Airlines - Australia

Australia is an island continent located southeast of Asia and forming, with the nearby island of Tasmania, the Commonwealth of Australia. The continent is bordered on the north by the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea, and the Torres Strait, on the east by the Coral Sea and the Tasman Sea, on the south by the Bass Strait and the Indian Ocean, and on the west by the Indian Ocean. The Commonwealth extends for about 4000 km (about 2500 mi) from east to west and for about 3700 km (about 2300 mi) from north to south. Its coastline measures some 25,760 km (about 16,010 mi). The area of the Commonwealth is 7,682,300 sq km (2,966,200 sq mi), and the area of the continent alone is 7,614,500 sq km (2,939,974 sq mi), making Australia the smallest continent in the world, but the sixth largest country.

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Airline	Operating Dates	IATA / ICAO	Tree	Status	Update / New
AAA Airlines	* - *	-- / ---		Began?	New
Aaron Airlines	* - *	AB / C32		Defunct
Aboriginal Air Services (Aboriginal Airlines)	2000* - 2006*	-- / ---	Aboriginal Air Services	Status?
Adagold Aviation	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Adastra Aerial Surveys	1973* - 1973	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Ad-Astral Aviation	2006* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Adelaide Airways	1935 - 1936	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed	<^>
Advance Airlines	1974 - 1980	DR / ---	>Avdev Airlines Davey	Status?
Aero Marine Consulting	* ~ *	-- / ---		Unproven
Aerocab	1978* - 1979*	-- / ---		Status?
Aerodyne	* - *	-- / ---		Status?
Aerolink Air Services	1999* - 2010>	-- / ---		Active
Aeromil	2000 - 2000	-- / ---		Defunct
Aeropelican Air Services	1971 - 2010>	OT / PEL		Active
Aero-Tropics	1999 - 2008	HC / ATI	Aero-Tropics	Defunct
Air Australia	* ~ *	-- / ---		Unproven
Air Bee	1947 - 1947*	-- / ---		Status?
Air Cairns	1993 - 1994*	-- / ---		Status?
Air Cargo Australia	1989 - 2003*	-- / ---	>TransAustralian Air	Renamed
Air Central Eyre	1987 - 1990*	-- / ---		Defunct
Air Charter	1994* - 1994*	-- / ---		Defunct
Air Charter Australia	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Air Charter Centre	1981 ~ 1983	-- / ---		Unproven
Air Charter Tours	Early 1970s	-- / ---	>Southern Cross Airlines	Renamed
Air Connex	2002* ~ 2002*	-- / ---		Unproven
Air Eastland	Early 1970s	NO / ---	>East Coast Commuter Airlines	Renamed
Air Express	1952 - 1979	-- / ---		Defunct
Air Facilities	1992 - 2002*	FZ / ---	Air Facilities	Status?
Air Fraser Island	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Air Frontier	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Air Great Lakes	1971* - 1982*	-- / ---		Defunct
Air Kangaroo (PACE)	1978* - 1978*	-- / ---		Began?
Air Kangaroo Island	1990 - 1994	-- / ---	Air Kangaroo Island	Defunct
Air Kangaroo Island	1994 - 1994*	-- / ---		Status?
Air Kimberly	1995 - 1995	-- / ---		Defunct
Air Link (Airlink)	1971 - 2010>	DR / ---		Active
Air Maroochy	1982 - 1994*	QO / ---		Status?
Air Midwest	1992* - 1993	FH / ---		Defunct
Air Mount ISA	2002* - 2003*	-- / ---		Defunct
Air New South Wales	1981 - 1985	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Air Ngukurr	2002* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Air North International	1988 - 1993	-- / ---	>AirNorth	Renamed	<^>
Air North Queensland	1990* - 1990*	-- / ---		Status?
Air North Regional	* ~ *	-- / ---		Unproven
Air Nostalgia	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Air NSW	1985 - 1989	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Air Queensland	1976* - 1988	-- / ---	>Air Queensland	Renamed
Air South Regional	1993 - 2010>	-- / ---		Active
Air Swift	1992 - 1994*	KJ /		Status?
Air Tasmania	1969 - 1990	XZ / ---	>Airlines of Tasmania	Renamed
Air Tiwi	1996* - 2001*	-- / ---		Status?
Air Transit	1982* - 1990	-- / ---	>Air Kangaroo Island	Renamed
Air W.A.	1984 - 1985	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Air Whitsunday	1988* - 1988	-- / ---	>Seair Pacific	Renamed
Air Whitsunday Seaplanes	1999* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Aircrafts Pty	1929* - 1948	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
AirCruising Australia	1998 - 2010>	-- / AIX	Air Cruising Australia	Active
Airleander	* - *	-- / ---		Status?	Update
Airlines (WA)	1955* - 1955	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Airlines of Australia	1934 - 1942	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Airlines of New South Wales	1959 - 1968	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Airlines of Northern Australia	1982 - 1985	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Airlines of South Australia	1981 - 1986	-- / ---	Airlines of South Australia	Defunct
Airlines of South Australia	1998 - 2004	RT / LRT	>ASA	Renamed
Airlines of Tasmania	1990 - 2009*	FO / ATM	Airlines of Tasmania	Status?
