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{{Short description|Airline based in Cairns, Queensland, Australia}}
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'''Aero-Tropics Air Services''' is an [[airline]] based in [[Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. It operates scheduled domestic services to around 15 destinations. Its main base is [[Cairns International Airport]], with a hub at [[Horn Island Airport]]<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 50 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref>.
'''Lip-Air Pty Ltd''',<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.abr.business.gov.au/abnDetails.aspx?ABN=88068117537
|title=Australian Business Number (ABN) 88 068 117 537: LIP-AIR PTY. LIMITED
|work=Australian Business Register (ABR)
}}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.casa.gov.au/casadata/aoc/displayaoc1.asp?srchinput=lip-air&andchk=+and+&workgroup=all&rating=all&Location=all&heli=all&num_results=20&Search=Search
| title = Air Operator Certificate for Lip-Air
| publisher = Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)
| accessdate = 19 November 2008
}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}} As the airline no longer exists, conducting a search now does not produce the same result.
</ref> [[operating as]] '''Aero-Tropics Air Services''' (ATAS),<ref name="ATAS">
{{cite web
| url = http://www.aero-tropics.com.au/
| title = Home page
| publisher = Aero Tropics Air Services (ATAS)
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080719005508/http://aero-tropics.com.au/
| archivedate = 19 July 2008
}}
</ref> was an [[airline]] based in [[Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. Its main base was [[Cairns Airport]], with its operating hub at [[Horn Island Airport]].<ref name="FI">
{{cite news
| title = Directory: World Airlines
| work = [[Flight International]]
| page = 50
| date = 27 March 2007
}}
</ref>


==History==
==History==
Lip-Air Pty Ltd was a privately owned company established by the Lippmann family in 1995. The company's Aero Tropics Air Services (ATAS) division started operating [[air charter]]s in 1997, serving the region of [[Torres Strait]], [[Cape York Peninsula|Cape York]] and the [[Gulf of Carpentaria]]. ATAS obtained a Regular Public Transport licence in February 2000 from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and began operating daily scheduled services to/ from and between the Torres Strait Islands.<ref name="ATAS company profile">
The airline has been operating charters since [[1997]] and scheduled services since February [[2000]]. It has 50 employees (at March [[2007]])<ref name="FI"/>. It has grown from one [[Partenavia]] aircraft used for charter work to a fleet of 15 aircraft.{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
{{cite web
| url = http://www.aero-tropics.com.au/cmsPageView.html?pageId=4
| title = Company profile
| publisher = Aero Tropics Air Services
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080719092341/http://www.aero-tropics.com.au/cmsPageView.html?pageId=4
| archivedate = 19 July 2008
}}
</ref> In March 2007 it had 50 employees.<ref name="FI" /> It grew from one 5-seat [[Partenavia P.68]] aircraft based on [[Coconut Island (Queensland)|Coconut Island]] to a fleet of eighteen aircraft based at Karumba, Horn Island and Cairns.<ref name="ATAS company profile" /> As of November 2008 it operated scheduled domestic services to 12 destinations in the [[Torres Strait Islands]].<ref name="ATAS route map">
{{cite web
| url = http://www.aero-tropics.com.au/cmsPageView.html?pageId=2
| title = Route map
| publisher = Aero Tropics Air Services
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080719025603/http://www.aero-tropics.com.au/cmsPageView.html?pageId=2
| archivedate = 19 July 2008
}}
</ref> In late June 2008 the airline was grounded for five days by the [[Civil Aviation Safety Authority]] (CASA).<ref name="GND">
{{cite news
| url = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/aero-tropics-apologises-over-grounding/story-e6frg6oo-1111117667060
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20121231030255/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/aero-tropics-apologises-over-grounding/story-e6frg6oo-1111117667060
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 31 December 2012
| title = Aero Tropics apologises over grounding
| publisher = The Australian
| date = 5 October 2008
| accessdate = 10 December 2009
}}
</ref> As a result, the [[Queensland Government]] removed the Government contract for Aero-Tropics delivering mail and some supplies, flying to many remote [[Cape York Peninsula|Cape York]] towns. The contract was awarded to West Wing Aviation. In October 2008 CASA grounded the airline again after two incidents on successive days prompted concerns about the airline's training and supervision of its pilots.<ref name="GND" /> The second grounding proved to be permanent, as the airline went into liquidation the following month.<ref>
{{cite news
| url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/18/2422482.htm
| title = Aerotropics told to liquidate
| publisher = ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
| date = 18 November 2008
| accessdate = 10 December 2009
}}
</ref>


