Aspiring Air

Aspiring Air was an airline based in Wanaka, New Zealand. It operated charter pleasure flights around New Zealand's Southern Alps and scheduled services three times daily to Queenstown, connecting with Air New Zealand. Its main base was Wanaka Airport.[1]

Aspiring Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
OI - Aspiring
Founded1974 (1974)
HubsWanaka Airport, Wanaka, New Zealand
Fleet size4
DestinationsQueenstown
HeadquartersP.O.Box 68, Wanaka, New Zealand
Key peopleBarrie McHaffie (managing director)
Websitehttp://www.aspiringair.com

Code data

History

The airline was established in 1974, was wholly owned by Barrie McHaffie (Managing Director) and had 8 employees[1]

Destinations

Aspiring Air operated scheduled services between Wanaka and Queenstown (at March 2007).[2]

Fleet

In 1986 the Aspiring Air fleet consisted of two aircraft.

The Aspiring Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft in November 2012:[1][3]

Accidents and incidents
  • On 8 August 1989, Nine passengers and the pilot died when the Britten-Norman Islander they were in crashed into terrain in the Upper Dart Valley.[4]
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gollark: You didn't collect the complementary cheddar cheese cubes?
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References
  1. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 78.
  2. Flight services
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
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