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Air Australia Airways was the trading name for Strategic Airlines Pty Ltd〔http://australianaviation.com.au/2011/10/strategic-steps-up-to-fill-some-qantas-grounding-void/〕〔http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8367934/stategic-airlines-to-unveil-air-australia〕〔http://www.mb.com.ph/node/339925/new-budget-carrier-air-au〕 an airline flying domestic and international scheduled passenger flights. Strategic Aviation, a sister company, flew charter flights using the Air Australia fleet or other leased aircraft. Both companies had their head office in Hendra, Brisbane, Australia.〔"(Contact )." Strategic Aviation. Retrieved on 31 August 2011. "Brisbane Office 34 Navigator Place, Hendra QLD 4011 Australia"〕 Air Australia halted all flights and was placed into voluntary administration on 17 February 2012, and into liquidation on 23 March 2012. ==History== Founded in 1991 as an air freight broker and trading as Air Charter Logistics, Strategic Aviation Pty Ltd was established by Executive Director, Shaun Aisen. The company specialised in the transportation of oversize or unique cargo, chartering flights on Antonov An-124s, Ilyushin IL-76s and Boeing 747 freighters. In 2002, Michael James joined the company as an Executive Director and equal shareholder. With a background at Ansett and air charter, James assisted the company to successfully bid for the Australian Defence Force Troop Lift Contract. With this diversification, the trading name was dropped and the company rebranded as Strategic. This contract was initially serviced with a leased Airbus A330 from Portuguese Airline HiFly utilising Australian crews. Former OzJet operations director David Blake was appointed CEO in 2008 to assist with the expansion of the airline side of the business.〔''Australian Aviation'', "A Strategic Play", October 2009 Issue, P42〕 The first Australian (VH-) registered aircraft, A330-200 VH-SSA was delivered in July 2009,〔(Strategic Arrives – Strategic Airlines Press Release, July 2009 )〕 and the Australian Air Operators Certificate was awarded soon after in September. This was complemented by the third A320 VH-YQA in December 2009. In June 2009 Strategic purchased the troubled airline OzJet along with its staff (ensuring full entitlements were paid), its Air Operators Certificate and the Perth–Derby RPT route. The route was serviced by a chartered Fokker 100 from Alliance Airlines until Strategic's first Australian registered Airbus A320 was introduced in early 2010. In February 2011 Executive Director, Shaun Aisen severed his ties with the company leaving Michael James the sole owner. Six months following Aisen's departure from the company six other members of staff left the company as well, namely the chief executive, the chief operating officer and the commercial manager. The main reason for the sudden exodus was opposing views on how the company was heading under the leadership of James. A former senior-staff member stated, "when there were two owners, they were almost opposite poles, which worked to the advantage of the business." Aisen's conservative approach was perceived to have balanced out James's different approach to the running of the company.〔http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/air-australia-boss-michael-james-the-maverick-who-fell-to-earth/story-fn7kjcme-1226274843987〕 In ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' on 2 April 2011, it was first claimed that the airline would change its name by the end of the year, in order to create a brand more identifiable with its Australian roots. The name change was confirmed in August 2011, with the airline also planning on becoming a low-cost carrier and announcing service from Brisbane and Melbourne to Honolulu to begin in December 2011.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Air Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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