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JetGo
IATA ICAO Call sign
JG JGO JETGO
Founded2011 (2011)
Ceased operations1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)
HeadquartersEagle Farm, Queensland, Australia
Key peopleJason Ryder (CEO)
Websitewww.jetgo.com

JetGo was an Australian regional airline and air charter company based at Eagle Farm, Queensland near Brisbane Airport.

It operated scheduled domestic passenger services in the Eastern states of Australia and charter services, particularly fly-in fly-out (FIFO) operations in support of the mining and resources sectors.

Overview

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Embraer 135LR at Brisbane Airport, April 2012
Embraer ERJ 140LR at Wagga Wagga Airport

JetGo took delivery of its first 37-seat Embraer 135 aircraft in March 2012. and was granted an air operator's certificate by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in May that year.[1] As of July 2012, JetGo was operating FIFO and charter services throughout Australia.[2][3] Despite having a business model initially focused on charter operations, following approval by CASA in October 2014, JetGo announced it would begin establishing regular public transport services. The company planned to grow its fleet to as many as 10 aircraft, focusing on longer regional routes in Queensland and New South Wales of between 400–1,200 km (249–746 mi).[4]

JetGo announced two original routes from Sydney to Roma and Tamworth, both scheduled to commence in November 2014. After delaying the start of Sydney-Roma route however, the airline announced that the services would not proceed.[5] In February 2015, Jetgo also announced that it would suspend its Sydney-Gladstone service, citing poor patronage.[6]

Shortly after announcing its inaugural routes, JetGo announced that it would operate services between Brisbane and Tamworth, with up to 10 flights per week. The launch of the route was timed to coincide with the annual country music festival in January 2015.[7]

On 1 June 2018, the airline was placed under voluntary administration, and all scheduled passenger operations were suspended.[8][9] The Supreme Court of New South Wales ruled that JetGo to be liquidated, following the creditors report by the administrators that showed it owed $38 million to creditors and may have been trading while insolvent since 30 June 2016.[10][11]

Destinations

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During the period of operation JetGo flew to the following destinations:

Fleet

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Embraer ERJ 145LR at Wagga Wagga Airport

As of 1 June 2018, the JetGo fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[14][15]

JetGo fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers
Embraer ERJ 135LR
3
0
37
Embraer ERJ 140LR
2
0
44
Embraer ERJ 145LR
1
50
Total 6 2

References

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  1. ^ Hall, Peter. "JetGo Australia signed off by Civil Aviation Safety Authority". The Courier-Mail. News Limited. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. ^ "JetGo leases Embraer ERJ-135 for FIFO". Australian Aviation. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. ^ Schalch, John (1 July 2012). "JetGo Cloncurry flights near". The North West Star. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Brisbane-based JETGO targets regional services in Queensland and NSW". The Courier-Mail. 12 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Jetgo drops Sydney-Roma flights". Australian Aviation. 20 November 2014.
  6. ^ Msowden, By (3 February 2015). "JetGo suspends Gladstone to Sydney service". The Courier Mail.
  7. ^ "Jetgo to connect Brisbane and Tamworth with direct flights". Australian Aviation. 5 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Media Statement: JETGO Australia Holdings Pty Ltd has entered into Voluntary Administration". JetGo. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  9. ^ Atfield, Cameron (1 June 2018). "Brisbane-based airline Jetgo enters into voluntary administration". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  10. ^ McIlwain, Kate (3 July 2018). "JetGo 'trading insolvent' for almost two years before collapse". Daily Liberal. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  11. ^ Rayner, Lynn (5 July 2018). "Supreme Court ruling winds up Jetgo Airlines and appoints liquidator". Daily Liberal. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Jetgo's Wagga to Brisbane service officially confirmed, details revealed". Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  13. ^ "JetGo unveiled as chosen airline for Illawarra passenger service". Illawarra Mercury. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  14. ^ Australian civil aircraft register search, using "Jetgo" as the search keyword. Search conducted 1 June 2018
  15. ^ "Jetgo takes delivery of second Embraer ERJ-140LR". Australian Aviation. 20 January 2017.
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