Aeropelican Fleet

[Noel White]

Need some assistance with Aeropelican's current fleet.

According to Aeropelican's web site, they operate with three BAE Jetstreams 32 a/c.

http://www.aeropelican.com.au/our-fleet.html

Yet the CASA registration shows five Jetstreams operated by Aeropelican VH-OTA,D,E,F & P, while the parent company IAP Group own a further two VH-OTQ & R.

TIA,

Noel

[Erik H. Bakke]

I've seen D,E and F as late as a month or so ago, and OTP this Monday morning.

The registrations may have been reserved on the CASA register in anticipation of aircraft deliveries.

[Tim Bowrey]

Aeropelican only opperate 4 D,F,E and P which has just started flying passenger services last week. Still doesn't have a name on the nose yet either. Since Aeropelican started the Sydney-Mudgee flights they have got the new aircraft to help.

Cheers

[Mike Clayton]

Hi
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Steve Ferris's I A P (International Air Parts) hasn't owned > Aeropelican = OT/PEL for well over a year now. A U K business owns the airline, with James Toseland, a former World Superbikes motorcycle champion, being one of it's investors! More like 18 months I think

[Mark T]

VH-OTA is on the CASA register and is ex VH-TQM (was with Eastern Australia AL). I have never seen this aircraft, so maybe it is being used for spares?

Cheers
Mark

[Mark T]

I believe that Aeropelican is now owned by Business Air Holdings. It does seem that the CASA Register is well out of date.

Cheers
Mark

[Mark T]

Hi Noel

I can confirm that the Aeropelican a/c with hexcode 400A10 is VH-OTP.
Previous reg was G-BURU and it should have a hexcode of 7C499B.

Cheers
Mark

[Noel White]

Thanks for your replies.

Mark, should have looked closer at Aeropelican's web site and spotted that they are now owned by Business Air Holdings.

Received no SBS hits for OTQ or R for over 3 months in the Sydney area and now Tim and Erik has confirmed what I have logged with only D, E, F and the recent additional OTP as their current fleet.

Interesting that they are all still using their original UK hexcodes and not taken up the allocated Australian codes.