Link Airways
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Founded | 2016 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
Destinations | 12 | ||||||
Parent company | Corporate Air | ||||||
Headquarters | Fyshwick, ACT, Australia | ||||||
Key people | Andrew Major (CEO) Andrew Webb (COO) | ||||||
Website | https://www.linkairways.com/ |
Link Airways, formerly known as Fly Corporate, is an Australian regional airline based at Brisbane Airport, Queensland.
The airline operates scheduled regional passenger services in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory.
Link Airways operates a fleet of Saab 340B Plus and Fairchild Metro 23 turboprop aircraft.[1]
On 11 August 2020 the company rebranded from Fly Corporate to Link Airways.[2]
Overview[]
Link Airways was launched as Fly Corporate in 2016 by Corporate Air, an existing air charter company that has been operating since 1972. The airline bases its aircraft at Brisbane Airport and Canberra Airport, from where it operates to regional destinations across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania. In October 2020, Link Airways announced that from 3 December 2020 it will operate flights between Canberra and Hobart 6 days per week.[3] Link Airways also announced that month that it will commence scheduled flights from Canberra to Newcastle commencing from 20 November 2020 and operate 11 times per week. On 2 December 2021 it was announced Link Airways would operate flights for Virgin Australia on the Sydney to Canberra route from 30 January 2022 under a wet lease arrangement. [4]
Fleet[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Link_Airways_%28VH-VEK%29_Fairchild_Swearingen_SA227-DC_Metroliner_taxiing_at_Sydney_Airport_%283%29.jpg/220px-Link_Airways_%28VH-VEK%29_Fairchild_Swearingen_SA227-DC_Metroliner_taxiing_at_Sydney_Airport_%283%29.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Link_Airways_%28VH-VEB%29_Saab_340B_landing_at_Canberra_Airport_%284%29.jpg/220px-Link_Airways_%28VH-VEB%29_Saab_340B_landing_at_Canberra_Airport_%284%29.jpg)
As of April 2019, the Link Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5]
Aircraft | In-service | Orders | Passengers |
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SAAB 340B Plus | 5 | 2 | 34 |
Fairchild Metro 23 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
Total | 8 | 2 |
Destinations[]
Link Airways operates to the following destinations:
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Armidale (Armidale Airport)
- Coffs Harbour (Coffs Harbour Airport)
- Dubbo (Dubbo Airport)
- Inverell (Inverell Airport)[6]
- Orange (Orange Airport)
- Narrabri (Narrabri Airport)
- Newcastle (Newcastle Airport)[4]
- Sydney (Sydney Airport)[7]
- Tamworth (Tamworth Regional Airport)[8]
- Wollongong (Shellharbour Airport)[9]
- Queensland
- Tasmania
- Victoria
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Our Fleet | Fly Corporate". flycorporate.com.au. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Fly Corporate re-brands as Link Airways". The Inverell Times. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Canberra Airport secures more flights as tourism opens up". The Canberra Times. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Crowe, Alex (20 October 2020). "Direct flight service launched between Canberra and Newcastle". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "RegoSearch | Aircraft Registration Search". regosearch.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "404 Page | Link Airways".
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: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "FlyCorporate adds Sydney service from Sep 2017". routesonline. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "FlyCorporate adds Brisbane – Tamworth service from Nov 2016". routesonline. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "New passenger flight provider for Illawarra airport announced". The Mercury. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
External links[]
Media related to Vee H Aviation at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Airlines established in 2016
- Australian companies established in 2016
- Airlines of Australia
- Companies based in Brisbane
- Regional Aviation Association of Australia