Torres Strait Air
Australian airline
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Founded | 2013 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 11 | ||||||
Destinations | 21 | ||||||
Headquarters | Horn Island, Queensland, Australia | ||||||
Key people | Daniel Takai (Chief Executive Officer) | ||||||
Website | torresair.com |
Torres Strait Air is an Australian airline based on Horn Island, Queensland, Australia, offering scheduled passenger and charter services between to the Torres Strait Islands and Cape York Peninsula islands. It also provides charter services between the region and Papua New Guinea.
Fleet
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Aero Commander 500S | 1 | - | 6 | |
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | 7 | 10[1] | 9 | |
Cessna 206 | 3 | - | 5 | |
Total | 11 | 10 |
Former fleet
Torres Strait Air previously operated the following aircraft.
- Cessna 208 - 1 aircraft (2016-2020)[2]
Destinations
As of 2024, Torres Strait Air offers services to the following destinations:
- Australia, Queensland
- Aurukun
- Badu Island
- Bamaga
- Boigu Island
- Cairns
- Coconut Island
- Darnley Island
- Horn Island
- Kowanyama
- Mabuiag Island
- Moa Island
- Lockhart River
- Murray Island
- Pormpuraaw
- Saibai Island
- Warraber Island
- Weipa
- Yam Island
- Yorke Island
- Papua New Guinea
Incidents
- On 3 October 2022, a Britten-Norman Islander BN-2A VH-WQA made a forced landing on a road near Kubin Airport on Moa Island due to fuel starvation.[3]
References
- ^ "Australia's Torres Strait Air to renew fleet with 10 new-build Britten-Norman Islanders". FlightGlobal. 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Australia's Torres Strait Air adds maiden Caravan". ch-aviation. 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Fuel starvation and forced landing involving Pilatus Britten-Norman Islander BN2A, VH-WQA, Moa Island, Queensland on 3 October 2022". Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
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