- Transair (Australia)
Transair was an
airline based inAustralia . Its air operator licence was cancelled in December2006 following an investigation by theCivil Aviation Safety Authority andAustralian Transport Safety Bureau into the airline's safety.ATSBLink | type =A | year =2005 | occno = 200501977| title = Collision with Terrain; 11km NW Lockhart River Aerodrome | accessdate = 2007-06-09] [ [http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20876064-29277,00.html The Australian] 5 December 2006]Former code data
*IATA Code: JT [ [http://www.airlinecodes.co.uk/ Airline Codes] retrieved 15 December 2006]
History
As of December 2006 the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has referred the owners of Transair, Lessbrook, to the director of public prosecutions for failing to report at least 25 incidents, as required by law, to the Bureau. These include seven reportable incidents between
July 1 2003 and the fatal crash onMay 7 2005 , including gear failures, cabin pressurisation warnings and flap problemsFlight International 12-18 December 2006] . Transair provided aircraft for theNew South Wales regional airlineBig Sky Express , operating fromSydney to Grafton, Taree, Gunnedah and Inverell. Transair was formally notified of the decision to suspend its Air Operators Certificate onNovember 27 2006 [ [http://aviation-safety.net/news/newsitem.php?id=1730 Aviation Safety Network] retrieved2006 -12-15 ] . As a result Big Sky Express was forced to suspend airline operations and the majority of its routes were awarded to other regional airlines.The company no longer exists in Australia, but CEO Les Wright moved to New Guinea where he continues operating Transair New Guinea.Incidents and accidents
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7 May 2005 - A Fairchild Metro 23 crashed atLockhart River, Queensland , killing both crewmembers and all 13 passengers aboard. This aircraft was operating under the name of Cairns-based company Aerotropics, which is also under investigation by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA.) Despite evidence that Transair's poor operational record and cost-cutting culture was a contributing factor to the Lockhart River crash, an Inquest by the Queensland Coroner found that Transair and its CEO/Chief Pilot/Check and Training Officer/Company Secretary had no responsibility for the incident.References
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