Airnorth
IATA TL	ICAO ANO	Callsign Topend, Regional
Founded		1978
Hubs		Darwin International Airport
Focus cities / secondary hubs		none
Frequent flyer program		Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member lounge		Qantas Club
Alliance		none
Fleet size		12
Destinations		9
Parent company		Capiteq Limited
Headquarters		Darwin
Key people		Neil Shea (CEO)
Website: http://www.airnorth.com.au

Airnorth is a regional airline based in Darwin in Australia. It operates scheduled and charter services in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia, with an extension to Timor. Its main base is Darwin International Airport (DRW). Image File history File links Airnorth. ... IATA airline designators are two-letter codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... What is an E-Hub? An Cargo hub is an [Warehouse] that an Transporter, Airline and Shipping Line uses as a transfer point to get Cargo to their intended destination. ... Darwin International Airport (IATA: DRW, ICAO: YPDN) is the primary airport serving Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. ... In the airline industry, a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has flights to at least several destinations other than its hubs. ... A frequent flyer program is a service offered by many airlines to reward customer loyalty. ... An airport lounge is a lounge owned by a particular airline (or jointly operated by several carriers). ... Qantas Club is the official airline lounge for Qantas with airport locations around Australia and the world. ... SkyTeam logo Oneworld logo The Star Alliance logo An airline alliance is an agreement between two or more airlines to cooperate for the foreseeable future on a substantial level. ... Darwin is the territorial capital and most populous city of Australias Northern Territory. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Regional airlines are a type of airline service that is intended to feed a larger airline or larger aircraft. ... Darwin is the territorial capital and most populous city of Australias Northern Territory. ... Emblems: Sturts Desert Rose (floral) Motto: None Slogan or Nickname: The Territory, The NT, The Top End Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Const. ... Emblems: Faunal - Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus); Floral - Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium bigibbum); Bird - Brolga (Grus rubicunda); Aquatic - Barrier Reef Anemonefish (Amphiprion akindynos); Gem - Sapphire; Colour - Maroon Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Const. ... Emblems: Floral - Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos manglesii); Mammal - Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus); Bird - Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Const. ... Map of Timor Timor Island from space, November 1989. ... Darwin International Airport (IATA: DRW, ICAO: YPDN) is the primary airport serving Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: TL
• ICAO Code: ANO
• Callsign: Top End (International and Charter), Regional (Domestic)

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History

The airline was established in 1978 and started operations on 4 July 1978. It initially operated charter flights only until scheduled services were introduced in 1981. It was formerly known as Air North International. In October 2003 Airnorth acquired the assets of Airlines of South Australia (ASA) with the intention of gradually merging the two companies and operating under Airnorth's air operators certificate. In March 2004 Airnorth acquired the assets of Emu Airways. July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Airlines of South Australia (ASA) is an airline based in Adelaide in Australia. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Emu Airways was an airline based in Adelaide in Australia operating tourist flights to nearby Kangaroo Island. ...

Airnorth is part of a major new coalition of regional air services in Australia, RegionalLink Airlines, put together by Darwin based aviation services company Capiteq Limited. This is Australia's first airline franchise operation. All of the participating airlines will continue to trade in their local markets under their own names, the logos of which will be featured on the fuselages of aircraft within the group.

In May 2004 Airnorth signed a contract with Indonesian operator Merpati Nusantara Airlines to provide services between Darwin and Kupang in West Timor using Embraer Brasilia aircraft. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Merpati Nusantara Airlines is an airline based in Indonesia that provides largely domestic and regional flights. ... Kupang is the capital of the Indonesian province East Nusa Tenggara. ... Map of Timor (island only) West Timor is a political region that comprises the western half of Timor island with the exception of Oecussi-Ambeno district (which is politically part of East Timor) and forms a part of the Indonesian province of Nusa Tenggara Timur, (NTT or East Nusa Tenggara). ...

On November 9, 2005, Airlines of South Australia (ASA) and Emu Airways ceased operations. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Airlines of South Australia (ASA) is an airline based in Adelaide in Australia. ... Emu Airways was an airline based in Adelaide in Australia operating tourist flights to nearby Kangaroo Island. ...

Airnorth is owned by Skyport Group (55%), QTEC (31%) and John Gamble (14%) (at January 2005). 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Services

Airnorth operates the following services (at May 2006):

• Domestic scheduled destinations: Broome, Darwin, Gove, Groote Eylandt, Kununurra, Maningrida and McArthur River.

• International scheduled destinations: Dili, East Timorand Kupang, Indonesia.

• Domestic charter destinations: Argyle diamond mine, Horn Island, Truscottand the Tiwi Islands.

Broome (17°57′ S 122°14′ E) is a pearling town in the Kimberley region in the far North of Western Australia. ... Darwin is the territorial capital and most populous city of Australias Northern Territory. ... The Gove Peninsula (12°17′ S 136°49′ E) is at the northeastern corner of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. ... Groote Eylandt from space, November 1989 Groote Eylandt is the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria in northeastern Australia. ... Kununurra is a town in north Western Australia located at the eastern side of the Kimberley Region close to the border with the Northern Territory. ... Maningrida is a self-governing indigenous community in the heart of the Arnhem Land region of Australias Northern Territory. ... Dili, also spelled Díli, Dilli or Dilly, is the capital of East Timor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Kupang is the capital of the Indonesian province East Nusa Tenggara. ... The Argyle diamond mine (, ) is a diamond mine located in the north-east of Western Australia. ... Horn Island (Narupai Island) () is an island in the Torres Strait, in Queenslands north between the Australian mainland and Papua New Guinea. ... Mungalalu Truscott Airbase, previously known as Truscott Airfield (or simply as Truscott) is an Australian Customs Service airbase. ... Melville Island, Northern Territory and Bathurst Island, Northern Territory are both inhabited by the Tiwi people. ...

Fleet

The Airnorth fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January 2005):

• 1 Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante
• 1 Embraer EMB-110P2 Bandeirante
• 6 Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
• 3 Fairchild Metro 23

EMB110 Bandeirante The Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante (pioneer in Portuguese) is a general purpose 15-21 passenger twin-turboprop light transport aircraft suitable for military and civil duties. ... EMB110 Bandeirante The Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante (pioneer in Portuguese) is a general purpose 15-21 passenger twin-turboprop light transport aircraft suitable for military and civil duties. ... The Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia is a twin-turboprop commuter airliner, produced by Embraer. ... A Metro 23 of Australian regional airline Rex The Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner or the Fairchild Aerospace Metro is a 19-seat, pressurised, twin turboporop airliner first produced by Swearingen and later by Fairchild. ...

External links

• Airnorth
• RegionalLink Airlines