Airlines of Western Australia (W.A.)	1981 - 1984	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Airlink	1991 - 2009*	DR / ---		Status?
AirNorth	1982* - 1988	-- / ---	>AirNorth	Renamed
Airnorth	1993 - 2010>	TL / ANO	AirNorth	Active
Airnorth Central	1975* - 1998	-- / ---	>AirNorth	Renamed
Airnorth Central Australia	1993 - 1993	-- / ---	>AirNorth	Renamed
Airnorth Katherine	1991* - 1993	-- / ---	>AirNorth	Renamed
AirServices Australia	* - *	-- / ---		Status?
AirSwift Aviation	2000* - 2007	-- / ---	>Skytrans Regional	Renamed
AirTex Aviation	1982 - 2009*	-- / ---		Status?
Albatross Airlines	1979 - 1998	UX / ---		Defunct
Alliance Airlines	2002 - 2010>	QQ / QQA	Alliance Airlines	Active
Alligator Airways	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Amann Aviation	* ~ *	-- / ---		Unproven
Amity Aviation	1982 - 1982*	-- / ---		Status?
ANA (Australian National Airlines)	1936 - 1957	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Ancove	1991* - 1991*	-- / ---		Status?
Anindilyakwa Air	2000* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Ansett	1969 - 2002	AN / AAA	Ansett	Defunct	<^>
Ansett - ANA	1957 - 1969	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Ansett Air Freight	1989* - 2000*	-- / ---		Defunct
Ansett Airlines of New South Wales	1968 - 1981	WX / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Ansett Airlines of Northern Australia	1981 - 1982	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Ansett Airlines of South Australia	1959 - 1964	-- / ---	>Airlines of South Australia	Renamed
Ansett Airways	1936* - 1946	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Ansett Express	1990 - 1993	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Ansett N.T. (Ansett Northern Territories)	1985 - 1991	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Ansett NSW (Ansett of New South Wales)	1989 - 1990	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Ansett WA	1985 - 1993	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Antonov Airlines Cargo	1989 - 1993	-- / ---		Defunct
Aquatic Air	1975 - 1993	VZ / ---		Defunct
Arcas Airways	1971* - 1992	-- / ---	>Air Facilities	Renamed
Arnhem Air	1979* - 1998	-- / ---	>AirNorth	Renamed
Arnhem Land Community Airline	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
ASA (Airlines of SA)	2004 - 2006*	-- / ---	ASA	Status?
Asian Express Airlines	1996 - 2008	HJ / AXF	>Tasman Cargo Airlines	Renamed
Associated Airlines	1938 - 2000*	-- / ---		Status?
Augusta Airways	1983 - 1998	BH / ---	>ASA	Renamed
Aus Air	2001* - 2002*	-- / ---		Status?
Aus-Air	1982 - 1999	NO / AUS	Aus-Air	Defunct
Aussie Airways	1998 - 1998	-- / ---		Defunct
Australasian Jet	1989* - 2000*	-- / ---		Status?
Australia Air Express	* - *	-- / ---		Status?
Australia Air International	1993 - 1994	-- / ---		Defunct
Australia Connection Airways	1997* - 1997*	-- / ---		Began?
Australia North-West	1991 - 1991	-- / ---		Defunct
Australia World Airways	1993 - 2000	-- / ---		Defunct
Australia-Asia Airline	1991 - 1996	-- / ---		Defunct
Australian Aerial Services	1930* - 1930*	-- / ---		Status?
Australian Air Charterers	1956 - 1982	-- / ---	>Aus-Air	Renamed
Australian Air Express	1992 - 2010>	XM / XME		Active
Australian Airlines	1986 - 1990*	-- / ---	>Qantas	Renamed
Australian Airlines	2002 - 2006	AO / AUZ		Defunct
Australian Airlink	1991* ~ 1992*	-- / ---		Unproven
Australian Challenge Airways	2004* - 2004*	-- / ---		Began?
Australian CityJet Holdings	2000* - 2000*	-- / ---		Began?	New
Australian Commuter Airlines	1994* - 1994*	-- / ---		Began?
Australian Flyers	1997 - 2000	-- / ---		Defunct
Australian Jet Air Charterers	1977* - 1978	-- / ---	>Jet Charter Airlines	Renamed
Australian Jet Charter	1997* ~ 1997*	-- / ---		Unproven
Australian National Airways	1930* - 1931*	-- / ---		Status?
Australian Regional Airlines of Queensland	1988 - 1993	-- / ---		Defunct
Australian Transcontinental Aerial Services	1920* - 1920*	-- / ---	>Qantas	Renamed
Australian Vintage Travel	1987* - 1987*	-- / ---		Status?
Australiawide Airlines	2002* ~ 2002*	-- / ---		Unproven
Avdev Airlines	1980 - 1980*	-- / ---	>Avdev Airlines Davey	Renamed
Avdev Airlines Davey	1980* - 1984	-- / ---	Avdev Airlines Davey	Defunct
Aviatour	* ~ *	-- / ---		Unproven
Avior Airlines	1979* - 1987	XP / ---		Defunct
Avtex Aviation (Avtex Air Services)	1982* - 2009*	-- / ---		Status?
