31 March 2022

Barrier Air at Auckland on Monday

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan ZK-SDB at Auckland on 28 March 2022

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan ZK-SDD at Auckland on 28 March 2022

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan ZK-SDE at Auckland on 28 March 2022

29 March 2022

Air New Zealand at Auckland yesterday

ATR 72-600 ZK-MVM at Auckland on 29 March 2022
ATR 72-600 ZK-MVZ at Auckland on 29 March 2022
Bombardier Q300 ZK-NEM at Auckland on 29 March 2022
Airbus 320 Neo ZK-NHB at Auckland on 29 March 2022
Airbus 321 Neo ZK-NNA at Auckland on 29 March 2022
Airbus 321 Neo ZK-NNE at Auckland on 29 March 2022
Airbus 321 Neo ZK-NNG at Auckland on 29 March 2022
Boeing 787-9 ZK-NZK at Auckland on 29 March 2022
Airbus 320 ZK-OJQ at Auckland on 29 March 2022
Airbus 320 ZK-OXI at Auckland on 29 March 2022
Airbus 320 ZK-OXK at Auckland on 29 March 2022

28 March 2022

Air Chathams at Auckland today

Air Chathams' Fairchild Metroliner III ZK-CID arriving into Auckland with 3C 709 from Whanganui on 28 March 2022

Air Chathams' Saab 340 ZK-CIZ arriving into Auckland with 3C 311 from Christchurch on 28 March 2022

Air Chathams' Saab 340 ZK-KRA arriving into Auckland with 3C 338 from Timaru on 28 March 2022

Air Chathams' Aero Commander 690 ZK-PVB arriving back into Auckland on 28 March 2022

 

23 March 2022

After the rain... Internationals

Singapore Airlines' Airbus 350-941 at Auckland on 21 March 2022

China Airlines' Airbus A350-941 B-18907 on touchdown at Auckland on 21 March 2022

Fiji Airways' Airbus A330-343 DQ-FJW at Auckland on 21 March 2022... work is proceeding on the taxiway Alpha and I was often frustrated with vehicles wanting to photo bomb me 

 

21 March 2022

After the rain...

 After today's rain in Auckland the sun came out and it turned westerly...

...and that enabled me to finally get a nice photo of Barrier Air's Cessna Caravan ZK-SDE 


Cessna Grand Caravan ZK-SDB off to Great Barrier Island on 21 March 2022

Cessna Grand Caravan ZK-SDC was also off to Great Barrier Island on 21 March 2022

Cessna Grand Caravan ZK-SDE was off to Whitianga on 21 March 2022


17 March 2022

Fleet Update

 


Appearing on the CAA register for Glenorchy Air is a second Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX which was registered as ZK-PPR on the 7th of March. Glenorchy Air also operates Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX ZK-MMZ.

Meanwhile, Gippsland Airvan ZK-JRR was left the Glenorchy Air fleet leaving only ZK-LOR as the only Airvan the company now operates. Glenorchy Air also operates Cessna 206 ZK-JTK.

15 March 2022

Comings and Goings at North Shore

On the way back from Dargaville on Sunday 13 March 2022 I spent some time at North Shore... 

The North Shore Air Force was out and about... Piper J3C-65 ZK-AIR


...Auster J5 ZK-DBU


Cessna 177 Cardinal ZK-DNX returned home

A couple of desperation shots of Bell 505 ZK-HYB that used Runway 27


Cessna 172S ZK-JQA

Vans RV-12 ZK-JRV was returning home...

... as was Cessna 172 ZK-MED

The North Shore Aero Club were busy with Robins ZK-TZF

ZK-TZH

ZK-TZI

ZK-TZK

ZK-TZL

and Alpha ZK-TZN being kept busy

along with the Club's Cessna 172 ZK-WKT

 

14 March 2022

Just one at Dargaville

There was just one aircraft to photographat Dargaville on 12 March 2022... Magni Gyro M24 ZK-RGO was on the taxi for departure 

 

13 March 2022

Cranes and Planes - Jensen Air

 


In July 1977, Neil Jensen of Tauranga purchased Cessna 172 ZK-DJU in support of Neil Jensen Crane Services Ltd, his crane hire business and other business interests around the country. In February 1979 this was supplemented by the purchase of Piper PA-32R-300 Cherokee Lance ZK-NJS with the Cessna 172 being sold in March 1982. 


Neil Jensen's Piper Pa32 Cherokee Lance ZK-NJS at Timaru in November 1988

Further development followed in May 1985 when Cessna 402B Businessliner ZK-EHS (c/n 402B0217) was purchased. In September 1985 Neil Jensen and Bill Taylor, a local solicitor, trading as Bay Executive Air Travel, applied to the Air Services Licensing Authority to conduct an air transport service from Tauranga Airport to any licensed aerodrome in New Zealand and aerial work licence over the whole of New Zealand. In particular the company sought to do aerial photography and survey work with a fleet of one Cessna 402 aircraft. 

At this time Bill Taylor was in the process of sitting the examinations for his private pilot’s licence and had accumulated sufficient flying hours to gain his licence. He was the owner of a Cessna 172, ZK-EYC, which he used extensively for connecting with his business interests in Auckland. The two partners leased land from the Tauranga Airport Management Committee upon which a hangar is established to house their private aircraft. 

A licence was subsequently granted and after the extensive refurbishment of Cessna 402B ZK-EHS Jensen Air began charter operations using the Cessna 402 along with Piper PA32R Lance ZK-NJS and Cessna 172N ZK-EYC. In their application for their licence the company stated that Timothy Jeffares, a commercial pilot who has several hundred hours experience flying Cessna 402s, would be responsible for day to day flying, management and control of the operation. Later Rick Rimmer and Arthur Jordan the bulk of the flying.


Athenree Park Ltd's (of which Bill Taylor was an owner) Cessna 172 ZK-EYC which was used by Jensen Air at Tauranga on 19 May 1988


Jensen Air did operate a short lived air service from Tauranga to Auckland. According to the June 1987 issue of NZ Wings, Tauranga-based Jensen Air, operating a Cessna 402, are now providing the only scheduled service, twice daily, between Auckland and Tauranga. The service operated twice daily, Monday to Friday with flights departing Tauranga at 7.45am and 4.00pm and the return service departing Auckland at 8.45am and 5.30pm.

Jensen Air's Cessna 402B ZK-EHS at Tauranga on 1 September 1987


That Jensen Air was providing the only scheduled service, twice daily, between Auckland and Tauranga, was no doubt news to Air New Zealand! It was also news to the Air Services Licensing Authority. On the 29th of June, R H George, the secretary of the Air Services Licensing Authority wrote to Neil Jensen saying, The Authority notes from an article in the June issue of "Wings" magazine that your company has commenced a twice daily scheduled service between Auckland and Tauranga. The Authority has no record of being notified of the change, as required by Section 22(1) of the Air Services Licensing Act 1983. Your comments on the above would be appreciated. A month later the Authority had still not had a reply and one presumes the service did not last long as in early 1988 the Cessna 402 was leased to Pacifica Air in early 1988.

On the 15th of August 1988 the air service certificate was surrendered and in April 1989 advertisements appeared in the major daily newspapers stating that Air Service Licensing Authority intended to cancel Air Transport Licence No 2441 and Aerial Work Licence No 2442, in the names of Neil Jensen and William Ferguson Taylor (trading as Bay Executive Air Travel) on the grounds that the holders have abandoned the services authorised by their air service licence. The Piper Lance was sold in October 1989.