Vanishing airlines???

[He/She Lobster]

Hi can anyone please list the airlines and other air operators that they know of who have disappered in the last few years. (apart from the obvious) thanks.

[Ultralights]

Im not sure how many, but lots!

[lame]

GUYANA AIR 2000.

[outback aviator]

Midway Airlines U.S.A., this month.

[djembe56]

Aus Air
Island Airlines Pty Ltd (not to be confused with Island Airlines of Tasmania)
Airlines of Tasmania
Peninsula Airlines (a few years back now)
Promair (1994)
Par Avion???
Flinders Island Airlines (a long way back)
Munro Aviation (even further back)

Would you like a guess of who's going to cease flying in the future?

[Jimmy Pop]

There was a good thread on this a few months ago, had a big list of all regionals that had either gone bust, or been bought out by QF/AN. Was very interesting, the only two wholly owned regional airlines still here today who were floating about 15 or 20 (can't remember, don't quote me) years ago was Airnorth and O'Connors.

[Lurk R]

Wouldn't it be easier to just say who is left???

[Bob Hawke]

(Venerable Senior FOI to junior sprog FOI).

"Ahhhhhh glass hopper, you have glasped the concept of of one hand counting, when you achieve zen (zero), Buddhahood is yours, and enlightenment of Casa is realised; all demon airlines vanquished forever, as they are impermanant and figments of peoples imagination. Go forth and acheive zen."

[FL CH]

In the last 10-15 years the following airlines have gone;
Air Cairns
Air Central Eyre
Air Hibiscus
Air Kangaroo Island
Air Maroochy Airlines
Air Queensland
Air Swift
Air Transit
Air Witsunday
Airlines of Tasmania
Albatross Airlines
Aquatic Airlines
Arnhem Air Charter
Augusta Airways
Ausair
Australian Commuter Airlines
Australian Regional Airlines
Avior Airlines
Barrack Helicopters
Challenge Air Services
Country Connection Airlines
Coast To Coast
Country Air Services
Crane Airlines
Chartair
Easter Airways
Executive Air
Falcon Airlines
Flinders Island Airlines
Fortesque Air Charter
Henbery Aviation
Horizon Airways
Horizon Airlines
Island Airlines
Kakadu Air
King Leopold Air
Laurie Potter Airlines
Lincoln Airlines
Link Airways
LLoyd
Macknight
Majestic Airways
Melbourne Regional Airlines
Midstate Airlines
Monarch Air
Murray Valley Airlines
Norfolk Airlines
North West Airlines
Opal Air
Ord Air Charter
Oxley Airlines
Pacific Aviation
Par-Avion Airways
Peninsula Air Services
Phillip Island Air Services
Piccolo Airlines
Promair
Queensland Pacific Airlines
QOTS Air Charter
Qwestair
Rottnest Airbus
SA Regional Airlines
Sabair
Seaview Air
Shepparton Airlines
Singleton Air Services
Southern Airlines
Southern Pacific Regional Airlines
Southern Sky Airlines
South- West Airlines
State Air
Staywood Airlines
Sunbird Airlines
Suncity Airlines
Sungold Airlines
Sydney Harbour Seaplanes
Tamair
Tasman Australian Airlines
Tillair
Trans Pacific Airlines
UZU Air
Waratah Air Services
Western Airlines
Western NSW Airlines
Whyalla Airlines
Wudinna Air Services
Yanda Airlines

[huntsman]

aren't chartair and kakadu bob still operating?

[lackov]

FL CH,

Not bad work, a sobering reminder of the "there, but for the grace of god" principle for all of us.

I must ask though, where are the Compasses (I and II)?

Out of curiosity, did you do the list from memory, or a reference?

[lame]

You left out the two best Airlines EVER to fly in Australia??????????

Compass and Southern Cross.........

[FL CH]

I did not include Compass 1, Compass 2(Southern Cross), Ipec and Australian because He/She Lobstar didn't ask for the obvious. We could add Ansett to the list and the following airlines still have a ? about their future;

Hazelton
Airnorth
Kendell
Flight West
Sunshine Express
Skywest

Huntsman, yes Kakadu Bob is still flying but as a charter company, the topic of the thread is "Vanishing airlines???". Kakadu (the airline) ceased operations on the 11/98 and only operated one route for 5 months (Darwin-Jabiru)
The original Chartair was folded into Skyport in the early 90's. Chartair at the end of the 80's was operating Shorts 330 VH-HUS, C402C VH-HUR, RMI, TFM and TZH.

[AMRAAM]

Hunty

Both chartair and Kak air no longer operate RPT services, therefore are not considered airlines but now are charter operators. There are may others on the list that still trade, some under different names, but they do not do RPT, therefore don't score as airlines.

FLCH a long list. I am curious about how many have started in the same period, more or less than those that have folded, or stopped doing RPT.

High capasity AOC holders that no longer operate, that would be a growing list which outnumbers the newcomers??.

I think the stats, are showing a trend in this area.

Deregulation did not work in the way that it was implemented, the facs are starting to show this is true. Not to mention the inappropriate use of CASA resorces to close down some companies at the other end of the RPT scale.

Good luck those that are left. I do belive that you can take the sunnies off now, as the future does not look so bright.

[lame]

FL CH,

Okay, fair enough........

Best regards,

"lame"

[Albatross]

And you could add from across the ditch:

Ansett NZ
Qantas NZ
Tranzair
Bell Air
Air Rotorua
City Jet
Northern Air Commuter
That crowd from Queenstown with the 402/421
Rex Aviation
Air New Zealand (just kidding) tho' pulse is weak
Air Wairarapa
Air Malborough?

[FL CH]

And a few more that have gone;

Wings
Avdev
East-West
Air NSW
Ansett NT
Ansett WA
Ansett Express