Sydney Seaplanes
| Sydney Seaplanes | |
|---|---|
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| IATA code : | - |
| ICAO code : | - |
| Call sign : | - |
| Founding: | 2006 |
| Seat: |
Sydney , Australia
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| Home airport : | Port Jackson |
| Management: | Aaron Shaw ( CEO ) |
| Number of employees: | <15 |
| Passenger volume: | 30,000 |
| Fleet size: | 3 |
| Aims: | national |
| Website: | www.seaplanes.com.au |
Sydney Seaplanes is an Australian airline based in Sydney and based in Port Jackson .
history
The airline was created in 2006 through the merger of Sydney Harbor Seaplanes, Seaplane Safaris and Southern Cross Seaplanes. Its founder and managing director is Aaron Shaw , an airline pilot from New Zealand . The company employs five pilots in 2011, only one of whom is from Australia. The total number of employees fluctuates between ten and 15 depending on the season.
Destinations
The airline offers short-haul connections to the Sydney area (e.g. Newcastle ) with seaplanes . In addition to charter flights available.
fleet
As of March 2018, the Sydney Seaplanes fleet consists of three aircraft:
| Aircraft type | Aircraft registration | Remarks | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 208 | VH-NOO | 12 | |
| VH-SXF | |||
| VH-ZWH |
Incidents
On December 31, 2017, there was an accident with six deaths. The pilot and the British top manager Richard Cousins and his family were killed.
See also
Web links
- Sydney Seaplanes website (English)
- Photos of the Sydney Seaplanes on airliners.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ FliegerRevue October 2011, pp. 12–15, From Port to Port - Seaplane Airline in Australia
- ↑ CASA - Sydney Seaplanes (English), accessed on March 11, 2018
- ↑ seaplanes.com.au - Our Aircraft , accessed on November 23, 2016
- ↑ Australia: businessman and family die in plane crash . In: Spiegel Online . January 1, 2018 ( spiegel.de [accessed January 1, 2018]).
