This blog started off by focussing on NZ's smaller 3rd level airlines, past and present. It has evolved to trying to present some record of NZ's domestic airline operations and some of the larger charter operators, interesting NZ international airliner movements and photos I have taken around the country. Comments, corrections or contributions are welcome, Steve - westland831@gmail.com
I see on their Facebook page Fly My Sky is looking for 2-3 pilots to join our growing team as we expand routes and add new aircraft.
Interesting development...
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| Fly My Sky's BN Islander ZK-PIZ about depart on a service to Great Barrier Island on 13 March 2021 |
So another to stretch the memory banks, what airlines have operated BN Islanders on regular services in New Zealand
Think Mount Cook and NAC leased one of MC and Stewart Island Flights had one
ReplyDeleteI've seen this same ad a few times over the last year. Certainly no other routes or aircraft have been added in that time...
ReplyDeleteThe other current operator of the Islander is Stewart Island Flights.
ReplyDeletePast operators I can think of being Barrier Air, known as Great Barrier Airlines back then (with Trislanders too), Sounds Air, Mount Cook Airlines, Aspiring Air.
There was also charter/sight seeing operaters Island Air Charters and Milford Sound Flightseeing.
Probably others i missed.
Hopefully they will start Matamata flights soon.
ReplyDeleteMatamata won't work without international tourists on a short turn around Jarden
DeleteHopefully the Tasman bubble will start soon to help it to come back.
DeleteTheir current competitors had a decent fleet including the tri-islander
ReplyDeleteDidn't Ansett through one of those many small contracting companies up north operate them unless that was confused with Mount cook..
As mentioned above Mount cook NAC and Stewart island.
Also didnt sounds air operate one or two?
Then there are the operators out of Queenstown/Milford sounds...
Just summarising the Islander operators named so far...
ReplyDeleteNAC (a chocolate fish for Rory - good bit of knowledge for someone your age)
Mount Cook
Stewart Island Flights
Barrier Air
Great Barrier Airlines
Fly My Sky
Sounds Air (another chocolate fish for Jordan - thought they might be forgotten)
Aspiring Air
Island Air
I make it 12 to more operators used Islanders on a regular service... I haven't counted the Milford Sound operators as I see them more as tourist services/flightseeing
Make that 13
ReplyDeleteDon't they own ZK DSY? That old Embraer 820C Chieftain lurking around Ardmore? Definately not new but new for them perhaps???
ReplyDeleteYeah according to the caa reg its already under their name
DeleteCooksons imported and used EVO for many years on the regular WO-GS-NR paper run as well as medical flights?
ReplyDeleteCorrect... and also WO-AA. EVO then went to Aspiring Air and then to Fly My Sky
DeleteAir Coromandel FWH
ReplyDeleteAspiring Air EVO EVT
Cookson Airspread EVO
FlyMySky DLA SFK PIY PIZ
Great Barrier Airlines CRA FVD REA LYP WNZ (did they ever carry Barrier Air titles?)
Great Barrier Express PIY PIZ
Island Air WNZ
Milford Sound Flightseeing ZQN TSS MCD MCE MFN
Mount Cook Airlines DBV DBW MCC MCD MCE
Mountain AIR PIY SFK
NAC MCD
Sea Bee Air FMS
Soundsair REA
Sounds Air DLA
South Flight SFK
Southern Air FWZ
Stewart Island Air Services IAS
Stewart Island Flights FXE FWZ
Wings Over Whales SFK WNZ
just a few ......
Wow what a good record you have.
DeleteHere are the 22 operators that have used Islanders on regular services... as before I have not included the tourist operators between Queenstown and Milford.
ReplyDeleteAir Chathams - LYP
Air Coromandel - FWH
Aspiring Air – EVK, EVO, EVT
Barrier Air - FVD
Capital Air Services - DKN
Cookson Air - EVO
Fly My Sky – DLA, EVO, PIY, PIZ, SFK
Great Barrier Airlines - CRA, FGR, FMS, FVD, FWH (became REA), FXY, JSB, LYP, REA, WNZ
Island Air - WNZ
Mount Cook Airlines – DBV, DBW, IAS (leased) MCB, MCC, MCD, MCE
Mountain Air - PIY, PIZ, SFK
NAC - MCD
NZ Air Charter – IAS (leased)
NZ Air Services - WNZ
Sea Bee Air - FMS
Skyferry – FGR, FMS, JSB, SFE (all leased)
Sounds Air - DLA
Soundsair – REA, SFE
Southern Air – FFL, FGR, FLU, FWZ, FXE
SouthFlight Aviation - SFK
Stewart Island Air Services – IAS, DBV, MCE (latter 2 leased)
Stewart Island Flights – FWZ, FXE
Great Barrier Xpress was Mountain Air