Pionair Convairs

Paul f. · #1 29th June 2011, 08:40 AM

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 · #2 29th June 2011, 10:02 AM

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. · #3 29th June 2011, 10:11 AM

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 · #4 29th June 2011, 10:50 AM

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 · #5 29th June 2011, 10:53 AM

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 · #6 29th June 2011, 01:27 PM

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

Paul f. · #7 29th June 2011, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

Thanks Stefan,looks like they might not be doing the LST-MEL flights anymore as well

Tim B · #8 5th July 2011, 08:59 AM

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 · #9 5th July 2011, 11:12 AM

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

Paul f. · #10 23rd July 2011, 09:29 AM

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