Skippers Aviation

Infobox Airline
airline = Skippers Aviation


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founded = 1990
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hubs = Perth Airport
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headquarters = Osborne Park, Western Australia, Australia
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website = [http://www.skippers.com.au/ www.skippers.com.au]

Skippers Aviation is an airline based in Osborne Park, a suburb of Perth. It is a charter company specialising in mining crew changes, executive charters and general flying for the mining industry in Western Australia, as well as search and rescue and medevac operations. It was established and started operations in 1990 and also operates a small scheduled network in Western Australia. Its main base is Perth Airport.

Services

Skippers Aviation operates services from Perth to the following domestic scheduled destinations:

Laverton
Leinster
Leonora
Meekatharra
Mount Magnet
Wiluna.

Fleet

As of September 2008 the Skippers Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft: [ [http://www.casa.gov.au/casadata/regsearch/airsresults.asp?VHin=&framein=all&manuin=&modelin=&regholdin=&regopin=Skippers&serialin=&num_results=50&Search=Search Australian civil aircraft register search using "Skippers" as the search parameter.] Search conducted 2008-09-04.]

*4 de Havilland Canada DHC-8-100 Dash 8
*4 de Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8
*6 Embraer EMB 120ER Brasilia
*5 Fairchild SA227-DC Metro 23
*4 Cessna 441 Conquest II

Incidents

On 26 June 2007 a Skippers Aviation Embraer Brasilia on a charter flight was executing a go-around at Jundee Airstrip in Western Australia. During the go-around the crew experienced difficulties in controlling the aircraft, with the aircraft descending to 50 feet above the ground and the bank angle reaching 40 degrees. After regaining control, the crew realised that the left engine had stopped; the cause of the engine stoppage was fuel starvation. [ [http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2007/AAIR/pdf/AO2007017_interim.pdf Australian Transport Safety Bureau interim report on VH-XUE incident.] Retrieved 27 August 2008.]

External links

* [http://www.skippers.com.au/ Skippers Aviation]
* [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=SKI&al_op=1 Skippers Aviation Fleet]

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