Flight West was an Australian regional airline headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland. Established in May 1987, it operated predominantly in Queensland. It entered voluntary administration in June 2001 before being sold to Queensland Aviation Holdings, the parent company of Alliance Airlines in April 2002.
From bases in Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville it served major cities and small regional communities throughout the state including communities on Cape York Peninsula and in the Torres Strait, major coastal cities and islands, and cities and towns in western Queensland.
The airline was affiliated with (but independent of) [[Ansett which ceased operations on 14 September 2001. Before entering liquidation in June 2001, Flight West serviced 34 destinations and employed over 420 staff.[2]
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On 16 June 2001, the airline was placed into voluntary administration with PwC appointed to manage the company.[3]Ansett announced on 27 June that it would lease eight of the company's aircraft and restart 16 routes effective immediately.[4][5] On 13 September 2001, Ansett itself collapsed, again halting Flight West services.[6] After extensive restructuring, the airline was offered for sale on 29 September 2001.[7] In an effort to revitalise the airline, the Federal Government announced on 6 November that it would underwrite the airline's operating costs for three months. The airline began flights between Brisbane and Gladstone on 17 November 2001.[8][9] After the airline failed to sell, it was placed into voluntary administration on 4 December 2001.[10]
In April 2002, Queensland Aviation Holdings purchased Flight West and intended to restructure the company under a new name, Alliance Airlines.[11] Two Embraer EMB 120s and two Fokker 100s were included in the sale.[12]
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