East-West Airlines (Australia)

East-West Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
EW EWA EASTWEST
Founded23 June 1947 (1947-06-23)
Ceased operations31 October 1993 (1993-10-31)
HeadquartersTamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Key peopleBryan Grey

East-West Airlines was an Australian regional airline founded in Tamworth, New South Wales in 1947. It operated to major regional city-centres and connected these centres to various state capitals, and by the 1980s it was Australia's third largest domestic airline.[1] It also carried out its own heavy maintenance in Tamworth and operated a network of Travel Centres.

  1. ^ "East-West Takeover: Howard Clears Air". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 July 1982. Retrieved 11 December 2011.