Emu Airways
Emu Airways was an airline based in Adelaide, Australia operating tourist flights to nearby Kangaroo Island. It was part of the RegionalLink Airlines group which also included Airnorth and Airlines of South Australia.
History
Emu Airways was founded in 1970. It commenced regular operations in February 1974.In March 2004, it was acquired by Darwin based aviation services company Capiteq, as part of a major new coalition of regional air services in Australia, RegionalLink Airlines. This was considered Australia's first airline franchise operation. All of the participating airlines continued to trade in their local markets under their own names, the logos of which were featured on the fuselages of aircraft within the group. Emu Airways and partner Airlines of South Australia ceased operations on 9 November 2005, citing the entry of QantasLink and other factors in their decision.