Norfolk Air Tender
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Anyway according to AusTender website its official that the Norfolk Island Air Tender is up for grabs - Three year contract is on offer.
Run down is of the following:
Will provide passenger and freight connections necessary to Norfolk Island. Services to and from mainland Australia to Norfolk Island need to be regular (on a minimum three times a week) and accommodate both passenger and freight requirements The preferred route Air Services Norfolk island should include originating from at least two east coast ports (ie Sydney, Brisbane).
Should provide a Business Development Plan, incorporating a strategy to grow the market by capitalising on Norfolk Island’s tourism potential.
Have the capacity to offer 6 tonnes outbound freight per week
No where that I can find states that the aircraft to service these routes need to be an 737?
So who will win?
- Strategic? A320
- Our Airline? B737
- Cobham? BAe/RJ
- Alliance? FK70/100
- Qantas? B717/B737
- Virgin Australia? E190/B737
Run down is of the following:
Will provide passenger and freight connections necessary to Norfolk Island. Services to and from mainland Australia to Norfolk Island need to be regular (on a minimum three times a week) and accommodate both passenger and freight requirements The preferred route Air Services Norfolk island should include originating from at least two east coast ports (ie Sydney, Brisbane).
Should provide a Business Development Plan, incorporating a strategy to grow the market by capitalising on Norfolk Island’s tourism potential.
Have the capacity to offer 6 tonnes outbound freight per week
No where that I can find states that the aircraft to service these routes need to be an 737?
So who will win?
- Strategic? A320
- Our Airline? B737
- Cobham? BAe/RJ
- Alliance? FK70/100
- Qantas? B717/B737
- Virgin Australia? E190/B737
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So who will win?
Incidentally, you forgot Jetstar/A319/20/21.
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Yes I have forgot Jet*
And yes... along the lines of "Cheap Affordable travel and to promote Norfolk Island as a destination"
What's stopping the likes of Virgin or Strategfic doing it?
And yes... along the lines of "Cheap Affordable travel and to promote Norfolk Island as a destination"
What's stopping the likes of Virgin or Strategfic doing it?
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Any word of who won the tender?
Be a shame of it going to an existing carrier and to loose Norfolk air as it has a very distinctive livery. But if it saves the government money well that would be their plan anyway.
Be a shame of it going to an existing carrier and to loose Norfolk air as it has a very distinctive livery. But if it saves the government money well that would be their plan anyway.
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Can anybody confirm that the WA based SkyWest Airlines was the successful bidder to operate RPT's movements between Aussie & Norfolk Island ? Rumour also has them code sharing with Virgin & leasing a 737 from them as well ?? Can anybody confirm !??
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Originally Posted by porch monkey
Aren't too any spare 737's there at the moment......
Still, given how long it took XR to get the A320 online I doubt they'd get a 737 onto the AOC in any hurry even if they wanted to.
