This replaced Douglas DC-3 ZK-CAW which went to South Seas Airways Ltd of Auckland. However, the company still had one Douglas DC-3 in the fleet which was mainly used in the latter years for back-up. The 748's cabins were refurbished with the seating capacity being reduced from 48 seats to a more comfortable 44 seats. Here three are seen with Mount Cook Line titles. This meant that a tourist could have breakfast at the Waitangi Hotel and then fly to Auckland to connect with the Mount Cook Airlines' Hawker Siddeley 748 flight to Rotorua, Christchurch, Mount Cook Queenstown, Manapouri or Milford Sound. The Sunbird itself was described, as a Jonathan Livingstone type seagull in a lazy, leisurely glide attitude crossing the face of a warm sun, which was described somewhat like a Kerikeri orange! A sixth Hawker Siddeley, ZK-MCB, arrived on lease in December 1993. On the 14th of December 1960 the Air Services Licensing Authority granted Mount Cook Air Services Ltd a licence to operate a Douglas DC-3 aircraft on scheduled passenger and freight services from Christchurch to Mount Cook, Queenstown or Cromwell, and Te Anau. SUPERHOST Entire chalet 4.78 (707) Kahere Retreat handcrafted chalet. Remember when phone numbers were only 3 digits long in rural areas? Aoraki Mount Cook scenic flights take the hard work out of discovery. Air charter and air taxi services, including scenic flights from Harewood, Mount Cook, Cromwell, Te Anau and Timaru, were also granted. The first scheduled flight into Queenstown was operated by DC-3 ZK-BKD on the 4th of February 1964. same time two new destinations were added. It is seen here at Christchurch on 8 November 1995. Mount Cook Airlines (Air New Zealand) fleet details and history. With such competition something had to give and on the 7th of June 1988 Pacifica Air withdrew all its Nelson flights and instead operated flights from Christchurch to Alexandra and Wanaka. Formerly part of the Mount Cook Group and latterly a subsidiary of Air New Zealand, it operated scheduled services throughout the country under the Air New Zealand Link brand. The 3 airlines that made up Air New Zealand Link were all merged back under the parent company What became the standard scheme - Hawker Siddeley 748 ZK-MCP at Christchurch on  24 December 1984, What might have been - Mount Cook Line Boeing 727. Mount Cook heavily discounted its fares and boosted its services to. Slowly the name of the Mount Cook organisation came to the fore aided greatly by the many innovations that Harry' Wigley continued to introduce. Hawker Siddeley 748 ZK-CWJ at Timaru while operating the Christchurch-Timaru-Oamaru service for NAC. This was the main work for the Islanders. For the first summer the flights operated on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. DC-3 ZK-BEU was registered to Mount Cook and Southern Lakes Tourist Co. Ltd on the 25th of June 1970, while the company’s first DC-3, ZK-BKD, returned to NAC and in July 1970 it was sold to Fieldair who used it for topdressing. Air conditioning. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions. BUY PREMIUM WOOD NOW! A crew-only route proving flight was flown on the 29th of October and route planning flights with passengers were made to Timaru, Mount Cook and Te Anau on the 1st of November and to Mount Cook, Cromwell and Te Anau on the 2nd. Cook Village tourist attractions. In 1954, NZ Aero Transport Company was reformed as Mount Cook Air Services Ltd, specialising in scenic flights, agricultural work and rescue missions. The Twin Otter flew two return flights each day between Auckland and the Bay of Islands as well as between Auckland and Rotorua. The first scheduled flight into Timaru and Oamaru was under the command of Captain Geoff Williams and First Officer John Evans. General information about Mount Cook Airlines. Hawker Siddeley 748 ZK-MCH flew for Mount Cook for about 8 months. The company’s annual report to the 31st of May 1971 reported that the new service had “already found ready acceptance by the public and the travel agents as the most convenient and the fastest means of travelling between Mount Cook and Rotorua and it provides excellent long-haul utilisation for the aircraft with consequent better profitability. Other great holiday rentals in Aoraki / Mount Cook. Initially the 748 was used only on the tourist routes to Mount Cook and Queenstown, but from the 25th of October 1968, the 748 replaced the DC-3s on Christchurch-Timaru Oamaru service that was operated for NAC. As early as September 1974 the company was looking at upgrading to jets. Daily flights were scheduled to Great Barrier Island, twice daily to Kawau Island, four times daily to Pakatoa and Waiheke Island and three times daily to Paihia. