Ansett Australia

Ansett Australia
IATA code :	ON
ICAO code :	AAA
Call sign :	ANSETT
Founding:	1935
Operation stopped:	2001
Seat:	Melbourne , Australia
Turnstile :	Melbourne Airport , Kingsford Smith International Airport Sydney
Home airport :	Melbourne Airport
Management:	Sir Reginald Ansett
Alliance :	Star Alliance
Frequent Flyer Program :	Global Rewards
Fleet size:	77
Aims:	National and international
Ansett Australia ceased operations in 2001. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation.

Ansett Australia was an Australian airline based in Melbourne and a member of the airline alliance Star Alliance . It filed for bankruptcy in 2001 and then ceased operations.

history

First years

Ansett-ANA Douglas DC-6B at Adelaide International Airport in the early 1960s.

In 1931, Australian Reginald Ansett founded a transportation company and began bus and truck trips in Victoria . In 1936 he created the new airline as Ansett Airways Pty. Ltd , which soon started operating between Melbourne and Hamilton with a Fokker Universal . In the following time Ansett bought many smaller airlines. After the Second World War Ansett was the strategy Two Airlines ( Two Airlines Policy ) discriminated against the Australian government and invested consequently stronger in the marine and hotel sectors. This changed on October 4, 1957, when Ansett was allowed to buy up the previous main competitor ANA , the Australian National Airways . Then Ansett dominated the domestic Australian passenger air traffic together with the state provider TAA . The merger with ANA remained visible through the name Ansett-ANA until 1969 , after which the name Ansett Australia was chosen, and smaller companies continued to be bought up and partly operated as subsidiaries. The older, but inexpensive Vickers Viscount and Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft were used because Ansett initially remained financially weakened by the takeover.

The jet age

Boeing 727-200 from Ansett

The Boeing 727 was Ansett's first jet from November 1964. In addition to Australia, Port Moresby in what was then New Guinea's trust area was a central focus of Ansett's operations. In 1981 a completely new fleet was ordered u. a. Boeing 767 and Boeing 737 .

After the deregulation of the passenger flight market in 1990, the airlines East-West Airlines , Ansett WA and Ansett Express were merged to form Ansett Australia , which began its first international flights two years later, for example to Hong Kong . The international expansion was cautious and slow, as it was now entering a business area in which only Qantas Airways was previously active.

Since March 1999, Ansett Australia member of the airline alliance Star Alliance .

In February 2000, Air New Zealand , which had previously held a 50% stake in Ansett Australia, took over the 50% stake that had previously remained there from News Corporation .

insolvency

A disused Boeing 767-200 from the former Ansett Australia, Mojave Airfield 2007

In September 2001, Ansett Australia had to file for bankruptcy and soon after ceased operations - Ansett Australia was also affected by the drop in passengers due to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and meanwhile lost 800,000 euros a day. For these reasons, the management was transferred to PricewaterhouseCoopers on September 13, 2001 , before air traffic ceased on September 14. This created a chaotic situation at the airports in Australia, as almost all of the airline's flight connections were canceled and there was initially no replacement for these passengers. Finally, the remaining Australian airlines were able to compensate for the lack of capacities by chartered aircraft. This endeavor meant an enormous effort, as Ansett Australia had previously mastered domestic air traffic. Several rescue attempts failed. The Ansett Terminal at Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney also had to be sold. The proceeds were used to repay the debt of Ansett Australia's parent company.

Today, many of the Company's aircraft are in aircraft graveyards in Arizona . The parent company Ansett has to pay the debts of its former airline.

Timeline

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Simplified timeline of the history of Australian airlines ( see detailed diagram )

aims

Ansett Australia recently served numerous destinations within Australia, such as Alice Springs , Brisbane and Hobart , and also operated flights to Asian destinations, including Shanghai , Osaka and Seoul .

fleet

Boeing 747-400 from Ansett, 2001

Last operated fleet

Fokker F-27 from Ansett, 1970

At the time of the cessation of flight operations, Ansett Australia's fleet consisted of 77 aircraft:

• 20 Airbus A320-200
• 18 BAe 146-200
• 01 Boeing 727-200F (cargo plane)
• 23 Boeing 737-300
• 02 Boeing 747-400
• 09 Boeing 767-200
• 04 Boeing 767-300

All machines had two classes of transport, Business and Economy . In addition, several airlines, including Skywest Airlines and Aeropelican Air Services , operated regional and feeder flights for Ansett Australia with smaller aircraft.

Historic fleet

Lockheed L-188A Electra from Ansett, 1977

Retired before flight operations ceased:

• Aviation Traders ATL-98
• Boeing 747-300
• Bristol 170 Freighter
• Convair CV-340
• Convair CV-440
• de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
• Douglas DC-3
• Douglas DC-4
• Douglas DC-6
• Douglas DC-9
• Fokker F-27
• Fokker F28
• Lockheed L-188 Electra
• Vickers Viscount

Incidents

• On November 30, 1961, a Vickers Viscount 720 of Ansett ANA (VH-TVC) broke in the air in strong turbulence and high speed shortly after taking off from Sydney-Kingsford Smith Airport (Australia) 5 kilometers south of it. All 15 people on board died.

• On September 22, 1966, a Vickers Viscount 832 of Ansett ANA (VH-RMI) crashed near Winton (Australia) on the flight to Longreach after an engine caught fire and a wing broke off as a result. All 24 people on board, 4 crew members and 20 passengers, died in this accident.

See also

• Former Airlines List (Australia and Oceania)

Web links

Commons : Ansett Australia  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Data on the airline Ansett Airways in Aviation Safety Network (English)
• Data on the airline Ansett Australia Airlines in Aviation Safety Network (English)
• Data on the airline Ansett Airlines of Australia in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
• Data on the airline Ansett Australia Airlines in Aviation Safety Network (English)
• related airlines:
  • Data about the airline Ansett Flying Boat Service in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
  • Data on the airline Ansett New Zealand at the Aviation Safety Network (English)
  • Data Airlines of Papua New Guinea on the airline Ansett in the Aviation Safety Network (English)

• Ansett Australia Administration Website (English)
• Sir Reginald Ansett Transport Museum (English)
• Ansett Airlines Ephemera (English)
• Ansett Aircraft Spares & Services (English)
• The Spirits of Ansett (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Economics, Commerce and Industrial Relations Group: Key Australian Aviation Policy Developments: The Ansett Airlines Context 1937-2001 Chronology. (No longer available online.) In: Parliamentary Library. December 20, 2001, archived from the original on February 7, 2012 ; accessed on May 27, 2016 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Aircraft Status , ansett.com.au (English), accessed 2 September 2010
3. ^ Ulrich Klee and Frank Bucher et al .: jp airline-fleets international . Zurich Airport 1967 to 2001.
4. ↑ Accident report Viscount 720 VH-TVC , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 15, 2020.
5. ↑ Accident report Viscount 832 VH-RMI , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 15, 2020.