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NAME
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POSITION
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REMARKS
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| Airey, Mark | Administration BNE | |
| Angelides, Con | Capt LR35A | Wards contract JUN87. |
| Appleton, John | Capt LR35A (part time) | Wards contract JUN87. |
| Archbold, Joanne | Flight Attendant DHC8 | |
| Ayton, Andre | Captain B200 | |
| Balding, David | F/O LR35A | Wards contract JUN87. |
| Balson, John | Captain B200, LR35A, DHC8 | |
| Barber, Richard | Operations BNE | 1976-1982 |
| Barron, Robyn | Administration BNE | |
| Black, Russell | Administration BNE | |
| Blackwell, Peter | Captain B200 SYD | Ex Coddair. |
| Brooker, Neal | F/O DHC8 | DHC8 NOV89. |
| Brookes, Clive | F/O LR35A | Wards contract JUN87. |
| Brown, George | Operations BNE | |
| Brown, John | Solicitor NLK, Director, CEO | |
| Browning, Eunice | Administration NLK | |
| Burrows, Jenny | Senior Flight Attendant DHC8 | DHC8 NOV89. |
| Charles, Valerie | Administration NLK & BNE | |
| Childs, Mike | General Manager | Came from Coddair. |
| Christian-Bailey, Bernard | Director | |
| Cini, Henry | Office Administration SYD | |
| Clampett, Len "Jed" | Captain B200 | Joined FEB78. |
| Clark, Mark | Operations, BNE | |
| Cleary, Margaret | Administration BNE | |
| Codd, Kathy | Administration BNE | After Coddair takeover. |
| Couch, Bob | Captain B65, B200 SYD | |
| Deak, John | Administration SYD | |
| Dodds, Stuart | Manager BNE | Passenger on the delivery flight of VH-IBD. |
| Dodge, Peter | Capt LR35A (part time) | Wards contract JUN87. |
| Dyer, John | Captain B200 SYD | |
| Egan, Michael | F/O DHC8 | DHC8 NOV89. Also on Sunbird list. |
| Feltman, Ray | Captain B200 | Joined 01AUG77. Endorsed by Tony Snel 17AUG77 as third full time pilot. Became Chief Pilot after Tony Snel left. |
| Ferroff, Costa | Capt B200, F/O LR35A | Wards contract JUN87. |
| Foster, Ian | Captain LR35A, B200 | Chief Pilot NIA. Left with Randal McFarlane to setup Jetcraft. |
| Freedman, Lionel | General Manager NLK | |
| Gleeson, Tom | Captain B65, B200. F/O DHC8 | Came from Coddair. Was last Chief Pilot for NIA. Also on Sunbird list. |
| Goldie, Ian | F/O LR35A | Wards contract JUN87. |
| Goudie, Gerald | Director | Passenger on the delivery flight of VH-IBC. |
| Grady, Calvin | Captain B200, LR35A | Wards contract JUN87. |
| Green, Ron | Captain B200 | Chief Pilot for a time. |
| Guy, Wes | General Manager BNE | |
| Haling, Max | Captain B200 | |
| Hartwig, Linda | Administration BNE | Future Mrs Ray Feltman. |
| Hawthorne, David | Captain B200, Training DHC8 | DHC8 NOV89. |
| Herd, Len | Sales Rep BNE | Former BNE Manager for Pan Am. With NIA for about a year. |
| Herman, Charles Albert | Founder | 24NOV17-19JUL77 |
| Hiscock, Shelly | Operations BNE | |
| Huckstep, Marg | Administration NLK | |
| Hume, Carola | F/O LR35A | Wards contract JUN87. |
| Humphries, Steve | F/O DHC8 | DHC8 NOV89. |
| Hunt, Kathy | Administration BNE | |
| Hussey, Shirley | Operations BNE | |
| Hutchison, Don | Captain B200 | |
| Jacob, Russ | Accounts BNE | |
| Jarvis, Keith | Director | Passenger on the delivery flight of VH-IBD. |
| Jarvis, Judy | Director | Passenger on the delivery flight of VH-IBD. Judy passed away on 26 March 2023. |
| Jones, Mark | Airport General Hand BNE, Capt B200, LR35A | Left NIA to fly for Solair for 4 years. Later returned to NIA. See Update #14. |
| Karlson, Rob | Administration SYD | |
| Kelly, Dianne | Operations BNE | NIA/QPA |
| Kendall, Geoff | Captain B200 | First pilot employed by Tony Snel. Second full time pilot. |
| Kenny, Ian | Director | |
| Kitchell, Virginia | Administration BNE | |
| Levin, Paul | Freight Manager and Operations | Also on Sunbird list. |
| Lovell, Rod | Captain B200 SYD | |
| Lumsdaine, Eddie | Captain B200 | |
| Matthews, Greg | Captain LR35A, F/O DHC8 | Wards contract JUN87. |
| McBean, Paul | Airport General Hand BNE | Also on Sunbird list as a pilot. |
| McFarlane, Randal | Operations and Contracts Manager | 1986-89 |
| McIver, Clive | F/O DHC8 | DHC8 NOV89. |
| Meehan, Laurie | Administration BNE | |
| Mendam, Rod | Capt LR35A (part time) | Wards contract JUN87. |
| Meppem, Brendan | Flight Attendant DHC8 | DHC8 NOV89. |
