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 – flight ...
services and subsequently commenced scheduled flights on 1 June 2015. The airline is based in
Newcastle in
New South Wales
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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
**
Canberra Airport
Canberra Airport is an international airport situated in the Majura (district), 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 Aus ...
;New South Wales
* Ballina
**
Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
* 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
* Newcastle
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Newcastle Airport
* Sydney
**
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
Tare ...
* Port Macquarie
**
Port Macquarie Airport
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Terminated destinations
;South Australia
* Adelaide
**
Adelaide Airport (operated March 2018 to April 2019 by
Alliance Airlines)
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. It ...
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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