airline added further flights from Wellcamp to Townsville with all three new routes codesharing with Qantas. Bristow Group announced ongoing concerns regarding its financial position and its ability for future operations over the subsequent 12 months. In April 2019 a major shareholder was pushing for the board to be replaced and underperforming Airnorth and Eastern Airlines to be sold. Destinations The airline operates over 300 scheduled and contract charter departures weekly, serving 21 domestic and international destinations including: Northern Territory Alice Springs Bootu Creek* Darwin Elcho Island Gove Groote Eylandt Katherine Maningrida McArthur River Mine Milingimbi Tennant Creek Queensland Cairns Toowoomba Townsville Timor Leste Dili Western Australia Broome Kununurra Perth Truscott In addition to scheduled flights, Airnorth operates charter services for a wide variety of companies including mining & resources, defence and government clients. Airnorth previously flew to Melbourne, Victoria before terminating the service in early 2022. Fleet , the Airnorth fleet consists of the following aircraft: Incidents and accidents On 22 March 2010, one of Airnorth's Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft (registration VH-ANB) crashed into bushland near the RAAF Base Darwin golf course at approximately 10:10 (ACST), shortly after taking off from Darwin International Airport on a training flight. The two crew members, who were the only people on board, were killed. References External links Airnorth Airlines established in 1978 Australian companies established in 1978 Regional Aviation Association of Australia Companies based in Darwin, Northern Territory Qantas