Air Nelson

Infobox Airline
airline = Air Nelson


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IATA = NZ
ICAO = RLK
callsign = Link
founded = 1979
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ceased =
hubs =

*Nelson Airport
*Napier Airport
*Tauranga Airport
*New Plymouth Airport
*Auckland International Airport

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alliance = Star Alliance
subsidiaries =
fleet_size = 21 (+2 orders)
destinations = Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Napier, Nelson, Tauranga, Christchurch, Palmerston North, Rotorua, Hamilton, Blenheim
parent = Air New Zealand (100%)
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headquarters = Nelson, New Zealand
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website = http://www.airnewzealand.com

Air Nelson, a subsidiary of Air New Zealand is a regional airline based in Nelson, New Zealand. It operates services on provincial routes under the Air New Zealand Link brand. Its main base is Nelson Airport, with hubs at Napier Airport, Tauranga Airport, New Plymouth Airport and Auckland International Airportcite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | pages= 63-64 | date= 2007-03-27] .

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1979. It was founded by Robert Inglis and Nicki Smith who later sold the airline to Air New Zealand. It has 417 employees (at March 2007).

During October 2004 the airline announced that it was replacing its fleet of seventeen Saab 340As with seventeen Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 aircraft, with options for another ten Dash 8 Q300 and thirteen Dash 8 Q400 aircraft.Fact|date=February 2007 The last Saab 340A aircraft will be withdrawn from service in September 2007. The company now has 21 Dash 8 Q300 aircraft with another 2 firm orders. [ [http://www.airnewzealand.ca/aboutus/fleet/default.htm Current fleet (2008-06-26)] ] The 23rd aircraft is due to arrive in May 2009

Fleet

*The last Saab 340A left the fleet 2007 ZK-NLH. Some Saabs are in Nelson resting with the koru removed from the tail.

References

Airlines of New Zealand