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. As passenger numbers increased Mount Cook, at times, had to charter Friendship capacity from NAC. 1993 saw the introduction of a Wellington-Napier overnight service and the take over of Taupo services that had been operated by Eagle Air. Piper Chieftain ZK-EBT at Christchurch on 26 February 1989... and repainted at Tokoroa operating the air service in support of NZ Forest Products on 24 January 1991. Contact | 1-888-332-2282 | service@cook-air.com | Incredible heating action! Popular amenities for Aoraki/Mount Cook holiday rentals. At the same time it wanted to introduce an early morning service between Nelson and Auckland. Cromwell to Dunedin and back on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. JetPhotos.com is the biggest database of aviation photographs with over 4 million screened photos online! Depart Queenstown Airport for an epic 1 hour flight to Mt. Now scheduled services throughout the country increasingly demanded the whole 748 fleet and the tourism focus of the airline started to wane. Part 1 can be found at. Ironically, after the collapse of Ansett New Zealand, Mount Cook inherited and operated four British Aerospace 146 jet aircraft. Helicopter operations began from Mount Cook in 1995 initially using two AS350 Squirrels but later using BK117s. With Pacifica Air and Air Nelson also operating the Nelson to Wellington route there were 19 flights each day! The introduction of the new airline brought competition not only on the airways but also inside the cabin. The ATRs were painted in Air New Zealand Link colours and the first ATR 72 began service on Monday, the 27th of November 1995 with flights operating from Christchurch to Invercargill and Dunedin. The Mount Cook timetable during these years offered the possibility for passengers flying through Mount Cook a stop of some hours and enabling them time for a ski plane flight before continuing on to the next destination. In 1974 the Auckland based amphibian fleet was made up of three 5-passenger Grumman Widgeons and one 11 passenger Grumman Goose. After Air New Zealand withdrew its Friendship services to Taupo Air Nelson operated flights between Wellington and Taupo for a brief period from late 1990 to mid-1991. As the 1960s Mount Cook was looking towards the North Island and connecting the southern scenic centres with Rotorua and Auckland. The amount of traffic offering did not warrant the Twin Otter which was withdrawn in September 1973. The Air Nelson service was replaced by Mount Cook Airline which operated two 748 flights to and from Wellington, one via Rotorua and the other direct. The Flowering of the Lily - Mount Cook Airlines. Renamed to Mount Cook Air Services, specialising in scenic flights, agricultural work and rescue missions in 1954. I too am looking forward to the next parts :). Non-profitable assets were sold and gradually new vehicles began to appear. From November 1963 the airline started rebranding itself as Mount On the 14th of December 1960 the Air Services Licensing Authority granted Mount Cook Air Services Ltd a licence to operate a Douglas DC-3 aircraft on scheduled passenger and freight services from Christchurch to Mount Cook, Queenstown or Cromwell, and Te Anau. MCB (c/n 1767)                                                     (Leased). The first flight was flown in Hawker Siddeley 748 ZK-CWJ under the command of Captain Geoff Williams and Captain Alister McLeod. Mount Cook Airline was formed as NZ Aero Transport in 1920 at Timaru by Rodolph Wigley. During the winters of 1962 and 1963, when the services were in recess, the DC-3 received a full overhaul. The southbound flight from Rotorua landed at Taupo at 5.10pm, Wellington at 6.35pm and Christchurch at 8.15pm. At that time Hawker-Siddeley had released plans for a four-engine jet, designated the Hawker Siddeley 146. Below, the modified second DC-3 with what became standard "Mount Cook Airlines" branding and the larger Skyliner windows, An expanding network... the timetable from 1 November 1963 with flights to Dunedin and Invercargill. It was also looking at the potential of the Bay of Islands. On 09Dec2019, the Air New Zealand Link was retired with all services operated under the Air New Zealand banner Mount Cook Airlines' flagship, Hawker Siddeley 748 ZK-CWJ at Christchurch on 11 November 1970, This is the second part of the history of Mount Cook Airlines. The timetable for the 1969/1970 summer season. The ski-trials had been done in 1974 but the Islander was re-equipped with skis for the air show  commemorating the  50th Anniversary of Kingsford Smith's flight across the Tasman. Following its collapse a new operator, Pacifica Air, was established and it introduced flights from Nelson to both Christchurch and Wellington in April 1987. The Taupo-Auckland services were initially flown with a Piper Chieftain three times a day but later this was changed to a Chieftain flight and a 748 flight. The first Hawker Siddeley 748 Series 2A flight to Kerikeri. In August 1990, following the announcement of Safe Air’s closure of its air freight and airline services, the Chatham Islands’ Local Authority Trading Enterprise Board chartered Mount Cook Airline to operate a temporary air service between the