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Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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Operating bases | Newcastle Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Velocity Frequent Flyer (Virgin Australia) [1] | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 8 | ||||||
Headquarters | Newcastle | ||||||
Key people | Henry Murcott (Chief Executive Officer) Marty Hawley (Director) Paul Graham (Director) Emil McCabe (Director) | ||||||
Website | flypelican.com.au |
Pelican Airlines Pty Ltd, operating as FlyPelican, is an Australian regional airline. It initially operated air charter services and subsequently commenced scheduled flights on 1 June 2015. [2] The airline is currently the only airline based in Newcastle in New South Wales. Its main base is Newcastle Airport. [3] The airline was formed by former Aeropelican staff using former Aeropelican aircraft. [4] The company slogan is Fly Local, Fly Pelican.
FlyPelican offers both Regular Public Transport Services to destinations across NSW, ACT and Adhoc / Contracted charters.
As of July 2023, in addition to regular and adhoc charters, FlyPelican operates to the following destinations: [5]
Queensland
As of July 2023, the FlyPelican fleet consists of the following aircraft: [10]
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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