Sydney Seaplanes is a domestic and charter carrier in and around the Sydney Region and is the largest seaplane operator in Australia, operating hundreds of flights a week during the peak tourist season. Formally beginning in August 2006 with just one aircraft, Sydney Seaplanes grew in direct response to the growing incoming Asian tourist markets and the leisure VIP market including flying celebrities around when in Sydney, including Ed Sheeran, Top Gear and The Grand Tour presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May, Cuba Gooding Jr., Sam Smith, and Pippa Middleton.