JetGo

JetGo Australia was an Australian regional airline and air charter company headquartered at Eagle Farm in Queensland, near Brisbane Airport. Its operating model combined scheduled domestic passenger services with charter flying, especially fly-in fly-out operations serving mining and resources projects. The company therefore occupied two related but distinct parts of the aviation market: public regional air transport on selected routes and contract-based flying arranged for corporate, industrial, and resource-sector customers. JetGo took delivery of its first 37-seat Embraer 135 aircraft in March 2012. It received an air operator's certificate from Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority in May of the same year, enabling it to conduct commercial operations. During its early period, the airline concentrated on charter and FIFO work, operating services around Australia rather than immediately building a large scheduled network. By July 2012, its charter activity extended throughout the country. The company later sought to broaden its business by entering regular public transport. After receiving CASA approval in October 2014, JetGo announced plans to develop scheduled regional services and to expand its fleet to as many as ten aircraft. Its proposed network was aimed at longer regional routes in Queensland and New South Wales, generally in the range of 400 to 1,200 kilometres. This strategy reflected an attempt to connect regional centres directly while using relatively small aircraft suited to thinner markets. JetGo announced Sydney services to Roma and Tamworth as its original scheduled routes, with both initially planned for November 2014. The Sydney–Roma service was subsequently delayed and ultimately did not proceed. The airline also announced a Brisbane–Tamworth route with up to ten flights per week, timed to coincide with the annual country music festival in January 2015. In February 2015, JetGo said it would suspend its Sydney–Gladstone service because of weak patronage. These developments illustrated the difficulty of sustaining scheduled regional routes alongside the company's charter business. At different points in its operating history, JetGo served or announced service to destinations in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria. Its network included major gateways such as Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, as well as regional locations including Albury, Dubbo, Port Macquarie, Tamworth, Wagga Wagga, Wollongong, Gladstone, Hervey Bay, Rockhampton, and Townsville. Some Queensland destinations, including Barcaldine, Middlemount, and Osborne Mine, were associated with charter operations rather than ordinary scheduled passenger flying. JetGo entered voluntary administration on 1 June 2018, and all scheduled passenger operations were suspended. Following a report from the administrators, the Supreme Court of New South Wales ordered the company into liquidation. The report stated that JetGo owed approximately A$38 million to creditors and indicated that the company may have been trading while insolvent since 30 June 2016. JetGo is consequently a defunct airline; no current passenger network or operating status is established by the supplied reference material.

JetGo developed as a regional Australian aviation business with an initial focus on charter operations rather than a large scheduled airline network. The company took delivery of its first 37-seat Embraer 135 aircraft in March 2012 and received an air operator's certificate from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority in May 2012. By July of that year, it was conducting charter and fly-in fly-out services around Australia, particularly for the mining and resources industries. This contract-oriented activity provided the foundation of the business and distinguished JetGo from carriers focused solely on selling individual passenger tickets. The company later pursued a scheduled-airline strategy. CASA approval in October 2014 enabled JetGo to establish regular public transport services. It announced an intended fleet expansion to as many as ten aircraft and identified longer regional routes in Queensland and New South Wales as its target market. The proposed routes were generally between 400 and 1,200 kilometres, a range suited to linking regional centres with larger cities using small regional aircraft. JetGo's first proposed scheduled services included Sydney–Roma and Sydney–Tamworth, originally intended to begin in November 2014. The Sydney–Roma route was delayed and ultimately abandoned before service began. JetGo also announced Brisbane–Tamworth flights, with up to ten weekly frequencies and a launch connected to the annual country music festival in January 2015. In February 2015, the airline announced the suspension of its Sydney–Gladstone service, citing insufficient patronage. The route changes show that the scheduled part of the business was subject to demand risk, even as charter and FIFO flying remained an important part of JetGo's overall activity. During its operating period, JetGo's destinations extended across New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria. Listed locations included Albury, Dubbo, Port Macquarie, Sydney, Tamworth, Wagga Wagga, Wollongong, Brisbane, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Hervey Bay, Rockhampton, Townsville, and Melbourne through Avalon and Essendon airports. Barcaldine, Middlemount, and Osborne Mine were identified as charter destinations. The mixture of scheduled and charter locations reflected the company's hybrid operating model. On 1 June 2018, JetGo was placed into voluntary administration and suspended all scheduled passenger operations. The administrators' report to creditors stated that the company owed approximately A$38 million and may have been trading while insolvent from 30 June 2016. The Supreme Court of New South Wales subsequently ordered the company to be liquidated. JetGo therefore ended as a defunct regional airline and charter operator, with no ongoing scheduled passenger operation established in the reference material.

