FlyPelican

FlyPelican
IATA ICAO Call sign
FP FRE PELICAN
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Operating basesNewcastle Airport
Frequent-flyer programVelocity Frequent Flyer[1]
Fleet size5
Destinations8
HeadquartersNewcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Key people
  • Marty Hawley (CEO)
  • Paul Graham (Director)
  • Emil McCabe (Director)
Websitewww.flypelican.com.au

Pelican Airlines Pty Ltd, operating as FlyPelican, is an Australian regional airline. It initially operated air charter services and subsequently commenced scheduled flights on 1 June 2015.[2] The airline is currently the only airline based in Newcastle, New South Wales. Its main base is Newcastle Airport.[3] The airline was formed by former Aeropelican staff using former Aeropelican aircraft.[4] The company slogan is Fly Local, Fly Pelican.

FlyPelican offers both Regular Public Transport Services to destinations across NSW, ACT and Adhoc / Contracted charters.

  1. ^ "Earn Points with Velocity". Fly Pelican. Pelican Airlines. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Pelican gets green light to start Newcastle-Canberra route". Australian Aviation. Phantom Media. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ^ "About Us" - FlyPelican Archived 27 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 27 May 2015
  4. ^ Gordon, Jason (25 May 2015). "FlyPelican announces Canberra, Sydney schedules". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2015.