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| Founded | 2013 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 11 | ||||||
| Destinations | 21 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Horn Island, Queensland, Australia | ||||||
| Key people | Daniel Takei (Chief Executive Officer) | ||||||
| Website | torresair.com | ||||||
Torres Strait Air is an Australian airline based on Horn Island, Queensland, offering scheduled passenger and charter services between to the Torres Strait Islands and Cape York Peninsula islands. It also provides charter services between the region and Papua New Guinea.
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aero Commander 500S | 1 | - | 6 | |
| Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | 7 | 10 [1] | 9 | |
| Cessna 206 | 3 | - | 5 | |
| Total | 11 | 10 | ||
Torres Strait Air previously operated the following aircraft.
As of 2024, Torres Strait Air offers services to the following destinations:
Air Vanuatu is an airline with its head office in the Air Vanuatu House, Port Vila, Vanuatu. It is Vanuatu's national flag carrier, operating to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and points in the South Pacific. Its main base is Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila.
The Britten-Norman Trislander is a three-engined piston-powered utility aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman.
The Torres Strait Islands are an archipelago of at least 274 small islands in the Torres Strait, a waterway separating far northern continental Australia's Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea. They span an area of 48,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi), but their total land area is 566 km2 (219 sq mi).
The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a British light utility aircraft and regional airliner designed and originally manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. Still in production, the Islander is one of the best-selling commercial aircraft types produced in Europe. Although designed in the 1960s, over 750 are still in service with commercial operators around the world. The aircraft is a light transport with over 30 military aviation operators around the world.
Lip-Air Pty Ltd, operating as Aero-Tropics Air Services (ATAS), was an airline based in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Its main base was Cairns Airport, with its operating hub at Horn Island Airport.
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Sea Swift is a north Australian shipping company wholly owned by the Queensland Government Insurance Fund. It operates in Northern Australia, mainly servicing remote and regional communities in Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory. The company provides freight and passenger services, and maritime logistical support, operating container ships in addition to barges, tugs and landing craft.
Great Lakes Air was an American fixed-base operator and charter airline based in Mackinac County Airport in St. Ignace, Michigan.
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Aviair Pty Ltd, previously known as Slingair Heliwork, is an airline and air charter company based in Kununurra, Western Australia. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of HM Consolidated Pty Ltd. It operates air charter services and regular passenger services. Its main bases are Kununurra Airport, Broome International Airport and Karratha Airport.
