This is a list of defunct airlines of New Zealand.
Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commencedoperations CeasedoperationsNotes A Adastra Aviation 1966 1971 Established as Adastra in 1953. Acquired by James Aviation. Operated Cessna 185, Piper Apache Aerial Charter (Southland) 1976 1982 Operated Piper Twin Comanche Air Albatross 1981 1985 Operated Fairchild Swearingen MetrolinerAir Auckland HKI HAURAKI 2008 2023 Air Cargo New Zealand KC KIC 1997 1997 Air Central (1982) 1982 1983 Founded by Peter Matich. Established as Air Central in 1966. Merged into Eagle Airways Air Charter Timaru 1979 1980 Renamed Air Timaru Air Coromandel 1993 2003 Merged into Great Barrier Airlines. Operated Cessna 172, Cessna 207, GAF Nomad, BN-2 Islander Air Direct 1993 1998 Operated Piper Aztec Air Discovery 2005 2012 Founded by David Irvine. Operated Piper Seneca, Piper Arrow, Cessna 172, Cessna 207Air Freight NZOGAFNAIR FREIGHT19892016 Air Hamilton 1981 1984 Founded by David Irvine. Operated Piper Seneca, Piper Arrow, Cessna 172, Beech Baron Air Kaitaia 2000 2003 Subsidiary of Mountain Air. Operated BN-2 Islander, Piper Aztec Air Kapiti 2002 2003 Operated Piper Chieftain Air Marlborough 1992 1999 Founded by Allan Graham. Operated Piper Seneca, Piper Arrow, GAF Nomad Air NationalNTLNATIONAL19882011Air NelsonNZRLKLINK19792019Merged into parent Air New Zealand Air North GD 1972 1977 Merged with Akarana Air to form Nationwide Air. Operated de Havilland Heron Air North Shore 1970s 1993 Operated Cessna 172, Cessna 206, Piper Cherokee, Partenavia P.68 Air PostPSTPOST19902013 Air Timaru 1980 1988 Established as Air Charter Timaru in 1979. Acquired by Air Safaris. Operated Piper Navajo Air Tours Kaikoura 1997 1999 Established by the Kaikoura Aero Club. Merged with Whale Watch Air and renamed to Wings Over Whales. Operated GAF Nomad Air Travel (NZ) Ltd 1934 1947 Air Wairarapa 2002 2003 Operated Piper Chieftain Air West Coast 2002 2009 Air2thereF8ATTAIRTOTHERE20042018 Airland (NZ) 1963 1977 Crop dusting. Operated Douglas DC-3, Lockheed 18-56 Lodestar Akarana Air 1972 1978 Established as Tasman Air Services in 1968. Merged with Air North to form Nationwide Air. Operated Piper Aztec Alpine Air Services 2000 2005 Founded by Charles and Helen Thompson. Operated Piper Seneca, Cessna Skylane Amphibian Airways 1951 1961 Merged into Ritchie Air Services. Operated Grumman Widgeon Ansett New ZealandZQNZAANZA19872000 Aotearoa Airlines 1997 1997 Founded by Steve and Donna Stanaway. Operated Piper Chieftain, Cessna Stationair Ardmore Air Charter 1984 1986 Operated Partenavia P.68, Cessna Skyhawk Arrow Aviation 1922 1923 Founded by Maurice ‘Buck’ Buckley. Operated Avro 504K Aspiring AirOIASPIRING19742015 Associated Air 1982 1989 Founded by Harry Jenkins. Established as Associated Aviation in 1975. Renamed to Associated Airlines Associated Air Charter 1979 1982 Founded by Harry Jenkins. Established as Associated Aviation in 1975. Renamed to Associated Air Associated Airlines 1989 1998 Founded by Harry Jenkins. Established as Associated Aviation in 1975 Astral Air Services 1987 1991 Subsidiary of S. M. Andrews and Associates Ltd. Operated Dornier 228, Cessna Skyhawk B Bay of Plenty Airways 1958 1961 Founded by Alfred W. Bartlett. Established as Tauranga Air Services in 1956. Operated Cessna 182, de Havilland Dove, Aero Commander 680 Bell Air (Bell-Air Executive Air Travel) 1968 1996 Founded by Graeme Bell. Operated Aero Commander 500, Cessna 185, Cessna 207, Piper Aztec Buckley Air 1995 1996 Operated Piper Aerostar, Partenavia P.68 C Canterbury Aviation Company 1917 1923 Founded by Henry Wigram. Operated Caudron biplane Capital Air 2006 2009 Renamed to Golden Bay Air Capital Air Services CN 1970 1978 Subsidiary of Wellington Aero Club. Renamed to James Air Chatham Airlink 1996 1998 Operated Fairchild Metroliner CityJet19991999 Classic Air CLS 1986 1986 Renamed to Fieldair Freight. Operated Douglas DC-3 Coastair 1985 2013 Subsidiary of Ashburton Air Services. Operated Cessna Titan, DHC-6 Twin Otter