at
Moorabbin Airport in 1998 The privately owned Australian Air Charterers was established in 1956 and commenced scheduled services in November 1986 between
Essendon Airport,
Melbourne and
Smithton Airport,
Tasmania. The company moved its scheduled operations to its home base at
Moorabbin Airport in July 1987. The Aus-Air website (in December 2008 still accessible) stated that in the latter-1990s it had 50 employees. The company encountered financial difficulties and in 1999 was placed in Administration - a legal term in Australian Law not unlike
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the USA. The company and its assets were offered for sale however no buyer was found and Aus-Air ceased scheduled operations on 4 July 1999. The Aus-Air fleet of aircraft was subsequently purchased by
Bankstown-based
Airtex Aviation. As of December 2008 Aus-Air still operated three single-engined aircraft on a
charter Air Operator Certificate. As of April 2011, Aus-Air operates from
Echuca in Victoria, north of Melbourne and offers charter flights. ==Destinations==