Keen aviators Lauda and Rosberg had actually spent most of practice and qualifying attending an air show at the nearby Essendon Airport, with newly crowned World Champion Lauda stating that he was in Australia mostly for a holiday and just to get away from Europe.
Its operations are subject to Civil Aviation Safety Authority regulatory approval and subject to the acquisition of four aircraft, but it has plans to start a Bendigo Airport to Essendon Airport service in January 2014, with plans to expand into Sydney, Adelaide, Mildura and Swan Hill.
A consideration during the construction was the ability to operate corporate jet types such as the Cessna Citations operated by another of Kepper's business interests at Essendon Airport, charter and fixed base operator Executive Airlines.
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The aircraft was enroute from Essendon Airport in Melbourne to the small town of Nhill in the state's west and visibility was poor at the time of the accident.