Eagle Airways
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Eagle Airways is a regional airline based in Hamilton, New Zealand with ten crew bases from Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands to Blenheim in the Marlborough region. It is wholly owned by Air New Zealand and operates regional services under the Air New Zealand Link brand. Its main base is Hamilton Airport (HLZ), with hubs at Auckland International Airport, Christchurch International Airport and Wellington International Airport.
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[edit] Code data
- ICAO Code: WEG
- Callsign: Eagle
[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in 1969. It grew out of the Eagle Flying Academy owned and operated by Malcom Campbell. In 1973, it became a commercial airline flying routes around the North Island of New Zealand, capitalising on provincial routes not serviced by the national airline, Air New Zealand. During 1979, Eagle moved into turbine operations with the Embraer Bandeirante aircraft and later, the Fairchild Metroliner aircraft. A fleet upgrade beginning in 2001 has seen the wholesale adoption of the Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner 19-seat aircraft.
[edit] Services
Eagle Airways operates the following domestic services:
- Auckland to Gisborne, Hamilton, Kaitaia, Kerikeri, Rotorua, Tauranga, Taupo, Wanganui, Whangarei and Woodbourne.
- Christchurch to Hokitika, Oamaru, Wanaka and Woodbourne.
- Hamilton to Palmerston North and Nelson
- Palmerston North to Nelson
- Wellington to Gisborne, Palmerston North, Taupo, Timaru, Westport, Whangarei and Woodbourne.
[edit] Fleet
The Eagle Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006):
They also charter several BAe Jetstream 32 aircraft from Air National to supplement the services operated by the Raytheon craft.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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