Aero-Tropics Air Services
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| Aero-Tropics Air Services | ||
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| IATA HC |
ICAO ATI |
Callsign - |
| Founded | 1995 | |
| Hubs | Horn Island Cairns International Airport |
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| Focus cities | Coconut Island | |
| Fleet size | 12 | |
| Destinations | 12 | |
| Parent company | Lippmann family | |
| Headquarters | Horn Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| Key people | ||
| Website: http://www.aero-tropics.com.au/ | ||
Lip-Air Pty Ltd, operating as Aero-Tropics Air Services,[1][2] is an airline based in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Its main base is Cairns International Airport, but its operating hub is at Horn Island Airport[3].
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[edit] History
Aero-Tropics was founded as an air charter company in 1997 and began scheduled services in February 2000.[4] It has 50 employees (at March 2007)[3]. It has grown from one Partenavia P.68 aircraft used for charter work to a fleet of 12 aircraft and is privately-owned by the Lipmann family.[4] As of November 2008 it operates scheduled domestic services to 12 destinations in the Torres Strait Islands.[5]
[edit] Incidents and accidents
On 7 May 2005 a Transair-operated Fairchild Metro III operating an Aero Tropics service (Flight 675 from Bamaga) was carrying out an approach to Lockhart River aerodrome in Queensland, when it hit the 1,300ft Pap Ridge 90ft below its highest point in low cloud and squally rain. The two crew and thirteen passengers died in the accident, in what as of November 2008 is the worst airline accident in Australia for forty years. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau initial factual report states the aircraft's power settings at impact appeared normal for an approach, but that the aircraft was about 1,000ft below the minimum obstacle clearance height for that position[6].
In late June 2008, the Queensland Government removed their Government contract for Aero-Tropics delivering mail and some supplies, flying to many remote Cape York towns. The contract was awarded to West Wing Aviation.
[edit] Fleet
The Aero-Tropics Air Services fleet currently includes:[7]
- 5 Britten-Norman BN2A Islander
- 2 Piper PA-31 Navajo
- 2 Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander
- 1 Cessna 172N
- 2 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ ABNLookup - Current details for 88 068 117 537
- ^ CASA website link to Lip-Air Air Operator Certificate. Retrieved: 19 November 2008.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 50. 2007-03-27.
- ^ a b Aero-Tropics company profile page. Retrieved: 22 November 2008.
- ^ Aero-Tropics route map. Retrieved: 22 November 2008.
- ^ Flight International July 2005
- ^ CASA civil aircraft register search, using "Lip-Air" as the search parameter. Search conducted 19 November 2008.
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