==Incidents and accidents==
==Incidents and accidents==
{{main|Aero-Tropics Air Services Flight 675}}
On [[7 May]] [[2005]] a [[Transair (Australia)|Transair]] operated Fairchild Metro III operating an Aero Tropics service (flight 675 from [[Bamaga]]) was carrying out an approach to [[Lockhart River, Queensland|Lockhart River]] aerodrome in [[Queensland]], when it hit the 1,300ft Pap Ridge 90ft below its highest point in low cloud and squally rain. The two crew and thirteen passengers died in the accident. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau initial factual report states the aircraft's power settings at impact appeared normal for an approach, but that the aircraft was about 1,000ft below the minimum obstacle clearance height for that position<ref>[[Flight International]] July 2005</ref>.


==Fleet==
==Fleet==
The Aero-Tropics Air Services fleet currently includes<ref name="FI"/> :
As of July 2008, the Aero-Tropics Air Services (ATAS) fleet consisted of:<ref>
{{cite web
*5 [[Britten-Norman Islander|Britten-Norman BN2A Islander]]
| url = http://www.aero-tropics.com.au/cmsPageView.html?pageId=1
*2 [[Piper PA-31|Piper Navajo]]
| title = Fleet
*4 [[Aero Commander (aircraft)|Aerocommander AC-500]]
| publisher = Aero Tropics Air Services
*2 [[Beechcraft Baron]]
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080719025155/http://www.aero-tropics.com.au/cmsPageView.html?pageId=1
*1 [[Partenavia]]
| archivedate = 19 July 2008
*1 [[Cessna]] 206
}}
*2 [[Cessna]] 208 Grand Caravan
</ref>
* 4 [[Aero Commander 500|Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander]]
* 1 [[Beechcraft Super King Air|Beechcraft King Air B200]]
* 6 [[Britten-Norman Islander|Britten-Norman BN2A Islander]]
* 2 [[Cessna 208|Cessna 208B Grand Caravan]]


At the time of liquidation, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) showed that the airline owned the following aircraft:<ref>
==External links==
{{cite web
*[http://www.aero-tropics.com.au/ Aero-Tropics Air Services]
| url = http://www.casa.gov.au/casadata/regsearch/airsresults.asp?VHin=&framein=all&manuin=&modelin=&regholdin=&regopin=lip-air&serialin=&num_results=100&Search=Search
| title = CASA civil aircraft register search, using "Lip-Air" as the search parameter
| publisher = [[Civil Aviation Safety Authority]] (CASA)
| accessdate = 19 November 2008
}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}} As the airline no longer exists, conducting a search now does not produce the same result.
</ref>

* 5 [[Britten-Norman Islander|Britten-Norman BN2A Islander]]
* 2 [[Aero Commander 500|Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander]]
* 2 [[Piper PA-31 Navajo]]
* 2 [[Cessna 208|Cessna 208B Grand Caravan]]
* 1 [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172N]]

==Destinations==
As of July 2008, Aero-Tropics Air Services (ATAS) operated scheduled domestic services to the following destinations:<ref name="ATAS route map" />

# [[Badu Island]]<ref name="ATAS" /> &ndash; [[Badu Island Airport]]
# [[Boigu Island (Queensland)|Boigu Island]]<ref name="ATAS" /> &ndash; [[Boigu Island Airport]]
# [[Cairns, Queensland|Cairns]] &ndash; [[Cairns Airport]]
# [[Coconut Island (Queensland)|Coconut Island]]<ref name="ATAS" /> (Poruma Island) &ndash; [[Coconut Island Airport]]
# [[Darnley Island (Queensland)|Darnley Island]]<ref name="ATAS" /> (Erub Island) &ndash; [[Darnley Island Airport]]
# [[Horn Island, Queensland|Horn Island]]<ref name="ATAS" /> &ndash; [[Horn Island Airport]] (hub)
# [[Kubin, Queensland|Kubin Village]]<ref name="ATAS" /> ([[Moa Island (Queensland)|Moa Island]]) &ndash; [[Kubin Airport]]
# [[Mabuiag Island]]<ref name="ATAS" /> &ndash; [[Mabuiag Island Airport]]
# [[Murray Island, Queensland|Murray Island]]<ref name="ATAS" /> &ndash; [[Murray Island Airport]]
# [[Saibai Island]]<ref name="ATAS" /> &ndash; [[Saibai Island Airport]]
# [[Sue Islet (Queensland)|Warraber Island]]<ref name="ATAS" /> (Sue Islet) &ndash; [[Warraber Island Airport]]
# [[Yam Island (Queensland)|Yam Island]]<ref name="ATAS" /> (Iama Island) &ndash; [[Yam Island Airport]]
# [[Yorke Island (Queensland)|Yorke Island]]<ref name="ATAS" /> &ndash; [[Yorke Island Airport]]

