Air Nauru is the national airline of the Pacific island Republic of Nauru. It operates scheduled international services to other Pacific islands and Australia. Its main base is Nauru International Airport. A Boeing 747-400 belonging to Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... this is based to the south of the island ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: ON
• ICAO Code: RON
• Callsign: Air Nauru

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History

The airline was established in 1970 and started operations on 14 February 1970 with an experimental service between Nauru and Brisbane and later added regular schedules. It was corporatised in 1996 as the Nauru Air Corporation (NAC), enabling it to operate independently in a commercial marketplace, free from most government constraints. In 1998 it came under the regulatory control of the Civil Aviation Authority of Australia and is a select foreign carrier holding an Australian air operator's certificate. February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the state of Queensland, Australia. ...

Air Nauru is wholly owned by the state. However, the island's chronic economic troubles have caused the airline to lose large amounts of money and to occasionally become insolvent. Its operations were suspended for brief periods in the late 1990s because of Australian concerns over the airworthiness and safety record of its jets. Airline offices and equipment were also frequently repossessed by the Australian government for Nauru's repeated defaults on foreign loans. Service is kept on a very loose schedule because the aircraft is often used for the transportation of government officials. Senior cabinet members and diplomats travel frequently to and from the country to visit international summits and other meetings.

The airline has been in dispute with the Export-Import Bank of the United States since 2002, and in December 2005 the High Court of Australia upheld an earlier decision to allow the bank to seize Air Nauru's only aircraft, leaving Nauru and the island nation Kiribati without air services [1]. The Export-Import Bank of the United States (“Ex-Im Bank”, “Exim Bank” or “Eximbank”) is an independent bank established by Congress that finances or insures foreign purchases of U.S. goods for customers unable or unwilling to accept credit risk. ... High Court entrance The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia, the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. ...

Services

Services are provided from Nauru to the following international scheduled destinations: Brisbane, Honiara, Majuro, Melbourne, Nadi, and Tarawa. Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Honiara, population 30,413 (1986), is the capital of the Solomon Islands. ... Lagoon shoreline on Majuro, February 1973 Majuro, population 25,400 (as of 2004), is the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Nadi (Nahn-dee) is the third-largest town in Fiji. ... Map of the Tarawa atoll For other uses, see Tarawa (disambiguation). ...

Air Nauru also provided services on behalf of Norfolk Jet Express from Norfolk Island to Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. However, Norfolk Jet Express went into voluntary liquidation on 4 June 2005. After urgent discussions, Norfolk Island Administration secretary, Peter Maywald, announced on 7 June that Qantas and Air Nauru would jointly provide replacement services for at least 12 months. For the first week after liquidation, Alliance Airlines aircraft were used for services, following which it was planned that Qantas would operate the flights from 11 June using Air Nauru Boeing 737 aircraft chartered by the Norfolk Island Government (ref: Air International, July 2005). Norfolk Jet Express was an airline based on Norfolk Island offering scheduled, international, domestic, passenger and cargo services. ... Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Qantas (pronounced — IPA) is the name and callsign of the oldest and largest airline of Australia. ...

Air Nauru is currently only able to provide a limited network service.

Air Nauru flights are being operated at the present time by Alliance Airlines of Australia using a Fokker F100 jet, and by Air Pacific of Fiji using a Boeing 737-700 jet. Alliance Airlines is an airline based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... Air Pacific 747 Air Pacific is the international airline of Fiji and is based in Nadi. ...

There is currently a weekend service from Brisbane through Honiara to Nauru and Tarawa and return being provided by Alliance Airlines, and a Thursday service from Nadi to Tarawa and return that is being provided by Air Pacific. Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Honiara, population 30,413 (1986), is the capital of the Solomon Islands. ... Map of the Tarawa atoll For other uses, see Tarawa (disambiguation). ... Nadi (Nahn-dee) is the third-largest town in Fiji. ...

Fleet

Air Nauru had only one aircraft, a Boeing 737-400 (at July 2005) which went into service in 1998. The aircraft was seized by creditors in Melbourne Airport, Australia, on December 18, 2005. 737 in new Boeing Colors. ... Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML) is located to the north of the city, adjacent to the suburb of Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

In March 2006, the Taiwan government assisted Air Nauru with the purchase of a brand new Boeing 737, which is supposed to come into service in April 2006. No information, as of March 12, 2006 as been given about the new plane.

External links

• Air Nauru
• Air Nauru Flight Schedule
• Air Nauru Fleet Detail