Coastal Airways 1958 1958 Operated De Havilland DH.89B Dominie Cook Strait Airways19351947Subsidiary of Union Airways of New Zealand Cookson Air 1985 1995 Founded by William Bolton Cookson. Established as Cookson Airspread in 1953 D Dominion Airways 1929 1931 Operated Desoutter Mk.II E Eagle AirwaysNZEAGEAGLE19692016 East Air 1984 1985 Operated Piper Navajo, Partenavia P.68, Piper Chieftain East Coast Airways 1935 1947 Subsidiary of Union Airways of New Zealand Eastern Aviation 1996 2000 Rodger McCutcheon, built the Eastern Flight Centre FBO and started Eastern. Merged into NZ Aerial Mapping. Operated Piper Cheyenne, Cessna 421 F Fieldair 1989 2002 Took over Speedlink Parcel. Operated Convair 580, Douglas DC-3 Fieldair Freight 1986 1993 Formed acquiring Classic Air. Operated Douglas DC-3 Flight Corporation (Flightcorp) 1991 2011 Operated Piper Aztec, Piper Seneca, Cessna 206, Cessna 172 Flight Hauraki HKI 2008 2018 Float Air Picton 1974 1981 Operated Lake Buccaneer, Cessna 206Fly My SkyISLAND20072021 flyDirect20102010 FlyStark 2014 2018 Operated Cessna 172, GippsAero GA8 Airvan Foxpine Air Charter 1979 1993 Operated Cessna Skyhawk, Piper Twin Comanche, Piper Seneca Freedom AirSJFOMFREE AIR19952008Merged into parent Air New Zealand G Geyserland Airways 1969 1974 Operated Aero Commander 680, Cessna 185 Involved in the legal case Airways Corp of New Zealand v Geyserland Airways Ltd Gisborne Air Transport 1931 1933 Operated Desoutter Mk.II, de Havilland DH.60 Moth Golden Coast Airlines 1965 1970 Established as Golden Coast Airways in 1960. Operated Auster J/1B Aiglet, de Havilland Tiger Moth, Cessna 180, Piper Apache, Aero Commander 500 Goldfields Air 1985 1986 Established as Goldfields Aviation. Operated Beech Bonanza, Piper Navajo Great Barrier Airlines 1983 2015 Renamed to Barrier Air Great Barrier Xpress 1998 2008 Renamed to Fly My Sky. Operated BN-2 Islander, Piper Aztec Gulf Island Air 1992 1997 Founded by George and Janet Richardson. Merged into Great Barrier Airlines. Operated Piper Cherokee, Piper Cherokee Six H Hercules Airlines 1985 1989 Operated Bristol Freighter Hibiscus Air 1981 1996 Operated GAF Nomad, Piper Navajo Chieftain I Island Air Safaris 1984 1990 Founded by Wayne Renner, Douglas Taylor and Vernon Mills. Operated Cessna 206, DHC-2 Beaver, Cessna 188 J James Air VLN 19781983Renamed from Capital Air Services then to Avcorp Commuter James Air Services (James Aviation) 1949 1982 Founded by Ossie James. Renamed from Adastra Aviation. Operated de Havilland Tiger Moth, DHC-2 Beaver, Douglas DC-3, Fletcher Fu 24, Lockheed Lodestar JetconnectQFQFAQANTAS20022018Aircraft transferred to parent Qantas K K2000 Airlines 1999 2000 Operated a leased Boeing 737-400 King Solomon Airways 1997 2002 Operated Convair 580 Kiwi Regional AirlinesKRLREGIONAL20152016 Kiwi Travel Air Charters 1994 1995 Renamed to Kiwi Travel International Airlines. Operated Boeing 737 Kiwi Travel International AirlinesKCKIC19951996 Kiwi West Aviation 1993 1995 Founded by Tony Walsh. Operated Beech Queen Air Kiwiair 1985 1987 Operated Piper Aztec Kiwijet20072009Never started operations L Lakeair 1971 1981 Founded by Ron Fincham. Established as Lakeland Aviation. Operated Partenavia P.68, Mitsubishi MU-2 M Marshall's Air Transport 1957 1959 Founded by Noel Marshall. Operated Cessna 180 Menzies Aviation (NZ) 1990 1992 Renamed to Air National Mercury Air Couriers 1974 1976 Founded by Allan Prince. Operated Piper Aztec Mercury Airlines 1970 1986 Established as Mercury Bay Aero Club's in 1948. Operated de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover, Cessna 172, Cessna 207 Mid North Air 1983 1984 Founded by Eugene Mortensen. Operated Aero Commander 500, Cessna 172, Piper Cherokee Midland Air Services 1968 1974 Established as Middle Districts Aero Club in 1963. Operated Piper Apache, Cessna 180, Cessna 172, Piper Cherokee Mountain Air 1988 2021 Motueka Air 1979 1988 Renamed to Air Nelson. Operated Piper Aztec Motueka Air Services 1984 1987 Operated Cessna 172, Piper Aztec Mount Cook