Pearl Aviation
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| Pearl Aviation | ||
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| Founded | 1964 | |
| Hubs | Darwin | |
| Secondary hubs | Adelaide Alice Springs Brisbane Gove Katherine |
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| Fleet size | 21 | |
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| Parent company | Paspaley Pearling | |
| Headquarters | Darwin, Northern Territory | |
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| Website: www.pearlav.com.au | ||
Pearl Aviation is an airline based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It operates specialist aviation services including air ambulance, search and rescue, mining site flights, off shore oil support and contract charter. Its main base is Darwin International Airport, with hubs at Adelaide International Airport, Alice Springs Airport, Brisbane Airport, Gove Airport and Katherine Airport.[1].
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[edit] History
The airline was formed and started operations in 1964 as Skywest Aviation, which acquired East-West Airlines in 1984 and was itself acquired by Ansett Airlines in 1987. The company was purchased by Paspaley Pearling in 1996 and renamed. In 2003 Pearl Aviation was awarded the Northern Territory Aerial Medical Service contract. It is wholly owned by the Paspaley Pearls Group and has 120 employees (at March 2007).[1].
[edit] Fleet
As of October 2007 the Pearl Aviation fleet consists of[2]:
- 7 Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- 3 Beechcraft 200C Super King Air
- 1 Beechcraft B200 Super King Air
- 1 Beechcraft B300 Super King Air 350
- 5 Dornier 328-100
- 4 Fairchild Metro 23
[edit] Previously operated
As of January 2005 the Pearl Aviation fleet also included[3] :
Of these aircraft, the Falcon 900 and the Grumman Mallards are still owned by the Paspaley Pearling Company but are operated by Lloyd Aviation[5].
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-10, p. 62.
- ^ Australian civil aircraft register search using "Pearl Aviation" as the Registered Operator search parameter. Search conducted 2007-10-31.
- ^ Flight International, 12-18 April 2005
- ^ Airliners.net, accessed 15 February 2007
- ^ Australian civil aircraft register search using "Paspaley" as the Registered Owner search parameter. Search conducted 2007-10-31.
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