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Stepping Stones – from Tropicair to Virgin Australia Regional Airlines

written by Chris Frame | February 2, 2019

This article on Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) pilot Peter Phillips originally appeared in the December 2018 magazine edition of Australian Aviation.

Peter Phillips (left) is a training captain on the Fokker 100. (Virgin Australia)
Peter Phillips (left) is a training captain on the Fokker 100. (Virgin Australia)

The origins of Virgin Australia Regional Airlines can be traced to the 1960s when Carnarvon Air Taxi was founded.

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