Butler Air Transport

Aircrafts Pty was formed by R.J.S. Adair in 1934. Aquired by Butler Air Transport in 1948
– [ANSETT EXPRESS was formed by C.A.Butler in 1934 as BUTLER AIR TRANSPORT. Renamed by Ansett after purchase to AIRLINES of NEW SOUTH WALES. Renamed again in 1968 to ANSETT AIRLINIES of NEW SOUTH WALES. Once again renamed to AIR NEW SOUTH WALES in 1981 and agin in 1985 to AIR NSW. Again the Ansett name reappeared when the airline became ANSETT NSW in 1989 and to the final name in 1990. Integrated into ANSETT AUSTRALIA in 1993]
– [ANSETT was founded by R M Ansett as ANSETT AIRWAYS. Purchased BARRIER REEF AIRWAYS in 1952. Acquired the assets of Trans-Oceanic Airways in 1953. ANSETT purchased struggling ANA (Australian National Airways) and renamed it all to ANSETT-ANA Purchased BUTLER AIR TRANSPORT (and renamed it to AIRLINES of NEW SOUTH WALES in 1959), & QUEENSLAND AIRLINES in 1958, GUINEA AIRWAYS (renamed to AIRLINES of SOUTH AUSTRALIA) in 1959 . Acquired ROBERTSON MILLER AVIATION (formed in 1927) (renamed it to AIRLINES of WESTERN AUSTRALIA). ANA was dropped in 1969 reverting to ANSETT AUSTRALIA of AUSTRALIA. Created AIRLINES of NORTH AUSTRALIA in 1981. Acquired EASTWEST AIRLINES and Kendall Airlines in 1987. During 1994 it fully absorbed its subsiduaries ANSETT WA, ANSETT EXPRESS and EASTWEST. Renamed again in 1990 to ANSETT AUSTRALIA. International and regional passenger and cargo airline. Ceased operating in Sept. 2001. Restarted with vastly dimished services with only 6 A320 aircraft but eventually ceased operations in early 2002]

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