Sunair

Sunair
IATA ICAO Callsign
ZU SAV SUNAIR
Founded 1991
Commenced operations 2006 as Sunair
Hubs Tauranga Airport
Fleet size 14
Destinations 9
Company slogan "The big little airline"
Headquarters Tauranga, New Zealand
Key people Daniel Power (CEO)
Website http://www.sunair.co.nz/
Sunair Piper Aztec

Sunair is an airline based in New Zealand.

It operates scheduled services in the North Island. Headquartered in Tauranga, the airline flies to Hamilton, Rotorua, Gisborne, Ardmore, Whangarei, Whitianga and Great Barrier Island.[1] It also has charter and pilot training operations. Sunair has fifteen aircraft.[2]

History

Sunair initially started as a commuter operator to Motiti Island in the Bay of Plenty with one aircraft. The airline has flown for over 30 years and has a safe accident free record. It operates approximately 4000 flights per year with a staff of 28.[3]

The Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand withdrew Sunair's Air Operator Certificate, along with the Certificate of Airworthiness for the Sunair fleet, on September 8th 2017. No reason for the certificate withdrawal has been made public by the Authority. The airline remains inoperative while the matter is being pursued by the Authority.

Destinations

As of March 2017 Sunair currently operates services from the following destinations:[4][5]

City Airport Notes
AucklandArdmore Airport
AucklandAuckland AirportTerminated
GisborneGisborne Airport
Great Barrier IslandGreat Barrier Aerodrome
HamiltonHamilton AirportFocus city
Motiti IslandMotiti Island AerodromeServed on demand
New PlymouthNew Plymouth AirportTerminated
Palmerston NorthPalmerston North AirportTerminated
RotoruaRotorua Regional Airport
TaurangaTauranga AirportHub
WhakataneWhakatane AirportTerminated
WhangareiWhangarei Airport
WhitiangaWhitianga Aerodrome

Fleet

As of April 2016 the Sunair fleet consists of the following light aircraft:[2]

References

  1. ↑ (PDF)
  2. 1 2 "New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register". caa.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "A Little History About Sunair". sunair.co.nz. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sunair scheduled flights". sunair.co.nz. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ↑ http://www.sunair.co.nz/images/Isse_56_Schedule_-_for_website.pdf


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