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OzJet gains airworthiness certificate
Australia’s imminent all-business-class airline, OzJet, today received the Certificate of Airworthiness on its first Boeing 737 aircraft.
OzJet chief executive Hans van Pelt said receipt of the certificate from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) was “a major step in the final stages of our application for an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC)”.
Mr van Pelt said the Certificate of Airworthiness meant approval of OzJet’s Boeing 737 VH-OZQ as well as the company’s system of maintenance and its maintenance and engineering control procedures.
He said the CASA process for gaining an AOC – the licence to fly scheduled services in Australia – was very rigorous but that CASA’s high standards were the reason for Australia’s outstanding air safety record.
“OzJet is very proud to have reached this important stage in its development and looks forward to continuing to work with the thorough professionals at CASA towards the finalisation of our AOC in the near future,” Mr van Pelt said.
VH-OZQ was the first OzJet aircraft entered on the Register of Australian Aircraft in mid-September.
The airline is hoping to have its second 737 registered soon as VH-OZU.
The third 737 from OzJet chairman Paul Stoddart’s European Aviation fleet is expected to arrive in Australia in early November.
Dependent on the granting of the AOC by CASA, OzJet intends to start services between Melbourne and Sydney within weeks, with eight flights a day Monday-to-Friday in each direction and limited services on weekends.
The airline already has aeronautical services agreements in place with Sydney Airport and Melbourne Airport.
OzJet’s planes will have 60 business-class seats exclusively, while ticket prices will be based on traditional fully-flexible economy fares.
OzJet intends to start with three aircraft but will have up to 12 737s in Australia by the middle of next year.
With only 60 passengers instead of the 130 capacity if the planes were in economy configuration, OzJet travellers will each be allowed to take up to three pieces of hand luggage on board.
OzJet tickets will be sold (once the AOC has been approved) via travel agents, a call centre and the airline’s website – ozjet.com.au
Graham Muldoon
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