The facts - Torres Strait Air
Firstly, their name is Torres Strait Air, not Torres Air.
They are not a reincarnation of Aero-Tropics or any other company. Whilst Ric Lippmann assisted Daniel Takai with the company and domain set up, he is neither a share holder nor part owner of TSA.
The aircraft are owned and maintained by Flightech Pty Ltd and leased by TSA. Some of these have been around since Wingz North, Coral Sea Airlines, Aero-Tropics, GAM and more recently Cape Air Transport and West Wing Aviation. As the Islander is more widely used in the Torres Strait than in other parts of Australia, it is inevitable that these aircraft will be seen in the region for many years to come.
Paul Hughes is the chief pilot, a former line pilot for East Air, Barrier Aviation and owner of Kestrel Aviation. He does not have an office at Flightech but as a line pilot of EA, was obviously in the office at one stage or another. His office is in Business and Leisure Travel, a travel agent in Cairns that handles all of their bookings.
The website, Facebook and Twitter pages are managed by BLT (Pacific) Pty Ltd.