Pionair Convairs

[Paul f.]

Are the Pionair Convairs still doing ADL, MEL, LST flights as i have not seen one in MEL for couple of weeks which was VH-PDX or has Toll taken over with 737,s.

[Mark M]

Paul am not sure if they are still operating or not but can tell you they show up on webtrak when leaving Bankstown, when I last was on that site admittedly a number or months ago the CVLT left Bankstown and was headed for Melbourne shows up arriving down there too. Sorry I cant be of more help than that. Cheers Mark

[Paul f.]

Thanks Mark,one is usually into MEL around 2200 on a week night but the past week there has been no sign of it and have checked Webtrak for MEL up to about 1am.

[Stefan Perkas]

Paul,

TOLL B733's have taken over the Adelaide flight I think it routes ADL-SYD-MEL-ADL. Last covair flight out of Adelaide was the 8th of June.

[Peter Agatsiotis]

Just checked my SBS d/b which shows PDW last entry 19th April and PDX 24th June.
I did visit Bankstown on 27th May and saw one Convair in the hangar with work being done.

[Grahame Hutchison]

There was a Convair parked outside the hanger last Saturday (25th June) from memory.

[Paul f.]

Paul,

TOLL B733's have taken over the Adelaide flight I think it routes ADL-SYD-MEL-ADL. Last covair flight out of Adelaide was the 8th of June.Thanks Stefan,looks like they might not be doing the LST-MEL flights anymore as well

[Tim B]

There was a Convair parked on the tarmac minus rudder and engines last week. I wonder if it has been downgraded to spare parts. The other Convair looked active.
There was a Toll Turboprop ATR-42 parked there also.
Perhaps this plane is taking over from the Convairs.

[Grahame Hutchison]

Pionair Convair 580 VH-PDX was parked outside the hanger at Bankstown on Sunday 3rd July. Paul F. had word from a reliable source
that two of the Convair 580s are now owned by Toll (I am just trying to confirm this).
See post http://yssyforum.net/board/showthread.php?t=7105

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[Paul f.]

VH-PDX has been operating charters from CNS to PNG and Solomons this week.

[Grahame Hutchison]

Thanks Paul, I will be in Cairns all next week, so I will see if I can get a photograph or two.

[lloyd fox]

PDX operated CNS-BNE-MEL last Saturday 16th and CNS-BNE-Bankstown last Tuesday the 19th.

Remember they were planned to operate BNE-CNS-POM of which they received iasc approval so mayby they have started this route but only out of CNS ???

[Grahame Hutchison]

I have been in Cairns this week, and from the Qantas Club this afternoon I could see one of the Convairs parked on the opposite side of the airport. It was gone when I was boarding the aircraft, not sure if it departed or was moved to a hanger.

[Jarden S]

It was still in Cairns yesterday outside the Hawker hanger.

[Paul f.]

VH-PDW made a visit to MEL yesterday afternoon,and from a reliable source Pionair has now become Skyforce Aviation and are advertising for engineers for Metro,s.

[Brian Hoy]

VH-PDW at Tamworth now, second time this week a convair has been there.