Air Services 1954 1961 Established as NZ Aero Transport in 1920. Renamed to Mount Cook Airline. Operated Auster Autocrat, Hawker Siddeley HS 748Mount Cook AirlineNMNZMMOUNTCOOK19202019Merged into parent Air New Zealand. N N. B. MacDonald Services 1987 1993 Founded by Neil and Josephine MacDonald. Operated Piper Seneca Nationwide Air GD 1978 1979 Formed by the merger of Air North and Akaran Air. Operated de Havilland Heron, Aviation Traders Carvair Nationwide Aviation (NP) Ltd 1981 1987 Established as Nationwide Air Taxis in 1973. Operated Piper Cherokee Six, Cessna 172, Piper Aztec, Ted Smith Aerostar New Zealand National Airways CorporationNZNATIONAL19451978Merged into Air New Zealand Newmans AirNYNMANEWMANS19841987Rebranded as Ansett New Zealand Niue AirlineFN19901992Serviced the Auckland-Niue run North Shore Air NS 20152015 North South Aviation 1993 1994 Operated Embraer Bandeirante Northern Air 1995 1998 Founded by Keith Madden and Dave McAlister. Operated Cessna 177, Cessna Stationair, Partenavia P.68, GAF Nomad Northern Commuter Airlines 1990 1998 Operated GAF Nomad, Piper Chieftain NZ Aero Transport 1920 1954 Renamed to Mount Cook Air Services. Operated Avro 504K, De Havilland DH-9A NZ Tourist Air Travel 1955 1968 Acquired by Mount Cook Airline. Operated Cessna 180, Cessna 206, De Havilland Dominie, Grumman Widgeon O Origin Pacific AirwaysQOOGNORIGIN19972006 Outdoor Aviation 1983 1984 Founded by Dave Phillips and Cliff Marchant. Renamed to SkyFerry. Operated Cessna 172, Cessna 185, Cessna Caravan P Pacific Blue AirlinesDJPBNBLUEBIRD20032011Rebranded as Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) Pacifica Air 1987 1989 Founded by Cliff Skeggs. Operated Beech Super King Air, Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner, Piper Navajo Chieftain, Piper AztecPacific Express Cargo19921993Operated leased Ilyushin Il-76. Pasifika Air 2020 2021 Founded by Mike Pero, Never started operations Parakai Aviation 1995 1996 Founded by Des Grant and Peter Clulow. Renamed to Trans Island Air. Operated Partenavia P.68, Cessna Skylane Peninsula Air Travel 1963 1964 Operated Cessna 205, Cessna 172 Petersen Aviation 1957 1958 Founded by Vern Petersen and Jim Bergman. Operated Mooney M20, Cessna 172, Cessna 180 Phoenix Airways (NZ) 1961 1966 Founded by Mervin Dunn. Acquired by Golden Coast Airlines. Operated Piper Apache Pine Air 1993 1993 Founded by Jim and Libby Lyver. Operated Piper Aztec Pionair Adventures 1991 2014 Operated Convair 580, de Havilland Dove, Douglas DC-3 Port Hutt Air 1996 2005 Operated Beech Queen Air Q Qantas New Zealand 2000 2001 Operated De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Queenstown – Mount Cook Airways 1935 1940 R Ranger Air Cargo International 1974 1991 Operated Douglas DC-8-33 Rex Air Charter 1972 1986 Operated Cessna 402 Rex Aviation 1947 2000 Franchise with Ansett New Zealand branded as Tranzair in 1989. Operated Cessna Caravan, Embraer Bandeirante, Fokker F27 Friendship, BAe Jetstream Ritchie Air Services 1960 1964 Founded by Ian Ritchie. Merged into NZ Tourist Air Travel. Operated Cessna 180, Cessna Super Skywagon, de Havilland Tiger Moth, de Havilland Dominie Rotorua Aerial Charter 1967 1969 Renamed Geyersland Airways. Operated de Havilland DH.89B Dominie, Cessna 172, Aero Commander 500 Rural Aviation 1963 1963 1968 Operated Cessna AGwagon, Douglas DC-3 S Safe Air19661990 Sea Bee Air CB 1976 1979 Operated Grumman Widgeon, Grumman Goose Skybus 1970s1970sDid not start operations SkyFerry 1984 1991 Established as Outdoor Aviation. Operated BN-2 Islander, Trislander, Beech Queen Air, Cessna 172, Cessna 185, Cessna 206 South Island Airways 1952 1956 Division of Airwork (N.Z.) Ltd. Operated de Havilland DH.89B Dominie South Pacific Air Charters 1995 1998 Renamed to Freedom Air International. Operated Boeing 737-300, Boeing 757 South Pacific Airlines of New Zealand (SPANZ)19601966 Southern Air (1997) 1997 2000 Established as Southern Air in 1981. Acquired by South East Air and renamed to Stewart Island Flights. Operated