Aircruising Australia Limited () is an
airline
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in wh ...
based in
Sydney,
Australia. It operates air cruises/sightseeing trips as well as charter flights around Australia and
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
. Its main base is
Sydney Airport.
The Company was renamed ''Bill Peach Group'' in 2014''.''
History
The airline was established by Neville Salisbury and started operations in 1983 and was formerly known as Charter Cruise Air until 1994.
Fleet
The airline no longer operates aircraft directly, chartering them instead from companies including
Skytrans Airlines
Skytrans is an Australian owned and operated airline and air charter business based in Cairns. The airline operates RPT and charter services from Cairns, Horn Island, and Brisbane. After being placed in administration in January 2015, Skytrans ...
, but in the past years operated
Fokker F27 Friendship
The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner developed and manufactured by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. It is the most numerous post-war aircraft manufactured in the Netherlands; the F27 was also one of the most successful Eur ...
.
See also
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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
Aircruising Australia
{{Airlines of Australia
Airlines established in 1983
Australian companies established in 1983
Airlines of Australia
Charter airlines of Australia