Sunair
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| Founded | 1985 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2006 as Sunair | ||||||
| Hubs | Tauranga Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 12 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tauranga, New Zealand | ||||||
| Key people | Daniel Power (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Sunairis an airline headquartered inTauranga,on the North Island of New Zealand. It operates scheduled services, flying toGisborne,Hamilton,Wairoa,Napier,Whangārei,Whitianga,Motiti IslandandGreat Barrier Island.[1]It also has charter and pilot training operations. Sunair has fifteen aircraft.[2]
History
[edit]Sunair initially started as a commuter operator to Motiti Island in the Bay of Plenty with one aircraft. The airline has flown for over 30 years and has a safe accident free record. It operates approximately 4000 flights per year with a staff of 28.[3]
TheCivil Aviation Authority of New Zealandwithdrew Sunair's Air Operator Certificate, along with the Certificate of Airworthiness for the Sunair fleet, on September 8, 2017. No reason for the certificate withdrawal has been made public by the Authority. The airline remained inoperative while the matter was pursued by the authority.[citation needed]
Sunair remained grounded for 203[4]days and was finally granted permission to fly again in April 2018, by NZ CAA.
The first service resumed[4]in its own right was the doctor service between Whangārei and Kaitaia, which Sunair had been able to continue to operate using leased aircraft. Scheduled services were offered again from 28 May 2018 with flights being offered from Hamilton or Tauranga to Great Barrier Island or Whangārei, and from Great Barrier Island to Whitianga or Whangārei.[citation needed]
Destinations
[edit]As of March 2024, Sunair currently operates services from the following destinations:[5][6]
Terminated Destinations
[edit]- Auckland-Auckland Airport
- Ardmore-Ardmore Airport
- New Plymouth-New Plymouth Airport
- Palmerston North-Palmerston North Airport
- Paraparaumu-Kapiti Coast Airport
- Kerikeri-Kerikeri Airport
- Wellington-Wellington Airport
- Whakatāne-Whakatāne Airport
- Rotorua-Rotorua Airport
- North Shore-North Shore Aerodrome
Fleet
[edit]As of December 2020, the Sunair fleet consists of the followinglight aircraft:[2][8]
Former fleet
[edit]Over the years Sunair has flown many kinds of airplanes.
References
[edit]- ^http://www.sunair.co.nz/downloads/SunairScheduleIssue35.pdf(PDF)[dead link]
- ^ab"New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register".caa.govt.nz.Archived fromthe originalon 14 February 2015.Retrieved17 April2016.
- ^"A Little History About Sunair".sunair.co.nz.Archived fromthe originalon 20 June 2016.
- ^abL, Steve (13 February 2011)."3rd Level New Zealand: Sunair - Still Shining".3rd Level New Zealand.Retrieved11 January2019.
- ^"Sunair scheduled flights".sunair.co.nz.Archived fromthe originalon 24 September 2015.Retrieved11 March2017.
- ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 12 March 2017.Retrieved10 March2017.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^"The Waikato Times".www.waikatotimes.co.nz.Retrieved27 April2024.
- ^Sunair Aviationpilotcareercentre.com, accessdate 21 September 2020
External links
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