Our Story

Our Story

The foundations of Above and Beyond Tasmania began forming in early 2016 around the dinner table between father and son, Gerald and Henry Ellis. Once committing to the idea, many processes had to be ticked off one by one before we undertook a two year quest to find, purchase and deliver an operational aircraft to our base in Hobart. With the help of our small but valuable team, the doors officially opened, and the first commercial flight took place on the 19^th of December 2018.

Henry Ellis – Managing Director

Henry obtained his restricted pilots licence when he was 16, private licence at 17 and commercial pilots licence when he was 19 and commenced flying commercially in 2004 flying tourists and passengers around Tasmania. During this period he also completed a degree in Tourism at the University of Tasmania. In 2008 he joined Pelair flying jets, based in Darwin doing Medivac flights around Australia, South East Asia and the Pacific. In 2010 he joined Virgin, flying the Boeing 737. During this period he has maintained his general aviation experience flying a variety of aircraft and now has over 8800 hours flying experience.

Gerald Ellis – Director  

After gaining a degree in Rural Science and a post graduate diploma in Financial Management Gerald eventually returned to Tasmania and purchased the grazing property Meadowbank in 1976. Following difficult times on the land Gerald now has a diversified business base including grazing, viticulture, wine, tourism, civil engineering and now aviation.