Hardy Aviation


Hardy Aviation Pty Ltd, is an air charter company based at Darwin International Airport in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It operates air charter services. Its main base is Darwin International Airport.
Hardy Aviation is a member of the Regional Aviation Association of Australia.

History

Hardy Aviation was founded in 1991 by John Hardy.
In November 2008, Hardy Aviation created a subsidiary called Fly Tiwi.
In December 2012 Hardy Aviation and Fly Tiwi were grounded because senior pilots failed a review test. Hardy Aviation was allowed to resume operations shortly after. However, Hardy Aviation had to threaten legal action against Civil Aviation Safety Authority before Fly Tiwi could resume operations.
In 2014, Hardy Aviation constructed new facilities at Borroloola Airport, Northern Territory.
In March 2020, Hardy Aviation received financial support from the Northern Territory Government for the COVID-19 pandemic.
In April 2020, Hardy Aviation received financial support as part of the Australian Government's COVID-19 Regional Airline Network Support Program.

Fleet

The Hardy Aviation fleet consists of the following aircraft:
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengers
Cessna 2063—5
Cessna 404 Titan7—13
Cessna 441 Conquest II5—9
Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner2—19
Cessna 4024—9
Beechcraft Baron3—5
Cessna 210 Centurion3—5
Cessna 208 Caravan6—13
Total330—