When did Airlines of South Australia stop operating?
Remember the good old days when TAA did the western QLD routes in the Fokker F-27 and then some brain box decided to replace it with the Austin 1800, sorry the Jetsream 31 and the Cherokee 6 following with the luggage. Must have been a cushy job for the crews on Fokker wages flying the Jetstream!!!!
At one stage Ansett-ANA operated the F-27, Melbourne -King Island -Smithton-Launceston-Flinders Island-Launceston-Wynyard-King Island-Melbourne. Would have been a big day out for the crew with a combination of NDB approaches, VAR letdowns and in those days Smithton was a no aid aerodrome. The former OIC at King Island flight service knew most of the crew on a first name basis, as the service operated five days a week until the mid 1970's.
A former TAA work mate reckons that that both TAA and Ansett couldn't make any money operating the F-27's due to the types high operating cost.
What did TAA and Ansett do for endorsements on the F-27, take an aircraft off line for a few weeks?
Didn't some endorsements get in New Zealand at sometime?
Sorry ocker the Fokkers chockers!!