3rd Level New Zealand

This blog has tries to record the history of NZ's domestic airline operations, past and present, and in particular the smaller "3rd level" airlines. Comments, corrections or contributions are welcome. Liam is focussing on the current operation of our airlines - heliliamnz@gmail.com. Steve is continuing to potter around on the airline histories - westland831@gmail.com

07 March 2025

Two Sovereigns

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Skyline Aviation's Cessna 680 Sovereign at Auckland on 3 March 2025 Air Ops Jet's Cessna 680 Sovereign at Auckland on 3 March 2025  

Sunday avo at North Shore

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Operating Island Aviation's afternoon service from Great Barrier Island to North Shore on 2 March 2025 were BN Islander ZK-SFK... and Ce...
03 March 2025

Fleet Addition

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Air Napier has added Gippsland GA8 Airvan ZK-YUG to its fleet.  It was first used on Air Napier's courier service on the 5th of February...

Fleet Reduction follows Route Reduction

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Sounds Air is looking to sell an aeroplane after giving up on Government assistance. The regional airline said it had been asked to apply fo...
01 March 2025

New Arrival #2

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Arriving into Auckland this morning was Texel Air's latest addition to its fleet, Boeing 737-86N(BCF)  2-BPDA. The Boeing 737-8U3 entere...
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New Arrival #1

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Thanks to Terry from TNH Aviation Photography for sending through some pics of Diamond DA-42NG VH-YDZ arriving at Nelson direct from Sydney ...
17 February 2025

Originair commences Taupō Service

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  Originair commenced its new Wellington-Taupō service today, 17 February 2025, with the inaugural flights, OGN732 from Welllington and the ...

Masterton - It looks like they are serious

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This on the Air Chathams' Facebook page today.... Air Chathams are excited to showcase our SAAB 340 aircraft with our aviation team, at ...
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12 February 2025

Helicopter Help...

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A request from Mike Richardson who is doing an article for SPaNZ on some Wellington-based helicopters from the late 1980s. ZK-HMG's init...
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11 February 2025

Kerikeri on Waitangi Day

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After the Waitangi Day celebrations on 6 February 2025 I had a couple of hours to wait for my flight back to Auckland... Air New Zealand Bom...
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10 February 2025

Recalling NAC's Norfolk Island Days

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Thanks to Louise De Chesne who let me use her photo of the Air Chathams' DC-3 at Norfolk Island on 8 February 2025. Painted in NAC colou...
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09 February 2025

Hercules Airlines - Safe Competition

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  As an armchair aviation nut this post has been difficult to stitch together... if you addditions, corrections, stories I would love to hea...
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