FIFO · Crew Rotations · Australia-wide · 24/7
On-demand and programmed FIFO charter from Australian capitals to remote mining, energy and infrastructure sites, with single-point accountability from manifest to wheels-down.
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Most of the Australian resources sector runs on FIFO charter. Crews live in capital cities and regional centres, and need to be on shift on a remote site within hours of a manifest being confirmed. Aviall arranges FIFO charter for mining, oil and gas, infrastructure and defence operators across Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and South Australia, with aircraft selected against runway, payload, fuel and roster.
The aircraft determines which fields and staging hubs work.
FIFO demand is shaped by roster patterns (typically 2:1, 8:6 or 14:7), shutdown surges, project ramp-ups and emergency back-fill. Charter is used when scheduled capacity is unavailable, when a roster needs full-aircraft control, or when origin and destination pairs do not exist on a published timetable.
If you are planning more than one lift, these pages cover the sequencing.
Recurring weekly and fortnightly FIFO rotations on 2:1, 8:6, 14:7 and custom patterns.
Additional lift coordinated for shutdowns, turnarounds and project peaks.
Aircraft selected for runway length, surface and payload into resources strips.
Pilbara, Goldfields, Mid West and Kimberley rotations from Perth.
Bowen, Galilee and Surat Basin rotations from Brisbane.
Cooper Basin, Olympic Dam and NT resources rotations from Adelaide and Darwin.
FIFO & workforce charter
Send us the requirement.
We take both recurring programs and one-off movements. Estimates are enough to start. We come back with aircraft options, capacity and baggage feasibility, and indicative pricing you can put in front of a budget holder or a tender response.
Roster flying, workforce rotations, seasonal campaigns and scheduled corporate shuttles. Send the pattern and we price the program, not just a single flight.
A single group flight, a team, a tour, a conference, a delegation, an event crew or a shutdown surge. Five details are usually enough for a workable quote.
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Aircraft options within the hour and a written quote with an indicative wheels-up window.
Mission examples · Illustrative
Representative mission profiles drawn from recurring work. Identifying details, operators, hospitals, routes, aircraft tail numbers, are intentionally omitted.
A professional sporting organisation required a squad, support staff and freight moved between two domestic fixtures on a turnaround scheduled flights could not deliver. Aviall configured a narrow-body charter with a freight pallet and custom catering aligned to performance protocols.
Outcome
Squad on the ground at the next venue with a full evening's recovery time intact.
A project ramp-up required a workforce moved into a remote site on a multi-week rotation pattern. Aviall set a published schedule on a contracted aircraft, with manifest integration into the client's HR system and ground transport coordinated at the regional gateway.
Outcome
Rotation pattern delivered without missed shifts across the project window.
An ASX-listed resources operator faced a stalled processing line waiting on a single oversized component too large for any scheduled freighter. Aviall sourced an outsize main-deck nose-loader, completed pavement and load-spread checks at the regional destination, and coordinated road movement permits at both ends.
Outcome
Component on site inside 72 hours of first call; production line restart same week.
A listed company's board required a multi-leg itinerary across regional ports on a single day, with discretion and on-tarmac executive transfers at each stop. Aviall sourced a midsize executive jet, built the schedule around meeting times and managed FBO arrangements at every airport.
Outcome
Full itinerary completed on schedule; board returned to base the same evening.
Specialised capability
FAQ
For ad-hoc rotations, wheels-up in four to eight hours from confirmed booking is standard for King Air and jet aircraft. Programmed FIFO contracts run to a fixed schedule with crew, slots and ground handling pre-positioned.
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Why operators, brokers and end clients keep calling back
"Quote came back inside the hour with two aircraft options, written wheels-up windows and the cost-versus-time trade-off laid out. That is what we expect and rarely get."
, Project logistics manager · Resources sector
"Documentation, NOTOCs and DG paperwork were closed before we'd finished briefing our customer. No back-and-forth, no surprises at the ramp."
, Senior freight forwarder · Global 3PL
"They run the mission like an operator, not like a broker. That distinction matters when the cargo is heavy, the route is hard and the clock is real."
, Charter broker · International network
Tell us the mission, origin, destination, pax, roster pattern, ready time. Aircraft options returned within the hour.
Send us the roster pattern, ports and headcount. We return a schedule and pricing basis. Attach an existing RFQ, packing list or photos straight from your phone, partial detail is enough to start.
Or email your RFQ directly to charters@aviall.com.au
24/7 ops desk. Quote inside the hour.