Pelican Airlines Pty Ltd, operating as FlyPelican, is an Australian regional airline. It initially operated
air charter
Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft (i.e., chartering) as opposed to individual aircraft seats (i.e., purchasing a ticket through a traditional airline).
Regulation
Charter – also called air taxi or ad hoc – flights ...
services and subsequently commenced scheduled flights on 1 June 2015. The airline is based in
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. Its main base is
Newcastle Airport. The airline was formed by former
Aeropelican staff using former Aeropelican aircraft.
The company slogan is ''Fly Local, Fly Pelican.''
Destinations
As of November 2019, FlyPelican operates to the following destinations:
;Australian Capital Territory
* Canberra
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Canberra Airport
Canberra Airport is an international airport situated in the District of Majura, Australian Capital Territory serving Australia's capital city, Canberra, as well as the nearby city of Queanbeyan and regional areas of the Australian Capital Te ...
;New South Wales
* Ballina
**
Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
Ballina Byron Gateway Airport is a small regional airport located at Ballina, New South Wales, Australia. It is owned and operated by Ballina Shire Council.
It serves Ballina and the nearby town of Byron Bay, a 20-minute drive north. Ballina ...
* Bathurst
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Bathurst Airport
* Cobar
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Cobar Airport
* Dubbo
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Dubbo Airport
* Mudgee
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Mudgee Airport
Mudgee Airport is an airport located north northeast of Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia. The airport is frequently used for technical training.
History
In 1921 there was activity on the need for an aerodrome at Mudgee, with a proposal for ...
* Newcastle
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Newcastle Airport
* Sydney
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Kingsford Smith Airport
* Taree
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Taree Airport
Taree Airport is an airport northeast of the city of Taree, New South Wales, Australia. Taree is on the Mid North Coast, less than a four-hour drive from Sydney. The airport no longer maintains any scheduled services.
Airport facilities
Tar ...
* Port Macquarie
**
Port Macquarie Airport
Port Macquarie Airport is an airport in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. The airport is westAeronautical Chart of the city centre and is owned and managed by the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council on behalf of its owners - the constit ...
;
Terminated destinations
;South Australia
* Adelaide
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Adelaide Airport
Adelaide Airport , also known as Adelaide International Airport, is the principal airport of Adelaide, South Australia and the fifth-busiest airport in Australia, servicing 8.5 million passengers in the financial year ending 30 June 201 ...
(operated March 2018 to April 2019 by
Alliance Airlines
Alliance Airlines Pty Limited based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia with operational bases in Adelaide, Cairns, Melbourne, Perth, Townsville, Darwin and Rockhampton. Alliance Airlines owns and operates a fleet of Fokker and Embraer aircr ...
)
Queensland
Sunshine Coast Airport
Sunshine Coast Airport (formerly Maroochydore Airport) is an Australian international airport located at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast and approximately north of centre of Brisbane, within South East Queensland agglomeration. I ...
Fleet
As of September 2018, the FlyPelican fleet consists of the following aircraft:
[Civil Aviation Safety Authority Air Operator Certificate No. CASA.TAAOC.0827, Pelican Airlines. Retrieved 20 September 2018]
See also
*
List of airlines of Australia
The airline industry in Australia began in the early 1920s with Western Australian Airways on the west coast, and Australian Aircraft and Engineering Company on the east coast. In 1921, Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services (QANTAS ...
References
External links
Official website
Airlines established in 2014
Australian companies established in 2014
Airlines of Australia
Companies based in Newcastle, New South Wales
Regional Aviation Association of Australia
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