Private company
Cargo airline founded in 19901
Air Post was a cargo airline based in Auckland, New Zealand. It operated night postal services for New Zealand Post in a joint venture agreement with Airwork, as well as operating ad hoc charter services. Its main base was located at Auckland International Airport.2 It is part of NZ Post.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Air Post was a cargo airline based in Auckland, New Zealand. It operated night postal services for New Zealand Post in a joint venture agreement with Airwork, as well as operating ad hoc charter services. Its main base was located at Auckland International Airport.2
Air Post is part of a group headed by NZ Post. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
The airline was established in 1990 and was owned by Airwork (50%) and New Zealand Post (50%).
From 2007 all flights were operated solely by Airwork Ltd on behalf of New Zealand Post.
From Wikipedia’s article on Air Post, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
The Air Post fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
From Wikipedia’s article on Air Post, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
From Wikidata.1
On 27 February 2003 Fokker F27-500 Friendship registration ZK-NAN landed at Woodbourne Airport in Blenheim at the end of a training flight. After the engines were shut down the undercarriage retracted, causing major structural damage to the aircraft's belly. There were no injuries.
On 2 May 2005 the crew of Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III ZK-POA lost control of the aircraft during a night cargo flight near the town of Stratford. As a result, the aircraft became overstressed and broke up in mid-air. Both crew members were killed.
From Wikipedia’s article on Air Post, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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