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Skippers Aviation is a small regional airline based out of
Skippers Aviation is the largest provider of
ATSB Final Report ''Near collision between an unknown object and De Havilland DHC-8, VH-XFX, Perth Airport, Western Australia on 19 March 2014''
(retrieved 30 May 2014)
Skippers Aviation official website
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Perth Airport
Perth Airport is an international, domestic and general aviation airport serving Perth, the capital city of Western Australia.
It is the fourth busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger movements and falls within the boundaries of ...
that specialises in charter flights for companies with fly-in fly-out
Fly-in fly-out is a method of employing people in remote areas by flying them temporarily to the work site instead of relocating employees and their families permanently. It is often abbreviated to FIFO when referring to employment status. This is ...
workers. They also operate flights for the mining industry in Western Australia, as well as some scheduled regular public transport (RPT) flights. Primarily serving the northern Goldfields
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, Skippers also has a secondary base in Broome in order to service the Kimberley region.
Services
Skippers Aviation is the largest provider of fly-in fly-out
Fly-in fly-out is a method of employing people in remote areas by flying them temporarily to the work site instead of relocating employees and their families permanently. It is often abbreviated to FIFO when referring to employment status. This is ...
services for the mining industry in Western Australia. It operates many weekly flights in support of many major mining companies and mine sites.
As of January 2020, Skippers Aviation also operates scheduled services to the following regional destinations out of Perth and Broome:
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* Halls Creek
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* Laverton
* Leonora
* Meekatharra
* Mount Magnet
* Wiluna
Fleet
As of August 2019 the Skippers Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft: *3 Cessna 441 Conquest II (based out of Broome) *4 de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 Dash 8 *6 de Havilland Canada/Bombardier DHC-8-300 Dash 8 *6Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia
The Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia is a twin-turboprop 30-passenger commuter airliner designed and manufactured by the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer.
The EMB 120 began development during 1974. While initially conceived as a modular series of ...
(Fleet placed into long-term storage December 2020)
*5 Fairchild SA227-DC Metro 23
*2 Fokker 100
The Fokker 100 is a regional jet produced by Fokker in the Netherlands.
The Fokker 100 is based on the Fokker F28 with a fuselage stretched by to seat up to 109 passengers, up from 85.
It is powered by two newer Rolls-Royce Tay turbofans, ...
Total: 26 aircraft
Incidents
* On 26 June 2007 an Embraer Brasilia (''VH-XUE'') on a charter flight was executing ago-around
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at Jundee Airstrip in Western Australia. During the go-around the crew experienced difficulties in controlling the aircraft, with the aircraft descending to 50 feet above the ground and the bank angle reaching 40 degrees. After regaining control, the crew realised that the left engine had stopped. The cause of the engine stoppage was fuel starvation
In an internal combustion engine, fuel starvation is the failure of the fuel system to supply sufficient fuel to allow the engine to run properly, for example due to blockage, vapor lock, contamination by water, malfunction of the fuel pump or in ...
.
* On 19 March 2014 a De Havilland DHC-8 (''VH-XFX'') approaching Perth had a "near-miss" with an object that was moving towards the aircraft. The crew identified visually the object, which was not detected by the TCAS, and took evasive action to avoid collision. Though presumed to be a UAV
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, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation was unable to confirm the nature of the object. The ATSB raised concerns about risks posed by unregulated operation of UAVs.(retrieved 30 May 2014)
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
Skippers Aviation official website
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