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{{Short description|Former Australian airline, IATA airline code}}
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'''Aus-Air''' (Australian Air Charterers Pty Ltd) was an [[airline]] based in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. It operated a regional airline network, linking rural communities and provincial centres in [[Tasmania]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and southern [[New South Wales]] with Melbourne. Its main base was [[Moorabbin Airport]], Melbourne<ref name="AA">[http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ausair/ Aus-Air website] retrieved 7 April 2007</ref>.
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{{Infobox airline
| airline = Aus-Air
| image =
| caption =
| IATA = NO
| ICAO = AUS
| callsign = AUS-AIR
| founded = 1956
| commenced = November 1986
| ceased = 4 July 1999
| bases = [[Moorabbin Airport]]
| fleet_size = 8
| destinations = 6
| headquarters = [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]
}}


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'''Aus-Air''' (Australian Air Charterers Pty Ltd) was an [[airline]] based in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]. It operated a regional airline network, linking rural communities and provincial centres in [[Tasmania]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] and southern [[New South Wales]] with Melbourne. Its main base was [[Moorabbin Airport]], Melbourne.
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== Code Data ==


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==Code data==
*[[International Air Transport Association|IATA]] Code: '''NO'''
*[[International Air Transport Association|IATA]] Code: '''NO'''
*[[International Civil Aviation Organisation|ICAO]] Code: '''AUS''' <ref>[http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/ Airline Codes] retrieved 7 April 2007</ref>
*[[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] Code: '''AUS'''<ref>[http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/ Airline Codes] Retrieved 7 April 2007</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:Aus-Air Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante (VH-OZG) at Moorabbin Airport.jpg|thumb|An Aus-Air [[Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante]] at [[Moorabbin Airport]] in 1998]]
The privately owned Australian Air Charterers Pty Ltd was established in 1956 and commenced scheduled services in November 1986 between [[Essendon Airport]] in Melbourne and [[Smithton, Tasmania]]. The company moved its scheduled operations to its home base at Moorabbin in July 1987. The Aus-Air website (which as of August 2007 is for some reason still accessible) states that in the latter-1990s it had 50 employees<ref name="AA"/>. The company encountered financial difficulties and in 1999 was placed in Administration - a legal term in Australian Law not unlike [[Chapter 11]] Bankruptcy in the USA. The company and its assets were offered for sale however no buyer was found and Aus-Air ceased scheduled operations on [[July 4]] [[1999]]. The Aus-Air fleet of aircraft was subsequently purchased by [[Bankstown Airport|Bankstown]]-based [[Airtex Aviation]]. As of August 2007 Aus-Air still operates three single-engined aircraft<ref>[[Civil Aviation Safety Authority|CASA]] Australian aircraft register; online search conducted August 7 2007.</ref> on a [[air charter|charter]] [[Air Operator Certificate]]<ref>[[Civil Aviation Safety Authority|CASA]] Australian Air Operator listings; online search conducted August 8 2007.</ref>.
The privately owned Australian Air Charterers was established in 1956 and commenced scheduled services in November 1986 between [[Essendon Airport]], [[Melbourne]] and [[Smithton Airport]], [[Tasmania]]. The company moved its scheduled operations to its home base at [[Moorabbin Airport]] in July 1987. The Aus-Air website (in December 2008 still accessible) stated that in the latter-1990s it had 50 employees. The company encountered financial difficulties and in 1999 was placed in Administration - a legal term in Australian Law not unlike [[Chapter 11]] Bankruptcy in the USA. The company and its assets were offered for sale however no buyer was found and Aus-Air ceased scheduled operations on 4 July 1999. The Aus-Air fleet of aircraft was subsequently purchased by [[Bankstown Airport|Bankstown]]-based [[Airtex Aviation]]. As of December 2008 Aus-Air still operated three single-engined aircraft on a [[air charter|charter]] [[Air Operator Certificate]].


