FlyPelican

FlyPelican
IATA ICAO Call sign
FP FRE PELICAN
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Operating basesNewcastle Airport
Frequent-flyer programVelocity Frequent Flyer[1]
Fleet size5
Destinations8
HeadquartersNewcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Key people
  • Marty Hawley (CEO)
  • Paul Graham (Director)
  • Emil McCabe (Director)
Websitewww.flypelican.com.au

Pelican Airlines Pty Ltd, operating as FlyPelican, is an Australian regional airline. It initially operated air charter services and subsequently commenced scheduled flights on 1 June 2015.[2] The airline is currently the only airline based in Newcastle, New South Wales. Its main base is Newcastle Airport.[3] The airline was formed by former Aeropelican staff using former Aeropelican aircraft.[4] The company slogan is Fly Local, Fly Pelican.

FlyPelican offers both Regular Public Transport Services to destinations across NSW, ACT and Adhoc / Contracted charters.

Destinations

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FlyPelican Jetstream 32 at Bankstown Airport

As of July 2023, in addition to regular and adhoc charters, FlyPelican operates to the following destinations:[5]

Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
  • Narrabri

Terminated destinations

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New South Wales
South Australia

Queensland

Fleet

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FlyPelican Jetstream 32 with special colours promoting fundraising for the McGrath Foundation

As of July 2023, the FlyPelican fleet consists of the following aircraft:[10]

FlyPelican fleet
Aircraft In fleet Passengers Registrations
British Aerospace Jetstream 32
5
19
VH-ACV, VH-NTL, VH-OTD, VH-OTE, VH-OTQ

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Earn Points with Velocity". Fly Pelican. Pelican Airlines. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Pelican gets green light to start Newcastle-Canberra route". Australian Aviation. Phantom Media. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ^ "About Us" - FlyPelican Archived 27 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 27 May 2015
  4. ^ Gordon, Jason (25 May 2015). "FlyPelican announces Canberra, Sydney schedules". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Our Schedule". FlyPelican. Pelican Airlines. 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  6. ^ "FlyPelican suspends Taree to Sydney Route Indefinitely". NBN News. 29 July 2022. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  7. ^ "FlyPelican adds Canberra-Port Macquarie to network". Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  8. ^ "FlyPelican launches Adelaide-Newcastle flights using Alliance Airlines Fokker jets". Australian Aviation. Phantom Media. 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  9. ^ "FlyPelican pulls out of flights between Newcastle Airport and Adelaide Airport". Newcastle Herald. 26 December 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  10. ^ Civil Aviation Safety Authority Air Operator Certificate No. CASA.TAAOC.0827, Pelican Airlines. Retrieved July 2023
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