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Newmans Air

Domestic airline of New Zealand (1985–1987)

Newmans Airways Limited, trading as Newmans Air, was a wholly owned airline subsidiary of Newmans Group (most well known as the owners of Newmans Coach Lines) and served the New Zealand domestic market between 1985 and 1987. It was set up in direct competition with Mount Cook Airline to serve tourist routes.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1985Founded1

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Newmans Air Dash-7 aircraft at Christchurch, 1984
Photo: CHCBOY, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Newmans Airways Limited, trading as Newmans Air, was a wholly owned airline subsidiary of Newmans Group (most well known as the owners of Newmans Coach Lines) and served the New Zealand domestic market between 1985 and 1987. It was set up in direct competition with Mount Cook Airline to serve tourist routes.2

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Ansett New Zealand1

Timeline

  1. 1987Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1985Founded Founded1

Sources

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