Airlines of South Australia

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Airlines of South Australia was an airline operated by Ansett Transport Industries from 1959 until 2005. The name was revived by an unrelated operator that operated from 1987 until 2005.

History

Airline 1959–1986

thumb|Airlines of South Australia [[Fokker F27|Fokker F27-200 at Adelaide Airport in October 1987]]

On 1 July 1959, Ansett purchased Guinea Airways and rebranded it Airlines of South Australia (ASA) on 21 December 1959. ASA took over the Guinea Airways existing fleet of five Douglas DC-3s and an Auster, and added a 52-seat Convair 440.

From inception, ASA provided services from Adelaide to Port Lincoln, Minnipa, Ceduna, Cowell, Cleve, Kimba, Radium Hill, Broken Hill, Kangaroo Island, Port Pirie, Whyalla, Renmark, Mildura and Woomera.

Throughout the 1960s, services were briefly added to Naracoorte, Millicent and tours to Hayman Island, Queensland from Adelaide while several initial services were progressively discontinued. A Piaggio P166 and a Fokker F27 (the first of several) replaced older aircraft.

In November 1968 Airlines of South Australia was renamed Ansett Airlines of South Australia (AASA). The last passenger flight was made on 27 June 1986.