RMA Gold Airways was a proposed Australian airline that faced criticism for being labelled as "pretend."[1][2] It planned to operate under the name Gold Airways, offering both passenger and cargo services from Melbourne to major Australian cities and regional centres, with future ambitions for international flights using a fleet of Airbus A320, Boeing 747 and Embraer 190s.[3]
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| Website | www.goldairways.com.au |
The airline was proposed by former employees of Ansett,[3] with RMA standing for Reginald Miles Ansett, the founder of Ansett.[4] Despite its branding as an airline, RMA Gold Airways never acquired aircraft, crew, or operational capabilities. It launched a booking platform without the infrastructure to support flights and proposed an initial public offering, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of Ansett's collapse, but these plans failed to materialise.[2]
RMA Gold Airways Limited was listed in the Australian Business Register until its deregistration in 2014, having previously been known as Ansett Limited in 2004. [4][5]
References
edit- ^ "ASIC Free Company Name Search - RMA GOLD AIRWAYS PTY LTD". Australian Securities & Investments Commission. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ a b Rochfort, Scott (8 July 2012). "The little airline that couldn't". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b Rochfort, Scott (3 January 2006). "Another airline, just $70m needed". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ a b Rochfort, Scott (21 September 2005). "Another Gold Air has vision but not the planes". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ Australian Business Number 19 107 563 806 Australian Taxation Office