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{{Infobox airline
| airline = Island Air Charters
| image = [[File:Island Air logo.jpg]]
| image_size = 250px
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| commenced = 1995
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| bases = [[Tauranga Airport]]
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| fleet_size = 3
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| headquarters = [[Tauranga]], [[New Zealand]]
| key_people = Paul Ensor
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| website = [http://www.islandair.co.nz/ www.islandair.co.nz]
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[[File:Island Air BNI.JPG|thumb|right|Island Air Charters [[Britten Norman Islander]] at [[Whitianga]] Airport in early 2006 - this aircraft would later crash-land on the mudflats near [[Tauranga]] in December 2006]]
'''Island Air Charters''' is an [[air charter]] company based in [[Tauranga]], [[New Zealand]]. The company is owned by Paul Ensor and offers charter services around the [[Bay of Plenty]] using Cessna [[light aircraft]].

==History==
The airline commenced in August 1995 when its owner, Paul Ensor, acquired a [[Cessna 206|Cessna P206 Super Skylane]]. In November 1996 a Cessna TU206A was added to the fleet. This was followed in November{{when|date=August 2015}} by a [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172N]]. In September{{when|date=August 2015}} another [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172K]] was added. In 2001 a [[Cessna 206|Cessna U206C]] joined the fleet. By 2004 the fleet consisted of a Cessna TU206A and Cessna 172K. To these, in October, was added a twin-engine Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander.<ref name="History">http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2011/10/motiti-airline-island-air-charter.html compiled by Bruce Garvin September 2011</ref>

Because of the increase in carrying capacity Island Air began advertising a regular summer service in 2005 from Tauranga to Great Barrier Island via Whitianga two days a week. In 2006 a third flight was added. This increase in flying and aircraft maintenance needs saw the [[Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand|Civil Aviation Authority]] suspending Island Air's operating licence in November 2006 over unauthorised maintenance being carried out on the company's aircraft. A new maintenance controller and chief executive were appointed to address the issues, however, the operator's problems compounded the following month when the [[Britten-Norman Islander]] suffered two forced landings on 22 and 28 December 2006.<ref name="History"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Crash pilot and his company grounded|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10417236|accessdate=4 August 2015|publisher=NZ Herald|date=30 December 2006}}</ref>

The second forced landing ended with the aircraft crash landing on mudflats in the Te Puna estuary at Omokoroa near Tauranga on 28 December 2006 while being flown by Paul Ensor. Nobody was injured.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=20061227-0|title=ZK-WNZ crash landing}}</ref><ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/17078/Hero-pilot-admits-flying-unsafe-planes Hero pilot admits flying unsafe planes] retrieved 11 August 2015</ref>

In 2007, Ensor was fined $10,000 after fitting a cracked [[landing gear]] component back on an aircraft after maintenance engineers had banned its use.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pilot fined $10,000 after putting cracked component back on plane|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10476091|accessdate=4 August 2015|publisher=NZ Herald|date=15 November 2007}}</ref>

In order to keep flying Island Air used the operating licenses of other companies.<ref name="History" />

==Fleet==
Island Air Charters' fleet consists of the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://islandair.co.nz/about-us/|author=Island Air Charters |title=About Us|work=islandair.co.nz|accessdate=30 August 2023}}</ref><ref name=About>{{cite web |url=https://pilotcareercenter.com/Air-Carrier-PCC-Profile/2944/Island+Air+Charter+NZ |title=Island Air Charter NZ - Pilot Career Center |website=www.pilotcareercenter.com |access-date=11 August 2015}}</ref>

*1 [[Cessna 206|Cessna U206G]]
*1 [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172K]]
*1 [[Cessna 172|Cessna 172M]]

===Previous aircraft===
*1 [[Cessna 206|Cessna P206]]
*1 [[Cessna 206|Cessna TU206A]]
* [[Britten Norman Islander]]

==Services==
The airline provides a regular shuttle service to [[Mōtītī Island]], air charter, air taxi, and scenic flights.<ref name="About" />

== See also ==
{{Portal|New Zealand|Companies|Aviation}}
* [[Transport in New Zealand#Air transport|Air transport in New Zealand]]
* [[List of airlines of New Zealand]]
*[[List of general aviation operators of New Zealand]]
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.islandair.co.nz/ Official website]

{{Airlines of New Zealand}}

[[Category:Airlines of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 1995]]
[[Category:New Zealand companies established in 1995]]

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Island Air Charters - Revision history

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