Regional Aviation
Regional aviation refers to that part of the aviation industry that engages in scheduled commercial airline activity between regional areas or between regional areas and capital cities. Traditionally, regional aviation services have been identified as those airlines performing regular public transport services and whose fleets contain exclusively low capacity aircraft (38 seats or less or with a payload of 4,200 kilograms or less). However, Australia's regional airlines now commonly use larger aircraft. Some regional areas are also serviced by jet aircraft operated by major domestic airlines.
The Australian Constitution gives state and territory governments power over regional aviation as it is largely an issue of intra-state trade. Licensing of intra-state aviation services is administered respectively by:
The New South Wales Government Ministry of Transport
Queensland Transport
The South Australian Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure
The Government of Western Australia Department for Planning and Infrastructure
Intra-state air services in Victoria, Tasmania, Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are deregulated.
Links:
Enroute Charges Rebate Scheme
Remote Aerodrome Inspection Programme
Remote Aerodrome Safety Programme
Remote Air Service Subsidy Scheme