Air Nelson is a regional airline based in Nelson, New Zealand. It operates services on provincial routes under the Air New Zealand Link brand. Its main bases are Tauranga Airport, Napier Airport, Nelson Airport, New Plymouth Airport, Wellington International Airport and Auckland International Airport. The word airline can also have these meanings: see Airline (disambiguation). ... The city of Nelson stands on the eastern side of Tasman Bay at the northern end of the South Island of New Zealand. ... Air New Zealand (IATA: NZ), ICAO: ANZ, and Callsign: New Zealand) is a major scheduled passenger airline based in Auckland, New Zealand. ... Tauranga (population 90,906 — 2001 census) is the major city of the western Bay of Plenty on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Napier is an important port city in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. ... The city of Nelson stands on the eastern side of Tasman Bay at the northern end of the South Island of New Zealand. ... New Plymouth is the port and main city in the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. ... Wellington International Airport (IATA: WLG, ICAO: NZWN) serves New Zealands capital city of Wellington. ... Auckland International Airport (IATA: AKL, ICAO: NZAA) is the largest and busiest international airport of New Zealand. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: PG
• ICAO Code: RLK

The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ...

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. This page refers to the year 1979. ...

During October 2004 the airline announced that it was replacing its fleet of 17 Saab 340As with 17 Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 aircraft, with options for another 10 Dash 8 Q300 and 13 Dash 8 Q400 aircraft.

Fleet

The Air Nelson fleet consists of 17 Saab 340A aircraft (at August 2005), with 1 Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 aircraft and a further 16 aircraft on order. Saab 340 of Aurigny Air Services. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A twin-turbo DHC-8-400 of Flybe on the ground at Bristol Airport, Bristol, England The de Havilland Canada DHC-8, popularly the Dash 8, is a series of twin-turboprop airliners designed by de Havilland Canada in the early 1980s. ...

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