Air National is an airline based in Auckland, New Zealand. It operates domestic and international charter services and scheduled passenger services for Air New Zealand Link. Its main bases are Auckland International Airport, Wellington International Airport, with a hub at Christchurch International Airport^[1]. An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... For other uses, see Auckland (disambiguation). ... Boeing 747-400 Boeing 747-400 Air New Zealand Limited (ASX:, NZX: AIR, Air New Zealand) is a scheduled passenger airline based in Auckland, New Zealand, and the national flag carrier. ... Location of the airport relative to Auckland urban area Typical scene at the international terminal at Auckland International Airport Auckland International Airport (IATA: AKL, ICAO: NZAA) is the largest and busiest international airport in New Zealand with over 12 million (some 7 million international and 6 million domestic) passengers a... Wellington International Airport (IATA: WLG, ICAO: NZWN) is an international airport located on the Rongotai isthmus, 7 km southeast of central Wellington, New Zealands capital city. ... Christchurch International Airport (IATA: CHC, ICAO: NZCH) is the main airport that serves Christchurch, New Zealand. ...

History

The airline was established in 1989 and started operations in 1990. It was originally known as Menzies Aviation and rebranded as Air National Corporate in 1992. In 1996 the company won a contract a New Zealand airways calibration contract for all local and South Pacific operations. Scheduled operations for Ansett New Zealand and operations as an international jet charter broker were launched in 1997. The airline is owned by Iain Ballantyne, Ian Gray and Jason Gray and has 50 employees (at March 2007)^[1]. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Ansett New Zealand was a fully owned subsidiary airline company of Ansett Australia and served the New Zealand domestic market between 1987 and 2000. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Air National has rebranded some of it's corporate jet services under the brand of JetPlus.

Destinations

Air National operates scheduled services for Air New Zealand Link to the following detinations (at March 2007)^[1] :

• Auckland - Kaitaia
• Christchurch - Oamaru
• Christchurch - Hokitika
• Christchurch - Blenheim
• Blenheim-Wellington

Air National also provides ad-hoc airline support for Eagle Air and Air Nelson throughout their respective networks. Air National will replace Vincent Aviation on the Wellington Wanganui and morning Westport services beginning late May 2008. Kaitaia is a town in Northland Region, in the far north of New Zealand. ... This article is about the city in New Zealand. ...   Shibboleth: The southern (Kāi Tahu) dialect of Māori ignores the first A in the name (AUH-muh-ROO). ... Town centre of Hokitika, South Island, New Zealand Hokitika is a township on the West Coast of New Zealands South Island, 40 kilometres (25 Miles) south of Greymouth, and close to the mouth of the Hokitika River. ... Blenheim may refer to: // The Bristol Blenheim, a World War II-era light bomber used primarily by the Royal Air Force Blenheim, New York, a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States Blenheim, New Zealand, a town at the top of the South Island of New Zealand Blenheim, Ontario...

Fleet

The Air National fleet consists of the following aircraft (at January [[2008])^[1] :

• 5 BAe Jetstream 32EP (Registrations ZK-ECI, ECJ, ECN, ECP, ECR)
• 1 Gulfstream GIV-SP
• 1 IAI Westwind II
• 1 Gulfstream G200

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Previously operated

At January 2006 the airline also operated:^{[citation needed]} Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• 1 Convair 580
• 1 Bombardier Dash 8 Q200

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Incidents

• On the 8th of February 2008, the pilots of flight NZ2279 from Blenheim to Christchurch were attacked and stabbed by a female passenger who clamed to have two bombs on board. The woman was subdued and the aircraft made a safe landing. [1]

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External links

• Air National

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 63. 

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