FlyPelican
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Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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Operating bases | Newcastle Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Velocity Frequent Flyer (Virgin Australia)[1] | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Destinations | 10 | ||||||
Headquarters | Newcastle | ||||||
Key people | Marty Hawley (CEO/Director)[2] Paul Graham (Director)[2] Emil McCabe (Director)[2] | ||||||
Website | www.flypelican.com.au |
Pelican Airlines Pty Ltd, operating as FlyPelican, is an Australian regional airline. It initially operated air charter services and subsequently commenced scheduled flights on 1 June 2015.[3] The airline is based in Newcastle in New South Wales. Its main base is Newcastle Airport.[4] The airline was formed by former Aeropelican staff using former Aeropelican aircraft.[5] The company slogan is Fly Local, Fly Pelican.
Destinations[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/FlyPelican_%28VH-OTD%29_British_Aerospace_Jetstream_32_at_Bankstown_Airport.jpg/220px-FlyPelican_%28VH-OTD%29_British_Aerospace_Jetstream_32_at_Bankstown_Airport.jpg)
FlyPelican Jetstream 32
As of November 2019, FlyPelican operates to the following destinations:[6]
- Australian Capital Territory
- Canberra
- New South Wales
- Ballina
- Cobar
- Dubbo
- Dubbo Airport
- Mudgee
- Newcastle
- Sydney
- Kingsford Smith Airport
- Taree
- Port Macquarie
- Queensland
- Sunshine Coast
Terminated destinations[]
- South Australia
- Adelaide
- Adelaide Airport (operated March, 2018 to April, 2019 by Alliance Airlines)[10][11]
Fleet[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/FlyPelican%2C_wearing_Pinkup_Mudgee_titles%2C_%28VH-NTL%29_British_Aerospace_Jetstream_32_at_Bankstown_Airport.jpg/220px-FlyPelican%2C_wearing_Pinkup_Mudgee_titles%2C_%28VH-NTL%29_British_Aerospace_Jetstream_32_at_Bankstown_Airport.jpg)
FlyPelican Jetstream 32, with special colours promoting fundraising for the McGrath Foundation
As of September 2018, the FlyPelican fleet consists of the following aircraft:[12]
Aircraft | In fleet | Passengers |
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British Aerospace Jetstream 32 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Earn Points with Velocity". Fly Pelican. Pelican Airlines. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ a b c Wheeler, Faye (18 July 2016). "FlyPelican makes first flight of Dubbo-Newcastle service". Daily Liberal. Dubbo. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Pelican gets green light to start Newcastle-Canberra route". australianaviation.com.au. Phantom Media. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "About Us" - FlyPelican retrieved 27 May 2015
- ^ Gordon, Jason (25 May 2015). "FlyPelican announces Canberra, Sydney schedules". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Our Schedule". FlyPelican. Pelican Airlines. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "FlyPelican to start Sydney-Taree flights".
- ^ "FlyPelican adds Canberra-Port Macquarie to network".
- ^ "Newcastle Airport adds Sunshine Coast to destination list" (Press release). Newcastle Airport. 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "FlyPelican launches Adelaide-Newcastle flights using Alliance Airlines Fokker jets". Australian Aviation. Phantom Media. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "FlyPelican pulls out of flights between Newcastle Airport and Adelaide Airport". Newcastle Herald. Newcastle Herald. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Civil Aviation Safety Authority Air Operator Certificate No. CASA.TAAOC.0827, Pelican Airlines. Retrieved 20 September 2018
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