AWAS	2004* ~ 2006*	-- / ---		Unproven
Ayers Rock Air Services	1985* - 1985*	-- / ---		Status?
Backpackers Xpress	2005* - 2005*	-- / ---		Began?
Bankstown Air Charter	1998* ~ 1998*	-- / ---		Unproven
Bare Air	1992* - 1993*	-- / ---		Status?
Barrier Reef Airways	1947 - 1954	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
BBA Air Cargo	1976 - 1979	BQ / ---	BBA Air Cargo	Defunct
Better Air Transport	Late 1940s	-- / ---		Status?
Big Sky Express	2004 - 2006	-- / ---		Defunct
Bizjets (Business Jets)	1966* - 1979*	BQ / ---		Status?
Bloodstock Air Services	1983 - 1983	-- / ---		Defunct
Brain & Brown Airfreighters	1949 - 1976	-- / ---	>BBA Air Cargo	Renamed
Brindabella Airlines	1994 - 2010>	FQ / ---		Active
British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines	1947* - 1943*	-- / ---	>Qantas	Renamed
Broome Airlines	2000* - 2000	-- / ---	>Northwest Regional Airlines	Renamed
Broome Aviation	2002* - 2006*	FY / ---		Status?
Bush Pilots Airways	1951 - 197*	QN / ---	>Air Queensland	Renamed
Butler Air Transport	1934* - 1959	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Butler Airlines	1978* - 1979*	OT / ---		Status?
Cairns Seaplanes	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Cape York Air	1980* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Capitol Airlines	1990* - 1990*	-- / ---		Defunct
Cargomasters	1981 - 1983	-- / ---		Defunct
Carnavon Air Taxis	1963* - 1972*	-- / ---	>SkyWest Airlines	Renamed
Casair	2004* - 2009*	-- / ---	Casair	Status?
Central Air	1999* - 1999*	-- / ---		Status?
Central Airlines (Central Highlands Air Transport)	1980* - 2009*	-- / ---		Status?
Central Pacific (Air Brisbane)	1996 ~ 1997	-- / ---		Unproven
Challenge Air Services	1988 - 1989	-- / ---		Defunct
Charrak Air	1996* - 1996*	-- / ---		Status?
Chartair	1982* - 1989*	-- / ---		Status?
Charter Air Cruise	1983* - 1983*	-- / ---	>Air Cruising Australia	Renamed
Charter Cruise Air	1989* - 1989*	-- / ---		Status?
Civil Flying Services	1965* - 1979*	YT / ---		Status?
Clubair	1979* - 1982*	CG / ---	>Wings Australia	Renamed
Coast to Coast Air Charters	1992* ~ 1993*	-- / ---		Unproven
Coast to Coast Airlines	1992 - 1993	-- / ---		Defunct
Cobden Air	1978* - 1979*	XF / ---		Status?
Cobden Air Services	2002* - 2002*	-- / ---		Status?
Cockatoo Island Airways	* - *	-- / ---		Status?
Commander Air	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---	>Unknown	Renamed
Commercial Aviation	* ~ *	-- / ---		Unproven
Commodore Aviation	1969* - 1982*	-- / ---		Defunct
Compass Airlines	1990 - 1991	-- / ---		Defunct
Compass Airlines	1992 - 1993	-- / ---	Compass Airlines	Defunct
Complete Aviation Services	1992* - 1993 *	-- / ---	>Casair	Renamed
Connair	1970 - 1979	CK / ---	>Northern Airlines	Renamed
Connellan Airways	1943 - 1970	-- / ---	>Northern Airlines	Renamed
Coral Sea Airlines	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Corporate Airlines Canberra	1992* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Country Connection Airline	1991 - 2002*	XL / NSW		Status?
Countryair	1958* - 1990	CE / ---		Defunct
Crane Airlines	1987* - 1990	FD / ---	>Sydney Airlines	Renamed
Cranways	* ~ *	-- / ---		Unproven
Dakota Airways	1988 - 1993	-- / ---		Defunct
Dakota Down Under	2003* - 2004*	-- / ---		Defunct
Dakota National Air	1992 - 2002*	-- / ---	>Discovery Airways	Renamed
Davey Air Services	1958 - 1980*	-- / ---		Status?
DC-3 Queensland (Air Rambler)	1988 - 1991*	-- / ---		Defunct
Desert Air Safaris	* ~ *	-- / ---		Unproven
Discovery Airways	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---	Discovery Airways	Status?
Drennan Aviation	1983* - 1983*	-- / ---		Defunct
Eagle Airways	1978* - 1979*	-- / ---		Status?
East Coast Airlines	1982* - 1982*	-- / ---		Status?
East Coast Commuter Airlines	Late 1970s	-- / ---	East Coast Commuter Airlines	Status?
Easter Airlines	1980s	-- / ---		Status?
Eastern Airlines	1982* - 1982*	-- / ---		Status?
Eastern Australia Airlines (Eastern Airlines)	1987 - 2010>	QF / EAQ	Eastern Australia Airlines	Active
Eastern Pacific Airlines	1992* - 1993*	-- / ---		Status?
