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escape rope. TEAL salvaged what they could from the wreck and the remains were quickly pushed into a gully behind the NAC hangars before the public saw them. The crash took place in the early hours of the morning. The training procedure was quickly deleted from TEAL's manuals. TEAL purchased from Qantas a replacement
Electra, VH-ECC, after it changed its name to Air New Zealand on 1 April 1965. It took the registration, ZK-CLX. At the time of the accident, ZK-TEC had the Air New Zealand logotype painted on its fuselage in anticipation of the name change.
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shed wings, engines, tailplane and tail as it skidded off the runway and across the grass towards the control tower. Somehow, the two standing officers stayed standing, the fire extinguishers were turned on and everyone was evacuated through the cockpit windows, with one man burning his hand on the
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name from the previous aircraft. By this time TEAL had changed its name to Air New
Zealand. The fifth aircraft operated was leased from Qantas in 1970 for a year to operate a joint seat share service to Australia, Qantas titles appeared along the rear of the fuselage. This aircraft used the vacant
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The military look of the earliest uniforms reflected the era—the aftermath of war. The male stewards' uniforms were reassuring and gave the impression that flight crew could be expected to handle any situation. In 1946, women were appointed to the TEAL flying boat crew. Many had trained as nurses
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Christchurch on behalf of the airline. Wellington's rebuilt Rongotai Airport handled its first DC-6 service just after it re-opened in 1959, ending trans-Tasman flying boat operations from nearby Evans Bay. Originally to be replaced by the Lockheed L-188 Electra in 1960, the
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Northern Hemisphere flying by landplanes into Nadi in Fiji, making the short trip across to Suva to join the flying boat at Laucala Bay, for its fortnightly flight along the Coral Route, leaving on a Thursday morning for Samoa, alighting on the Satapuala lagoon about 2:00
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In 1946, TEAL acquired four Short S.25 Sandringham IV 'Tasman Class' flying boats. They were a fully streamlined conversion passenger transport variation of the Short
Sunderland. Consideration was given to landplane operations but the government delayed the decision to move to land as the UK
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ordered a reduced speed operation for the type until remedial repair works were completed in 1961. A fourth air frame was purchased from Qantas in 1965 to replace the lost air frame of ZK-TEC (see below), it was registered out of sequence as ZK-CLX but carried over the
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joint service airport alongside other overseas international operators. However, a Buy British policy and support for rebuilding the British aircraft industry forced the airline to continue operating flying boats. Proposals to fly the mammoth
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which meant that there was, for the first time, a regular through-air service between New Zealand and England. That lasted less than six weeks, for it was no longer possible to fly through the Mediterranean when Italy entered
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From 1954, newly acquired Douglas DC-6 aircraft were introduced to a new Christchurch–Sydney service and the Auckland–Sydney service; TEAL now operating its own Christchurch–Melbourne and Auckland–Melbourne services.
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On board dining was a notable feature of the trans-Tasman and later, the Coral Route. The food was cooked from scratch on board. Morning and afternoon teas were prepared on board as well as hot meals. A
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air force and civilian terminal, where it was to remain until 1965. In September 1956, Douglas ordered the re-skinning of all DC-6 wings. Work was completed on the fleet at
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that commenced operating its own trans Tasman services in October 1961, and sold its shareholding in TEAL to the New Zealand Government, giving it 100% ownership.
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The first services were flown by Short S.30 Empire Class flying boats. TEAL operated two of these between 1939 and 1947. They were given Maori spiritual names,
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for general purpose, particularly the transport of maintenance crew, gear and equipment, and light towing, the auxiliary launch arrived at Auckland on the MV
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returned to Auckland. It was one of the world's last long-range scheduled international flying boat services. Landplane flights were extended from
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flights from Auckland (Pan Am was not flying into Australia). The connection to San Francisco ended in December 1941 when Japan entered the war.
