Network Aviation
Encyclopedia
Network Aviation is an airline
based at Perth Airport
, operating air charter
services in support of "fly-in fly-out
" mining operations throughout Western Australia. In partnership with subsidiary engineering provider Network Turbine Solutions, Network Aviation operates over 50 flights a week on behalf of mining companies to facilitate crew changes at remote sites.
, Lindsay Evans founded Network in 1998. Originally operating a mix of smaller aircraft types such as Cessna 441
Conquests, Cessna 310
s and Beechcraft Super King Air
s, in partnership with key clients Network grew into larger types and commenced operating Embraer Brasilias in 2000 and Fokker 100s in 2008.
In February 2011, Network Aviation was purchased by Qantas
Airways and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas. Network retains its current management, employees and operating structure, with the business to be aligned with Qantas' operations, standards and processes. With the purchase, Qantas stated it is looking at significantly growing Network's fleet and operations.
In February 2011 Qantas announced that it was purchasing 10 second hand Fokker 100 aircraft for its Network Aviation operation.
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based at Perth Airport
Perth Airport
Perth Airport is an Australian domestic and international airport serving Perth, the capital and largest city of Western Australia. The airport itself is located in the suburb of Perth Airport....
, operating air charter
Air charter
Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft as opposed to individual aircraft seats...
services in support of "fly-in fly-out
Fly-in fly-out
Fly-in fly-out is a method of employing people in remote areas. It is often abbreviated to FIFO when referring to employment status. This is common in large mining states in Australia...
" mining operations throughout Western Australia. In partnership with subsidiary engineering provider Network Turbine Solutions, Network Aviation operates over 50 flights a week on behalf of mining companies to facilitate crew changes at remote sites.
History
After assisting to establish Skippers AviationSkippers Aviation
Skippers Aviation is an airline based in Osborne Park, a suburb of Perth. It is a charter company specialising in mining crew changes, executive charters and general flying for the mining industry in Western Australia, as well as search and rescue and medevac operations. It was established and...
, Lindsay Evans founded Network in 1998. Originally operating a mix of smaller aircraft types such as Cessna 441
Cessna 441
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Conquests, Cessna 310
Cessna 310
The Cessna 310 is an American six-seat, low-wing, twin-engined monoplane that was produced by Cessna between 1954 and 1980. It was the first twin-engined aircraft that Cessna put into production after World War II.-Development:...
s and Beechcraft Super King Air
Beechcraft Super King Air
The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series...
s, in partnership with key clients Network grew into larger types and commenced operating Embraer Brasilias in 2000 and Fokker 100s in 2008.
In February 2011, Network Aviation was purchased by Qantas
Qantas
Qantas Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an initialism for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services". Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo", the airline is based in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport...
Airways and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas. Network retains its current management, employees and operating structure, with the business to be aligned with Qantas' operations, standards and processes. With the purchase, Qantas stated it is looking at significantly growing Network's fleet and operations.
In February 2011 Qantas announced that it was purchasing 10 second hand Fokker 100 aircraft for its Network Aviation operation.
Destinations
Network Aviation operates regular "fly-in fly-out" services to fixed schedules from Perth Airport to the following destinations in Western Australia:- Bellevue Gold Mine - Northern Goldfields
- Bronzewing Gold MineBronzewing Gold MineThe Bronzewing Gold Mine is a gold mine located approximately 83 km north-east of Leinster, Western Australia. The mine, owned by Navigator Resources Limited, was, until early 2010, in care and maintenance after its previous owner, View Resources Limited went into administration.The mine is...
- Mid West Region - Coyote Gold MineCoyote Gold MineThe Coyote Gold Mine is a gold mine located in the remote Tanami Desert of Australia. The mine has leases both in the Central Desert Shire of the Northern Territory and the Kimberley Region of Western Australia, but current mining is only carried out in Western Australia, 10 km west of the...
- Tanami DesertTanami DesertThe Tanami Desert is a desert in northern Australia situated in the Northern Territory. It has a rocky terrain with small hills. The Tanami was the Northern Territory's final frontier and was not fully explored until well into the twentieth century... - Cue - Mid West Region
- Cloudbreak - Pilbara Region
- Duketon Gold Mine - Northern Goldfields
- LeinsterLeinster, Western AustraliaLeinster is a town in the northern goldfields area of Western Australia. The town is located 4 km east of the Goldfields Highway, in the Shire of Leonora Local Government Area, northeast of the state capital, Perth...
- Northern Goldfields - LeonoraLeonora, Western AustraliaLeonora is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located northeast of the state capital, Perth, and north of the city of Kalgoorlie. At the 2006 census, Leonora had a population of 401, about a third of whom are of Aboriginal descent. The area is extremely arid, with a...
- Northern Goldfields - MorawaMorawa, Western AustraliaMorawa is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is located within the Shire of Morawa, approximately 370 kilometres north of the state capital Perth, on the railway line between Wongan Hills and Mullewa.- History :...
- Mid West Region - Mount Hale Iron Ore Project - Murchison Region
- Nifty Copper Mine - Pilbara Region
- Sinclair NickelNickelNickel is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel belongs to the transition metals and is hard and ductile...
Mine - Northern Goldfields - Wyloo Station - Gascoyne Region
- Woodie Woodie ManganeseManganeseManganese is a chemical element, designated by the symbol Mn. It has the atomic number 25. It is found as a free element in nature , and in many minerals...
Mine - Eastern Pilbara
Fleet
As of November 2011 the Network Aviation fleet includes the following aircraft:- 7 × Embraer EMB 120 BrasiliaEmbraer EMB 120 Brasilia-Accidents:*Brazilian Air Force on July 8, 1988 an Embraer EMB 120RT Brasília registration FAB-2001 crashed during and engine-out landing at São José dos Campos. Five of the 9 occupants died....
- 2 × Fokker 100 - plus 10 on order.