==See also==
* [[Transair (Australia)]]
* [[List of defunct airlines of Australia]]
* [[Aviation in Australia]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 03:40, 22 May 2023

Aero-Tropics Air Services
IATA ICAO Call sign
HC ATI AEROTROPICS
Founded1995
Commenced operationsFebruary 2000
Ceased operationsOctober 2008
Operating basesCairns Airport
HubsHorn Island Airport
Fleet size13
Destinations13
HeadquartersCairns, Queensland, Australia
WebsiteAero-Tropics.com.au

Lip-Air Pty Ltd,[1][2] operating as Aero-Tropics Air Services (ATAS),[3] was an airline based in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Its main base was Cairns Airport, with its operating hub at Horn Island Airport.[4]

History

[edit]

Lip-Air Pty Ltd was a privately owned company established by the Lippmann family in 1995. The company's Aero Tropics Air Services (ATAS) division started operating air charters in 1997, serving the region of Torres Strait, Cape York and the Gulf of Carpentaria. ATAS obtained a Regular Public Transport licence in February 2000 from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and began operating daily scheduled services to/ from and between the Torres Strait Islands.[5] In March 2007 it had 50 employees.[4] It grew from one 5-seat Partenavia P.68 aircraft based on Coconut Island to a fleet of eighteen aircraft based at Karumba, Horn Island and Cairns.[5] As of November 2008 it operated scheduled domestic services to 12 destinations in the Torres Strait Islands.[6] In late June 2008 the airline was grounded for five days by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).[7] As a result, the Queensland Government removed the Government contract for Aero-Tropics delivering mail and some supplies, flying to many remote Cape York towns. The contract was awarded to West Wing Aviation. In October 2008 CASA grounded the airline again after two incidents on successive days prompted concerns about the airline's training and supervision of its pilots.[7] The second grounding proved to be permanent, as the airline went into liquidation the following month.[8]

Incidents and accidents

[edit]
Main article: Aero-Tropics Air Services Flight 675

Fleet

[edit]

As of July 2008, the Aero-Tropics Air Services (ATAS) fleet consisted of:[9]

At the time of liquidation, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) showed that the airline owned the following aircraft:[10]

Destinations

[edit]

As of July 2008, Aero-Tropics Air Services (ATAS) operated scheduled domestic services to the following destinations:[6]

  1. Badu Island[3] – Badu Island Airport
  2. Boigu Island[3] – Boigu Island Airport
  3. Cairns – Cairns Airport
  4. Coconut Island[3] (Poruma Island) – Coconut Island Airport
  5. Darnley Island[3] (Erub Island) – Darnley Island Airport
  6. Horn Island[3] – Horn Island Airport (hub)
  7. Kubin Village[3] (Moa Island) – Kubin Airport
  8. Mabuiag Island[3] – Mabuiag Island Airport
  9. Murray Island[3] – Murray Island Airport
  10. Saibai Island[3] – Saibai Island Airport
  11. Warraber Island[3] (Sue Islet) – Warraber Island Airport
  12. Yam Island[3] (Iama Island) – Yam Island Airport
  13. Yorke Island[3] – Yorke Island Airport

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Australian Business Number (ABN) 88 068 117 537: LIP-AIR PTY. LIMITED". Australian Business Register (ABR).[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Air Operator Certificate for Lip-Air". Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Retrieved 19 November 2008. [dead link‍] As the airline no longer exists, conducting a search now does not produce the same result.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Home page". Aero Tropics Air Services (ATAS). Archived from the original on 19 July 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 50.
  5. ^ a b "Company profile". Aero Tropics Air Services. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Route map". Aero Tropics Air Services. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Aero Tropics apologises over grounding". The Australian. 5 October 2008. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  8. ^ "Aerotropics told to liquidate". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 18 November 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  9. ^ "Fleet". Aero Tropics Air Services. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008.
  10. ^ "CASA civil aircraft register search, using "Lip-Air" as the search parameter". Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Retrieved 19 November 2008. [dead link‍] As the airline no longer exists, conducting a search now does not produce the same result.
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