Charter airline and fly-in-fly-out operator Nantay Pty Ltd, trading as Maroomba Airlines (Perth International) has changed hands, according to the carrier's LinkedIn page. Two couples have taken control of the carrier, effective immediately, bringing "a wealth of expertise across engineering, operations, customer experience, and stakeholder engagement" to the business.
The post says Phillip Garcia, Stephanie Garcia, Michael Evans, and Katrina Evans have taken ownership. Company extracts show the current shareholders are Phillip and Stephanie Garcia (jointly), an entity called BMA Holdings (W.A.) Pty Ltd, and Evans Airborne Pty Ltd, each with a third of the shares. Evans Airborne is jointly owned by Michael and Katrina Evans, and BMA Holdings is jointly owned by Michael Ardagh, a former pilot at Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong International) who acquired Maroomba Airlines in 2018. Phillip Garcia, Michael Evans, and Michael Ardagh are the airline's directors.
According to ch-aviation fleets data, Maroomba Airlines operates one DHC-8-100, one DHC-8-300, and two DHC-8-Q300s on ad-hoc and contract charters. ADS-B flight tracking data show the aircraft operate between Perth and Golden Grove, Southern Cross, Forrestania, Dalgaranga Gold Mine, Geraldton, WA, and Norseman.
