Alliance Airlines

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Alliance Airlines
Alliance Airlines logo.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
QQUTYUNITY
Founded5 April 2002;22 years ago (2002-04-05)
Operating bases
Fleet size77 [1]
Destinations46 [2]
Parent company Alliance Aviation Services
Headquarters Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Key people
  • Steve Padgett (Non Executive Chairman)
  • Scott McMillan (Managing Director)
  • Peter Housden (Independent Non-Executive Director)
  • David Crombie AM (Independent Non-Executive Director)
Website www.allianceairlines.com.au

Alliance Airlines Pty Limited is an Australian airline based in Brisbane Airport in Brisbane, Queensland, with operational bases in Adelaide, Cairns, Perth, Townsville, Darwin, and Rockhampton. Alliance Airlines owns and operates a fleet of Fokker and Embraer jet aircraft: Fokker 70, Fokker 100 and Embraer 190. Alliance runs fly-in fly-out (FIFO) air charter services for the Australian mining and resources industry, as well as private aircraft charters throughout Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and South East Asia. Alliance also provides aircraft component sales and leasing worldwide. [3]

Contents

History

Alliance Airlines was established in 2002 when Brisbane based Queensland Airline Holdings acquired the AOC (Airline Operator Certificate) and assets of the dormant Flight West Airlines, [4] which had been established in May 1987 and ceased scheduled services in 2001. Alliance commenced operations with two Fokker 100 aircraft [5] and has since expanded its fleet and operational capabilities to service the growing demand from the mining and energy sector. It is a subsidiary of Alliance Aviation Services that was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2011 and now has approximately 920 full-time equivalent employees. [6]

Alliance was recognised as the first aircraft operator in Australia to attain Flight Safety Foundation Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) Gold Status in 2013 [7]

In November 2015, Alliance announced the purchase of 6 Fokker 70 and 15 Fokker 100 aircraft from Austrian Airlines. [8] In 2016, the airline was recognised as the first regional aircraft operator in Australia to attain IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification. [9] In November 2018, Alliance was awarded CAPA Asia Pacific Regional Airline of the Year. [10]

In February 2019, Qantas acquired a 19.9% shareholding. [11] [12]

In August 2020, Alliance announced a deal to purchase 14 Embraer E190 jets adding to their current fleet and then in December 2020 ordered a further 16 more Embraer E190 jets bringing their total to 30. The first E190, named Brazilian Lad was received by the airline on 29 October 2020 at Brisbane Airport and is expected to enter service in February 2021.

In May 2022, Alliance announced it had agreed terms to be taken over by Qantas. The deal was subject to regulatory and shareholder approval [13] and in April 2023, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission opposed the takeover, and was subsequently abandoned by both companies. [14] [15]

On 27 February 2023, Alliance announced it would purchase an additional 30 E190s from Aercap for delivery between September 2023 and January 2026, the aircraft will be initially certified and maintained at their new base in Rockhampton, Queensland.[ citation needed ]

Services

Scheduled services

As of November 2023, Alliance operates a select number of routes under its own name but with the majority of its services by fly-in fly-out. [16] These include:

Fly-in fly-out

Alliance Airlines operates fly-in fly-out air services (FIFO) to over 20 mine sites [17] and services mining projects in Australia including Ballera, Cannington, Cloncurry, Cape Preston, Leinster, Mount Keith, Phosphate Hill, Telfer, Barimunya, Coondewanna, Newman, Leonora, Century Mine and The Granites. [18]

Aircraft lease

Aircraft charters

Alliance Airlines provides aircraft charters throughout Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and South East Asia[ citation needed ]

Fleet

Alliance Airlines Embraer 190 Alliance Airlines VH-UYY Embraer 190 Melbourne International Airport (MEL YMML) (51136779891).jpg
Alliance Airlines Embraer 190
Alliance Airlines Fokker 70 Alliance Airlines Fokker 70 VH-NUO Perth 2023 (01).jpg
Alliance Airlines Fokker 70
Alliance Airlines Fokker 100 Alliance Airlines Fokker 100 Bundaberg Vabre-2.jpg
Alliance Airlines Fokker 100

Current fleet

As of April 2024, the Alliance Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft: [1] [23]

Alliance Airlines fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotes
JYTotal
Embraer 190 38—108494Former Copa Airlines aircraft. [24]
26 to be leased to QantasLink.[ citation needed ]
—98897Former American Airlines aircraft. [25]
——100100Former Helvetic Airways aircraft. [26] [27]
28—100100Former AerCap aircraft. [28]
Fokker 70 13——8080(2 stored)[ citation needed ]
1—48—48VIP configuration.
Fokker 100 25——100100
Total7728

Former fleet

Alliance Airlines has also previously operated the following aircraft types: [1]

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