Mountain Air (New Zealand)

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Mountain Air
IATA
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ICAO
MTN
Callsign
Mountainair
Founded 1980
Hubs Auckland International Airport
Fleet size 9
Destinations 4
Parent company Commercial Helicopters Ltd.
Headquarters Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
Key people Keith McKenzie (CEO)
Website: http://www.mountainair.co.nz
Mountain Air Cessna172
Mountain Air Cessna172

Mountain Air is a small airline based near Taumarunui, New Zealand. It operates between Auckland, Whangarei, Great Barrier Island and Turangi. The company is owned by Keith and Robyn McKenzie.

[edit] History

Mountain Air began to develop its aeroplane division in 1989, using a Cessna 172 and 206 to conduct scenic flights over the Tongariro National Park. The company established an airstrip on a high country sheep station airfield at the base of the active volcano, Mount Ruapehu. Recently passengers have had the added attraction of viewing sites in the Park where filming for the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy took place.

Two Britten Norman Islanders and two Piper Aztec aircraft were added to the fleet and services extended to provide New Zealand wide charter. Schedule services were developed to provide several flights a day between Auckland International Airport, Whangarei and Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf in 1998. Special window kits have been put into the two Islander aircraft to provide more windows so passengers can see more.Two more Britten-Norman Islander aircraft have been added to the fleet in 2006 & 2007.

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