Eastland Air (Moore's Air Charter)	1989* - 2002	-- / ---		Defunct
EastWest Airlines	1989* - 1990	EW / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
East-West Airlines	1947 - 1989*	EW / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Eco Airlines	2005* - 2005*	V2 / AKT		Defunct
Edge Aviation	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Elite Airways	2003* - 2004*	-- / ---		Status?
Emu Airways	1974 - 1979*	-- / ---	>Air Kangaroo Island	Renamed
Emu Airways	1983 - 1983	-- / ---		Defunct
Emu Airways	1991 - 2005	-- / ---	>Regionallink Airlines	Renamed
EWA (East West Airlines)	1953* - 1979*	-- / ---		Status?
Execujet Australia	2003* - 2004*	-- / ---		Status?
Executive Air	1959* - 1994*	-- / ---		Status?
Express Freighters Australia	2006 - 2009*	-- / ---		Status?
Eyre Commuter (Eyre Charter)	1980 - 1998*	-- / ---		Status?
Falcon Airlines	1987* - 1990	AB / ---		Defunct
FAST (Falcon & Sopac Transport)	1976* - 1979*	-- / ---		Status?
Fitzroy Aviation	1999* - 1999*	-- / ---	Fitzroy Aviation	Status?
Fleet Air	1977* - 1977	-- / ---	>IAF	Renamed
Flight Australia	1989 - 1991	-- / ---		Defunct
Flight West Airlines (Queensland Regional Airlines)	1987 - 2001	YC / FWA	>Alliance Airlines	Renamed
Flightways	1980s	-- / ---		Status?
Flinders Island Airlines	1946 - 1990	CK / ---		Defunct
Flinders Island Airways	1932 - 1933	-- / ---	>Tasmanian Aerial Services	Renamed
Formula Aviation	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Forrestair Cargo	1974 - 1978	-- / ---		Defunct
Fortescue Air Charter	Early 1980s	-- / ---		Defunct
Garn Air Airservices*	1999* ~ 1999*	-- / ---		Unproven
Gawne Airlines	1994 - 1994	-- / ---		Defunct
Gawne Airlines (Gawne Aviation)	Early 1980s	-- / ---		Status?
Geelong Air Travel	1977* - 1979*	FK / ---		Status?
Geelong Flight Centre	1995* - 1999*	-- / ---		Defunct
General Cargo Australia	1980 - 1983	-- / ---		Defunct
Gibbes Sepik Airways	1949* - 1961*	-- / ---		Defunct
Global Air Australia	1997 - 2006*	-- / GFR		Status?
Gold Airways (RMA Gold Airways)	2006* - 2006*	-- / ---		Began?
Gold Coast Air Charter (Twin Air)	* - *	-- / ---		Status?
Gold Wings Australia	1983 - 1985	-- / ---		Defunct
Golden Eagle Airlines	1995* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Golden West Airways	1989* - 1989*	-- / ---		Defunct
Goldfields Air Services	1982* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Great Western Aviation	1998* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Guinea Airways	1928 - 1959	-- / ---	>Airlines of South Australia	Renamed	<^>
GWA (Great Western Airlines)	2002* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
H.C. Sleigh Aviation	1982* - 1990	-- / ---	>Airlines of Tasmania	Renamed
Hamilton Island Aviation	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Hardy Aviation	1991 - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
HATS (Holden's Air Transport)	1930s	-- / ---	>Airlines of South Australia	Renamed
Hazelton Airlines	1993 - 2002	ZL / HZL	>Regional Express	Renamed
Hazleton Air Charter	1997* - 1997*	-- / ---	>Regional Express	Status?
Hazleton Air Services	1953 - 1993	ZL / ---	>Regional Express	Renamed
Heavylift Cargo Airlines	2004 - 2010>	HN / HVY		Active
Helitrans	1984* ~ 1984	-- / ---	Sunbird Airlines	Unproven
Henebury Aviation	1978* - 1985*	HZ / ---		Defunct
Heron Airlines*	1999* - 1999*	-- / ---		Status?
Hinterland Aviation	1999* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Holyman's Airways	1932 - 1936	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Holyman's Airways	1932* - 1933	-- / ---	>Tasmanian Aerial Services	Renamed
Horizon Airlines	1999 - 2003	-- / ---		Defunct
Horizon Airways	1993* - 2003	-- / ---		Defunct
IAF Air Freighters	1998 - 2006*	-- / ---	IAF	Status?
Ibis Airlines	1999* - 1999	-- / ---		Defunct
Impulse Airlines	1982 - 2004	-- / ---	>JetStar Airways	Renamed	<^>
Independent Air Freighters	1993 - 1998	-- / ---	>IAF	Renamed
Indian Ocean Airlines	1992 - 1993	-- / ---		Began?	Update
Indian Ocean Airlines*	1976 - 1976	-- / ---		Defunct
Inland Pacific Air	1993 - 2009*	-- / ---		Status?
Interair	1981 - 1981*	-- / ---		Status?
International Aviation	1998* - 1999	YK / ---	>Macair	Renamed
IPEC (Interstate Parcel Express Company)	1976* - 1993	-- / ---	>IAF	Renamed
Island Air	1971* - 1972	-- / ---	>Union Air	Renamed
Island Airlines	1996* - 1999*	DG / ---		Status?
