Alliance Airlines
Alliance Airlines was established in 2002 when Brisbane based "Queensland Airline Holdings" acquired the AOC (Airline Operator Certificate) and assets of the dormant Flight West Airlines, which had been established in May 1987 and ceased scheduled services in 2001. Alliance commenced operations with two Fokker 100 aircraft and has since expanded its fleet and operational capabilities to service the growing demand from the mining and energy sector. It is a subsidiary of Alliance Aviation Services that was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2011 and now has over 590 employees. In November 2015, Alliance announced the purchase of 6 Fokker 70 and 15 Fokker 100 aircraft from Austrian Airlines. In November 2018, Alliance was awarded CAPA Asia Pacific Regional Airline of the Year. In February 2019, Qantas acquired a 19.9% shareholding. In August 2020, Alliance announced a deal to purchase 14 Embraer E190 jets adding to their current fleet and then in December 2020 ordered a further 16 more Embraer E190 jets bringing their total to 30. The first E190, named "Brazilian Lad" was received by the airline on 29 October 2020 at Brisbane Airport and is expected to enter service in February 2021. In May 2022, Alliance announced it had agreed terms to be taken over by Qantas. The deal is subject to regulatory and shareholder approval. Alliance was recognised as the first aircraft operator in Australia to attain Flight Safety Foundation Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) Gold Status in 2013 and in 2016, was recognised as the first regional aircraft operator in Australia to attain IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification. Alliance undergoes regular safety and compliance audits including: As of July 2021, Alliance operates the following routes under its own name: Eight Embraer 190s will be wet leased to Qantas from mid 2021 under a 3 year deal to operate the following routes under the QantasLink brand:





Alliance previously operated wet lease services to Virgin Australia. Alliance Airlines operates fly-in fly-out air services (FIFO) to over 20 mine sites and services mining projects in Australia including Ballera, Cannington, Cloncurry, Cape Preston, Groote Eylandt, Leinster, Mount Keith, Olympic Dam, Phosphate Hill, Telfer, Barimunya, Coondewanna, Newman, Leonora, Century Mine and The Granites. Alliance Airlines provides aircraft charters throughout Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and South East Asia As of October 2021, the Alliance Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft: Alliance has previously operated the following types:
History
Alliance Airlines owns and operates a fleet of Fokker and Embraer aircraft, including Fokker 50 turboprops and Fokker 70, Fokker 100 and Embraer 190 jet aircraft.