The rise and fall of Ansett

Just one day after the September 11 attacks, the aviation landscape was shaken for a second time when Ansett entered administration. Chris Frame tells the 65-year story of Australia’s second-largest airline

ANSETT AUSTRALIA, the nation’s second largest airline, had gone into voluntary administration. Two days later, Ansett’s entire fleet was grounded, in a dramatic collapse that shocked the Australian public. 

Despite attempts to revive it, the 65-year-old brand would never recover.