Chartair

Chartair is a general aviation operator headquartered at Darwin Airport in the Northern Territory, with bases in Alice Springs and Katherine. Its history goes back to 1974, when engineer Roger Leach established Leach Aero Services in Alice Springs. Chartair flies charter, scheduled and subsidised mail plane services to remote communities across the Northern Territory and beyond, and is a major supplier to the Federal and Northern Territory governments.

Services

• Commercial, VIP and government charter flights
• FIFO crew change charters for resource companies
• Freight and pet transport, including time critical parts and station resupply
• Medical charter flights
• Tourism charter flights
• Scheduled passenger services between Darwin and Katherine
• Remote Air Services Subsidy (RASS) mail plane routes in the Northern Territory and Western Australia
• Aerial survey, aircraft maintenance and aircraft recovery

Fleet

Chartair operates more than 40 aircraft, including the Cessna Conquest 441 (pressurised twin turboprop, 9 passengers), Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (9 to 14 passengers), Cessna 402C (8 passengers), Cessna 310R (5 passengers) and Cessna 210 (5 passengers).

Company facts

• Founded in 1974 as Leach Aero Services
• CASR Part 135 air transport operator
• Part 42 CAMO and Part 145 Approved Maintenance Organisation, with maintenance facilities in Darwin and Alice Springs
• CASA approved Part 141 training and checking organisation for aircrew
• Part of a group that includes AirMed in Sydney and AirLink Airways in Dubbo
• Flies about 1,400,000 km a year and serves around 200 remote communities, per the company
• Passenger lounges in Darwin and Alice Springs

Contact

Website: chartair.com.au

Phone: 1300 790 800

Location: 1 Murphy Road, Darwin Airport, Marrara, NT 0812