Union Airways of N.Z. Ltd
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Union Airways of NZ Ltd was New Zealand's first major airline. It was established by the Union Steamship Company in 1936, and on 5 January 1936 opened services between Palmerston North and Dunedin via Blenheim and Christchurch. In June 1937 a twice-daily service, between Auckland and Wellington, was started. By 1939 the company was operating multi-hop flights from Auckland to Dunedin, Palmerston North to Christchurch, Palmerston North to Gisborne, and Auckland to Gisborne. In 1947 the government nationalised Union Airways and formed NAC.
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- Auckland Airport's History of NZ aviation
- Te Ara's article on Early NZ airline companies
- Te Ara's article on The main trunk route of NZ transport
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