Skytraders

Skytraders is an Australian airline, headquartered at 180 Jersey Road, Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia. Skytraders was founded in 1979¹. It is the provider of specialist air services to the Australian Federal Government.

Skytraders is an Australian airline, headquartered at 180 Jersey Road, Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia. Skytraders was founded in 1979. It is the provider of specialist air services to the Australian Federal Government. ===1979–1993=== Commencing in 1979, Skytraders was contracted for the weekly movement of 40 tonne DC8 loads of chilled lamb and produce to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. With the introduction of 747 freighters, Skytraders pioneered the movement of live cattle by air from Australia. They also developed the 'Skybox', which allows for the transport of fresh carcass beef from abattoirs to end users in Japan without the need for refrigeration. This technology largely attributed to Australia becoming the largest supplier of high-end fresh chilled beef to the Japanese market. By 1990, Skytraders itself had become Australia's largest shipper of export airfreight and was awarded the Austrade Gold Medal by the Australian Federal Government. ===1993–2002=== In a joint-venture with Qantas and DHL, in 1993 Skytraders commenced a nightly express service between Sydney and Auckland that utilised a Boeing 727-100 freighter. The program addressed the need for moving large numbers of thoroughbred bloodstock at the same time as meeting the international express operator's requirement for trans-Tasman close of business pick up and next morning delivery. ===2002–present=== In 2002, Skytraders was awarded a long-term contract by the Australian Antarctic Division for the provision of a range of Antarctic air services. Since then, the company's role in providing air services to the Commonwealth Government has grown to also include long-term contracts with the Department of Defence (Special Operations Command), the Department of Home Affairs (Australian Border Force), Victorian State Government (Victoria Police), the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Australian Federal Police, and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. In January 2024, Skytraders started operating regular flights on behalf of Australian based mining services company, Mineral Resources Limited. ==See also== List of airlines of Australia ==References== ==External links==

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