Air Chathams

Infobox Airline
airline = Air Chathams

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fleet_size = 8
destinations = 12
IATA = CV
ICAO = CVA
callsign = CHATHAMcite web
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founded = 1986
headquarters = Chatham Islands
key_people = Craig Emeny (CEO)
hubs = Chatham Islands Airport
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website = http://www.airchathams.co.nz

Air Chathams Limited is a commuter airline based in the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. It was established in 1986 and operates scheduled passenger services between the Chatham Islands and the North and South islands of New Zealand, as well as local charters. Its main base is Chatham Islands / Tuuta Airport, with a hub at Wellington International Airport [cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 55 | date= 2007-03-27] . A fully-owned subsidiary (Chathams Pacific) operates scheduled flights in Tonga.

Destinations

New Zealand

As of August 2008 Air Chathams operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:cite web
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*Auckland
*Chatham Islands
*Napier
*Christchurch
*Wellington

Tonga

Subsidiary Chathams Pacific began Tongan operations in April 2008 after the termination of Fiji services operated by Air Chathams. They operate to the following destinations:cite web
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*Eua
*Haapai
*Mata'aho
*Niuafo'ou
*Niuatoputapu
*Nukuʻalofa
*Vava'u

Fleet

As of August 2008, the Air Chathams fleet includes the following aircraft:cite web
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*4 Convair 580
*1 Fairchild Metro III
*1 Embraer 820C Navajo
*1 Britten-Norman Islander
*1 Cessna 206

The Embraer 820C and Britten-Norman Islander aircraft are used exclusively by the Air Chathams subsidiary. Three of the Convair 580's and the Metro III are used across the company's operations as well as contract freight services and charter work. The fourth Convair 580 is in a pure-freighter configuration and is currently in open-air storage at Palmerston North International Airport awaiting reintroduction to service when suitable work becomes available. The Cessna 206 provides a non-regular service between Chatham Island and Pitt Island and is on standby for Search And Rescue or local flights around the Chatham Islands as well.Fact|date=April 2007

External links

* [http://www.airchathams.co.nz/ Air Chathams]
* [http://www.chathamspacific.com/ Chathams Pacific]

References