tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post5579449767495208594..comments2024-03-27T23:23:10.995+13:00Comments on 3rd Level New Zealand: Derelict Aircraft on the ChathamsSteve Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06894943682751269848noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-87402210818370077682014-04-28T20:45:08.519+12:002014-04-28T20:45:08.519+12:00Back in Auckland and I found this in the Aerolog f...Back in Auckland and I found this in the Aerolog for Dec 1990... "Mount Cook Airlines HS748 ZK-MCA to Chatham Islands. Replacement for the discontinued SAFE air services, at this stage on a temporary basis. A number of other services flown in the month." So you think F27s used after this perhaps???Steve Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894943682751269848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-6636799335137276952014-04-28T07:06:48.234+12:002014-04-28T07:06:48.234+12:00Thanks Paul... exactly the lead I was looking for!...Thanks Paul... exactly the lead I was looking for! CheersSteve Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894943682751269848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-24478551669486670832014-04-27T22:24:21.612+12:002014-04-27T22:24:21.612+12:00When Safe Air stopped operating, Mt Cook Airlines ...When Safe Air stopped operating, Mt Cook Airlines took over the Chathams services, primarily with ZK-CWJ and ZK-MCA (until MCA went to Tonga). Given the rapid shut-down of Safeair, Air NZ operated their F27-500 ZK-NAN and NAO on flights roughly up to 3 times a week . . . following the WN-Chathams-CH one day and return the next day etc and the purpose of this (as I recall) was to permit Mt Cook toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-68544065134043053012014-04-25T16:14:37.338+12:002014-04-25T16:14:37.338+12:00And a little more I just found from the Dominion o...And a little more I just found from the Dominion of 11 November 1980... The Dominion understands Air New Zealand's late bid to keep its Friendships out of the Chathams is because the airline cannot spare the only two Friendships it has equipped for long distance flying. The aircraft are needed for the Auckland-Norfolk Island run. Air New Zealand and Safe are also arguing that the Argosys - Steve Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894943682751269848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-66940496986177569062014-04-25T16:12:21.324+12:002014-04-25T16:12:21.324+12:00It wouldn't have been NAC - the new airport wa...It wouldn't have been NAC - the new airport was opened in 1981... so post NAC days. There was talk of Air New Zealand operating into the Chathams with NAN and NAO as they were used on the Norfolk run but I have never heard of Air NZ flying out to the Chats.Steve Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894943682751269848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-62492376760075213412014-04-24T22:16:09.524+12:002014-04-24T22:16:09.524+12:00Pretty Sure NAC did a few charter flights to the C...Pretty Sure NAC did a few charter flights to the Chats with the F50. They were definately not timetabled or scheduled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com