FlyPelican
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| Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Newcastle Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Velocity Frequent Flyer[1] | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
Pelican Airlines Pty Ltd, operating as FlyPelican, is an Australian regional airline. It initially operated air charter services and subsequently commenced scheduled flights on 1 June 2015.[2] The airline is currently the only airline based in Newcastle, New South Wales. Its main base is Newcastle Airport.[3] The airline was formed by former Aeropelican staff using former Aeropelican aircraft.[4] The company slogan is Fly Local, Fly Pelican.
FlyPelican offers both Regular Public Transport Services to destinations across NSW, ACT and Adhoc / Contracted charters.
Destinations
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As of July 2023, in addition to regular and adhoc charters, FlyPelican operates to the following destinations:[5]
- Australian Capital Territory
- Canberra
- New South Wales
- Narrabri
- Albury
- Ballina
- Cobar
- Mudgee
- Newcastle
- Sydney
Terminated destinations
[edit]- New South Wales
- Taree
- Port Macquarie
- Dubbo
- Bathurst
- South Australia
- Adelaide
- Adelaide Airport (operated March 2018 to April 2019 by Alliance Airlines)[8][9]
Queensland
- Sunshine Coast
Fleet
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As of July 2023, the FlyPelican fleet consists of the following aircraft:[10]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Passengers | Registrations |
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| British Aerospace Jetstream 32 | 5
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19
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VH-ACV, VH-NTL, VH-OTD, VH-OTE, VH-OTQ
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Earn Points with Velocity". Fly Pelican. Pelican Airlines. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Pelican gets green light to start Newcastle-Canberra route". Australian Aviation. Phantom Media. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "About Us" - FlyPelican Archived 27 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 27 May 2015
- ^ Gordon, Jason (25 May 2015). "FlyPelican announces Canberra, Sydney schedules". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Our Schedule". FlyPelican. Pelican Airlines. 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "FlyPelican suspends Taree to Sydney Route Indefinitely". NBN News. 29 July 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "FlyPelican adds Canberra-Port Macquarie to network". Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "FlyPelican launches Adelaide-Newcastle flights using Alliance Airlines Fokker jets". Australian Aviation. Phantom Media. 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "FlyPelican pulls out of flights between Newcastle Airport and Adelaide Airport". Newcastle Herald. 26 December 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Civil Aviation Safety Authority Air Operator Certificate No. CASA.TAAOC.0827, Pelican Airlines. Retrieved July 2023
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