13 February 2023

En Route


Founded in 2023, Texel Air NZ is a brand-new cargo airline which will be operating Boeing 737-800 aircraft between Australia and New Zealand, providing ACMI and charter services to its clients utilising a world-class fleet of newly converted aircraft. 

The company has set up a website, https://www.texelair.co.nz/, which is currently under construction and will be fully launched over the coming weeks. The airline is currently advertising for pilots and engineers...

Pilots

  • B737NG type rated current First Officers and Captains.
  • Captain: Minimum 5000 total hours, 1000 as PIC on type.
  • First Officer: Minimum 2000 total hours, 1000 on type.

Engineers

  • B1/ B2 engineers must hold 737NG approval
  • Minimum 5 years experience on type with 3 years certifying on type B737CL/NG.
  • Minimum 2 years recency working in a line maintenance type environment on B737

Texel Air's LinkedIn page said the airline was formed in 2013 we are a Bahrain registered airline dedicated to providing ACMI charter & CMI operations to a wide range of customers with diverse consignment requirements. Our B737-300F, B737-700FC and B737-800BCF aircraft provide flexibility & versatility to service the GCC region & beyond. The fleet is maintained from our purpose built Bahrain engineering hangar facility. The hangar was established to provide 24/7 access to support our own & partner operators. MRO clients are supported by experienced licensed aircraft engineers & an extensive range of GSE/tooling & hangar equipment capable of supporting line & base maintenance requirements across B737 & A320 family aircraft.

We hold a Bahrain Air Operators Certificate and BCAA 145 Line & Base Maintenance Approval's, In addition we hold EASA Part-145 Line Approval. Our state of the art Maintenance and Repair Organisation (MRO) facilities support airframe (line and base) services with technical support encompassing engineering, planning and material services. Our MRO services are supported by an experienced and qualified team of licensed engineers, aviation management and technical experts including B1 & B2 engineers.

Texel Air fills a niche market for specialised cargo missions requiring resourceful solutions with consignments delivered to tight deadlines supported by an uncompromised level of customer service. That’s why we like to work with passionate specialists and committed partners, no matter how challenging the cargo requirement is.

Our headquarters are at Bahrain International Airport in our hangar facility which opened in 2014. Being located in the Bahrain, the epicentre of the world’s foremost aviation growth market is one of our key strategic advantages. We have a 100% delivery record across a range of missions handling dangerous goods, live animals (including grooms), fuel and perishable goods throughout the GCC region.


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3 comments:

  1. Flying back to Bahrain for maintanance? Would have thought with Toll and DHL we had enough direct freight capacity?

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  2. Not to mention Airwork and QF!

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