| Millard, Ian | Captain & Chief Pilot Mohawk, Capt B65, B200 | Was Chief Pilot with Coddair. Served NIA 85-91 |
| Mullane, Damien | F/O LR35A (Casual) | Wards contract JUN87. |
| Neal, Kathy | Flight Attendant DHC8 (casual) | |
| Newman, Daryl | Capt C&T LR35A | Wards contract JUN87. |
| Newsham, Barry | Captain B200 | Joined FEB78. |
| Nichols, Daphney | LDH | Partner of Roy Wilson. |
| Oosthuizen, Susan | Administration SYD | |
| Page, Phillip | Director | |
| Prentice, Lyn | Administration NLK & BNE | Future Mrs Graham Syphers. |
| Pullen, Stan | Captain B200 | |
| Riddle, Peter | LDH | |
| Riddle, Judy (née Wilson) | LDH | |
| Robinson, Gordon | F/O DHC8 | DHC8 NOV89. |
| Roseberg, Alan | F/O LR35A | Wards contract JUN87. |
| Ryan, Tim | Captain B200 SYD | |
| Salt, Ken | Manager NLK | |
| Seeck, John | Operations BNE | |
| Seymour, Warren | General Manager BNE | |
| Shire, Peter | Captain B200 | Endorsed by Tony Snel as a casual 22FEB76. |
| Sly, Ken | Manager NLK | |
| Smith, Peter | Captain B200 | |
| Smith, Tracy | Administration BNE | |
| Snel, Tony | Captain AC690, B90, B200 | Founding Chief Pilot and a Director 1974-1978. |
| Soley, Wendy | Flight Attendant DHC8 | DHC8 NOV89. |
| Sommer, Carl | Engineering Manager BNE | |
| Syphers, Graham | Captain B200, LR35A, DHC8 C&T | Joined 01MAY78. DHC8 NOV89. Passed away 16JUN20. |
| Thomas, Warren | Captain B200 | Ex Senior Base Pilot/Manager Coddair Rockhampton. Setup Norfolk Pacific Aviation in Cairns. Also on Sunbird list. |
| Vallance, John | Captain LR35A, F/O DHC8 | Wards contract JUN87. DHC8 NOV89. |
| Vanscolina, Rob | Captain B200 SYD | |
| Voget, Karen | Flight Attendant DHC8 (casual) | |
| Walters, Ella | Administration NLK | |
| Williams, Keith | Captain B65 | Killed in crash of Queen Air VH-FDR 07AUG85. |
| Wilson, Roy | LDH | |
| Wing, James | Airport General Hand BNE | MAY-DEC87 |
| Winter, Anne | Administration BNE | |
| Wood, Greg | F/O LR35A | Wards contract JUN87. |
| Wright, Marion | Secretary to Chief Pilot Ron Green BNE | |
| Wright, Ted | Bookkeeper BNE |
| Sunbird Airlines was taken over by Norfolk Airlines in March 1988. The following list of Sunbird staff was compiled by Milton Page who was Senior Base Pilot in Cairns when the Norfolk Group ceased operations on 1st March 1991. The list was compiled from his log book and from personal recollections. Note that some staff appear on both lists as personnel moved around the Norfolk Group companies. Names appearing twice have been cross referenced. Additions and corrections will be welcome. |
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REMARKS
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| Adams, Phil (?) | Pilot | |
| Alexandra, Rob | Pilot | |
| Allen, Rob (?) | Pilot | |
| Ayery, Mark | Pilot | |
| Barnard, David | Manager | |
| Black, Phil (?) | Pilot QPA | |
| Bonthorne, Mark | Pilot | |
| Brooker, Neil | Pilot | |
| Chehade, Albert | Pilot | |
| Courtney, David | Pilot Flightways | |
| Crozier, Paul | Pilot NPA Cairns | |
| Eecen, Pieter | Pilot | |
| Egan, Mike | Pilot | Also on NIA list. |
| Gailey, Denis | Chief Pilot | |
| Giles, David (?) | Pilot | |
| Gleeson, Tom | Last Chief Pilot | Also on NIA list. |
| Gooderham, Rick | Pilot | |
| Haig, Greg | Pilot | |
| Hannah, Stuart | Pilot | |
| Hanrahan, Penny | Pilot | |
| Hills, Andrew (?) | Pilot | |
| Jensen, Pam | Pilot | |
| Jensen, Peter | Pilot | |
| Johnson, Nigel | Pilot NPA | |
| Karlsborn, Rob | Pilot | |
| Kennedy, Peter | Pilot | |
| Lansell, George | Pilot | |
| Levin, Paul | Manager | Also on NIA list. |
| Lucas, Rob | Chief Pilot | |
| Manley, John | Pilot | |
| Marsh-Booth, Marilyn | Pilot | |
| McBean, Paul | Pilot | Also on NIA list. |
| McBride, Greg | Pilot | |
| Mews, Sam | Pilot | |
| Milner, Rob | Pilot | |
| Mosely, Greg | Pilot | |
| Mugford, Charles | Pilot | |
| Mullan, Jim (?) | Pilot | |
| Neale, David (?) | Pilot | |
| Page, Milton | Last SBP | |
| Paine, Brad | Pilot | |
| Paine, Dale | Pilot | |
| Payet, Andre | Pilot | |
| Petersen, Greg | Pilot | |
| Porter, Andrew (?) | Pilot | |
| Scott, G (?) | Pilot | |
| Seckold, Wayne | Pilot NPA | |
| Sharp, Frank | Pilot Flightways | |
| Sneddon, Mark (?) | Pilot | |
| Speed, Jon | Pilot | |
| Spiro, Mark (?) | Pilot | |
| Stevenson, Jim | Pilot QPA | |
| Sue, Barry | Pilot Flightways | |