• 2018

  Voluntary administration and scheduled-operation shutdown

  [1]JetGoen.wikipedia.org

  JetGo entered voluntary administration on 1 June and suspended all scheduled passenger operations.

• 2018

  Liquidation ordered

  [1]JetGoen.wikipedia.org

  The Supreme Court of New South Wales ordered JetGo to be liquidated after considering the administrators' report to creditors.

• 2015

  Sydney–Gladstone service suspended

  [1]JetGoen.wikipedia.org

  JetGo announced that it would suspend the route because of poor patronage.

• 2014

  Scheduled passenger expansion approved

  [1]JetGoen.wikipedia.org

  Following CASA approval in October, JetGo announced plans to establish regular public transport services and expand its fleet.

• 2012

  First Embraer 135 delivered

  [1]JetGoen.wikipedia.org

  JetGo took delivery of its first 37-seat Embraer 135 aircraft in March.

• 2012

  Air operator's certificate granted

  [1]JetGoen.wikipedia.org

  CASA granted JetGo an air operator's certificate in May, allowing it to conduct commercial aviation operations.

A regional Australian carrier combining small-aircraft scheduled services with charter and fly-in fly-out operations for resource-sector and other contracted customers.

• Passenger air transport · 2014

  Scheduled regional passenger services

  JetGo operated scheduled domestic passenger services in eastern Australia using regional aircraft. Its planned and actual network connected metropolitan gateways such as Sydney and Brisbane with regional destinations in Queensland and New South Wales. The airline pursued longer regional sectors and adjusted routes in response to demand, including discontinuing the proposed Sydney–Roma service and suspending Sydney–Gladstone because of weak patronage.

• Air charter · 2012

  Charter and fly-in fly-out services

  Charter flying was JetGo's original business emphasis and included fly-in fly-out operations supporting mining and resources customers. These services operated throughout Australia and included destinations that were not necessarily part of the scheduled passenger network, such as Barcaldine, Middlemount, and Osborne Mine. The charter model served contracted groups and industrial customers rather than relying only on public ticket sales.

• 2018

  Enter voluntary administration and cease scheduled passenger operationsOther

  Background

  JetGo entered voluntary administration amid financial difficulties. The administrators' report stated that the company owed approximately A$38 million to creditors and may have traded while insolvent from 30 June 2016.

  Action taken

  On 1 June 2018, JetGo suspended all scheduled passenger operations and entered voluntary administration.

  Aftermath

  The Supreme Court of New South Wales subsequently ordered the company into liquidation.

  Reported creditor claims. Approximately A$38 million (2018 administrators' report)

  Source

• 2015

  Suspend Sydney–Gladstone serviceStrategy

  Background

  JetGo reported poor patronage on the Sydney–Gladstone route.

  Action taken

  The airline announced that it would suspend the service.

  Aftermath

  The route was removed from JetGo's scheduled operation as described in the reference material.

  Source

• 2014

  Move from charter emphasis into scheduled public transportStrategy

  Background

  JetGo had initially concentrated on charter and FIFO operations but obtained CASA approval to establish regular public transport services.

  Action taken

  The airline announced a planned scheduled network focused on longer regional routes in Queensland and New South Wales and considered expanding its fleet to as many as ten aircraft.

  Aftermath

  Several proposed or operating routes were delayed, cancelled, or suspended, including Sydney–Roma and Sydney–Gladstone.

  Source

1. 1JetGoen.wikipedia.org