Alliance Airlines was established in 2002 when Brisbane based Queensland Airline Holdings acquired the AOC (Airline Operator Certificate) and assets of the dormant Flight West Airlines,[4] which had been established in May 1987 and ceased scheduled services in 2001. Alliance commenced operations with two Fokker 100 aircraft[5] and has since expanded its fleet and operational capabilities to service the growing demand from the mining and energy sector. It is a subsidiary of Alliance Aviation Services that was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2011 and now has approximately 920 full-time equivalent employees.[6]
Alliance was recognised as the first aircraft operator in Australia to attain Flight Safety Foundation Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) Gold Status in 2013[7]
In November 2015, Alliance announced the purchase of 6 Fokker 70 and 15 Fokker 100 aircraft from Austrian Airlines.[8] In 2016, the airline was recognised as the first regional aircraft operator in Australia to attain IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification.[9] In November 2018, Alliance was awarded CAPA Asia Pacific Regional Airline of the Year.[10]
In February 2019, Qantas acquired a 19.9% shareholding.[11][12]
In August 2020, Alliance announced a deal to purchase 14 Embraer E190 jets adding to their current fleet and then in December 2020 ordered a further 16 more Embraer E190 jets bringing their total to 30. The first E190, named Brazilian Lad was received by the airline on 29 October 2020 at Brisbane Airport and is expected to enter service in February 2021.
Alliance Airlines operates fly-in fly-out air services (FIFO) to over 20 mine sites and[21] services mining projects in Australia including Ballera, Cannington, Cloncurry, Cape Preston, Groote Eylandt, Leinster, Mount Keith, Olympic Dam, Phosphate Hill, Telfer, Barimunya, Coondewanna, Newman, Leonora, Century Mine and The Granites.[22]
Aircraft chartersEdit
Alliance Airlines provides aircraft charters throughout Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and South East Asia[citation needed]
FleetEdit
Current fleetEdit
As of July 2023, the Alliance Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1][23]
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Not to be confused with the Indian carrier Alliance Air India the defunct Alliance Air Uganda Airline alliance or Star Alliance This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information March 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Alliance Airlines Pty Limited is an Australian airline based in Brisbane Queensland with operational bases in Adelaide Cairns Melbourne Perth Townsville Darwin and Rockhampton Alliance Airlines owns and operates a fleet of Fokker and Embraer jet aircraft Fokker 70 Fokker 100 and Embraer 190 Alliance runs fly in fly out FIFO air charter services for the Australian mining and resources industry as well as private aircraft charters throughout Australia New Zealand the Pacific Islands and South East Asia Alliance also provides aircraft component sales and leasing worldwide 3 Alliance AirlinesIATA ICAO CallsignQQ UTY UNITYFounded5 April 2002Operating basesAdelaide Brisbane Cairns Darwin Essendon Melbourne Perth Rockhampton TownsvilleFleet size70 1 Destinations46 2 Parent companyAlliance Aviation ServicesHeadquartersBrisbane Queensland AustraliaKey peopleSteve Padgett Non Executive Chairman Scott McMillan Managing Director Websitewww allianceairlines com au Contents 1 History 2 Services 2 1 Scheduled services 2 2 Wet lease 2 3 Fly in fly out 2 4 Aircraft charters 3 Fleet 3 1 Current fleet 3 2 Former fleet 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditAlliance Airlines was established in 2002 when Brisbane based Queensland Airline Holdings acquired the AOC Airline Operator Certificate and assets of the dormant Flight West Airlines 4 which had been established in May 1987 and ceased scheduled services in 2001 Alliance commenced operations with two Fokker 100 aircraft 5 and has since expanded its fleet and operational capabilities to service the growing demand from the mining and energy sector It is a subsidiary of Alliance Aviation Services that was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2011 and now has approximately 920 full time equivalent employees 6 Alliance was recognised as the first aircraft operator in Australia to attain Flight Safety Foundation Basic Aviation Risk Standard BARS Gold Status in 2013 7 In November 2015 Alliance announced the purchase of 6 Fokker 70 and 15 Fokker 100 aircraft from Austrian Airlines 8 In 2016 the airline was recognised as the first regional aircraft operator in Australia to attain IATA Operational Safety Audit IOSA certification 9 In November 2018 Alliance was awarded CAPA Asia Pacific Regional Airline of the Year 10 In February 2019 Qantas acquired a 19 9 shareholding 11 12 In August 2020 Alliance announced a deal to purchase 14 Embraer E190 jets adding to their current fleet and then in December 2020 ordered a further 16 more Embraer E190 jets bringing their total to 30 The first E190 named Brazilian Lad was received by the airline on 29 October 2020 at Brisbane Airport and is expected to enter service in February 2021 In May 2022 Alliance announced it had agreed terms to be taken over by Qantas The deal was subject to regulatory and shareholder approval 13 In April 2023 the Australian Competition amp Consumer Commission opposed the takeover 14 15 Services EditScheduled services Edit nbsp Alliance Airlines Embraer 190 at Melbourne nbsp Alliance Airlines Fokker 70 at Perth nbsp Alliance Airlines Fokker 100 at BundabergAs of February 2023 Alliance operates routes under its own name 16 Wet lease Edit Eight Embraer 190s will be wet leased to Qantas from mid 2021 under a three year deal to operate routes under the QantasLink brand 17 18 Alliance previously operated wet lease services to Virgin Australia 19 20 Fly in fly out Edit