HeavyLift Cargo Airlines

For the former UK Cargo Airline see: Air Foyle HeavyLift

Heavylift Cargo Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign HN HVY[1] HEAVY CARGO
Founded	31 July 2002
Fleet size	5
Headquarters	City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Key people	Nicholas Leach

HeavyLift Cargo Airlines Pty Ltd ACN 604 595 413 is an Australian cargo airline headquartered now in Los Angeles, United States. It started operations in 2004 and operates scheduled and charter cargo services.HeavyLift took over passenger airline OzJet in 2008.^[2] HeavyLift sold Ozjet and its passenger aircraft to Air Australia in 2009.Heavylift transferred its business to the United States once the Australian Government banned B727/737 stage III aircraft and some people incorrectly say that it is also due to Australia's unofficial two airline policy.

Destinations

Heavylift operated worldwide charter cargo services.

Fleet

Heavylift's Belfast is registered in the Philippines as RP-C8020

A Heavylift Boeing 727-100F waiting for cargo

As of November 2010 the Heavylift Cargo Airlines fleet consists of:^[3][4]

• 1 Boeing 727-100F Retired
• 2 Boeing 727-200F Retired
• 1 Short Belfast Retired
• 4 DC8-73F Current

The Belfast is now stored at Cairns Airport. During 2006 work was also underway at Bournemouth Airport to refurbish another aircraft once operated by HeavyLift's unrelated namesake UK airline, the unique Conroy CL-44-0; however it has been reported on various aviation internet message boards that this aircraft will not be delivered. A feature of the airline is that most of its aircraft are not registered in Australia, but in the Philippines.

In May 2008 Heavylift bought passenger airline Ozjet Airlines giving it access to an Australia air operator's certificate.^[5] Ozjet discontinued passenger operations in May 2009.

References

Airlines of Australia
Scheduled passenger airlines	Airlines of Tasmania Airnorth Alliance Airlines Cobham Aviation Services Australia Eastern Australia Airlines FlyPelican Fly Tiwi JETGO Australia Jetstar Airways King Island Airlines Qantas QantasLink Regional Express Airlines Sharp Airlines Skippers Aviation Skytrans Airlines Sunstate Airlines Tigerair Australia Virgin Australia Virgin Australia International Airlines Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
Charter passenger airlines	Air Link Aircruising Australia Alliance Airlines Hinterland Aviation Maroomba Airlines Network Aviation Northern Territory Air Services Pearl Aviation Pel-Air Rossair Seair Pacific Shoal Air Skytraders
Cargo airlines	Australian air Express Express Freighters Australia HeavyLift Cargo Airlines Pacific Air Express Tasman Cargo Airlines Toll Aviation Toll Priority
Defunct airlines	see Defunct airlines of Australia
List of airline holding companies