King Island Airlines

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King Island Airlines
King Island Airlines logo.svg
Fleet size5 [1]
Destinations2
Headquarters Moorabbin, Victoria Australia
Website kingislandair.com.au

Matakana Nominees Pty. Ltd., trading as King Island Airlines, is a small regional airline [2] based in Moorabbin, Australia. It operates a service between Moorabbin in Victoria and King Island. [3]

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A King Island Airlines Embraer Bandeirante in the airline's old colour scheme at Moorabbin Airport in 1998 King Island Airlines (VH-KGQ) Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante at Moorabbin Airport.jpg
A King Island Airlines Embraer Bandeirante in the airline's old colour scheme at Moorabbin Airport in 1998

As of August 2011 the King Island Airlines fleet consists of: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian civil aircraft register search Archived 11 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine , using "Matakana Nominees" as the search parameter. Search conducted 4 August 2011.
  2. CASA web site link to King Island Airlines Air Operator Certificate retrieved on 1 February 2009.
  3. King Island Airlines