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Air Post was a cargo airline based in
Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...
,
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. It operated night postal services for New Zealand Post in a joint venture agreement with
Airwork Airwork is an aviation business based in Auckland, New Zealand. The Airwork Group is New Zealand's largest general aviation company. It focuses on fixed wing and helicopter maintenance, leasing, and operations working with private and public e ...
, as well as operating ad hoc charter services. Its main base was located at Auckland International Airport.


History

The airline was established in 1990 and was owned by Airwork (50%) and New Zealand Post (50%). From 2007 all flights were operated solely by Airwork Ltd on behalf of New Zealand Post.


Fleet

The Air Post fleet consisted of the following aircraft:


Accidents and incidents

* On 27 February 2003 Fokker F27-500 Friendship registration ZK-NAN landed at Woodbourne Airport in Blenheim at the end of a training flight. After the engines were shut down the undercarriage retracted, causing major structural damage to the aircraft's belly. There were no injuries. * On 2 May 2005 the crew of Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III ZK-POA lost control of the aircraft during a night cargo flight near the town of Stratford. As a result, the aircraft became overstressed and broke up in mid-air. Both crew members were killed.


See also

* List of defunct airlines of New Zealand * History of aviation in New Zealand * Airwork Flight 23


References

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