Air Post

Air Post

Founded	15 August 1990
Ceased operations	30 September 2013[1]
Parent company	New Zealand Post and Airwork
Headquarters	Auckland, New Zealand

Air Post was a cargo airline based in Auckland, New Zealand. It operated night postal services for New Zealand Post in a joint venture agreement with Airwork, as well as operating ad hoc charter services. Its main base was located at Auckland International Airport.^[2]

History

The airline was established in 1990 and was owned by Airwork (50%) and New Zealand Post (50%).^[2] 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:^[2]

Aircraft	In fleet
Boeing 737-300SF	1
Fairchild SA227 Metro	3
Fokker F27-500 Friendship	2

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.^[3]
• 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.^[4]

References

1. "AIR POST LIMITED (482535) Struck off". BUSINESS.GOVT.NZ. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
2. "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 65.
3. "Accident Brief, Occurrence # 03/559".
4. "Accident Brief, Occurrence # 05/1394".