| Tan, Tony | Last Manager | |
| Teo, Ralph | Pilot | |
| Thackham, Gary | Pilot | |
| Thomas, Warren | Pilot | Also on NIA list. |
| Webb, Charles (?) | Pilot | |
| Wilson, Phil | Pilot |
Please contact the Webmaster with additions and corrections
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Issue
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16
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31DEC23
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Added Ken Salt who was Manager NLK following Ken Sly. |
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15
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26MAR23
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Advice received from Tony Snel that Judy Jarvis passed away on 26MAR23. |
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14
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07DEC20
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Mark Jones advises: "I started as a baggage boy and Ops assistant to Richard Barber and then went and flew with Solair for 4 years before return to NIA as Captain B200 and Captain LR35. I’m now a Type Rating Examiner B737 for Qantas." A duplicate entry for M. Jones has been deleted. |
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13
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17JUN20
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Added a reference to the passing of Graham Syphers on 16JUN20. |
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12
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09MAY20
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Added F/A Joanne Archbold, Henry Cini and Marion Wright. |
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11
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04MAY20
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Added B200 Captain Rod Lovell. |
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10
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30APR20
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Added Ian Kenny, Bernard Christian-Bailey and Phillip Page all of whom were elected to the NIA Board on 13SEP78. |
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9
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28APR20
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Added a list of Sunbird Airlines staff thanks to Milton Page. |
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8
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23APR20
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Costa Ferroff advises that he was a Capt on B200 as well as F/O on LR35A. |
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7
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22APR20
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Added Kathy Neal and Karen Voget thanks to Jenny Burrows. |
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18APR20
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Added Len Herd thanks to Richard Barber. |
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5
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17APR20
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Added Carl Sommer from this source. |
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4
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17APR20
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Added Peter Shire thanks to Tony Snel. |
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3
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17APR20
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Added Geoff Kendall (Webmaster's oversight!). Added Gerald Goudie, Keith and Judy Jarvis thanks to Tony Snel. |
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2
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16APR20
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Added Mark Clark, Bob Couch, Paul McBean & Daphney Nichols. Corrected spelling of Riddle. Deleted Clive Wilson who was the LDH Harbour Master. Thanks to Lyn Syphers. |
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13-15APR20
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Original issue. Thanks to contributors John Balson, Richard Barber, Ray Feltman, Graham & Lyn Syphers and Ian Millard. |
