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Founded | 1978 | ||||||
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Hubs | Darwin International Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Qantas Frequent Flyer | ||||||
Alliance | Qantas | ||||||
Fleet size | 13 | ||||||
Destinations | 22 | ||||||
Company slogan | "Together We Fly" | ||||||
Parent company | Bristow Helicopters Australia | ||||||
Headquarters | Darwin, Northern Territory Australia | ||||||
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Website | airnorth |
Capiteq Limited, trading as Airnorth, is a regional airline based at Darwin International Airport in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It operates scheduled and charter services in the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, and East Timor.
Airnorth carries in excess of 300,000 passengers per year
Aircraft Logistics is the Engineering division of the Airnorth Group, an authorised Part 145 maintenance provider, and occupies a 3,700sqm hangar located at Darwin Airport.
Airnorth is a member of the Regional Aviation Association of Australia (RAAA)
Airnorth was established in 1978 and started operations on 4 July that year. It operated charter flights only until scheduled services were introduced in 1981. At this time, the airline's fleet included the first turbine powered aircraft in the Northern Territory, a Beechcraft King Air as well as a Douglas DC3. In 1993 the Skyport Group became a major shareholder and Capiteq Ltd was formed. It was formerly known as Air North International. During the 1990s, Airnorth had a well established regional network and by 1997 had introduced both Fairchild Metroliner and Embraer Brasilia turboprop aircraft to the fleet.
Beginning in September 1999, Airnorth operated charters from Darwin to Dili on behalf of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. In 2000, this became a scheduled service, Airnorth's first International route and was initially operated with the Brasilias.