Gary Murray
DirectorSpent seven years as Ansett Australia's Port Manager in Mount Isa before co-founding Airside. A board member of Commerce North West.
Aviation services
Handling for every aircraft that visits Mount Isa.
RPT, charter, corporate and military movements, 24 hours a day.
All aviation services → Request handlingFreight & logistics
Freight that moves with the mine roster.
Airport freight agent, warehousing and urgent movements by air or road.
All freight services → Get a freight quote
550 Barkly Highway, Mount Isa QLD 4825
Operations 24/7 · Mount Isa Airport (YMIA)
Founded on airline experience.
Airside Logistics was established by former Ansett Australia managers Gary Murray and Alan Mathieson to provide ground handling for airlines flying into Mount Isa Airport. After Ansett's collapse in 2001 the business kept growing, providing services to Qantas, Virgin Blue and Macair.
Built on dedicated customer service and professional delivery, we've grown from a staff of five to just under 80 Mount Isa locals.
Milestones
From a staff of five.
- 2001 Airside begins After Ansett Australia collapses, former Ansett managers Gary Murray and Alan Mathieson start Airside Logistics to keep airlines flying into Mount Isa handled.
- 2004 Travel added Harvey World Travel (now helloworld) is acquired to work alongside the airport operations.
- 2008 Freight grows Airside takes over the Australian Air Express contract and builds a freight business serving the region's carriers and couriers.
- 2015 A first for Mount Isa The team handles the first RAAF C-17 ever to visit Mount Isa.
- Today One home at the airport Operations come together in the Airside Logistics Warehouse Facility and Administration Centre at Mount Isa Airport.
Our people
A workplace people stay in.
Our facility at Mount Isa Airport was designed around staff health and wellbeing, with a fitness and yoga area, lockers and showers, and well-equipped lunch rooms.
6.8 yrs
average length of service for full-time staff
80
Mount Isa locals, up from a staff of five
Our team
The people behind the service.
A leadership team with decades of airline, freight and airport experience between them.
Alan Mathieson
DirectorStarted with Tillair Airlines in the Northern Territory, then spent a decade in international freight forwarding before joining Ansett in Mount Isa.
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