Island Airlines Tasmania	2003* - 2004*	-- / ---		Defunct
Jan Beers Aviation	1980* - 1984*	-- / ---		Status?
Janami Air	* - *	-- / ---	>Aboriginal Air Services	Renamed
Jet Charter Airlines	1978 - 1979*	-- / ---	Jet Charter Airlines	Status?
Jetair Australia (JetAirlines of Australia)	1969 - 1970	-- / ---		Defunct
Jetcraft Air Cargo (Aviation)	1989* - 2008	-- / JCC	>Toll Aviation	Renamed
JetStar Airways	2004 - 2010>	JQ / JST	JetStar Airways	Active
JetStar International	2007* - 2007*	-- / ---		Began?
Kakadu Air	1993* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Karratha Flying Services	2004* - 2009*	-- / ---		Status?
Kellcote*	2005* ~ 2005*	-- / ---		Unproven
Kendell Airlines	1971 - 2002	KD / ---	>Regional Express	Renamed
Kentialink Australia	1997* - 1998	-- / ---	>Fitzroy Aviation	Renamed
Kimberly Seaplanes	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
King Island Airlines	1990 - 2006*	KG / ---		Status?
Kingfisher Aviation	1998* ~ 1998*	-- / ---		Unproven
Koomeela Airlines	1988 - 1989	-- / ---	>Rebel Air	Renamed
Larkin Aviation Company	1923* ~ 1923*	-- / ---		Unproven
Laurie Potter Airlines	Mid 1980s	-- / ---	>Western Airlines	Renamed
Laynha Air	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
LeisureJet	2005* - 2005*	-- / ---		Began?
Lincoln Airlines	1987* - 1998	RT / ---	>ASA	Renamed
Lindeman Island Aerial Services	1979* - 1982*	-- / ---		Status?
Link Airways	1984 - 1994	JK / ---		Defunct
Lion Air Australia	2008* - 2008	-- / ---		Began?
Lip Air	1997 - 1999	-- / ---	>Aero-Tropics	Renamed
Lloyd Air (Queensland)	1987 - 1988	-- / ---	>Queensland Pacific Airlines	Renamed
Lloyd Aviation Jet Charter	1969 - 1990	UD / ---	>Pearl Aviation	Renamed
MacAir	1996 - 2009	CC / MCK	Macair	Defunct
Macair Air Charter	1948 - 1948	-- / ---		Defunct
MacArthur Airways	1978* - 1979*	-- / ---		Status?
Macknight Airlines	1970 - 1991*	MT / ---		Status?
MAF (Missionary Aviation Fellowship)	1989* - 1998*	-- / ---		Status?
Majestic Airways	1994 - 1995	-- / ---		Defunct
Maroomba Airlines (Maroomba Air Services)	1998* - 2006*	-- / ---	>Maroomba Air Service	Renamed
Marshall Airways	* ~ *	-- / ---		Unproven
Marthakal Yolngu Airline	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---	>Unknown	Renamed
Masling Commuter Services	1967* - 1981	EK / ---	>Wings Australia	Renamed
McIver Aviation	1972 - 1972*	-- / ---		Status?
McKinlay Air Charter	1961* - 1996	-- / ---	>Macair	Renamed
Melbourne Airways	* - *	-- / ---		Began?	New
Melbourne Regional Airlines	1992 - 1993	MT / ---		Defunct
Midstate Airlines	1986* - 1989	-- / ---	>Western Airlines	Renamed
MMA (MacRobertson Airline Services)	1955 - 1981	MV / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
MMA (MacRobertson Miller Aviation)	1927 - 1955	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Monarch Air	1991 - 1993	OB / ---		Defunct
Moree-Narrabri Airways	1992* ~ 1993*	-- / ---		Unproven
MVA (Murray Valley Airlines)	1979* - 1986	MB / ---	>SunState Airlines	Renamed
National Airlines	1991 - 1991*	-- / ---		Status?
National Jet Systems	1990 - 2010>	NC / NJS		Active
Nationwide Air Services	1977* - 1977*	-- / ---	>Southern Cross Airlines	Renamed
Nautilus Aviation	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Navair	1982* - 1982*	-- / ---		Status?
Network Aviation	1998 - 2010>	-- / ---		Active
New England Airways	1931* - 1934	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
New England Airways	Early 1970s	-- / ---	>East Coast Commuter Airlines	Renamed
New Guinea Gold No Liability	1927 - 1928	-- / ---	>Airlines of South Australia	Renamed
New Holland Airways (Sydney Charter Services)	1948 - 1948	-- / ---		Defunct
NGA Aviation	1993 - 1993	-- / ---		Defunct
Ngaanyatjarra Air	* - *	-- / ---	>Aboriginal Air Services	Renamed
Ngurratjuta Air	2000* - 2000*	-- / ---	>Aboriginal Air Services	Renamed
Noosa Air	1975 - 1983	OF / ---	>SunState Airlines	Renamed
Norfolk Air	2006 - 2010>	O7 / ---		Active
Norfolk Airlines	1988* - 1991*	UG / ---		Status?
