Aero-Tropics
Aero Tropics Air Services Fleet...ATAS operates a fleet of 18 aircraft including 8 different types. All aircraft are twin engined, except the latest edition to our fleet, a brand new Cessna Grand Caravan, which has a single turbine engine.
Due to the broad range of aircraft types we can offer the safest, most appropriate, and most cost effective aircraft type for the job at hand.
All aircraft are maintained to the airline Class A standard by our own qualified team of aircraft engineers in the CASA approved maintenance facility at Cairns Airport. The fleet consists of:
1 x Beechcraft King Air B200
Passenger Seating Capacity: 11
Payload: up to 1300kg
Cruise Speed: 260 nautical miles per hour (480 Km/Hr)
Special Features: Twin Turbine engines and state of the art avionics package for enhanced safety(Wheather, terrain, aircraft avoidance radar) Large capacity aircraft with comfortable spacious seating in cabin.
2 x Cessna Grand Caravan
Passenger Seating Capacity: 9
Payload: 900 - 1100 kg depending on sector length
Cruise Speed: 165 nautical miles per hour (300 Km/Hr)
Special Features: Comfortable leather seats, air conditioned, quiet cabin for passenger comfort, excellent freight capabilities
4 x Aerocommander AC-500
Passenger Seating Capacity: 6-7
Payload: 600 - 850 kg depending on sector length
Cruise Speed: 170 nautical miles per hour (310 Km/Hr)
Special Features: Good short field performance with limited loads, Excellent payloads over medium length sectors where sufficient runway lengths are available. Good passenger comfort. Excellent freighter.
6 x Britten Norman Islanders
Passenger Seating Capacity: 9
Payload: 500 - 700 kg depending on sector length
Cruise Speed: 130 nautical miles per hour (250 Km/Hr)
Special Features: Excellent short field performance, Excellent freighter capability. Generally suitable for short sectors (up to 120 nautical miles)
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