Kendell Airlines

Kendell Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
KD KDA KENDELL
Founded1967 (1967)
(as Premiair Aviation)
Ceased operations14 September 2001 (2001-09-14)
(merged with Hazelton Airlines to form Rex Airlines)
Operating bases
AllianceStar Alliance (affiliate; 1999–2001)
Parent companyAnsett Australia (1990–2001)
HeadquartersWagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
FounderDon Kendell (former owner & CEO)

Kendell Airlines was a regional airline of Australia, in the 1990s the largest in the country. It served major regional centres in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania from Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney. Many of its services were in co-operation with its parent company Ansett Australia from the 1990s.