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)

Ad Astral Aviation

IATA ICAO Callsign AT - -
Founded	1986
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]

Operations

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]

Fleet

Current fleet:[3]

• Beechcraft 1900C – 2
• Beechcraft 1900D – 2
• Beechcraft 76 Duchess – 1

See also

• List of defunct airlines of Australia
• Aviation in Australia

References

External links

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