EKT destined to freighter ops!

[Bill S]

Originally Posted by Rob Fluke

Old thread but saves starting a new one

I found out the first of Pel-Air's S340 aircraft should at long last make it online in the next month or two after finally receiving CASA approval on their AOC.

Still unknown on what routes it will fly as of yet.

Flukey

Yeah we were waiting for it to be put on the Pelair AOC, it'll be flying soon I think.
Got some photos if you're interested.

[Rob Fluke]

Originally Posted by Bill S

Yeah we were waiting for it to be put on the Pelair AOC, it'll be flying soon I think.
Got some photos if you're interested.

Post away on those pic

[lloyd fox]

Yes please, Bill if you can post a photo.

I have read that maintenance will be done in BNE,as Pelair have previously advertised for lames based in BNE.

Cheers Lloyd

[Bill S]

Here you go.

I spotted in today's Australian newspaper they're looking at Sydney and Mackay bases ... ?

[phil.l]

Cheers Bill,pictures taken at Wagga?

[Bill S]

Yep.

[lloyd fox]

Thank you Bill looks good.

[Raymond Rowe]

When i saw it 5 weeks ago it was parked in a corner and was no good for shots.There was a home built parked in the way.It was in a corner at Wagga airport.

[Paul C.]

Nice pics. I have no clue where EKT and the other 340A's (when converted) will operate out of, they could be to anywhere. They can carry 3,600kg of cargo and mail making them very handy for rural air freight services, so it could be anywhere. Apparently VH-KDI was almost sold to argentine airline SOL as a passenger plane but the sale didn't fall through. I was also told about 3 weeks ago that VH-KDB is getting converted to a freighter for Pel-Air only 10 months after a major refurbishment.

PS: I sat in the cockpit of VH-EKT way back in 1993 at an open day in Adelaide. I've also flown in it several times.

[lloyd fox]

Just arrived at BNE GA obviously ready to start ops.