Air Chathams
 |
||||
|
||||
| Founded | 1986 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubs | Chatham Islands Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 8 | |||
| Destinations | 12 | |||
| Headquarters | Chatham Islands | |||
| Key people | Craig Emeny (CEO) | |||
| Website | http://www.airchathams.co.nz | |||
Air Chathams Limited is a commuter airline based in Te One, the Chatham Islands, New Zealand.[2] 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[3]. A fully owned subsidiary (Chathams Pacific) operates scheduled flights in Tonga.
Contents |
[edit] Destinations
[edit] New Zealand
As of August 2008 Air Chathams operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:[4]
[edit] 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:[5]
- 'Eua, ʻEua, Tonga
- Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga
- Niuafo'ou, Niuas, Tonga
- Niuatoputapu, Niuas, Tonga
- Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga
- Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga
- Alofi, Niue, Niue (charter only)
As of August 2008, the Air Chathams fleet includes the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers (Business*/Economy) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convair 580 | 3 | 50 | ZK-CIE, ZK-CIF, ZK-CIB |
| Fairchild Metro III | 1 | 19 | ZK-CIC |
| Beechcraft Queen Air 65 | 1 | 8 | A3-FEW |
| Britten-Norman Islander | 1 | 8 | A3-LYP |
| Cessna 206 | 1 | 6 | ZK-KAI |
The Britten-Norman Islander and Beechcraft Queenair aircraft are used exclusively by the Air Chathams subsidiary, Chathams Pacific, in Tonga. 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.[citation needed]
[edit] Chathams Pacific's Tongan-based Aircraft on October 2010
1 Convair 580 - 50 seats, fast, pressurised. Services Vava'u and Tongatapu and periodically Ha'apai
1 Metroliner - 18 seats, pressurised. Services Tongatapu and Vava'u
1 DC3 - 25 seats This vintage aircraft was totally restored and re-entered scheduled services in September 2010. Generally found on the Ha'apai route
2 Queen Airs – 8 seats. Operates on the lower traffic routes (Niuatoptapu and Niuafo'ou)
1 Islander – 8 seats. Operates across to 'Eua (one of the world’s shortest Schedule Services at only 7 or 8 minutes in the air) Also used for scenic flying.
Photographs of these aircraft including the DC3 restoration project found on Chathams Pacific website.
[edit] External links
Media related to Air Chathams at Wikimedia Commons- Air Chathams
- Chathams Pacific
Media related to [edit] References
- ^ "Airline operator callsigns". Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand. 2006-01-17. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20070808014205/http://www.caa.govt.nz/fulltext/Documents/Callsigns.PDF. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ "Contact Us." Air Chathams. Retrieved on 29 November 2011. "Address:North Road, Te One, Chatham Islands, 8942"
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 55. 2007-03-27.
- ^ "2008 Schedule". Air Chathams. http://www.airchathams.co.nz/schedbook.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "Tonga Destinations". Air Chathams. http://www.chathamspacific.com/TravelInfo/Destinations.aspx. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
|
|||||||||||||
