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Details of the Rossair company

Details of the Rossair company, Australia's second oldest air transport group behind Qantas.

DETAILS OF THE ROSSAIR GROUP:

* Established in 1963, Rossair is Australia's second oldest air transport company behind Qantas.

* The charter company currently operates a fleet of nine turbo-prop aircraft, including two 30-seat Embraer Brasilia 120 aircraft, two 19-seat Beechcraft 1990 aircraft and five 10-seater Cessna 441 Conquest aircraft.

* The plane that crashed near Renmark was a 10-seater Cessna 441 Conquest.

* Rossair operates more than 50 flights each week servicing fly-in, fly-out mining workers throughout South Australia and other parts of the country. It also services SA's oil and gas industry as well as tourist operators and the racing industry.


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