Macair Airlines
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Macair Airlines | ||
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IATA CC |
ICAO MCK |
Callsign Macair |
Founded | 1992 | |
Hubs | Brisbane Airport Cairns Airport Mount Isa Airport Townsville Airport |
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Fleet size | 14 | |
Destinations | 29 | |
Headquarters | Townsville, Queensland | |
Key people | Chief Pilot - Capt Andre Ayton | |
Website: http://www.macair.com.au |
Macair Airlines is a Queensland regional airline based in Australia with services throughout Queensland, having 32 routes across the region. Its main headquarters is in Townsville with its main operations base at Townsville International Airport and maintains other bases at Cairns International Airport and Brisbane Airport. The airline acquired Transtate airlines along with its routes, which in turn operated routes once operated by Flight West.
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started charter operations in 1992 as McKinlay Air Charters, adding scheduled services in 1998. In May 2000 the Collins family sold the airline to Transjet, owner of Transtates Airlines. The two brands were merged and operate under the Macair name. In November 2003 Macair acquired Horizon Airlines. [1]
[edit] Destinations
Routes from Townsville to
Mount Isa, Cloncurry, Winton, Longreach, Moranbah, Brisbane
Hughenden, Richmond, Julia Creek
Routes From Cairns to
Mount Isa, Normanton, Mornington Island, Burketown, Doomadgee
Pormpuraaw, Kowanyama
Routes from Brisbane to
Moranbah, Townsville
Oakey, St George, Cunnamulla, Thargomindah
Charleville, Quilpie, Birdsville, Bedourie, Boulia, Mount Isa
Charter Connections for Mining Companies from Townsville to
Osborne, BHP's Cannington, Zinifex Limited Century Mine
[edit] Fleet
The Macair Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of October 2006:[citation needed]
- 1 BAe 748 Series 2A
- 7 Fairchild Metro 23
- 1 Fairchild Metro I
- 1 Fairchild Metro III
- 6 Saab 340B
- 1 Shorts SC.7 Skyvan
Macair Airlines continues to expand its Saab 340 fleet with the latest addition (VH-UYI) added in October 2006.
[edit] External links
( used to be at http://www.macflite.com.au )
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International 12-18 April 2005
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