Hinterland Aviation is a regional airline and charter company based at Cairns Airport in Queensland, Australia. The airline operates scheduled flights from Cairns Airport and Townsville Airport.

History

The airline was established in 1984 as a charter operation servicing the mining industry, Hinterland Aviation Pty Ltd was acquired by retail travel firm Trailfinders in 1992 and developed a firm footing in the tourism charter industry. The engineering division started in 1995 to support the local needs of the Far North aviation industry.[1] The business was sold in mid-2015 to Broome Air Services, whose Chief Executive Peter Christoudias described it as a merger, not a takeover.[2]

Fleet

Hinterland has a fleet of 17 aircraft:[3]

• 1 x Cessna 310
• 2 x Cessna 402
• 1 x Cessna 404
• 10 x Cessna Caravan
• 2 x Beechcraft King Air 200

Destinations

From its Cairns base, Hinterland Aviation operates scheduled airline services to Cooktown and Coen. From the airline's Townsville base they operate scheduled flights to Palm Island. The airline also operates numerous charter flights for private clients and Queensland government agencies, as well as international medical evacuation flights into and out of Papua New Guinea.

See also

• List of airlines of Australia

References

External links

• Official website