Ansett
IATA AN	ICAO AAA	Callsign Ansett
Founded		1935
Hubs		defunct Formerly: Kingsford Smith International Airport Melbourne Airport
Focus cities / secondary hubs		defunct Formerly: Brisbane Airport Perth Airport
Frequent flyer program		defunct Formerly: Golden Rewards
Member lounge		defunct Formerly: Golden Wing
Alliance		defunct Formerly: Star Alliance
Fleet size		defunct
Destinations		defunct
Parent company		Ansett Australia
Headquarters		Melbourne, Australia
Key people		Sir Reginald Ansett (founder) Sir Peter Abeles (former owner and CEO)
Website: http://www.ansett.com.au

Ansett Australia or Ansett was a major Australian domestic and international airline, flying many passengers around Australia and to many destinations in Asia at its height in 1996. The airline failed financially in 2001 and the majority of its assets have since been liquidated. The airline operated for 66 years. Image File history File linksMetadata Ansett_logo_2. ... 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. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... An Airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Sydney (Kingsford Smith) International Airport, or Sydney Airport (IATA: SYD, ICAO: YSSY), is located in the Sydney suburb of Mascot. ... Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML) is located to the north of the city, adjacent to the suburb of Tullamarine, Victoria, 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. ... Brisbane Airport (IATA: BNE, ICAO: YBBN) is located in the Brisbane suburb of Eagle Farm, Queensland, Australia. ... Perth Airport (IATA: PER, ICAO: YPPH) is an Australian domestic and international airport located in Belmont, Western Australia and is the main airport servicing Perth, Western Australia. ... 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). ... The Skyteam logo The 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. ... Launched on May 14, 1997, the Star Alliance was the first, and remains the largest airline alliance in the world, with the following points of cooperation among its partner airlines: Frequent flyer program integration allows airline miles to be earned and redeemed on all members of the Alliance at the... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... Sir Reginald (Reg) Myles Ansett (13 February 1909 - 23 December 1981) was an Australian businessman and aviator best known for founding Ansett Airlines one of Australias two leading domestic airlines between 1957 and 2001. ... Sir Peter Emil Herbert Abeles AC (1924-04-25–1999-06-25) was an Australian transportation magnate. ... A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

History

The company was started by Reg Ansett in 1935 as Ansett Airways Pty. Ltd. The business floated in 1937, and was contracting for the USAAF during the war. The post-war years were marked with numerous acquisitions, including Australian National Airways (1957). The airline prospered during the second half of the 20th century, especially in the 1980s. However a number of substantial investments performed badly, including a share in the US airline America West Airlines (which filed for bankruptcy, but survived) and its Hamilton Island resort (which went into receivership). Ansett also paid millions of dollars for the right to be official airline of the Sydney 2000 Olympics, an investment generally regarded as unwise. This destabilised the financial position of the company considerably. ansett airlines logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Sir Reginald (Reg) Myles Ansett (13 February 1909 - 23 December 1981) was an Australian businessman and aviator best known for founding Ansett Airlines one of Australias two leading domestic airlines between 1957 and 2001. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United States Army Air Forces, or USAAF, was a part of the U.S. military during World War II. The direct precursor to the U.S. Air Force, the USAAF formally existed between 1941 and 1947. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MacGyver is one of the symbols of the 1980s in America The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... America West Airlines (IATA: HP, ICAO: AWE, and Callsign: Cactus), operating as US Airways, is one of the United States ten major airlines. ... Hamilton Island is the largest inhabited island of the Whitsunday Islands, a collection of drowned mountains situated close to the east coast of Queensland, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become an international symbol of Sydney Sydney (pronounced ) is the state capital of New South Wales, located on the east coast of Australia. ...

One of the most unusual aircraft that was operated by Ansett was the DC-4 / C-54 outsized freighter conversion ATL-98 Carvair. Three of the airlines own DC-4s were delivered to the United Kingdom for conversion by Aviation Traders Limited, the company run by Sir Freddie Laker as Managing Director. The designation DC-4 was used by Douglas Aircraft Company when developing the DC-4E as a large, four-engined type to complement its forthcoming DC-3 design. ... The C-54 Skymaster was a four engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Force in World War II. Like its mate the C-47 Skytrain, the C-54 Skymaster was derived from the prototype of a civilian airliner (the DC-4). ... The designation DC-4 was used by Douglas Aircraft Company when developing the DC-4E as a large, four-engined type to complement its forthcoming DC-3 design. ... Sir Frederick Alfred Laker (born August 6, 1922), better known as Sir Freddie Laker is a legendary British airline owner. ...