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had ordered the type. This would lower operating costs as all the airlines would be able to share a common parts pool with the Electra.
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2010:. Vol. 99, no. 29331. 10 October 1960. p. 16.
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Douglas DC-8-52: Air New Zealand ZK-NZB at Los Angeles, 1965
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1974:. Vol. 78, no. 23867. 18 January 1941. p. 8.
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Yarwood, Vaughan; Mason, Geoff (October–December 1998).
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Harrison, Paul; Lockstone, Brian; Anderson, Any (1997).
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1956:. Vol. 76, no. 23371. 13 June 1939. p. 6.
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Christchurch airport. Aircraft of interest included the
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Defunct international airline of New Zealand (1940–1965)
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Short S.25 Sandringham Mk IV Tasman Class flying-boat
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2004:"Air Service to Chathams: Inauguration in December"
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49:This article includes a list of general
2373:
2022:"Chathams Flying-Boat Service Reopened"
1695:"Solent Opens Wgtn.–Sydney Air Service"
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1520:List of defunct airlines of New Zealand
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2457:Sydney 8 Hours, Weekly Review No. 330
2321:Air New Zealand: Celebrating 75 Years
2258:Barton, Gerry; Heath, Philip (2015).
2221:
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1040:British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines
527:British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines
415:The inaugural Tasman service between
1806:
1294:Museum of Transport & Technology
1292:, is restored and on display at the
991:Short S.45 Solent Mk III flying-boat
650:Museum of Transport & Technology
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2229:Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
1286:Short S.45 Solent Mk IV flying-boat
932:Short S.45 Solent Mk IV flying-boat
914:Consolidated Boeing PB2B-1 Catalina
815:Short S.30 Empire Class flying-boat
756:
573:A service between Christchurch and
25:Technology-enhanced active learning
13:
3572:Kiwi Travel International Airlines
3110:Australian Airlines (formerly TAA)
2251:
1842:
1570:"T.E.A.L. Renamed Air New Zealand"
1525:History of aviation in New Zealand
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3662:Queenstown – Mount Cook Airways
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824:Short S.30 Empire: TEAL ZK-AMA
749:, American Samoa, and Papeete,
692:, but there was no airstrip at
561:A service between Auckland and
23:. For the teaching method, see
3761:Treaties of the United Kingdom
3697:Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ)
1687:
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1637:"First Flight: Tasman Service"
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1547:New Zealand Companies Office,
1119:The original three were named
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431:on 30 April 1940 was flown by
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3682:Tasman Empire Airways Limited
2342:McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966).
2142:TEAL makes way for Air NZ Ltd
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1042:(BCPA). Re-registered ZK-BGA
279:Tasman Empire Airways Limited
99:Tasman Empire Airways Limited
3736:Airlines established in 1940
3607:National Airways Corporation
3023:Express Freighters Australia
2571:Auckland War Memorial Museum
2383:(MA History). Christchurch:
1855:"Norfolk Island Air Service"
1828:Auckland War Memorial Museum
1715:"Great Day for Christchurch"
1447:Ownership and change of name
1404:Lockheed Electra L-188 crash
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3677:Straits Air Freight Express
3487:Canterbury Aviation Company
2677:Ansett Transport Industries
2115:"TEAL Hostesses Thrilled".
1733:"First Flight to Melbourne"
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1187:37.5' Empire Control Tender
1073:Royal New Zealand Air Force
805:
761:In 1954, TEAL replaced its
664:aircraft, from Auckland to
361:Royal New Zealand Air Force
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3766:Defunct seaplane operators
3001:Eastern Australia Airlines
2905:
2224:"Geoffrey Newland Roberts"
1515:History of Air New Zealand
1474:for its domestic flights.
