Eastern Australia Airlines
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| Eastern Australia Airlines | ||
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| IATA QF |
ICAO EAQ |
Callsign Eastern |
| Founded | 1949 | |
| Hubs | Sydney Airport, Melbourne Airport, Mildura Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Qantas Frequent Flyer | |
| Member lounge | Qantas Club | |
| Alliance | One World | |
| Fleet size | 22 | |
| Destinations | 18 | |
| Parent company | Qantas Group | |
| Company slogan | Spirit of Australia | |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia | |
| Key people | ||
Eastern Australia Airlines is an airline based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is a regional domestic airline serving 18 destinations under the QantasLink banner. Its main base is Kingsford Smith International Airport, Sydney, with a hub at Melbourne Airport[1].
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in 1949. It began in Tamworth as a one aircraft, one pilot operation, known as Tamworth Air Taxi Service (soon after to be shortened to Tamair), serving farming communities in New South Wales and Queensland. After 36 years of expansion and amalgamation with several smaller commuter operators, the current name was adopted in 1987. Australian Airlines purchased 26% of Eastern Australian Airlines from East-West Airlines in 1988, and the airline became a wholly owned subsidiary in 1991. Qantas purchased Australian Airlines in 1992.
In the 2002, Qantas merged its Mildura-based subsidiary Southern Australia Airlines with Eastern, the resulting operation using the Eastern name.
In March 2007, the company employed 684 staff.[1]
[edit] Destinations
Eastern Australia Airlines operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at May 2007): Albury, Armidale, Canberra, Coffs Harbour, Devonport, Dubbo, Launceston, Lord Howe Island, Melbourne, Mildura, Moree, Narrabri, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Sydney, Tamworth and Wagga Wagga, and a seasonal service to Mount Hotham.
[edit] Fleet
The Eastern Australia Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007) [1] :
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