Chatham Islands and the mainland until a permanent service was established. Comments, corrections or contributions are welcome, Steve - westland831@gmail.com. The service from Queenstown to Alexandra and down to Dunedin, which was operated mainly by the Twin Otter, was running at a loss. Henry Rodolph Wigley was born in February 1913 and entered a world of stirring action and development — much of it the product of his imaginative father, Rodolph L. Wigley, who had laid the foundations of the Mount Cook Group by pioneering long distance scheduled motor services in New Zealand's South Island. At this stage the hydro developments in the MacKenzie Basin and Upper Waitaki were in full swing and Twizel had become a significant town. Scheduled services for Mount Cook Airline began on 6 November 1961 between Christchurch, Mount Cook, Queenstown and Te Anau with a 26-seater Douglas DC-3. ZK-DBV is photographed at Queenstown. Retired Douglas DC-3 ZK-BEU sits at Christchurch waiting a buyer in September 1978. Notice the aircraft is branded with Mount Cook Line titles. By the end of 1961 the service was ready to take off. In September 1973 it was announced that NAC was to acquire a 15 per cent shareholding in the Mount Cook and Southern Lakes Tourist Company, parent company of Mount Cook Airlines and Mount Cook Air Services. Pool. In 1963 this overhaul included the upgrading of DC-3 ZK-BKD with larger windows and more sound proofing. Always check the weather and be extra careful in winter as avalanches are more common. Mount Cook Air Services Auster ZK-BLZ Ski Plane with Mount Tasman beyond, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury Region This item comes from Alexander Turnbull Library With the loss of the second Grumman Goose Mount Cook sought approval to operate Britten Norman Island to Kerikeri. Being primarily a tourist airline, this was Mount Cook's first attempt at "commuter" services. Further expansion of the Kerikeri service occurred on the 3rd of November 1975 when Mount Cook Airlines expanded its daily air link between the Kerikeri and Auckland to four Islander flights a day. extended to Invercargill. A: Yes! De Havilland DH89B Dominie ZK-ALB at Queenstown, For more on Mount Cook Airlines amphibious services from Auckland to the Hauraki Gulf and between Invercargill and Stewart Island see. Operations started on 01Apr1965. From the 2nd of March Alexandra was included as a stop on Mount Cook’s Queenstown to Dunedin service. It has evolved to trying to present some record of NZ's domestic airline operations and some of the larger charter operators, interesting NZ international airliner movements and photos I have taken around the country. In June a third Douglas DC-3, ZK-BEU was added to the fleet while in September and October 1970 two nine-seater, twin engined, Britten-Norman Islander aircraft, ZK-DBW and ZK-DBV arrived. ZK-MCJ again - in the standard colour scheme with the Mount Cook Line titles at Christchurch  at 25 September 1982. In October 1984 plans for the launch of TNL’s airline, named Newmans Air, was well under way. Initially these flights operated on three days a week with southbound flights leaving Auckland on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings, returning on the evenings of Monday, Wednesday and Friday. In the previous 12 months the airline had carried 403 people into Twizel and 925 out of the town. Mount Cook Airlines became the first airlines to connect all the major tourist destinations of New Zealand. In November 1972 Douglas DC-3 ZK-AOD was sold to Fieldair leaving only one DC-3, ZK-BEU, in the fleet. In return NAC agreed to apply to withdraw its Auckland-Rotorua-Christchurch service in favour of Mount Cook Airlines. While Mount Cook was very interested in the aircraft, plans for its development never transpired at that time. The 748 began daily flights to Te Anau's Manapouri airport on the 19th of December 1968. Operations started on 30-Jun1920. Had NZ Tourist Air Travel merge in on 01Jan1968. He had grasped life firmly and enjoyed it the full and in so doing had widely and generously shared that enjoyment with his family and that even wider family of staff, everyone of whom felt it an honour to work for and alongside one of the noblest knights this country has ever seen. In 1968 the Mount Cook and Southern Lakes Tourist Co Ltd had acquired control of NZ Tourist Air Travel and its amphibious air services from Auckland to the Bay of Islands, the islands of the Hauraki Gulf and Stewart Island also scenic services from Queenstown and Te Anau to Milford Sound. These versatile aircraft were primarily bought for scenic flying into Milford Sound from both Queenstown and Te Anau but they were also used on scheduled service between Queenstown and Te Anau and the Queenstown-Alexandra-Dunedin service. To help Air New Zealand facilitate these aspirations Mount Cook Airline introduced four weekday return flights between Nelson and Wellington.

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