Air Link

Infobox Airline
airline = Air Link

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IATA = DR
ICAO = unk
callsign = unk
founded = 1971
hubs = Dubbo
secondary_hubs = Sydney
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fleet_size = 11
destinations = 9
parent = Regional Express Holdings
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headquarters = Dubbo
key_people = David Miller (CEO)
website = [http://www.airlinkairlines.com.au/ www.airlinkairlines.com.au]

Air Link Pty Ltd [http://www.abr.business.gov.au/abnDetails.aspx?ABN=27000872613 ABNLookup - Current details for Air Link Pty Ltd] ] is an airline [ [http://www.casa.gov.au/casadata/aoc/download/NSW546343-09.pdf Civil Aviation Safety Authority] ] based in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. It operates scheduled and charter services within New South Wales. Its main base is Dubbo Airportcite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 59 | date= 2007-03-27] .

History

The airline was formed and started operations in 1971 as an aircraft charter operation based in Dubbo. In 1989 the Company was acquired by David and Barbara Miller. Regular regional airline services across western New South Wales were commenced in 1991, when Hazelton Airlines divested itself of its piston-engined aircraft and the routes served by those aircraft. On 30 November 2005 Regional Express Holdings acquired all the shares in Air Link, with David Miller appointed as Chief Executive, and it is run as an independent airline within the Regional Express group.

Destinations

Air Link operates scheduled services (using Rex flight numbers) to the following destinations:

*Bourke, Cobar, Coonamble, Walgett and Lightning Ridge to Dubbo.
*Cobar to Sydney (Fridays only)
*Bathurst to Sydney
*Dubbo to Sydney
*Mudgee to Sydney.

Fleet

As of June 2008 the Air Link fleet includes: [ [http://www.casa.gov.au/casadata/regsearch/airsresults.asp?VHin=&framein=all&manuin=&modelin=&regholdin=&regopin=AIR+LINK&serialin=&num_results=50&Search=Search Civil Aviation Safety Authority] ]

*3 Piper PA31-350 Chieftain
*2 Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner
*5 Cessna 310R
*1 Piper PA39 Twin Comanche

*The majority of these aircraft operated with Hazelton Airlines. The second 1900D entered service in January 2007.

External links

* [http://www.airlinkairlines.com.au/ Air Link]

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