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| Founded | 27 September 2006 as Capital Air[2] 26 May 2009 as Golden Bay Air[3] | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Tākaka Aerodrome,Tākaka | ||||||
| Focus cities | Wellington | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Tākaka | ||||||
| Key people | Majority shareholders:[4] Lisa Sheppard Richard Molloy | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Golden Bay Air Limited is a small airline based atTākaka Aerodrome inTākaka, New Zealand. The airline currently operates threelight aircraft from Tākaka toWellington andKaramea, and also from Nelson to Tākaka and Karamea with connecting road shuttle services to theAbel Tasman National Park, theHeaphy Track in theKahurangi National Park and to and from Tākaka township. Other services provided by the airline include charter flights around New Zealand flown on demand and preset scenic routes around the national parks as well asFarewell Spit.[5]
Golden Bay Air originated in November 2005 asZephair Limited, and flights began in 2006 under the nameCapital Air. The name of the company was legally changed toCapital Air Bookings Ltd in September of that year, and the airline changed its name to the one currently used in May 2009.[6]
The airline was originally based in Wellington, but moved its base of operations to Tākaka at the time of the name change in 2009.[7]
In 2010, Golden Bay Air commissioned aglobal navigation satellite system (GNSS)instrument approach system at Tākaka Aerodrome.[8][6]
In April 2018, Golden Bay Air ceased passenger operations temporarily as their air operator certificate issued by theCivil Aviation Authority of New Zealand had lapsed. The airline chartered flights from other airlines in order to honour bookings.[9] The airline announced on 19 May 2018 that the re-certification procedure had been completed.[10][11]
In late 2022, the airline added aBritten-Norman BN-2 Islander to its fleet.[12] The following aircraft are operated by the airline:[13][14]
| Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers (Economy) |
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| Gippsland GA8 Airvan | 1 | 7 | |
| Piper Archer | 1 | 3 | |
| Piper Seneca | 1 | 5 | |
| Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | 1 | 9 | |
| Total | 4 |
Golden Bay Air operates scheduled services to four airports:[15][14]
In addition to the scheduled flights, on demand flights operate between Karamea andMotueka.
Great news – Our 5 yearly re-certification is complete! Online bookings are now available out to 30 November 2019 for all our scheduled flights and shuttles between Wellington – Takaka – Nelson – Karamea – Brown Hut. Other services like on-demand shuttles, rental cars and charters are also available for booking.