Alliance Airlines operates fly in fly out air services FIFO to over 20 mine sites and 21 services mining projects in Australia including Ballera Cannington Cloncurry Cape Preston Groote Eylandt Leinster Mount Keith Olympic Dam Phosphate Hill Telfer Barimunya Coondewanna Newman Leonora Century Mine and The Granites 22 Aircraft charters Edit Alliance Airlines provides aircraft charters throughout Australia New Zealand the Pacific Islands and South East Asia citation needed Fleet EditCurrent fleet Edit As of July 2023 the Alliance Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft 1 23 Alliance Airlines fleet Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers NotesJ Y Y TotalEmbraer 190 33 10 4 80 94 Former Copa Airlines aircraft 24 18 to be leased to QantasLink 25 6 8 80 99 Former American Airlines aircraft 26 100 100 Former Helvetic Airways aircraft 27 28 30 TBD TBD Former AerCap aircraft 29 Fokker 70 13 80 80 2 stored citation needed 1 48 48 VIP configuration Fokker 100 25 100 100Total 72 30Former fleet Edit Alliance Airlines has also previously operated the following aircraft types 1 Boeing 737 400 2 aircraft 2012 2013 wet leased from Airwork Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia 3 aircraft 2002 2003 inherited from Flight West Airlines sold to Skippers Aviation Fokker 50 8 aircraft 2007 2022 See also EditList of airlines of AustraliaReferences Edit a b c Alliance Airlines Fleet Details Archived from the original on 5 December 2022 Retrieved 5 December 2022 Where We Fly www allianceairlines com au Archived from the original on 14 June 2018 Retrieved 7 April 2021 McMillan Scott 12 December 2016 Alliance executes extension of contract with CITIC Pacific Mining Archived from the original on 2 February 2017 Retrieved 24 January 2017 Queensland Premier clears Alliance Airlines Australia s newest carrier for take off Latest Travel News July 2002 ASIA Travel Tips com The Sydney Morning Herald Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 24 January 2017 Alliance Airlines Our History Alliance Airlines Archived from the original on 2 February 2017 Retrieved 24 January 2017 IBISWorld Industry Market Research Reports and Statistics www ibisworld com Retrieved 11 June 2023 BARS News First aircraft operators achieve Gold registration status Flight Safety 28 May 2013 Archived from the original on 2 February 2017 Retrieved 24 January 2017 Schofield Lee 25 November 2015 Alliance Aviation creates new business and establishes a European presence PDF Alliance Airlines Archived PDF from the original on 2 February 2017 Retrieved 24 January 2017 IATA Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd IATA Archived from the original on 2 February 2017 Retrieved 24 January 2017 JAL Thai Lion Saudia flyadeal scoop 2018 CAPA Asia Pacific Aviation Awards for Excellence CAPA Centre for Aviation Archived from the original on 27 March 2019 Retrieved 27 March 2019 Debrief Australian Aviation March 2019 page 15 Qantas stake in Alliance Airlines raises concerns Archived 31 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine Australian Competition amp Consumer Commission 1 August 2019 Alliance enters scheme of implementation deed with Qantas Airways Limited Archived 5 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine Alliance Aviation Services 5 May 2022 ACCC opposes Qantas acquisition of Alliance Australian Competition amp Consumer Commission 20 April 2023 Competition watchdog rejects Qantas acquisition of Alliance Sydney Morning Herald 20 April 2023 Where We Fly www allianceairlines com au Archived from the original on 14 June 2018 Retrieved 23 March 2023 NEW ROUTES MORE FLIGHTS AS JETS TO CALL ADELAIDE HOME Qantas 7 May 2021 Archived from the original on 7 May 2021 Retrieved 11 May 2021 QANTAS ADDS SEVEN NEW ROUTES AND PUTS DREAMLINER ON DOMESTIC Qantas 25 May 2021 Archived from the original on 26 May 2021 Retrieved 26 May 2021 Alliance Airlines adds new routes in Queensland as Virgin prepares to close Brisbane ATR base Australian Aviation 11 May 2017 Archived from the original on 11 May 2017 Retrieved 21 July 2017 Hatch Patrick 11 June 2020 Alliance Aviation readies to buy 20 planes to fill Virgin void The Sydney Morning Herald Archived from the original on 12 June 2020 Retrieved 12 June 2020 Alliance Airlines Where We Fly Alliance Airlines Archived from the original on 9 June 2017 Retrieved 24 January 2017 Dyer Matthew 12 September 2015 Alliance Aviation signs new 5 year contract PDF Alliance Airlines Archived PDF from the original on 2 February 2017 Retrieved 24 January 2017 Authority Civil Aviation Safety 24 June 2021 Aircraft register search Civil Aviation Safety Authority Archived from the original on 28 August 2017 Retrieved 24 June 2021 Alliance pounces on planes deal buying 14 Embraer jets The Australian 3 August 2020 Archived from the original on 22 April 2023 Retrieved 3 August 2020 Full Complement Qantas Ups Its E190 Leases To 18 Planes simpleflying com 21 April 2022 Archived from the original on 9 August 2022 Retrieved 9 August 2022 Alliance scoop up another 16 Embraer E190 jets Executive Traveller 18 December 2020 Archived from the original on 18 December 2020 Retrieved 18 December 2020 Alliance acquires an additional two E190 aircraft AVIATOR 28 June 2021 Archived from the original on 29 June 2021 Retrieved 29 June 2021 Pionair Australia puts only E190 up for sale www ch aviation com 18 November 2021 Archived from the original on 7 August 2022 Retrieved 7 August 2022 Australia s Alliance Airlines To Receive 30 More Embraer E190s simpleflying com 27 February 2023 Archived from the original on 27 February 2023 Retrieved 27 February 2023 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Alliance Airlines at Wikimedia Commons Official websitePortals nbsp Australia nbsp Aviation nbsp Queensland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alliance Airlines amp oldid 1175211233, wikipedia, 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