North Shore Air

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North Shore Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
NS
Founded28 September 2015 (2015-09-28)
Auckland, New Zealand
Commenced operations28 September 2015
Ceased operations30 October 2015
Hubs
Fleet size1 [1]
Destinations Tauranga
Kerikeri
North Shore
Key people
  • Peter Newman CEO [2]
  • Daryl Williamson Chief Pilot [3]
Employees4 (2015)
Website www.northshoreair.co.nz [ dead link ]

North Shore Air was a short-lived regional New Zealand scheduled airline that commenced daily flights between Auckland's North Shore and Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty, and Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands starting on 28 September 2015. [4] Scheduled flights ended on 30 October 2015. [5] The airline's CEO stated that the airline may operate charter flights instead. [6]

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Fleet

North Shore Air's fleet consists of a single Piper Navajo.

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References

  1. "Travel Information". www.northshoreair.co.nz. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  2. "Team: North Shore Air - Twice Daily Flights between North Shore, Tauranga and Kerikeri". www.northshoreair.co.nz. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. "About North Shore Air". www.northshoreair.co.nz. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  4. "SunLive - New Tauranga route gets off the ground - The Bay's News First". www.sunlive.co.nz. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  5. "Last flight for North Shore Air" . Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  6. Campbell, Andrew (30 October 2015). "North Shore Air halt Tauranga flights". Sunlive. Retrieved 31 October 2015.