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Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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Operating bases | Newcastle Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Velocity Frequent Flyer [1] | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 8 | ||||||
Headquarters | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||
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Website | www |
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Aircraft | In fleet | Passengers | Registrations |
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British Aerospace Jetstream 32 | 5 | 19 | VH-ACV, VH-NTL, VH-OTD, VH-OTE, VH-OTQ |
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