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1185:British Power Boat Company
1026:Douglas DC-6: BCPA VH-BPH
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1790:"New Tasman Air Service"
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3756:Treaties of New Zealand
3592:Mount Cook Air Services
3284:Airlines of New Zealand
3174:Qantas Defence Services
3115:Australia Asia Airlines
2794:Incidents and accidents
2411:Aviation Safety Network
1927:"New Zealanders Abroad"
1460:Air New Zealand Limited
1399:Accidents and incidents
1350:Lockheed L-188C Electra
1262:flying-boat service at
1230:TEAL 40' Express Launch
1080:Lockheed L-188C Electra
483:) provided a solution.
179:Air New Zealand Limited
152:26 April 1940
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3637:Origin Pacific Airways
3562:Kiwi Regional Airlines
3542:Great Barrier Airlines
3345:Stewart Island Flights
2398:New Zealand Geographic
2374:Thomson, I.A. (1968).
1891:"Aotearoa to Withdraw"
1823:"Service in the skies"
1751:"Trans-Tasman Flights"
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429:Rose Bay Water Airport
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329:New Zealand Government
167:1 April 1965
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3751:Treaties of Australia
3642:Pacific Blue Airlines
3632:NZ Tourist Air Travel
3582:Menzies Aviation (NZ)
3411:Texel Air Australasia
3233:Qantas Frequent Flyer
3164:Australian airExpress
3044:Partly owned airlines
2300:Holmes, Noel (1982).
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3497:Capital Air Services
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2162:Australian Transport
2149:2 April 1965 page 11
2095:Bring our Birds Home
2070:Bring our Birds Home
1968:"New Express Launch"
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1485:Norris Stephen Falla
1391:and made locally by
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980:Saunders-Roe Duchess
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3507:Cook Strait Airways
3457:Air Travel (NZ) Ltd
3198:Former subsidiaries
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891:Handley Page Hermes
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3597:Mount Cook Airline
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3141:Qantas New Zealand
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2692:Mount Cook Airline
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2222:Lockstone, Brian.
1990:New Zealand Herald
1972:New Zealand Herald
1953:New Zealand Herald
1675:"Empire Air Route"
1657:"Empire Air Route"
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3482:Aspiring Air
3462:Air Auckland
3437:Air National
3385:Air Kaikoura
3320:Air Chathams
3238:Qantas House
3146:
3063:Jetstar Asia
3057:Fiji Airways
2914:Main airline
2864:Destinations
2806:
2754:Boeing 787-9
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2687:Fiji Airways
2556:. Retrieved
2550:
2538:. Retrieved
2533:Tiara Tahiti
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2438:(Newsreel).
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2363:"Tealagrams"
2351:. Retrieved
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2283:Random House
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2184:the original
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414:
390:paid 1/6 to
357:Short Solent
326:
318:World War II
291:
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263:Headquarters
254:Christchurch
244:Cook Islands
207:Destinations
82:
76:January 2014
73:
54:
33:
3612:Newmans Air
3587:Motueka Air
3537:Freedom Air
3492:Capital Air
3370:Air Safaris
3325:Barrier Air
3143:(franchise)
3071:Orange Star
3065:(including
2849:Flight 888T
2843:Flight 2279
2825:Flight 4374
2807:L-188 crash
2706:Predecessor
2597:New Zealand
2558:27 February
2540:26 February
2522:26 February
2504:26 February
2486:26 February
2468:26 February
2446:26 February
2417:16 February
2041:"Tasmanair"
1344:Beachcomber
1336:Southampton
1314:Beachcomber
1296:(MOTAT) in
1220:Empire Star
1197:Empire Star
1166:Convair 880
1121:Aotearoa IV
1050:, and -BGC
951:Aotearoa II
903:New Zealand
880:at Auckland
878:New Zealand
828:at Auckland
745:, Fiji, to
581:Coral Route
345:New Zealand
302:New Zealand
271:New Zealand
68:introducing
3725:Categories
3532:Fly My Sky
3452:Air Timaru
3442:Air Nelson
3340:Sounds Air
3184:Qudos Bank
3130:Jetconnect
2996:QantasLink
2831:Flight 901
2819:Flight 103
2813:DC-8 crash
2801:Flight 441
2729:ATR 72-600
2672:Air Nelson
2440:Pathé News
2311:0589014218
2100:26 October
2075:26 October
2050:27 October
1531:References
1381:dumbwaiter
1370:, Brazil.
