The airline industry in Australia began in the early 1920s with Western Australian Airways on the west coast, and Australian Aircraft & Engineering on the east coast. In 1920 (November), Qantas was formed, and continues to operate.[1]
This is a list of airlines that have a current air operator's certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.[2]
Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Image | Hub airport(s) | Notes |
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Air Link | LZ | - | - | Dubbo City Regional Airport | Ceased passenger services January 2018.[3] Recommenced passenger services in November 2019.[4] | |
Airnorth | TL | ANO | TOPEND | Darwin International Airport | Operates scheduled services to regional airports in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Also has an international service to Timor Leste.[5] | |
Alliance Airlines | UTY | UNITY | Brisbane Airport | Owns and operates a fleet of Fokker aircraft including Fokker 70 and Fokker 100 jet aircraft.[6] Operates Virgin Australia branded flights, as well as closed charter and FIFO for mining operations around Australia.[7] They have also wet-leased several Embraer 190s to Qantas since June 2021.[8] | ||
ASL Airlines Australia | PH | SFZ | PIONAIR | Sydney Airport | Operates BAe 146 Freighters on behalf of Qantas Freight, typically under the Qantas callsign.[9] | |
Aviair | GD | - | - | East Kimberley Regional Airport | Previously known as Slingair Heliworks.[10] | |
Bonza | AB | BNZ | BONZA | Sunshine Coast Airport | Ceased passenger services April 2024. Currently under voluntary administration.[11] | |
Eastern Air Services | - | - | - | Port Macquarie Airport | Based in Port Macquarie with RPT between Lord Howe Island and Port Macquarie, Newcastle and Gold Coast.[12] | |
Eastern Australia Airlines | QF | QLK | Q-LINK | Sydney Airport | Operates Bombardier Q200 and Q300 aircraft under the QantasLink brand. | |
FlyPelican | FP | FRE | PELICAN | Newcastle Airport | Regional airline operating in NSW, ACT and Queensland with a fleet of 5 Jetstream 32 aircraft.[13] | |
Fly Tiwi | - | - | - | Darwin International Airport | Owned by Hardy Aviation.[14] | |
Hinterland Aviation | OI | HND | HINTERLAND | Cairns Airport, Townsville Airport | Operates 2 Beechcraft King Air B200, 8 Cessna 208 Caravan, 2 Cessna 404, 2 Cessna 402 and 1 Cessna 310 aircraft.[15] | |
Jetstar | JQ | JST | JETSTAR | Melbourne Airport | Low-cost subsidiary of Qantas. | |
King Island Airlines | KG | - | - | Moorabbin Airport | Operates scheduled services between Moorabbin Airport and King Island Airport.[16] | |
Link Airways | FC | - | - | Brisbane Airport | Airline operated by Corporate Air. Formally known as Fly Corporate.[17] | |
Nexus Airlines | CT | - | CONNECT | Geraldton Airport, Broome Airport | A regional airline with bases in Geraldton and Broome. Primarily operates to coastal airports in Western Australia. | |
Par Avion | FO | ATM | AIRTAS | Launceston Airport, Cambridge Aerodrome | A regional airline based in Hobart, Tasmania. It operates scheduled services for five locations in Tasmania.[18] | |
Qantas | QF | QFA | QANTAS | Sydney Airport, Melbourne Airport, Brisbane Airport | ||
QantasLink | QF | QLK
QJE NWK |
Q-LINK
Q-JET NET-LINK |
Sydney Airport, Melbourne Airport, Brisbane Airport, Perth Airport | Owned by Qantas. | |
Rex Airlines | ZL | RXA | REX | Sydney Airport, Melbourne Airport, Perth Airport | Formally known as Regional Express Airlines. | |
Sharp Airlines | SH | SHA | SHARP | Hamilton Airport | ||
Skippers Aviation | HK | - | SKIPPY s | Perth Airport | ||
Skytrans | QN | SKP | SKYTRANS | Cairns Airport, Brisbane Airport, Horn Island Airport | Skytrans is a Cairns, Queensland based airline and air charter business. It is owned by Avia Solutions Group. | |
Sunstate Airlines | QF | QLK | Q-LINK | Brisbane Airport | Operates Bombardier Q400 aircraft under the QantasLink brand. | |
Virgin Australia | VA | VOZ | VELOCITY | Brisbane Airport, Melbourne Airport, Sydney Airport | ||
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines | VA | VOZ | VELOCITY | Perth Airport | ||
West Wing Aviation | - | - | - | Cairns Airport | Sister company to Skytrans. All flights operate by SkyTrans |
Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Image | Hub airport(s) | Notes |
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Express Freighters Australia | QE | EFA | EXPRESS FREIGHT | Sydney Airport | Owned by Qantas Freight, a subsidiary of Qantas. | |
National Jet Express | NC | JTE | JETEX | Adelaide Airport | Operates BAe 146 / Avro RJ Freighters on behalf of Qantas Freight.[25] | |
Pel-Air | PA | PFY | PELFLIGHT | Brisbane Airport | Operates Saab 340 Freighters on behalf of Qantas Freight. | |
Qantas Freight | QF | QFA | QANTAS | Sydney Airport, Melbourne Airport |
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Tasman Cargo Airlines | HJ | TMN | TASMAN | Sydney Airport | Operates one Boeing 767-300F for freight operations.[26] | |
Team Global Express | - | TFX | TOLL EXPRESS | Bankstown Airport, Brisbane Airport |