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Brindabella Airlines
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| Brindabella Airlines | ||
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| IATA FQ |
ICAO none |
Callsign Brindabella |
| Founded | 1994 | |
| Hubs | Canberra International Airport Albury Airport Williamtown Airport Port Macquarie Airport Coffs Harbour Airport Brisbane Airport |
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| 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) |
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| Website: http://www.brindabellaairlines.com.au | ||
Brindabella Airlines 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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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].
Brindabella Airlines operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations[2]:
- Albury Airport (Albury)
- Canberra International Airport (Canberra)
- Newcastle Airport (Newcastle)
- Port Macquarie Airport (Port Macquarie)
- Coffs Harbour Airport (Coffs Harbour)
- 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[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 will see 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].
| Aircraft | # | Seats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairchild Metro III | 3 | 18 | (VH-TAO, VH-TAG, VH-SEF), 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. |
In July 2005, 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[2].
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
- 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.[3]
- Official Brindabella Airlines Website
- Brindabella Airlines Charter Fleet Information
- Brindabella Airlines Training Fleet Information
- Air Operator's Certificate (PDF)
- ^ a b Flight International 27 March 2007
- ^ a b c d e Brindabella Airlines Pty Ltd.
- ^ Civil Aviation Safety Authority (1998). "1998 CASRs - CASR Part 172 MOS - Air traffic services" (HTML).
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