[1][2][3] 1979 – 1993 Commencing in 1979, Skytraders was contracted for the weekly movement of 40 tonne DC8 loads of chilled lamb and produce to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.

[5] By 1990, Skytraders itself had become Australia's largest shipper of export airfreight and was awarded the Austrade Gold Medal by the Australian Federal Government.

The program addressed the need for moving large numbers of thoroughbred bloodstock at the same time as meeting the international express operator's requirement for trans-Tasman close of business pick up and next morning delivery.

[10] In 2024, Skytraders started operating regular flights on behalf of Australian based mining services company, Mineral Resources Limited.

[14] Under a government contract with the Department of Home Affairs, Skytraders' Airbus A319 fleet have undertaken transfer flights of immigration detainees and asylum seekers across the Australian mainland and offshore locations including Christmas Island and Nauru.

Over this time, in conjunction with Government, Skytraders has developed techniques and experience, combined with robust safety systems, that redefine World’s Best Practice in the provision of air transport services in Antarctica.

[17] In 2000, Skytraders responded to an Australian Commonwealth Government 'Call for Registration of Interest' for the design and construction of an Air Transport System for Antarctica.

As part of border management and enforcement, the Department of Home Affairs contracts commercial and charter airlines to carry out voluntary and involuntary transfers, removals and deportations of 'persons in custody' (PIC) under the Migration Act, including refugees and asylum seekers.