Alliance Airlines
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Founded | 31 July 2002 | |
Fleet size | 8 Fokker 100 aircraft | |
Destinations | Frequent charter destinations include: Phosphate Hill - Incitec Pivot - Southern Cross Operations; Century Mine - Zinifex; Telfer - Newcrest; Gove - Alcan; Cloncurry - Xstrata. | |
Headquarters | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
Key people | Steve Padgett (Chairman) Scott McMillan (Managing director) |
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Website: http://www.allianceairlines.com.au |
Alliance Airlines is a charter airline based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It provides a range of services including ad hoc and contract charter, maintenance and wet/dry leasing. Its main base and hangar is at Brisbane International Airport (BNE) and it also has a hub at Townsville International Airport (TSV).
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in early August 2002 when Brisbane-based Queensland Airline Holdings (made up of Steve Padgett from Aeromil, Airwork's Hugh Jones and Lloyd Helicopters' Stephen Bond) acquired the assets of the dormant Flight West Airlines, which had been established on 25 May 1987 and was liquidated in 2000. They called the new airline Alliance Airlines to reflect their philosophy of working closely with the travel industry and their aviation partners.
Alliance had wet leasing contracts with Norfolk Jet Express, until that airline was liquidated on 4 June 2005. For the first week after liquidation, Alliance were used for services, but it was planned that Qantas would operate the flights from 11 June using Air Nauru aircraft. Alliance currently holds wet-leasing contracts with Air Niugini for Papua New Guinea and North Queensland services. Alliance Airlines is wholly owned by the Queensland Airline Holdings consortium.
[edit] Services
Charter flights are operated primarily for the resources sector. Alliance Airlines currently flies from Townsville to Phosphate Hill Mine (Incitec Pivot - Southern Cross Operations), Century Mine (Zinifex Limited), Telfer Mine (Newcrest), Gove (Alcan), Cloncurry (Xstrata) and Cannington (BHP Billiton). From November 2006, Alliance Airlines will operate charter services from Perth to Mount Keith (BHP Billiton) and Leinster (BHP Billiton). Charter services also extend from Brisbane to Canberra and the Australian Defence Forces use Alliance for charter flights to East Timor and the Solomon Islands.
Since mid-2005 Alliance has suspended its scheduled passenger services, instead focusing further on its charter activities.
Alliance has previously served the following airports in RPT roles:
- Brisbane;
- Townsville;
- Cairns;
- Mt Isa; and
- Norfolk Island.
[edit] Fleet
As of August 2006 the Alliance Airlines fleet includes [1] :
Services are provided using the following eight Fokker F100 aircraft:
Registration | Aircraft Type | Serial No. | Delivery Date | Seating Configuration | Other Remarks |
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VH-FWI | Fokker 100 | 11318 | 31 July 2002 | 92Y/8J | Former Norfolk Jet Hybrid Scheme. Ex. Flight West VH-FWI. |
VH-FWH | Fokker 100 | 11316 | 31 July 2002 | 92Y/8J | Ex. Flight West VH-FWH. |
VH-FKA | Fokker 100 | 11345 | 17 July 2005 | 100Y | Ex. US Airways N885US. |
P2-ANB | Fokker 100 | 11349 | 26 July 2004 | 92Y/8J | On lease to Air Niugini. Entered service with Alliance as VH-FKC. Ex. US Airways N887US. |
VH-FKD | Fokker 100 | 11357 | September 2005 | 92Y/8J | Ex. US Airways N888AU. |
P2-ANA | Fokker 100 | 11358 | 9 July 2004 | 92Y/8J | On lease to Air Niugini. Entered service with Alliance as VH-FKE. Ex. US Airways N889US. |
VH-FKF | Fokker 100 | 11365 | 1 July 2005 | 100Y | Ex. US Airways N890US. |
VH-FKG | Fokker 100 | 11366 | 21 February 2005 | 92Y/8J | Ex. US Airways N891US. |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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