Emu Airways

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Emu Airways
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FoundedApril 1970
Ceased operationsNovember 2005
Hubs Adelaide Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations2
Headquarters Adelaide, Australia
Website www.emuairways.com.au

Emu Airways was an airline based in Adelaide, Australia operating tourist flights to nearby Kangaroo Island. It was part of the RegionalLink Airlines group which also included Airnorth and Airlines of South Australia.

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History

Beech 1900C at Perth Airport in 2001 Emu Airways Beech 1900C PER Wheatley.jpg
Beech 1900C at Perth Airport in 2001

Emu Airways was founded in 1970. It commenced regular operations in February 1974. [1]

In March 2004, it was acquired by Darwin based aviation services company Capiteq, as part of a major new coalition of regional air services in Australia, RegionalLink Airlines. [2] This was considered Australia's first airline franchise operation. All of the participating airlines continued to trade in their local markets under their own names, the logos of which were featured on the fuselages of aircraft within the group. Emu Airways and partner Airlines of South Australia ceased operations on 9 November 2005, citing the entry of QantasLink and other factors in their decision. [3] [4] [5]

Services

Emu Airways operated services Adelaide to Kingscote on Kangaroo Island. As at 1 April 1979, Emu Airways also served Parndana and American River on Kangaroo Island.

Fleet

The airline's fleet varied over thirty years of operation, and included various light passenger aircraft, including the Cessna 402. As of the acquisition by Capiteq Limited, the fleet consisted of:

References

  1. ↑ Commuter Airlines Directory Flight International 7 November 1918 page 1400
  2. ↑ Regional Airline News Australian Aviation issue 205 May 2004 page 67
  3. ↑ Towns coming to grips with regional airline closures ABC News 1 November 2005
  4. ↑ Two SA Regionals to Fold Australian Aviation issue 223 December 2005 page 12
  5. ↑ Airlines of South Australia Australian Aviation issue 224 January 2006 page 75
  6. ↑ "South Australia's Emu Airways acquired to join new Regional Airline Group". www.asiatraveltips.com. Retrieved 26 December 2008.

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