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Airlines of Australia is a defunct airline that serviced Australia, originally commencing as New England Airlines in 1931, until being absorbed by Australian National Airways in July 1942. ANA itself was sold to Ansett in October 1957, which was liquidated in 2002.


New England Airways


Airlines of Australia was originally incorporated as the New England Airways (NEAL) on 1 January 1931, with George A. Robinson as managing director and his future son-in-law, Keith Virtue (1909–1980) as director and chief pilot.[1][2]

Taking over the QANTAS Brisbane–Lismore route, the company first used a four-passenger Mahoney-Ryan B-1 (VH-UIZ) and three-passenger de Havilland Puss Moth (VH-UPM).[3]

Further aircraft were purchased, and more routes acquired and extended.[4]


Airlines of Australia Limited


In October 1935 the new company of Airlines of Australia Limited was floated to replace and incorporate New England Airways.[5] It commenced operations in January 1936. The new company also acquired the rights to manufacturing Sikorsky flying boats.[6]

Australian National Airways (ANA) gained a controlling interest in Airlines of Australia in April 1937, although the two airlines and assets retained separate public identities until 1 July 1942. Their two surviving Stinsons were then renamed VH-UKK Binana and VH-UYY Tokana. Airlines of Australia also held shares in ANA.[7] By 1954, the company was showing a financial loss.[8]

The airline colour was red.


Aircraft


Airlines of Australia owned over twenty aircraft, including:


See also



References


  1. "New England Airways 1931–1936". The Museum of Australian Commercial Aviation. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. "Belly-landed plane without letting wheels down A.N.A. grounds Australia's greatest civil pilot". Queensland Times. No. 25, 185 (Daily ed.). Queensland, Australia. 2 December 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 9 August 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "New England Airways". The Northern Star. Vol. 55. New South Wales, Australia. 10 October 1930. p. 6. Retrieved 9 August 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "New England Airways' plans". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. LVII, no. 120. Queensland, Australia. 21 May 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 9 August 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Airlines of Australia". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 28 December 1935. p. 21. Retrieved 9 August 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  6. ""Airlines of Australia."". Manilla Express. Vol. XXXVII, no. 74. New South Wales, Australia. 20 September 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 9 August 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "A.N.A. earns £180,515". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 1 December 1956. p. 18. Retrieved 9 August 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Airlines Aust. shows loss". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 36, 509. New South Wales, Australia. 27 December 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 9 August 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Last Stinson crash". The Northern Herald. Vol. 94, no. 1258. Queensland, Australia. 22 May 1937. p. 19. Retrieved 9 August 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Coronial inquiry". The Beaudesert Times. Vol. XXIX, no. 1506. Queensland, Australia. 16 April 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 9 August 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  11. "Fatal crash of the Stinson plane". The Age. No. 28, 061. Victoria, Australia. 29 March 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 9 August 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  12. "Stinson crash". Cairns Post. No. 13, 444. Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 9 August 2020 via National Library of Australia.





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