Brindabella Airlines

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Brindabella Airlines
IATA
FQ		 ICAO
none		 Callsign
Brindabella
Founded 1994
Hubs Canberra International Airport
Albury Airport
Williamtown Airport
Port Macquarie Airport
Coffs Harbour Airport
Brisbane Airport
Frequent flyer program Qantas Frequent Flyer
Fleet size >18
Destinations 6
Parent company Brindabella Airlines Pty Ltd.
Headquarters Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Key people Jeff Boyd (CEO)
Lara Corry-Boyd (Managing Director)
Website: http://www.brindabellaairlines.com.au

Brindabella Airlines is a regional airline based in Canberra, Australia. It operates a small regional network from the Australian capital, Canberra. With a team of almost 50 employees, Brindabella prides itself on its standard of service, and the presentation and maintenance of its aircraft.

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[edit] History

The airline was established and started operations in 1994. It began as an executive charter and aircraft hire service, with an affiliated aircraft maintenance business. In 2000, Brindabella Airlines added a flight training school to its operations, and most recently, in April 2003, scheduled Regional Airline services.

[edit] Services[1]

Brindabella Airlines operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations: Albury Airport (Albury), Canberra International Airport (Canberra), Newcastle Airport (Newcastle), Port Macquarie Airport (Port Macquarie), Coffs Harbour Airport (Coffs Harbour) and Brisbane Airport (Brisbane).

A new service to La Trobe Valley Regional 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.

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 currently operated by Queensland’s privately owned airline, Sunshine Express. On October 1st, Brindabella commenced regular passenger transport operations to Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and Brisbane.

[edit] News[1]

[edit] 2005

In July, Brindabella Airlines purchased a second 19-seat Fairchild Metroliner to cater for growth on its popular Newcastle and Albury services. The aircraft would enable Brindabella to operate 10 weekday services to Albury. It would also deliver an additional three flights to Newcastle bringing the weekly total to fourteen.

In December, Brindabella was an entrant in the Rhodium ACT and Region Tourism Awards 2005. The annual Rhodium Canberra and Capital Region Tourism Awards provide an opportunity to showcase the best of our region's tourism operators in terms of product, quality and visitor experience. Winning an award is the industry's highest accolade - presented for excellence in tourism.

[edit] 2006

During August, Brindabella Airlines won two awards at the ACT Telstra Business Awards 2006. The Gala awards night was held at Parliament House Friday 4 August. Brindabella took home the Panasonic Australia accolade for businesses with more than 20 employees but less than or equal to 50 employees. The second award was AMP Innovation Award for the most innovative business in the ACT.

On August 31, Executive Director of Sunshine Express Airlines, Mr Philip Laffer, and the Chief Executive of Brindabella Airlines, Mr Jeff Boyd, announced an agreement had been reached for Brindabella to take over the New South Wales coastal routes currently operated by Queensland’s privately owned airline, Sunshine Express. The agreement will see a seamless transition for passengers travelling between Brisbane, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie, utilising the same equipment and staff currently provided by Sunshine Express. Brindabella took over services effective Sunday, 1 October 2006.

[edit] Destinations

[edit] Fleet

Aircraft # Seats Notes
Fairchild Metro III 4 19 (VH-TAO, VH-TAG, ...), used for all Regular Public Transport (RPT) Operations. In August 2006 Brindabella acquired two new Metro's from Sunshine Express Airlines (details coming soon).
Beech 76 Duchess 1 4 (VH-HZD) Used for charter operations.
Piper PA31-310 Navajo 2 8 (VH-WAL, VH-KLS) Used for charter operations.
BE36 Bonanza 1 6 (VH-FIM) Used for flight training.
Zlin 242L 1 2 (VH-NZL) Aerobatic trainer.
Piper PA28 Warrior 1 4 (VH-RRJ) Navigation training.
Piper PA28-121 Archer 1 4 (VH-MIZ) Navigation training.
Cessna 150 3 2 (VH-WWS, VH-VFR, VH-TAV) Introductory trainer.
Cessna 172 Sky Hawk 2 4 (VH-NAM, VH-TAW) Navigation training. Brindabella Airlines has an arrangement with 1206AM 2CC Canberra in this aircraft for traffic reporting operations.
Cessna 206 1 6 (VH-ARS) Used mainly for fire spotting work.
Cirrus Aircraft SR20 1 4 (VH-ZFA) Glass cockpit. Cross-hired.

[edit] Flight numbers

The following is a summary of Brindabella flight numbers:

  • FQ 102,104,106,108,912 - Williamtown to Canberra
  • FQ 103,105,107,109,913 - Canberra to Williamtown
  • FQ 201,203,921 - Canberra to Albury
  • FQ 202,204,922 - Albury to Canberra
  • FQ 501,503 - Newcastle to Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour to Brisbane
  • FQ 502,504 - Brisbane to Coffs Harbour to Port Macquarie to Newcastle

[edit] Other facts of interest

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Brindabella Airlines Pty Ltd.
  2. ^ Civil Aviation Safety Authority (1998). "1998 CASRs - CASR Part 172 MOS - Air traffic services" (HTML).

[edit] External links

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