Air New Zealand, previously a 50% shareholder, acquired full ownership of Ansett in February 2000, buying out News Corporation. Competition from Qantas and a succession of start-up airlines, top-heavy and overpaid staff, an ageing fleet and grounding of the Boeing 767 fleet due to maintenance irregularities left Ansett seriously short of cash. Ansett became a drain on its parent and Air New Zealand itself was ultimately bailed out by the New Zealand Government. It placed the Ansett group into voluntary administration on 13 September 2001. A day later, the administrator decided that Ansett was not viable and grounded the fleets of Ansett and its subsidiaries Hazelton Airlines, Kendell, Skywest and Aeropelican. Air New Zealand (IATA: NZ, ICAO: ANZ, and Callsign: New Zealand) ASX: AIZ NZX: AIR is a major scheduled passenger airline based in Auckland, New Zealand. ... News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) (NYSE: NWS) is one of the worlds largest media conglomerates. ... Qantas (pronounced ) is the name and callsign of the oldest and largest airline of Australia. ... Air Canada Boeing 767-300 British Airways Boeing 767-300 The Boeing 767 is a commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

After receiving a federal government guarantee, Ansett resumed limited services between major cities on 1 October 2001. This was referred to as 'Ansett Mark II'. In November 2001 Melbourne businessmen Solomon Lew and Lindsay Fox, under the name 'Tesna', reached agreement to buy most of Ansett's assets. This agreement, although well advanced, collapsed in February 2002. With no other saviours, Ansett ceased operations permanently on 4 March 2002. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... Solomon Lew is a businessman, living in Melbourne. ... Lindsay Fox is a succesful businessman and one of the wealthier Australians. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ...

Ansett aircraft at Melbourne Airport after the airline's collapse in 2001

The process of administration of the companies' assets continues to this day with employees receiving $A544.7 million out of entitlements estimated at $A766.4 million (or about 71c in the dollar) and it is expected that another $A85.1 million will be raised. Ansett's administrators, KordaMentha, told creditors that it was unlikely that much more money would be realised, due to the depression of the global aviation industry after September 11 reducing the value of aircraft from $A300 million to $A70 million. Some aircraft in heavy maintenance were broken up as it was not cost-effective to restore them to an airworthy state. Most of the Boeing 767 fleet remained parked at Melbourne until late 2004, when they were sold and flown to the United States to be broken up into spare parts. Ansett Aircraft September 2001 File links The following pages link to this file: Ansett Categories: GFDL images ... Ansett Aircraft September 2001 File links The following pages link to this file: Ansett Categories: GFDL images ... Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML) is located to the north of the city, adjacent to the suburb of Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... Air Canada Boeing 767-300 British Airways Boeing 767-300 The Boeing 767 is a commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 3. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Currently, Australian business man Terry Byrt is in the process of resurrecting the Ansett Airways name as a local carrier based in Townsville, Australia. It is planned to fly to Gladstone, Mackay, Hamilton Island, Townsville, Mount Isa, Cairns, Brisbane, and Horn Island. The new airline is supposed to take off November 2005. The company is not affiliated with Ansett Australia. Townsville redirects here. ...

The Ansett name lives on in Ansett Aircraft Spares & Services (ASSS), which was established in 1958 to procure parts for the Australian operation. In the 1980's AASS began to sell Ansett's excess, or no longer required inventories of spare parts. In 2003, management of AASS purchased the operations from Ansett's Administrators and currently sells Ansett's and other airlines consigned spares. AASS is also a distributor for Avox Systems, Aircraft Brakng Systems, PTI Technologies, 3M, Bill Thomas Associates, General Electric, Telex Corporation, Dukane Seacom Division, LPS Laboratories, Essex PB&R, and EDO Corporation. AASS maintains facilities and sales offices in Los Angeles, London and Melbourne.

Ansett Administration

• Introduction

The Sixth Report to Creditors of the Ansett Group of Companies, provides a general update to creditors on the status of the administrations as at 31 December 2005. The Administrators have also issued 76 Committees of Creditors’ updates, 40 employee updates and detailed reports to the Commonwealth Government and to representatives of employees.

• What has been Achieved?

The Administrators realised $60.5m of assets during 2005. Over 95% of assets, other than aircraft, have now been realised. Significantly, the Administrators are now able to increase the net asset realisation estimate by a further $50.0m from $590.0m to $640.0m as a result of:

• higher than budget assets actually realised to date;

• higher than budget future estimated asset realisations;

• lower than budget costs to date; and

• elimination or mitigation of contingent claims. The Administrators paid a dividend on 12 December 2005 of $41.1m, being the fourth dividend, as follows:

• $25.0m to employees, being 12.5% of each employee’s outstanding balance after payment of the first, second and third dividends; and

• $16.1m to the Commonwealth Government. Employees have now received $586.3m of the estimated total employee entitlements of $760.0m. The Commonwealth Government has now received $270.8m of the $384.0m of its total advances.

Sponsorship

Ansett Australia was one of the major sponsors of the AFL, holding the naming rights to the AFL pre-season competition, the Ansett Australia Cup. It was also a major sponsor of Waverley Park/VFL Park. The logo was visible around the stadium. This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ...

Ansett was also a Major Sponsor of Australian Cricket, with the Ansett Australia Test Series a prominent fixture of the Australian summer. Ansett's logo (called the StarMark) appeared on all players' training and game shirts, as well as around the boundary and on the field during Test Series.

It was also the sleeve/major sponsor of the Brisbane Broncos National Rugby League team from 1996-2001 Brisbane Broncos, founded 1988, is a rugby league team based in Brisbane, Queensland. ... The logo of the National Rugby League. ...

References

• KordaMentha, "Ansett Group (Subject to Deeds of Company Arrangement) Sixth Report to Creditors 31 March 2006" (PDF)

See also

• List of Australian companies
• Ansett New Zealand

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External links

• Ansett Australia
• Sir Reginald Ansett Transport Museum
• Ansett Airlines Ephemera
• Ansett Airways
• Ansett Aircraft Spares & Services
• Ansett Aviation Engineering Services
• The Spirits of Ansett
• AnsettSTARS

Members of the Star Alliance

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