Norfolk Island Airlines	1975 - 1979*	UG / ---		Status?
Norfolk Jet Aviation	1980s	-- / ---		Status?
Norfolk Jet Express	1997 - 2005	YE / ---		Defunct
Norfolk Pacific Aviations	1980s	-- / ---		Status?
North Air Queensland	1990* - 1990*	-- / ---		Status?
North West	* ~ *	-- / ---		Unproven
North West Airlines (Northwest Airlines)	1988 - 1989	-- / ---		Defunct
Northern Air Charter	2002* - 2002*	-- / ---		Status?
Northern Airlines	1979 - 1981	-- / ---	Northern Airlines	Defunct
Northern Territory Air Charter	1982* - 1982*	-- / ---		Status?
Northwest Airlines (Northwest Skyways)	1982* - 1982*	-- / ---		Status?
Northwest Regional Airlines	2000 - 2006*	-- / ---	Northwest Regional Airlines	Status?
Numberindi Air	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Oceania Air	2005 - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
O'Connor Airlines	1973 - 2007	UQ / OCM		Defunct
Opal Air	1963* - 1981*	OB / ---		Status?
Ord Air Charter	1984* - 1998*	RF / ---		Status?
Outback Air	1984* - 1984	-- / ---	>Sunbird Airlines	Renamed
Oxley Airlines	1979* - 1994	VQ / ---	>JetStar Airways	Renamed
Oz Airlines	* ~ *	-- / ---		Unproven
OzJet	2005 - 2009	O7 / OZJ		Defunct
Pacific Aerial Transport	* - *	-- / ---		Status?
Pacific Air Express	1993 - 2010>	-- / PAQ		Active
Pacific Air Freighters	1993* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Pacific Aviation	2002* - 2004	-- / ---	>JetStar Airways	Renamed
Pacific Rim Airways	1996 - 1997	-- / ---		Defunct
Pacific Rim Airways	2002* - 2003*	-- / ---		Status?
Pacific Transair	1996 - 1996	-- / ---		Defunct
Pacific Transport	1930s	-- / ---		Status?
PAGAS (Port Augusta Air Services)	1967* - 1982*	YP / ---		Status?
Paggis Airlines	1982 - 1982*	-- / ---		Status?
Palace Air	2004* - 2004*	-- / ---		Began?
Par Avion	1983 - 1990	-- / ---		Defunct
Paradak	1978 - 1980	-- / ---		Defunct
Par-Avion Airlines	1998* - 2000*	-- / ---		Status?
Pearl Aviation	1996* - 2010>	-- / ---	Pearl Aviation	Active
Pearl Coast Airways	2003* - 2004*	-- / ---		Defunct
Pel-Air Aviation (Qwestair)	1984 - 2010>	-- / QWA		Active
Pel-Air Express	2004* - 2010>	-- / ---		Active
Peninsula Air Services (Peninsula Airlines)	1993* - 1994*	-- / ---		Status?
Perth Cityflyer	2003* - 2003*	-- / ---		Began?
Phillip Island Air Services	1982* - 1994*	-- / ---		Status?
Piccolo Aviation	1989* - 1990*	NP / ---		Status?
Pilbara Air Services	1977* - 1978	JV / ---	>Jet Charter Airlines	Renamed
Pionair	2000 - 2009*	-- / ---		Status?
Premiair Aviation	1967* - 1971	-- / ---	>Regional Express	Renamed
Premier Airlines	1994 - 1996	-- / ---	>Premier International Airlines	Defunct
Premier International Airlines	1996 - 2001	-- / ---	Premier International Airlines	Defunct
Promair	1989* - 1993*	-- / ---		Status?
Qantas	1967 - 2010>	QF / QFA	Qantas	Active	<^>
Qantas Air Link	1997* - 1997*	-- / ---		Status?
Qantas Empire Airways	1934 - 1967	-- / ---	>Qantas	Renamed
Qantas Ltd	* - *	-- / ---	>Qantas	Status?
Queensland Airlines	1949 - 1958	-- / ---	>Ansett	Renamed
Queensland and Northern Territories Aerial Service	1920* - 1920*	-- / ---	>Qantas	Renamed
Queensland Pacific Airlines	1972* - 1972	-- / ---		Defunct
Queensland Pacific Airlines	1988 - 1991	QJ / ---	Queensland Pacific Airlines	Defunct
Queensland Regional Airlines	2003 - 2007	Q7 / ---	>Skytrans Regional	Renamed
Rebel Air	1979 - 1988	-- / ---	>Rebel Air	Renamed
Rebel Air	1989 - 1990	-- / ---	Rebel Air	Defunct
Redpath Regional Air Services	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Regionair (Region Air)	2003* - 2004*	-- / ---		Defunct
Regional Pacific Airlines	2001 - 2010>	QT / ---		Active
Regionallink Airlines	2004 - 2006*	-- / ---	Regionallink Airlines	Status?
REX (Regional Express)	2002 - 2010>	ZL / HZL	Regional Express	Active
RL Aviation	2005* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Rockhampton Aerial Service	1934* - 1935*	-- / ---		Status?
