Ansett Australia has reduced its British Aerospace 146 services in the Northern Territory and the northwest region of Western Australia, handing over under-performing routes to independent Darwin-based regional carrier Air North. Air North has acquired two Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias to operate 30 services a week on Ansett's behalf.
"As part of Ansett's business recovery strategy we're assessing routes in regions where, for a number of reasons, including cost structures associated with our fleet, we can't operate profitably," says executive chairman Rod Eddington.
Source: Flight International
