Aboriginal Air Services



Aboriginal Air Services was an umbrella company of 4 distinct airlines owned by the Aboriginal people of central Australia. Four companies (see list below) gradually came together as a consortium over nearly twenty years. The consortium, known as Aboriginal Air Services was fully owned by the Aboriginal people.

In the late 1990s, Aboriginal Air Services offered tourist flights on the mail plane.

The consortium ceased operating on 17 September 2006.

Airlines

 * Ngaanyatjarra Air (Western Australia)
 * Ngurratjuta Air (Northern Territory, operated by the Ngurajuta Association of Hermannsburg)
 * Janami Air (Northern Territory, from the Warlpiri tribe)
 * PY Air (South Australia)

Fleet

 * Cessna 208 Caravan
 * Cessna 210
 * Cessna Grand Caravan
 * Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante