Compass Airlines MkII (Australia)

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Compass MK II
Md 83 Compass airlines MK II.jpg
A MD 83 operated by Compass MK II
IATA ICAO Callsign
YMCYM
Founded1990
Ceased operations1993
Fleet size5
Website https://www.compass-virtual.net/faq.html

Compass MK II was an airline that was supposed to be Southern cross airlines but chose to trade under the compass brand. [1]

Fleet
AircraftIn fleetNotes
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 3-
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 22 more ordered, but not delivered due to the demise of the airline

In 1997, chairman Douglas Reid was convicted of theft and false accounting amounting to $10 million in relation to the collapse. He received a record 10-year jail sentence. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Compass Airlines Mk 2". Aussie Airliners. Retrieved 2024-04-06.