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HeavyLift Cargo Airlines Pty Ltd is a
As of November 2010 the Heavylift Cargo Airlines fleet consisted of:
*1 HeavyLift Cargo Airlines Buys Ozjet
/ref> Ozjet discontinued passenger operations in May 2009.
cargo airline
Cargo airlines (or air freight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of air cargo, cargo by air. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.
In 2018, airli ...
based in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
, United States. Founded in Sydney
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, Australia, it started operations in 2004 and operates scheduled and charter cargo services. HeavyLift took over passenger airline OzJet
Ozjet Airlines Pty Ltd was a airline, scheduled and air charter, charter airline with its head office in Tullamarine, Melbourne, Australia operating within Australasia from Melbourne Airport, Sydney Airport and Perth Airport. In 2008 the airlin ...
in 2008. HeavyLift sold Ozjet and its passenger aircraft to Air Australia
Strategic Airlines Pty Ltd, trading as Air Australia Airways, was an Australian airline flying domestic and international scheduled passenger flights. Strategic Aviation, a sister company, flew air charter flights using the Air Australia fle ...
in 2009. Heavylift transferred its business to the United States after the Australian Government banned operations of B727/737 stage III aircraft.
Destinations
Heavylift operated worldwide charter cargo services.Fleet
As of November 2010 the Heavylift Cargo Airlines fleet consisted of:
*1 Boeing 727-100F
The Boeing 727 is an American narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
After the heavier 707 quad-jet was introduced in 1958, Boeing addressed the demand for shorter flight lengths from smaller airp ...
(Retired)
*2 Boeing 727-200F
The Boeing 727 is an American narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
After the heavier 707 quad-jet was introduced in 1958, Boeing addressed the demand for shorter flight lengths from smaller airp ...
(Retired)
*1 Short Belfast
The Short Belfast (or Shorts Belfast)Mondey 1981, p. 228. is a heavy lift turboprop Cargo aircraft, freighter that was built by British manufacturer Short Brothers at Belfast. Only 10 aircraft were constructed, all of which entered service with ...
(Retired)
*4 Douglas DC-8-73F
The Belfast is now stored at Cairns Airport
Cairns Airport is an international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Formerly operated by the Cairns Port Authority, the airport was sold by the Queensland Government in December 2008 to a private consortium. It is the seventh busies ...
. During 2006, work was also underway at Bournemouth Airport
Bournemouth Airport (previously known as Hurn Airport and Bournemouth International Airport) is an international airport located north-northeast of Bournemouth, England. The site opened as RAF Hurn in 1941, but was transferred to civil con ...
to refurbish another aircraft once operated by HeavyLift's unrelated namesake UK airline, the unique Conroy CL-44-0; however it has been reported on various aviation internet message boards that this aircraft will not be delivered. A feature of the airline is that most of its aircraft are not registered in Australia, but in the Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
.
In May 2008, Heavylift bought passenger airline
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers or freight (cargo). Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in w ...
OzJet
Ozjet Airlines Pty Ltd was a airline, scheduled and air charter, charter airline with its head office in Tullamarine, Melbourne, Australia operating within Australasia from Melbourne Airport, Sydney Airport and Perth Airport. In 2008 the airlin ...
giving it access to an Australia air operator's certificate
An air operator's certificate (AOC) is the approval granted by a civil aviation authority (CAA) to an aircraft operator to allow it to use aircraft for commercial air transport purposes. This requires the operator to have personnel, assets and s ...
./ref> Ozjet discontinued passenger operations in May 2009.
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 & Engineering on the east coast. In 1920 (November), Qantas was formed, and continues to operate.
This is a lis ...
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