Parcelair
{{Short description|Airline of New Zealand}}
{{Update|date=April 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox Airline
| airline = Parcelair
| logo =
| logo_size = 200
| IATA =
| ICAO = APK
| callsign = AIRPAK
| founded = 25 June 2015
| parent = 50% Airwork and 50% Fieldair
| headquarters = Palmerston North
| bases =
| fleet_size = 3
| destinations = 3
| website = {{URL|http://www.fieldair.co.nz}}
| key_people =
}}
Parcelair is a cargo airline based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It operates scheduled overnight cargo services on behalf of owners Fieldair Holdings and Airwork Flight Operations.{{cite web|title=Change for Night Time Flyers|url=http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2015/06/change-for-night-time-flyers.html|website=3rd Level New Zealand|accessdate=5 September 2016}} Domestic charter services are also operated.
History
The airline started operations on the 25th of June, 2015.{{cite web|title=Parcelair Limited|url=http://www.coys.co.nz/company/?no=5734923-PARCELAIR+LIMITED|website=The New Zealand Companies Office|accessdate=5 September 2016}} Its primary contract is with the courier division of the Freightways Group and New Zealand Post. It is a wholly owned company by a 50/50 Joint Venture. The Boeing 737 has a payload of 17 tonnes it carries 11 cargons of freight on each trip. Due to the rapid growth of online shopping there was a need to replace the smaller ageing Convair CV580s operated by Air Freight NZ with the larger Boeing 737s.{{cite news|last1=Riddiford|first1=Joshua|title=Freightways invests in Boeing 737-400 as online shopping grows|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/69738485/freightways-invests-in-boeing-737400-as-online-shopping-grows|accessdate=5 September 2016|publisher=Stuff.co.nz|date=26 June 2015}}
Destinations
Parcelair operates freight services between Auckland, Christchurch and Palmerston North,{{cite web|title=Change for Night Time Flyers|url=http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2015/06/change-for-night-time-flyers.html|website=3rd Level New Zealand|accessdate=5 September 2016}} Sydney and Melbourne.{{Cite web |last=Flightradar24 |title=Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map |url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/zk-tlm |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Flightradar24 |language=en}}
Fleet
References
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External links
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Category:Airlines established in 2015