger transport operations to Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and Brisbane, utilising the same equipment and staff previously provided by Sunshine Express.[2]
In April 2008, the airline announced the introduction of a week-day direct air service between Tamworth and Brisbane. A weekend service was added shortly after.[5][6]
Fleet
As of November 2009 a total of 18 aircraft are in Brindabella Airlines service:[7][8]
These aircraft are used for scheduled services.
- 3 Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III
- 2 BAe Jetstream 41 (1 on order)
These aircraft are used for charter services and pilot training.
- 2 Beechcraft Duchess
- 2 Piper PA-31 Navajo
- 1 Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow
- 1 Cessna 310
- 3 Cessna 150M
- 2 Cessna 172N
- 1 Cessna 172S
- 1 Brumby LSA 600
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 88. 2007-03-27.
- ^ a b c d e Brindabella Airlines Pty Ltd.
- ^ article, Canberra Times, 6 May 2008
- ^ Civil Aviation Safety Authority (1998) (HTML). 1998 CASRs - CASR Part 172 MOS - Air traffic services. http://www.casa.gov.au/rules/1998casr/172/mos.htm.
- ^ a b Brindabella Airlines (2009) (HTML). Brindabella announces Brisbane-Tamworth service. http://www.brindabellaairlines.com.au/news/20-04-09/brindabella-announces-brisbane-tamworth-service.
- ^ Brindabella Airlines (2009) (HTML). Weekend Tamworth service. http://www.brindabellaairlines.com.au/news/31-07-09/weekend-tamworth-service.
- ^ Australian civil aircraft register search, using "Brindabella" as the search parameter. Search conducted 2009-11-23.
- ^ Brindabella Airlines Training Fleet Information retrieved 23 November 2009.
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