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tinpis
1st Sep 2005, 01:09
On the news here a bit lately.cant find any info on them.
What do they fly and where to and who pays for it?
maxgrad
1st Sep 2005, 01:17
C208, press 210 and normal 210
Based out of Alice. I THINK
Who pays???:}
Who do you think Tinpis?
tinpis
1st Sep 2005, 01:20
Are these suitable aircraft for third level or whatever it called?
maxgrad
1st Sep 2005, 01:21
Good question
Not sure of the answer though
NZLeardriver
1st Sep 2005, 01:34
Here's (http://www.acr.net.au/~tony/AboriginalAir.html) a link. I think they were hiring a month or so ago.
Pharcarnell
1st Sep 2005, 01:54
The page is a little out of date.
The PC-12 was sold to the NT Govt last year for the Alice Coppers.
The rest of the info is still mostly accurate I think.
tinpis
1st Sep 2005, 02:05
They want government money to continue to do the Alice Tennant run
This is after ANorth quit the run due to unsound economics last year
maxgrad
1st Sep 2005, 03:18
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....and do you think they will get it?
Methinks probably yes, might go for the smaller a/c better suited to route line and if that fails threaten them with their name.
DUXNUTZ
1st Sep 2005, 03:41
Heard they have a bandit now too.
tinpis
1st Sep 2005, 03:42
Last bastion of the CLP maxgrad.:uhoh:
OpsNormal
1st Sep 2005, 08:15
Go here (http://www.aboriginalair.com.au/)
maxgrad
1st Sep 2005, 14:46
Tinpis, for just a moment there thought you would call me a redneck:E
Sorry, it's the late shifts that are sending me to these places.
The company in question has some very good engineers and pilots. The equipment seems to be quite good too.
PLovett
1st Sep 2005, 23:55
tinpis
Just to update your info.
Aboriginal Air is the collective name for (I think) 4 Aboriginal companies that purchased aircraft and then got the cover company to operate and maintain them.
The company now has a C310 as well as 2 x C210, 2 x C210P and 3 x C208B and I was told recently that the Bandit is currently in the paint shop somewhere and should be in Alice Springs in about a month. There may still be an issue with a suitable C & T pilot but I am not sure about that.
The company currently has a RPT run between Alice Springs and Tennant Creek (using C208Bs) and the Bandit will be used on that as well as runs to the Pit Lands in northern SA and possibly on to Coober Pedy.
Hope that assists.
tinpis
2nd Sep 2005, 00:52
Thank you Plovett.
I was wondering what type they were using on the Tennant run.
Gawd its long time ago they had F27s in there.:{
maxgrad
2nd Sep 2005, 01:16
In the travel agent in TNK there are photoes of a/c used on the centre run. The photoes are getting smaller, why waste processing materials on large amounts of background?
very sad
anyone know the minimum requirements?
Good company to work for?