1332:Solent Sky
1260:Sunderland
1176:Powerboats
1123:(ZK-TEA),
1110:Ansett ANA
887:Avro Tudor
542:Resolution
437:Short S.30
339:(38%) and
314:Tasman Sea
310:Wellington
224:Wellington
199:Fleet size
171:1965-04-01
156:1940-04-26
51:references
3552:James Air
3472:Air2there
3406:Parcelair
3335:Originair
3290:Scheduled
3211:StarTrack
3189:TripADeal
2921:Accidents
2837:Flight 24
2609:Companies
2367:Tealagram
2117:Tealagram
2026:The Press
2008:The Press
1931:The Press
1909:"Tenders"
1859:The Press
1794:The Press
1776:The Press
1755:The Press
1737:The Press
1719:The Press
1661:The Press
1574:The Press
1422:Whenuapai
1360:, Canada
1248:Tasmanair
1244:Satapuala
1236:Tasmanair
1056:Whenuapai
1028:Discovery
1004:. ZK-AMQ
1002:Evans Bay
971:Whenuapai
961:and -AMO
899:Australia
858:in 1935.
795:Skymaster
771:Whenuapai
747:Pago Pago
686:Rarotonga
473:Singapore
298:Australia
229:Melbourne
177:(renamed
3447:Air Post
3390:Salt Air
3094:Airnorth
2621:Aviation
2239:23 April
2203:cite web
1509:See also
1478:Chairmen
1324:Auckland
1309:Auckland
1298:Auckland
1240:Auckland
1048:Arawhata
955:Ararangi
907:Auckland
834:Aotearoa
826:Aotearoa
806:Aircraft
710:Aitutaki
698:Catalina
682:Aitutaki
575:Brisbane
563:Brisbane
512:Ararangi
510:IV, RMA
477:Calcutta
433:Aotearoa
417:Auckland
396:Auckland
267:Auckland
214:Auckland
128:Callsign
3577:Kiwijet
3502:CityJet
3420:Defunct
3375:Airwork
3363:Charter
3073:) (49%)
3067:Valuair
3028:Jetstar
2931:History
2583:Portals
2497:Tahiti!
1834:23 June
1436:Akaroa'
1374:Service
1342:VH-BRC
1106:Comet 4
1046:, -BGB
1006:Aparima
959:Awatere
957:, -AMN
953:, -AMM
712:in the
694:Papeete
674:Faleolo
456:England
385:airmail
351:. Four
335:(19%),
331:(20%),
322:Germany
169: (
154: (
149:Founded
64:improve
3771:Qantas
3667:Skybus
3350:Sunair
3069:&
3033:Routes
2958:Routes
2953:Museum
2907:Qantas
2851:(2008)
2845:(2008)
2839:(1987)
2833:(1979)
2827:(1979)
2821:(1978)
2815:(1966)
2809:(1965)
2803:(1963)
2464:. 1947
2442:. 1940
2353:15 May
2331:
2308:
2289:
2266:
2193:16 May
2132:Qantas
1453:Qantas
1440:Akaroa
1418:Akaroa
1393:El Jay
1354:Atarau
1328:serial
1290:Aranui
1280:Aranui
1138:Akaroa
1129:Akaroa
1125:Atarau
1094:Atarau
1052:Arahia
1032:Arahia
1010:Aranui
984:Aranui
963:Aranui
943:Aranui
925:Maroro
895:Tasman
838:Awarua
751:Tahiti
739:Aranui
731:
726:
722:
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