The airline industry in Australia began in the early 1920s with Western Australian Airways on the west coast, and Australian Aircraft & Engineering on the east coast. In 1920 (November), Qantas was formed, and continues to operate. [1]
This is a list of airlines that have a current air operator's certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. [2]
Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Image | Hub airport(s) | Notes |
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Air Link | LZ | - | - | ![]() | Dubbo City Regional Airport | Ceased passenger services January 2018. [3] Recommenced passenger services in November 2019. [4] |
Airnorth | TL | ANO | TOPEND | ![]() | Darwin International Airport | Operates scheduled services to regional airports in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Also has an international service to Timor Leste. [5] |
Alliance Airlines | UTY | UNITY | ![]() | Brisbane Airport | Owns and operates a fleet of Fokker aircraft including Fokker 70 and Fokker 100 jet aircraft. [6] Operates Virgin Australia branded flights, as well as closed charter and FIFO for mining operations around Australia. [7] They have also wet-leased several Embraer 190s to Qantas since June 2021. [8] | |
ASL Airlines Australia | PH | SFZ | PIONAIR | ![]() | Sydney Airport | Operates BAe 146 Freighters on behalf of Qantas Freight, typically under the Qantas callsign. [9] |
Aviair | GD | - | - | ![]() | East Kimberley Regional Airport | Previously known as Slingair Heliworks. [10] |
Bonza | AB | BNZ | BONZA | ![]() | Sunshine Coast Airport | |
Chartair | - | - | - | Darwin International Airport | ||
Eastern Air Services | - | - | - | Port Macquarie Airport | Based in Port Macquarie with RPT between Lord Howe Island and Port Macquarie, Newcastle and Gold Coast. [11] | |
Eastern Australia Airlines | QF | QLK | Q-LINK | ![]() | Sydney Airport | Operates Bombardier Q200 and Q300 aircraft under the QantasLink brand. |
FlyPelican | FP | FRE | PELICAN | ![]() | Newcastle Airport | Regional airline operating in NSW, ACT and Queensland with a fleet of 5 Jetstream 32 aircraft. [12] |
Fly Tiwi | - | - | - | Darwin International Airport | Owned by Hardy Aviation. [13] | |
Hinterland Aviation | OI | HND | HINTERLAND | | Cairns Airport, Townsville Airport | Operates 2 Beechcraft King Air B200, 8 Cessna 208 Caravan, 2 Cessna 404, 2 Cessna 402 and 1 Cessna 310 aircraft. [14] |
Jetstar | JQ | JST | JETSTAR | ![]() | Melbourne Airport | Low-cost subsidiary of Qantas. |
King Island Airlines | KG | - | - | ![]() | Moorabbin Airport | Operates scheduled services between Moorabbin Airport and King Island Airport. [15] |
Link Airways | FC | - | - | ![]() | Brisbane Airport | Airline operated by Corporate Air. Formally known as Fly Corporate. [16] |
Nexus Airlines | CT | - | CONNECT | Geraldton Airport, Broome Airport | A regional airline with bases in Geraldton and Broome. Primarily operates to coastal airports in Western Australia. | |
Par Avion | FO | ATM | AIRTAS | ![]() | Launceston Airport, Cambridge Aerodrome | A regional airline based in Hobart, Tasmania. It operates scheduled services for 5 locations in Tasmania. [17] |
Qantas | QF | QFA | QANTAS | ![]() | Sydney Airport, Melbourne Airport, Brisbane Airport | |
QantasLink | QF | QLK QJE NWK | Q-LINK Q-JET NET-LINK | ![]() | Sydney Airport, Melbourne Airport, Brisbane Airport, Perth Airport | Owned by Qantas. |
Rex Airlines | ZL | RXA | REX | ![]() | Sydney Airport, Melbourne Airport, Perth Airport | Formally known as Regional Express Airlines. |
Sharp Airlines | SH | SHA | SHARP | ![]() | Hamilton Airport | |
Skippers Aviation | HK | - | SKIPPY s | ![]() | Perth Airport | |
Skytrans | QN | SKP | SKYTRANS | ![]() | Cairns Airport, Brisbane Airport, Horn Island Airport | Skytrans is a Cairns, Queensland based airline and air charter business. It is owned by Avia Solutions Group. |
Sunstate Airlines | QF | QLK | Q-LINK | ![]() | Brisbane Airport | Operates Bombardier Q400 aircraft under the QantasLink brand. |
Virgin Australia | VA | VOZ | VELOCITY | ![]() | Brisbane Airport, Melbourne Airport, Sydney Airport | |
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines | VA | VOZ | VELOCITY | ![]() | Perth Airport | |
West Wing Aviation | - | - | - | ![]() | Cairns Airport | Sister company to Skytrans. All flights operate by SkyTrans |
Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Image | Hub airport(s) | Notes |
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Express Freighters Australia | QE | EFA | EXPRESS FREIGHT | ![]() | Sydney Airport | Owned by Qantas Freight, a subsidiary of Qantas. |
National Jet Express | NC | JTE | JETEX | ![]() | Adelaide Airport | Operates BAe 146 / Avro RJ Freighters on behalf of Qantas Freight. [23] |
Pel-Air | PA | PFY | PELFLIGHT | ![]() | Brisbane Airport | Operates Saab 340 Freighters on behalf of Qantas Freight. |
Qantas Freight | QF | QFA | QANTAS | ![]() | Sydney Airport, Melbourne Airport | |
Tasman Cargo Airlines | HJ | TMN | TASMAN | ![]() | Sydney Airport | Operates one Boeing 767-300F for freight operations. [24] |
Team Global Express | - | TFX | TOLL EXPRESS | ![]() | Bankstown Airport, Brisbane Airport |
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