Impulse Airlines
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| Founded | 18 December 1992 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 24 May 2004 | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program |
defunct Formerly: Impulse Freebies |
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| Fleet size | 21 | ||||||
| Parent company | Qantas | ||||||
| Headquarters | Mascot, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||
| Key people | Gerry and Sue McGowan (founders, former owners) | ||||||
| Website | impulseairlines.com.au | ||||||
Impulse Airlines was an independent airline in Australia which operated regional and low cost trunk services between 1992 and 2004. It was acquired by Qantas in 2001 and later formed the basis of Qantas' low-cost airline Jetstar. The airline had its head offices on the grounds of Sydney Airport in Mascot.
Impulse Airlines was established in 1992 and started operations on 18 December 1992. It commenced regional airline services in March 1994 following the acquisition by the Impulse Transportation Group of Port Macquarie based Oxley Airlines. Impulse Airlines was based in Newcastle. The Airline's Managing Director was Gerry McGowan until the McGowan family sold the airline to Qantas in 2001. The airline operated a network of regional routes throughout New South Wales. The network initially included routes to Armidale, Brisbane, Canberra, Coffs Harbour, Coolangatta, Cooma, Kempsey, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Sydney, Tamworth and Taree. The airline operated a fleet of Beechcraft 1900 aircraft. It was affiliated with the Ansett frequent flyer programme and its flights had designated AN flight numbers.
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