Rossair	1982* - 1988	RF / ---	>AirNorth	Renamed
Rossair	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Rottnest Airbus	1985 - 1998	WI / ---	>Maroomba Air Service	Renamed
Rudge Air	2003* - 2004*	-- / ---		Defunct
Rundle Air Service	Early 1980s	-- / ---		Status?
S.A. Regional Airlines	1994 - 1994	-- / ---		Defunct
SAATAS	1973 - 1979*	-- / ---	SAATAS	Status?
Sabair	1982* - 1994*	ZG / ---		Status?
Savage Air Services	1987* - 1987	-- / ---		Defunct
Savannah Aviation	1990s	-- / ---		Status?
Seair Pacific	1988* - 2006*	-- / ---	>Seair Pacific	Renamed
Seaplane Safaris	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Seaview Air	1992* - 1994	CD / ---		Defunct
Seawing Airways	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Setair	1983* - 1984*	-- / ---		Defunct
Sharp Airlines	2007* - 2007*	-- / ---		Began?
Sharp Airlines (Sharp Aviation)	1990* - 2009*	-- / SHA		Status?
Shepparton Airlines	1987* - 1999*	-- / ---		Defunct
Shine Air Services	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Shoal Air	2006* - 2006*	-- / ---		Began?
Shortstop Air Charter	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Shortstop Jet Charter	1980 - 1980*	-- / ---		Status?
Shuttle Airlines	1992* - 1992*	-- / ---		Status?
Silver City Air Taxis	1978* - 1979*	XQ / ---		Status?
Singleton Air Services	1980 - 1988	-- / ---	>Yanda Airlines	Renamed
Skippers Aviation	1990 - 2010>	JW / ---		Active
SkyAirWorld	2008 - 2009	S9 / SYW		Defunct
Sky-Link Airlines	1989 - 1990*	-- / ---		Status?
Skylink Australia	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Skyport	1975 - 1993*	-- / ---		Status?
Skytour Air Charters	1982* - 1982*	-- / ---		Status?
Skytours	2000* - 2000*	-- / ---		Began?
SkyTraders	2004* - 2009*	-- / ---		Status?
Skytrans	1990 - 2007	NP / ---	>Skytrans Regional	Renamed
Skytrans Regional	2007 - 2010>	-- / ---	Skytrans Regional	Active
Skyway Airlines	Early 1970s	SI / ---	>Avdev Airlines Davey	Renamed
Skyways International*	* - *	-- / ---		Status?
SkyWest Airlines	1989* - 2010>	XR / OZW	SkyWest Airlines	Active
Skywest Aviation	1990 - 1996*	-- / ---	>Pearl Aviation	Renamed
Slingair	1999* - 1999*	-- / ---		Status?
South Australia & Territory Air Services	1963* - 1973	-- / ---	>SAATAS	Renamed
South Coast Airlines	1978 - 1979*	-- / ---		Status?
South Pacific DC.3 (South Pacific Airmotive)	1993 - 1998	-- / ---		Defunct
South Western Airlines	Early 1980s	-- / ---		Status?
Southbank Aviation	1977* - 1978	CE / ---	>Jet Charter Airlines	Renamed
Southern Air Services	1989* - 1989*	-- / ---		Status?
Southern Airlines	1991* - 1993	-- / ---		Defunct
Southern Australian Airlines	1992 - 2002	-- / ---	>Qantas	Renamed
Southern Cross Airlines	1991 - 1992	-- / ---	>Compass Airlines	Renamed
Southern Cross Airlines (Air Services)	1978* - 1982*	-- / ---	Southern Cross Airlines	Status?
Southern Pacific Regional Airlines	1991* - 1993	-- / ---		Status?
Southern Sky Airlines	1997* - 1999	-- / ---		Defunct
Sovereign Airlines	1976 - 1979*	-- / ---		Status?
Spirit Air	1989 - 1989*	-- / ---		Defunct
Spirit Airlines	2003* - 2003*	-- / ---		Began?
Splitters Creek Airlines	* ~ *	-- / ---		Unproven
State Air	1986 - 1989	-- / ---		Defunct
State Wide Air Charter	1978* - 1979*	-- / ---		Status?
Strategic Airlines	2009 - 2010>	VC / ---		Active
Sunbird Airlines	1984 - 1990*	-- / ---	Sunbird Airlines	Status?
Sungold Airlines	1986* - 1989	-- / ---	>Queensland Pacific Airlines	Status?
Sunshine Express Airlines	1998 - 2006	CQ / EXL		Defunct
SunState Airlines	1982 - 2010>	QF / SSQ	SunState Airlines	Active
Sunstate Airlines (Mildura)	1986 - 1992	OF / ---	>Qantas	Renamed
Survey & Inland Transportation	1939 - 1943	-- / ---	>Northern Airlines	Renamed
Sydney Aerial Tours (Sydney Air Scenics)	1999* - 2003*	-- / ---		Status?
Sydney Airlines	1990 - 1990*	FD / ---		Status?
