Aviair

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Aviair
Aviair Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Call sign
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Founded1984
Hubs East Kimberley Regional Airport
Secondary hubs Broome, Karratha
Alliance Nexus Airlines
Fleet size30
Destinations8
Parent company HM Consolidated Group
Headquarters Kununurra, Western Australia
Website www.aviair.com.au

Aviair, previously known as Slingair Heliwork, is an airline and air charter company based in Kununurra, Western Australia. It operates air charter services and regular passenger services. Its main bases are at East Kimberley, Broome and Karratha airports.

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History

Aviair, contracted for the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service as Parkair 7, (VH-TQV) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan at Wagga Wagga Airport AviAir, contracted for the NPWS as Parkair 7, (VH-TQV) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan at Wagga Wagga Airport.jpg
Aviair, contracted for the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service as Parkair 7, (VH-TQV) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan at Wagga Wagga Airport

Aviair was established in 1984 as Slingair Heliwork by Kerry Slingsby. Aviair began providing air services in Kununurra, Western Australia shortly after its foundation. [1] It is a wholly owned subsidiary of HM Consolidated Group. [2]

Slingair received the Sir David Brand Award every year from 1996 to 1998 and was a finalist in 2000. [3] [4]

In May 2008, Grant Kenny acquired Slingair. [5]

In 2010 and 2015 Slingair supported field research for discovering rock shelters and artworks made by Aboriginal Australians in the Kimberley. [6] [7]

In 2016 Slingair was purchased by the owners of HeliSpirit, Michael McConachy and Geoff Hamilton. [8] Slingair was renamed Aviair. Further field research in the Kimberley region was supported by Aviair in 2019. [9]

On 16 August 2021, Aviair commenced a service from Derby to Broome. [10]

Destinations

Aviair provides scheduled services to the following destinations: [11] [12] These are operated with a subsidy from the Government of Western Australia. [13]

Fleet

As of August 2025, the Aviair fleet includes the following aircraft: [14]


As of 2021, the Aviair fleet consisted of the following aircraft: [15] [16]

Aviair Fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersNotes
King Air B200 3—
Cessna 208 Caravan 13—
Pilatus PC-12 5—
GippsAero GA8 Airvan 1—
Beechcraft G58 Baron 1—
Cessna Citation Mustang 2—
Total250—

Incidents and accidents

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Aviair - Company Profile". aviair.com.au. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "HM Consolidated Pty Ltd". East Kimberley Chamber of Commerce. 23 September 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Aviair Awards". Aviair Awards - Aviair. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Sharpe, Leslie J. (2004). "Economic development in the Kimberley region of Western Australia: a history and dependency theory perspective". eprints.usq.edu.au. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Grant Kenny buys private aviation firm". Sydney Morning Herald . 6 May 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Ross, June; Westaway, Kira; Travers, Meg; Morwood, Michael J.; Hayward, John (31 August 2016). "Into the Past: A Step Towards a Robust Kimberley Rock Art Chronology". PLOS ONE. 11 (8): e0161726. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1161726R. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161726 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   5006964 . PMID   27579865.
  7. ↑ Moore, Mark W.; Perston, Yinika (2010). "Rockshelters and stone procurement in the Kimberley: Evidence from the Lower Mitchell River". academia.edu . 1: 1.
  8. ↑ "PILBARA RPT AIR SERVICE PROPOSAL" (PDF). porthedland.wa.gov.au. Aviair. June 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Moore, Mark W.; Westaway, Kira; Ross, June; Newman, Kim; Perston, Yinika; Huntley, Jillian; Keats, Samantha; Corporation, Kandiwal Aboriginal; Morwood, Michael J. (5 February 2020). "Archaeology and art in context: Excavations at the Gunu Site Complex, Northwest Kimberley, Western Australia". PLOS ONE. 15 (2): e0226628. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1526628M. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226628 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   7001911 . PMID   32023252.
  10. ↑ Duffy, Rosie (24 June 2021). "New Aviair Flight Service: Derby to Broome". New Aviair Flight Service: Derby to Broome - Aviair. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Flight Schedules". Flight Schedules - Aviair. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Inter Regional Flight Network | City of Karratha". karratha.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Ongoing aviation services secured for Aboriginal communities Government of Western Australia 5 February 2024
  14. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Aviair". Airliner World: 50. September 2025.
  15. ↑ "Aviair Fleet". Aviair Fleet - Aviair. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Aircraft register". Civil Aviation Safety Authority . Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Six people survive light plane crash in WA". WAtoday . 18 August 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  18. ↑ "Investigation: AO-2011-101 - Fuel starvation - Cessna 210N, VH-OCM, Kununurra Airport, WA, 18 August 2011". www.atsb.gov.au. Australian Transport Safety Bureau. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "Investigation: AO-2015-094 - Engine malfunction involving a Cessna 208B, VH-LNH, near Kununurra Airport, WA on 8 August 2015". www.atsb.gov.au. Australian Transport Safety Bureau. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  20. ↑ "Investigation: AO-2016-155 - Engine failure and forced landing involving Cessna 208B, VH-LNH, 8 km north-west of Solomon Airport, Western Australia, on 16 November 2016". www.atsb.gov.au. Australian Transport Safety Bureau. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  21. ↑ "Investigation: AO-2022-026 - Collision with terrain involving Beechcraft Baron 58, VH-NPT, near Kununurra Airport, Western Australia, 16 April 2022". www.atsb.gov.au. Australian Transport Safety Bureau . Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  22. ↑ "Kununurra plane disaster: WA Country Health Service nurse killed and pilot fights for life in Darwin". The West Australian . 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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