Welcome to Southair
Southair has been maintaining, rebuilding and restoring aircraft at Dunedin’s historic Taieri Airport since 1964. Celebrating over 55 years of specialising in the maintenance of agricultural aircraft, engine overhauls and the restoration of classics, Southair has a tradition of embracing the latest technologies but has always ensured that traditional aircraft engineering skills have been retained.
Southair has a Civil Aviation Authority Part 145 certified engine overhaul shop and is also a factory approved Robinson Helicopter Company Service Centre, Part 66 Maintenance & Approved VOC paint booth.
Southair provides a comprehensive range of services:
| Fixed wing and rotary maintenance | |
| Lycoming, Continental,Gipsy and Jacobs piston engines and components | |
| Full repaints in recently built full sized paint shop (12m x 12m) | |
| Fabric, wood and metal, from repairs to total rebuilds | |
| Field retrievals, major repairs and rebuilds using correct airframe jigs | |
| Magnaflux Non-Destructive Testing Equipment | |
| Robinson Service Centre - Chadwick Helmuth balancing equipment | |
| Large stock of parts, including legacy Cessna and Piper stock | |
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See progress on the latest restoration and past restorations |
Whatever work you need done, Southair can do it and to the highest of standards. Whether you fly a Tiger Moth, a Piper Cub, a turbine engine, Ag aircraft, a turbo-charged Piper or a light helicopter, Southair will look after your aircraft as if it were their own.