Ad Astral Aviation was a charter airline and former advanced flight school based at Perth Airport, Western Australia since 1986. The company's name originated from the Latin phrase and common Air Force term 'ad astra' which means "to the stars".[1]
![]() | This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: Ad Astral has since been acquired and closed. (June 2020) |
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Founded | 1986 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2016 | ||||||
Hubs | Perth Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
Headquarters | Perth Airport, Australia | ||||||
Key people | Ron Magrath, OAM (Chief Pilot) | ||||||
Website | Official website[dead link] |
Ad Astral operated from the Perth Flight Centre in the general aviation precinct at Perth Airport. The charter airline branch of the company operated across Western Australia on mining contract flights as well as some occasional interstate ad hoc charters.[2]
In late 2016, Ad Astral was acquired by Adelaide based charter airline Rossair in a deal to help both companies capture more of the growing tourism market in both South Australia and Western Australia.[1]
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