Brindabella Airlines

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Brindabella Airlines
IATA
FQ		 ICAO
BRI		 Callsign
Brindabella
Founded 1994
Hubs Canberra International Airport
Newcastle Airport (Williamtown)
Frequent flyer program Qantas Frequent Flyer
Fleet size >18
Destinations 6
Parent company Jeffrey and Lara Corry-Boyd
Headquarters Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Key people Jeff Boyd (CEO)
Lara Corry-Boyd (Managing Director)
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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[edit] History

Flightline at Canberra Airport with Metro, two Cessnas, and J41
Flightline at Canberra Airport with Metro, two Cessnas, and J41

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 in April 2003, scheduled Regional airline services. It is wholly owned by Jeffrey Boyd and Lara Corry-Boyd and employs 38 staff[1].

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].

[edit] Destinations

Brindabella Airlines operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations[2]:

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 currently operated by Queensland’s privately owned airline, Sunshine Express. On October 1, Brindabella commenced regular passenger transport operations to Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and Brisbane. The agreement was a seamless transition for passengers travelling between Brisbane, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie, utilising the same equipment and staff previously provided by Sunshine Express. Brindabella took over services effective Sunday, 1 October 2006[2].

[edit] Fleet

Brindabella Airlines Metro at Port Macquarie Airport
Brindabella Airlines Metro at Port Macquarie Airport

These aircraft are used for domestic sevices.

These aircraft are used for charter sevices and pilot training.

[edit] Other facts of interest

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 designator BRI although it does not have an official ICAO code.[4]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 88. 
  2. ^ a b c d Brindabella Airlines Pty Ltd.
  3. ^ article, Canberra Times, 6 May 2008
  4. ^ Civil Aviation Safety Authority (1998). "1998 CASRs - CASR Part 172 MOS - Air traffic services" (HTML).


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