Newmans Air
Newmans Air Dash-7 at Christchurch Airport, 1984 | |||||||
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| Founded | 1 June 1984 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 13 February 1985 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 26 December 1986 (rebranded as Ansett Newmans) | ||||||
| Operating bases | Christchurch Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | Ashburton, Auckland, Rotorua, Christchurch, Mount Cook-Glentanner, Queenstown | ||||||
| Parent company | Newmans Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Christchurch | ||||||
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. In 1986, Ansett Australia purchased a 50% shareholding, increasing this to 100% in 1987 when the airline was rebranded Ansett New Zealand.