Fri, Jul 08, 2011
Carrier Provides 'Fly-In, Fly Out' Services To Mining
Industry
Alliance Airlines, a provider of “fly-in,
fly-out” (FIFO) air services for Australia’s resources
industry, said Wednesday that it will acquire four additional
aircraft.
Alliance Fokker F70LR
Two of these aircraft are 100-seat Fokker F100 twinjets and the
remaining two, which are new to Australia, are 70-seat Fokker F70
Long Range jets (F70LR). The F70LR can fly nonstop from all major
regional centres and capital cities on the eastern seaboard to
Western Australian mine sites.
The additional aircraft, the first of which arrived in Australia
over the weekend, are being introduced specifically to support the
rapid expansion currently being experienced by the resources
industry. As an example, the long range capability of the Fokker
F70LR will enable the delivery of a high quality FIFO product from
the east coast direct to Western Australian mine sites, avoiding
the additional cost, longer journey times and peak-period
congestion at Perth Airport.
Brisbane-based Alliance has already reached agreement with one
major customer to operate Fokker F70LRs nonstop from the east coast
into a mine site in Western Australia’s northwest, and is in
discussions with other companies. The airline also has plans to use
the aircraft for a range of other tasks on the eastern
seaboard.
“The decision to buy the Fokker F70LR aircraft was made
after a review of the operating capabilities of a number of
aircraft types,” said Scott McMillan, Managing Director of
Alliance Airlines. “The capabilities of the F70LR and the
ability to easily integrate the aircraft into our existing fleet
made the F70LR a natural choice. These fleet additions provide a
significant enhancement to Alliance Airlines’ capability to
provide customised and efficient FIFO solutions.”
Following the delivery of the additional aircraft, the Alliance
fleet will comprise 18 100-seat Fokker F100 and two 75-seat Fokker
F70LR jets and five 50-seat Fokker F50 turboprops. The airline
operates from bases in Brisbane, Townsville, Adelaide, Perth and
Cairns.
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