FlyPelican

FlyPelican

IATA ICAO Call sign FP FRE PELICAN
Founded	2014; 11 years ago (2014)
Operating bases	Newcastle Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Velocity Frequent Flyer[1]
Fleet size	5
Destinations	8
Headquarters	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Key people	Marty Hawley (CEO) Paul Graham (Director) Emil McCabe (Director)
Website	www.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

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

• Canberra
  • Canberra Airport

New South Wales

• Narrabri

• Albury
  • Albury Airport
• Ballina
  • Ballina Byron Gateway Airport
• Cobar
  • Cobar Airport
• Mudgee
  • Mudgee Airport
• Newcastle
  • Newcastle Airport
• Sydney
  • Kingsford Smith Airport

Terminated destinations

New South Wales

• Taree
  • Taree Airport[6]
• Port Macquarie
  • Port Macquarie Airport[7]
• Dubbo
  • Dubbo Airport
• Bathurst
  • Bathurst Airport

South Australia

• Adelaide
  • Adelaide Airport (operated March 2018 to April 2019 by Alliance Airlines)[8][9]

Queensland

• Sunshine Coast
  • Sunshine Coast Airport

Fleet

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

• List of airlines of Australia

References

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

External links

• Official website