Old Eastern and Southern Australia routes

[Michael R]

Was just wondering if anyone can help in regards to which routes were flown by the Cessna Titan and Jetstream aircraft used by Southern and Eastern Australia back in the day.

[Steve Jones]

I recall ADL-Renmark-Mildura on the Southern Cessna Titan.

[Rob R]

Eastern Routes
Titan's operated all stops up the cost from Sydney to Brisbane. They also operated into Tamworth. The same route was also operated by the Bandits.

The Jetstreams operated SYD-NTL, SYD - TRE, SYD - CFS, SYD - GRAFTON, SYD - CBR ?, SYD - TMW, SYD - NBR/ MOR

Southern Routes
The Titans also operated Mildura - Melbourne. They also operated all over Victoria under the Air Ambulance contract.

[MarkR]

Originally Posted by Steve Jones

I recall ADL-Renmark-Mildura on the Southern Cessna Titan.

And Mildura Broken Hill.

The Air Abulance OPs have a nice page here: http://colacambulance.com.au/Cessna%20404.htm

[Michael R]

Thanks for the info guy's.

[Grahame Hutchison]

From February 1982 at Sydney Airport, East Coast Cessna 404 Titan

[Michael R]

I was only a kid Grahame but I still remember going to the airport and seeing East West airlines, Air NSW, and my favorite the Tamair metroliners.

[Paul M]

Geez Graham, I shudder to think how many gigabytes of photos you must have !!

[Glennm]

I worked for Eastern Australia at Newcastle Airport in the mid 80s...then a tin shed. Oh how its changed. i recall the 404 Titans being flown to Sydney and Sydney via Maitland. Also direct to Canberra. They flew a daily milkrun from Willy to Brisbane via Taree, Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Lismore and Coolangatta.
Also to Tamworth And Armidale I think. I flew on them many times in the right hand seat with the cheap staff ticket. The Bandits flew Willy to Sydney.
Some of the regos for the titans I recall were ARQ DLF TMX TMZ UOP.
The 3 Bandit regos were HVS WDF and WDI. I used to do a 2 minute weather report from the airport on 2hd including the latest flying conditions of one of our planes. The good old days.

[Michael R]

Thanks for all the info guy's. It's surprising that in all of regional aviation that no one has really serviced the Gippsland region of Victoria, unless I'm mistaken. Possible Sharp Airlines in the future.