Heavylift Cargo Airlines
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For the former UK Cargo Airline see: Air Foyle HeavyLift
Heavylift Cargo Airlines Pty Ltd is a cargo airline
headquartered in Sydney
, Australia
. It started operations in 2004 and operates scheduled and charter cargo services. Its main base is Brisbane Airport
. HeavyLift took over passenger airline OzJet
in 2008.
and the Solomon Islands
. In the future it has plans to expand its operations further into the Pacific and to Vanuatu
.
Currently, Heavylift Cargo operates an international freight service to Honiara
, in the Solomon Islands. With 10 Scheduled flights per week operating from Brisbane to Honiara and Port Moresby.
As of November 2010 the Heavylift Cargo Airlines fleet consists of:
Heavylift is the operator of the world's only flying Short Belfast. This aircraft was operated by namesake company HeavyLift
, a former United Kingdom
-based major freight airline specialising in outsize cargo. During 2006 work was also underway at Bournemouth Airport
to refurbish another ex-HeavyLift aircraft, the unique Conroy CL-44-0
; however it has been reported on various aviation internet message boards that this aircraft will not be delivered. (Although just recently engineers have started work on the CL-44 and reinstalling engines) A feature of the airline is that most of its aircraft are not registered in Australia, but in the Philippines
, main base is Brisbane.
Heavylift recently claimed ownership of a Soviet era Ilyushin Il-76TD from a former operator. The aircraft is currently being fitted and redesigned and is expected to enter service in early 2011 or late 2010.
In may of 2008 Heavylift bought passenger airline
Ozjet Airlines giving it access to an Australia operating certificate
.http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/05/13/223581/heavylift-cargo-airlines-buys-ozjet.html Ozjet discontinued passenger operations in May 2009.
Air Foyle HeavyLift
For the Australian Cargo Airline see: HeavyLift Cargo AirlinesAir Foyle HeavyLift was an aviation company based in Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom. It specialized in heavy air cargo services. It was the worldwide sales agent for Antonov Airlines of Kiev, Ukraine...
Heavylift Cargo Airlines Pty Ltd is a cargo airline
Cargo airline
Cargo airlines are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.-Logistics:...
headquartered in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It started operations in 2004 and operates scheduled and charter cargo services. Its main base is Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport is the sole passenger airport serving Brisbane and the third busiest in Australia, after Melbourne and Sydney Airports. Brisbane Airport has won many awards. Located in the suburb with the same name, the airport serves the city of Brisbane and the surrounding metropolitan area...
. HeavyLift took over passenger airline OzJet
OzJet
Ozjet Airlines Pty Ltd was a scheduled and charter airline with its head office in Tullamarine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, operating within Australasia from Melbourne Airport, Sydney Airport and Perth Airport. In 2008 the airline was sold to HeavyLift Cargo Airlines, and on 20 May 2009 it...
in 2008.
Destinations
Heavylift operates both scheduled and charter cargo services between Australia, Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
and the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
. In the future it has plans to expand its operations further into the Pacific and to Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
.
Currently, Heavylift Cargo operates an international freight service to Honiara
Honiara
Honiara, population 49,107 , 78,190 , is the capital of the Solomon Islands and of Guadalcanal Province, although it is a separately administered town...
, in the Solomon Islands. With 10 Scheduled flights per week operating from Brisbane to Honiara and Port Moresby.
Fleet
- 1 Boeing 727-200F
- 1 Short BelfastShort BelfastThe Short Belfast is a heavy lift turboprop freighter built by Short Brothers at Belfast. Only 10 were built for the British Royal Air Force with the designation Short Belfast C.1. When they were retired by the RAF, five went into civilian service with the cargo airline HeavyLift Cargo Airlines...
- 1 Ilyushin Il-76TD (Unsure if still in use)
- 1 Boeing 727-100F
Heavylift is the operator of the world's only flying Short Belfast. This aircraft was operated by namesake company HeavyLift
Air Foyle HeavyLift
For the Australian Cargo Airline see: HeavyLift Cargo AirlinesAir Foyle HeavyLift was an aviation company based in Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom. It specialized in heavy air cargo services. It was the worldwide sales agent for Antonov Airlines of Kiev, Ukraine...
, a former United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-based major freight airline specialising in outsize cargo. During 2006 work was also underway at Bournemouth Airport
Bournemouth Airport
Bournemouth Airport is an airport located north-northeast of Bournemouth, in southern England...
to refurbish another ex-HeavyLift aircraft, the unique Conroy CL-44-0
Conroy Skymonster
The Conroy Skymonster is a 1960s United States specialized cargo aircraft with an outsize fuselage.-Design and development:The aircraft was designed by John M. Conroy as a transport aircraft that could be used to ferry three Rolls-Royce RB.211 jet engines from Belfast, Northern Ireland, to...
; however it has been reported on various aviation internet message boards that this aircraft will not be delivered. (Although just recently engineers have started work on the CL-44 and reinstalling engines) A feature of the airline is that most of its aircraft are not registered in Australia, but in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, main base is Brisbane.
Heavylift recently claimed ownership of a Soviet era Ilyushin Il-76TD from a former operator. The aircraft is currently being fitted and redesigned and is expected to enter service in early 2011 or late 2010.
In may of 2008 Heavylift bought passenger airline
Passenger airline
A passenger airline is an airline dedicated to the transport of passengers. Cf. cargo airline. Passenger airlines usually operate a fleet of passenger aircraft which, rather than being owned outright, are usually leased from commercial aircraft sales and leasing companies such as GECAS and...
Ozjet Airlines giving it access to an Australia operating certificate
Operating certificate
Operating certificate is a category of license issued by a government agency allowing an individual or company to provide a controlled type of service. These certificates are generally issued for a limited time period...
.http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/05/13/223581/heavylift-cargo-airlines-buys-ozjet.html Ozjet discontinued passenger operations in May 2009.