As of April 2011, Aus-Air operates from [[Echuca Airport|Echuca]] in Victoria, north of Melbourne and offers charter flights.<ref>[http://ausairaustralia.com/index.htm Website of Aus-Air] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812011410/http://ausairaustralia.com/index.htm |date=12 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.ausair.com.au/ Another Website of Aus-Air]</ref>
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==Destinations==


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==Destinations==
At the time of its closure in 1999 Aus-Air operated services to the following domestic destinations:
At the time of its closure in 1999 Aus-Air operated services to the following domestic destinations:
*[[Melbourne]] ([[Moorabbin Airport]])
*[[Melbourne]] ([[Moorabbin Airport]])
*[[King Island (Tasmania)|King Island]]
*[[King Island (Tasmania)|King Island]]
*[[Flinders Island]]
*[[Flinders Island Airport|Flinders Island]]
*[[Devonport, Tasmania|Devonport]]
*[[Devonport Airport|Devonport]]
*[[Launceston, Tasmania|Launceston]]
*[[Launceston Airport|Launceston]]
*[[Burnie, Tasmania|Burnie]]
*[[Burnie Airport|Burnie]]


==Fleet==
==Fleet==
The Aus-Air fleet at the time it ceased operations consisited of the following aircraft:
The Aus-Air fleet at the time it ceased operations consisted of the following aircraft:
* 2 [[Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante]]
* 2 [[Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante]]
* 4 [[PA-31|Piper PA31-350]] Chieftain
* 4 [[Piper PA-31 Navajo|Piper PA31-350 Chieftain]]
* 2 [[PA-31|Piper PA31-310]] Navajo
* 2 [[Piper PA-31 Navajo]]


==External links==
==See also==
* [[List of defunct airlines of Australia]]
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*[http://avoca.vicnet.net.au/~ausair/ Aus-Air]
* [[Aviation in Australia]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references/>
* ''Australian Aviation'' magazine Issue No. 157 December 1999. '''Annual Regional Airline Directory 1999''', pp 49ff.
*Annual Regional Airline Directory 1999 ''[[Australian Aviation]]'' issue 157 December 1999 page 49

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310211651/http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ausair/ Website, defunct]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926223641/http://avoca.vicnet.net.au/~ausair/ Web archive of Aus-Air]


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Latest revision as of 21:51, 5 February 2023

Aus-Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
NO AUS AUS-AIR
Founded1956
Commenced operationsNovember 1986
Ceased operations4 July 1999
Operating basesMoorabbin Airport
Fleet size8
Destinations6
HeadquartersMelbourne, Australia

Aus-Air (Australian Air Charterers Pty Ltd) was an airline based in Melbourne, Australia. It operated a regional airline network, linking rural communities and provincial centres in Tasmania, Victoria and southern New South Wales with Melbourne. Its main base was Moorabbin Airport, Melbourne.

Code data

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History

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An Aus-Air Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante at Moorabbin Airport in 1998

The privately owned Australian Air Charterers was established in 1956 and commenced scheduled services in November 1986 between Essendon Airport, Melbourne and Smithton Airport, Tasmania. The company moved its scheduled operations to its home base at Moorabbin Airport in July 1987. The Aus-Air website (in December 2008 still accessible) stated that in the latter-1990s it had 50 employees. The company encountered financial difficulties and in 1999 was placed in Administration - a legal term in Australian Law not unlike Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the USA. The company and its assets were offered for sale however no buyer was found and Aus-Air ceased scheduled operations on 4 July 1999. The Aus-Air fleet of aircraft was subsequently purchased by Bankstown-based Airtex Aviation. As of December 2008 Aus-Air still operated three single-engined aircraft on a charter Air Operator Certificate.

As of April 2011, Aus-Air operates from Echuca in Victoria, north of Melbourne and offers charter flights.[2][3]

Destinations

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At the time of its closure in 1999 Aus-Air operated services to the following domestic destinations:

Fleet

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The Aus-Air fleet at the time it ceased operations consisted of the following aircraft:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Airline Codes Retrieved 7 April 2007
  2. ^ Website of Aus-Air Archived 12 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Another Website of Aus-Air
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