Pionair Australia
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| AOC # | CASA TAOS.0512 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Sydney, Cairns, Adelaide | ||||||
| Focus cities | Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Port Moresby | ||||||
| Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bankstown Airport | ||||||
| Key people | Steve Ferris, CEO | ||||||
| Employees | 75 | ||||||
Pionair Australia is a passenger and cargo airline based at Sydney Bankstown Airport.[1]
History[]
Pionair Australia has been operating for over 20 years, specialising in both dangerous and non-dangerous cargo transport, FIFO operations and charter transport.[1] The airline holds an IAOC permit, allowing the airline to operate and carry passengers and cargo anywhere in the world. From 2016 to early 2020, Pionair Australia operated Virgin Australia Cargo flights under contract via TNT.[2] Since March 2020 the contract has moved to Qantas and Pionair is operating up to 4 Bae146 freighters on the same schedule for Qantas Cargo and TNT.
Fleet[]
As of November 2020, Pionair currently operates 9 British Aerospace BAe146 aircraft, five of which are freighters and the remaining four are passenger aircraft. The first of two Embraer E190-E2 were delivered in January 2020 for operations on behalf of Air Kiribati, scheduled to start in mid-2020 (now delayed due to COVID-19). These aircraft are brand new. One used Embraer E190-E1 (built in 2011) has been purchased by Pionair and is due for delivery November 2020 for company growth and expansion.
The airline previously operated a Convair 580 within Australia.[3]
| Aircraft | In service | On order | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAe146-200 | 4 | |||
| BAe146-200(QT) | 4 | One Stored | ||
| BAe146-300(QT) | 2 | |||
| E190-E1 | 1 | |||
| E190-E2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 11 (1 stored) | 1 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "pionair.com.au". Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- ^ "Virgin Australia's freighter aircraft take off". Australian Aviation. 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
- ^ "Pionair Australia Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
External links[]
- Airlines of Australia
- Cargo airlines of Australia
- Companies based in Sydney