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Founded | May 2001 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2010 | ||||||
Operating bases | Cairns Airport | ||||||
Parent company | Aviation Management Consultants Pty Ltd | ||||||
Headquarters | Cairns, Queensland, Australia | ||||||
Website | www.RegionalPacific.com.au |
Regional Pacific Airlines was an airline based in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. [1] It was established and started operations in May 2001 and operated scheduled services from Horn Island in Queensland. [2]
On 29 June 2010, it was announced that Regional Pacific Airlines had gone into administration and all business and flight operations were stopped. [3]
As of May 2009, the Regional Pacific Airlines fleet includes two (2) Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia aircraft.
As of November 2009, Regional Pacific Airlines operated scheduled service to the following domestic destinations: [4]
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