Australian airline
Aviair Pty Ltd,
[1] previously known as Slingair Heliwork ,
[2] is an
airline and
air charter company
[3] based in
Kununurra ,
Western Australia .
[4] It is a wholly owned subsidiary of
HM Consolidated Pty Ltd .
[5] It operates air charter services and regular passenger services. Its main bases are
Kununurra Airport ,
Broome International Airport and
Karratha Airport .
[4]
History
Aviair, contracted for the
National Parks and Wildlife Service as Parkair 7, (VH-TQV)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan at
Wagga Wagga Airport
Aviair was established in 1984 as Slingair Heliwork by Kerry Slingsby. Aviair began providing air services in
Kununurra ,
Western Australia shortly after its creation.
[4]
In May 2008,
Grant Kenny ,
Olympic Games
Athlete and
Ironman acquired Slingair for an unknown amount.
[6]
Slingair received the
Sir David Brand Award every year from 1996 to 1998 and was a finalist in 2000.
[7]
[8]
In 2010 and 2015 Slingair supported
field research for discovering
rock shelters and artworks made by
Aboriginal Australians in the
Kimberley .
[9]
[10]
In 2016 Slingair was purchased by the owners of
HeliSpirit , Michael McConachy and Geoff Hamilton.
[11] Slingair was renamed Aviair.
Further
field research in the
Kimberley region was supported by Aviair in 2019.
[12]
On 6 May 2020, Aviair received $1.58 million to support it through the
COVID-19 pandemic as part of the COVID-19 Regional Airline Network Support Program by the
Australian Government .
[13]
[14]
On 24 June 2021, Aviair announced they would commence a flight service from Derby to Broome on 16 August 2021.
[15]
Destinations
Aviair provides scheduled services to the following destinations:
[16]
[17]
Fleet
As of 2021, the Aviair fleet consists of the following aircraft:
[18]
[19]
HeliSpirit , Aviair's sister company,
[20]
[21] also operates 25 helicopters:
[18]
Incidents and accidents
On 8 August 2015, one of Slingairs's
Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft (registration VH-LNH) experienced an oil leak which forced them to return to their airport of origin.
[24]
On 16 April 2022, an Aviair
Beechcraft Baron aircraft (registration VH-NPT) with a pilot and passenger onboard was involved in a fire during final approach for runway 12 at
East Kimberley Regional Airport which resulted in a runway undershoot. The passenger was fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
[26]
[27]
See also
References
^
"ABN Lookup" . abr.business.gov.au . Australian Business Register. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2021 .
^
"Tourism Western Australia" . Tourism Western Australia . Archived from
the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021 .
^ Civil Aviation Safety Authority Air Operator Certificate No. CASA.TAAOC.0186, AVIAIR PTY LTD. Retrieved 28 May 2021
^
a
b
c
"Aviair - Company Profile" . aviair.com.au . Retrieved 28 May 2021 .
^
"HM Consolidated Pty Ltd" .
East Kimberley Chamber of Commerce . 23 September 2021.
Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2023 .
^
"Grant Kenny buys private aviation firm" .
The Sydney Morning Herald . 6 May 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^
"Aviair Awards" . Aviair Awards - Aviair . Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^ Sharpe, Leslie J. (2004).
"Economic development in the Kimberley region of Western Australia: a history and dependency theory perspective" . eprints.usq.edu.au . Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^ Ross, June; Westaway, Kira; Travers, Meg; Morwood, Michael J.; Hayward, John (31 August 2016).
"Into the Past: A Step Towards a Robust Kimberley Rock Art Chronology" . PLOS ONE . 11 (8): e0161726.
Bibcode :
2016PLoSO..1161726R .
doi :
10.1371/journal.pone.0161726 .
ISSN
1932-6203 .
PMC
5006964 .
PMID
27579865 .
^ Moore, Mark W.; Perston, Yinika (2010).
"Rockshelters and stone procurement in the Kimberley: Evidence from the Lower Mitchell River" .
academia.edu . 1 : 1.
^
"PILBARA RPT AIR SERVICE PROPOSAL" (PDF) . porthedland.wa.gov.au . Aviair. June 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^ Moore, Mark W.; Westaway, Kira; Ross, June; Newman, Kim; Perston, Yinika; Huntley, Jillian; Keats, Samantha; Corporation, Kandiwal Aboriginal; Morwood, Michael J. (5 February 2020).
"Archaeology and art in context: Excavations at the Gunu Site Complex, Northwest Kimberley, Western Australia" . PLOS ONE . 15 (2): e0226628.
Bibcode :
2020PLoSO..1526628M .
doi :
10.1371/journal.pone.0226628 .
ISSN
1932-6203 .
PMC
7001911 .
PMID
32023252 .
^
"Grant Award View - GA76901: GrantConnect" . www.grants.gov.au . Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^ Ministers for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport.
"Additional new support for critical regional aviation services through COVID-19" . Ministers for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications . Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^ Duffy, Rosie (24 June 2021).
"New Aviair Flight Service: Derby to Broome" . New Aviair Flight Service: Derby to Broome - Aviair . Retrieved 2 January 2022 .
^
"Flight Schedules" . Flight Schedules - Aviair . Retrieved 28 May 2021 .
^
"Inter Regional Flight Network | City of Karratha" . karratha.wa.gov.au . Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^
a
b
"Aviair Fleet" . Aviair Fleet - Aviair . Retrieved 28 May 2021 .
^
"Aircraft register | Civil Aviation Safety Authority" . Civil Aviation Safety Authority .
Civil Aviation Safety Authority . Retrieved 2 January 2022 .
^
"Helicopter Scenic Flight and Charter Company | Kimberley, Pilbara and NT" . HeliSpirit . Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^
"HeliSpirit Capability Statement" (PDF) .
HeliSpirit . Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^
"Six people survive light plane crash in WA" .
WAtoday . 18 August 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2021 .
^
"Investigation: AO-2011-101 - Fuel starvation - Cessna 210N, VH-OCM, Kununurra Airport, WA, 18 August 2011" . www.atsb.gov.au .
Australian Transport Safety Bureau . 14 March 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^
"Investigation: AO-2015-094 - Engine malfunction involving a Cessna 208B, VH-LNH, near Kununurra Airport, WA on 8 August 2015" . www.atsb.gov.au .
Australian Transport Safety Bureau . 27 May 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^
"Investigation: AO-2016-155 - Engine failure and forced landing involving Cessna 208B, VH-LNH, 8 km north-west of Solomon Airport, Western Australia, on 16 November 2016" . www.atsb.gov.au .
Australian Transport Safety Bureau . 18 December 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021 .
^
"Investigation: AO-2022-026 - Collision with terrain involving Beechcraft Baron 58, VH-NPT, near Kununurra Airport, Western Australia, 16 April 2022" . www.atsb.gov.au .
Australian Transport Safety Bureau . Retrieved 10 June 2022 .
^
"Kununurra plane disaster: WA Country Health Service nurse killed and pilot fights for life in Darwin" .
The West Australian . 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022 .
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