Sydney Harbour Seaplanes	1993 - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
T.Thomas Air Transport Systems	1981* - 1982	-- / ---		Defunct
TAA (Trans Australian Airlines)	1946 - 1986	-- / ---	>Qantas	Renamed
Tamair	1985* - 1987*	-- / ---	>Eastern Australia Airlines	Renamed
Tamair	1987* - 1998	GG / ---		Defunct
Tamworth Air Taxi Service	1949* - 1949*	-- / ---	>Eastern Australia Airlines	Renamed
Tangalooma Airlines	1979* - 1988*	-- / ---		Status?
Tasair	1998* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Tasfast Air Freight	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Tasman Airlines	1974* - 1974*	-- / ---		Status?
Tasman Australian Airlines	1998 - 1999	-- / ---	>Fitzroy Aviation	Renamed
Tasman Cargo Airlines	2008 - 2010>	HJ / AXF	Tasman Cargo Airlines	Active
Tasmanian Aerial Services	1933 - 1933*	-- / ---	Tasmanian Aerial Services	Status?
TennantAir	1982* - 1982*	-- / ---		Status?
Thorpe's Transport	1975* - 1984	YW / ---	>Sunbird Airlines	Renamed
Tiger Airways Australia	2007 - 2010>	TT / TGW		Active
Tillair	1983* - 1988	-- / ---	>AirNorth	Renamed
Tintair Airlines	1982* - 1982*	-- / ---		Status?
TNT	1988* - 1988*	-- / ---		Status?
Toll Aviation	2008 - 2010>	-- / JCC	Toll Aviation	Active
Torres Air	1990* - 1990*	ZE / ---		Status?
Torres Strait Airways	1975* - 1975*	-- / ---		Began?
Trans Australian Air Express	2001 - 2003*	-- / ---		Status?
Trans Oceanic Airways	1947 - 1953	-- / ---		Defunct
Transair	2002* - 2008*	JT / ---		Status?
Transasian Air Express	2001 - 2002	-- / ---	>TransAustralian Air	Renamed
TransAustralian Air (Express)	2002 - 2003	-- / ---	TransAustralian Air	Defunct
Transcontinental	1991* - 1991*	-- / ---		Began?	Update
Transcontinental Airlines of Australia	* ~ *	-- / ---		Unproven
Transoceanic Airways	1989* - 1989*	-- / ---		Defunct
Transtate Airlines	1997* - 2000	BH / ---	>Macair	Renamed
Trans-West Air Charter	1967* - 1979*	WW / ---		Status?
Transwest Airways (Transwest Airways)	* - *	-- / ---		Status?	Update
Transworld Aircraft	* ~ *	-- / ---		Unproven
Travair	1986 - 1987	-- / ---		Defunct
Travmar Aviation	1977 - 1978	-- / ---		Defunct
Tropic Air Services	1968* - 1982*	EP / ---		Status?
TropicAir	2000* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Tropical Airlines	2002* - 2002*	-- / ---		Began?
Tropical Airways	2003* - 2003*	-- / ---		Began?
TwinPioneer Airlines	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Union Air	1971* - 1979*	UJ / ---	Union Air	Status?
UODU Air (Up Over Down Under)	* ~ *	-- / ---		Unproven
Uzu Air	1994* - 1999*	LF / ---		Status?
V Australia	2009 - 2010>	VA / ---		Active
Valley Air	* - *	-- / ---		Status?
Valley Air Charter	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Victorian & Interstate Airways	1937* - 1937*	-- / ---		Status?
Victorian Air Coach Services	1961 - 1966	-- / ---		Defunct
Vincent Aviation (Australia)	2004 - 2010>	BF / VIN		Active
Virgin Blue	2000 - 2010>	DJ / VOZ		Active
VivaJet Airlines	2009* - 2009*	-- / ---		Began?
Waratah Air Services	1980s	-- / ---		Status?
Wards Express	1966 - 1996*	-- / ---		Status?
Watson Aviation Services	* - *	-- / ---		Status?
West Australian Airways	1921 - 1936	-- / ---	Ansett	Renamed
Western Airlines	1982* - 1984*	-- / ---		Defunct
Western Airlines	1989 - 2002*	EM / ---	Western Airlines	Status?
Western Australian Airways	1929* - 1930*	-- / ---		Status?
Western NSW Airlines	1982* - 1993	FO / ---		Defunct
Western Queensland Auto Aerial Service	1920* - 1920*	-- / ---	>Qantas	Renamed
Westwing Aviation	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Wettenhall Air Services	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Whitaker Air Charters (Air Services)	1989* - 2006*	SE / ---		Status?
Whitaker Pty	1970 - 1975	-- / ---	>SunState Airlines	Renamed
Whyalla Airlines	1990 - 2000	WA / ---		Defunct
Wilderness Air	2004* - 2006*	-- / ---		Status?
Williams Airlines	1972* - 1979*	YI / ---		Status?
Wings Australia (Jet Charter Airlines)	1981 - 1982*	-- / ---	Wings Australia	Defunct
Winrye Aviation	2003* - 2004*	-- / ---		Status?
WR Carpenter Airlines	1938 - 1942	-- / ---		Defunct
Wudinna Air Services	1980s	-- / ---		Defunct
XP Express	1990* - 1990*	-- / ---		Status?
Yanda Airlines	1988 - 2001	-- / ---	Yanda Airlines	Defunct
Yoman	* ~ *	-- / ---		Unproven
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