Originair

Originair
IATA ICAO Callsign
OG OGN[1] ORIGIN[1]
Founded 2015
Commenced operations 12 August 2015
Operating bases Nelson Airport
Fleet size 2
Destinations 3
Headquarters Nelson, New Zealand
Key people
  • Robert Inglis, Mike Curry
Employees 25
Website originair.co.nz

Originair is an airline based in Nelson, New Zealand. It was founded in 2015 by local businessman Robert Inglis, who was the founder of Air Nelson and later Origin Pacific Airways; and Nelson businessman Mike Curry. Originair commenced operations on 12 August 2015, flying between Nelson and Palmerston North and 13 September, flying between Nelson and Wellington. The airline began its operations with two British Aerospace Jetstream 32 aircraft.[2]

History

Robert Inglis started Air Nelson in 1979 with Nicki Smith. Air New Zealand purchased 50 per cent of the airline in 1988, and then the remainder in 1996 and still operates it today. Inglis and Smith then went on to start Origin Pacific Airways in 1996 as a feeder airline for Qantas. It went into liquidation in 2006 after Qantas' Jet Connect cancelled a contract that resulted in Origin losing 60 per cent of its business. [3]

In February 2016, issues with the operator's certificate of Originair's operator, Air Freight NZ, led to the grounding of the Jetstream aircraft by New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authorities. The issues are "very specific to the particular operation" of Originair. Originair flights were briefly being operated by an alternative company, Airwork, with different aircraft.[4] The airline has not flown since end of March 2016. But is making plans to resume services soon.[5]

Destinations

Destination Country IATA ICAO Airport Start End Status
Nelson New ZealandNSNNZNSNelson Airport 12 August 2015 N/A Suspended
Palmerston North New Zealand PMR NZPM Palmerston North International Airport 12 August 2015 N/A Suspended
Wellington New ZealandWLGNZWNWellington International Airport 13 September 2015 N/A Suspended

In addition to their scheduled flights above, Originair are flying charters to Auckland and Christchurch.[6]

Originair Jetstream at Christchurch Airport December 2015

Fleet

Originair operates two British Aerospace Jetstream aircraft consisting of a 31 and a 32 model which can seat 18 and 19 passengers respectively, these are based at Nelson Airport.[7]

Originair Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Passengers
(Economy)
British Aerospace Jetstream 2 - 19
Total 2 -

References

  1. 1 2 Not an ICAO allocation - issued for domestic use by the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand to Air Freight NZ, the legal operator of Originair's aircraft
  2. ↑ Basham, Laura. "New airline Originair set to go". The Nelson Mail. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "About Originair". Originair. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Redmond, Adele. "CAA investigating Originair operator Air Freight NZ over safety concerns". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Moore, Bill. "Nelson's Originair grounding should be over soon says Inglis". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  6. ↑ http://originair.co.nz/booking-and-schedule/
  7. ↑ Neal, Tracy (25 June 2015). "Origin founder rises again". Radio NZ. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
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