Airlines of Tasmania

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Airlines of Tasmania
IATA
FO		 ICAO
ATM		 Callsign
AIRTAS
Founded 1984
Operating bases Cambridge Aerodrome
Launceston Airport
Fleet size 9
Destinations 2 (scheduled)
Company slogan Your Tasmanian Airline
Parent company Cambridge Aerodrome
Headquarters Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Website www.airtasmania.com.au

Airlines of Tasmania, also known by the name Par-Avion,[1] is a small regional airline based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It operates a fleet of light aircraft on scheduled and chartered services between Launceston in Tasmania, King Island and Wynyard . Airlines of Tasmania owns and operates Cambridge Aerodrome.

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[edit] History

Airlines of Tasmania was established as a proper airline (previously it had been an airport operator) in 1984, along with Par-Avion, a different branding used for chartered and sightseeing flights.[2] During its early years, the company had regular services to the West Coast from Queenstown and Strahan.[3][4] In the 2004-2005 year there was a service between Hobart and Strahan, but this service was closed due to marginal traffic. Early in 2008 the airline moved its Melbourne operations from Moorabbin Airport to Essendon Airport, due to the airline upgrading its fleet by introducing the Dornier Do 228.

During October 2010, Sharp Airlines took over all scheduled operations to Flinders Island. The Airlines of Tasmania fleet based there at that time (1 GAF Nomad, 2 Britten Norman Islanders, 2 Cessna 404 Titans, 1 Piper PA-31 Navajo, 1 Cessna 172 and 1 Aero Commander airplane) were bought by AAM Group and is operated for ground survey purposes since then.[citation needed]

[edit] Destinations

As of July 2011, Airlines of Tasmania mainly focusses on chartered flights. Scheduled flights are offered between its base at Launceston Airport and Cape Barren Island.[5] The sightseeing flights under the Par-Avion branding are conducted from the airline's Cambridge Aerodrome base near Hobart.[6][7]. The airline has recently announced its intent to start regular services from Launceston and Burnie/Wynyard to King Island

[edit] Fleet

An Airlines of Tasmania Piper PA-31 Navajo

As of July 2011, the Airlines of Tasmania fleet consists of the following aircraft:[8]

Airlines of Tasmania fleet
Aircraft In Service
Aero Commander 680-FL(P)
1
Britten-Norman Islander
2
Cessna 404 Titan
2
Cessna U206G
2
Piper PA-31 Navajo
2
Total 9

[edit] References

  1. ^ CASA website link to Airlines of Tasmania AOC retrieved 22 January 2009.
  2. ^ Information about Airlines of Tasmania at airlineupdate.com
  3. ^ Historic timetables of Airlines of Tasmania
  4. ^ Airlines of Tasmania website retrieved 22 January 2009.
  5. ^ Airlines of Tasmania schedule; retrieved 27 July 2011
  6. ^ Australian Securities & Investments Commission Airlines of Tasmania information page retrieved 22 January 2009.
  7. ^ CASA list of registered aerodromes retrieved 22 January 2009.
  8. ^ Australian civil aircraft register search, using "Airlines of Tasmania" as the search parameter. Search conducted 27 July 2011.

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