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Encyclopedia > Airlines PNG
Airlines PNG
IATA
CG
ICAO
TOK
Callsign
Balus
Founded 1987
Hubs Jacksons International Airport
Fleet size 17
Destinations 33
Headquarters Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Key people John Wild Sr. (chairman)
Simon Wild (CEO)
Website: http://www.apng.com

Airlines PNG is an airline based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It operates scheduled domestic flights, as well as contract corporate charter work. Its main base is Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby[1]. IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Jacksons International Airport (IATA: POM, ICAO: AYPY), also known as Port Moresby Airport, it is located 5 miles (8 kilometres) outside Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea. ... Port Moresby town Port Moresby, (), population 255,000 (2000), is the capital of Papua New Guinea. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Port Moresby town Port Moresby, (), population 255,000 (2000), is the capital of Papua New Guinea. ... Jacksons International Airport (IATA: POM, ICAO: AYPY), also known as Port Moresby Airport, it is located 5 miles (8 kilometres) outside Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea. ...

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History

The airline was established and started operations in 1987 and was originally known as Milne Bay Air. It operated as a charter company in the resource development industry. The airline obtained an RPT licence in September 1992 and received its airline licence in March 1997. It was formerly known as MBA Airline. Airlines PNG is wholly owned by John Wild and has 390 employees[1]. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Destinations

As of May 2007, Airlines PNG operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:[2]


Papua New Guinea

  • Alotau (Gurney Airport)
  • Awaba (Awaba Airport)
  • Baimuru (Baimuru Airport)
  • Balimo (Balimo Airport)
  • Daru (Daru Airport)
  • Fane
  • Itokama (Itokama Airport)
  • Kamusi (Kamusi Airport)
  • Kerema (Kerema Airport)
  • Kikori (Kikori Airport)
  • Kiunga (Kiunga Airport)
  • Kokoda (Kokoda Airport)
  • Lae (Lae Airport)
  • Lake Murray (Lake Murray Airport)
  • Losuia (Losuia Airport)
  • Misima Island (Misima Airport)
  • Moro (Moro Airport)
  • Mount Hagen (Mount Hagen Airport)
  • Nomad River
  • Obo (Obo Airport)
  • Onongo
  • Popondetta (Girua Airport)
  • Port Moresby (Jacksons International Airport) hub
  • Samberigi
  • Sasereme
  • Suki (Suki Airport)
  • Tabubil (Tabubil Airport)
  • Tapini
  • Tufi (Tufi Airport)
  • Wanigela (Wanigela Airport)
  • Woitape (Woitape Airport)

Alotau is the capital of Milne Bay Province, a province of Papua New Guinea. ... Awaba is a small town in the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales. ... Daru is the name of an island in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea, the town on the island goes by the same name and is the capital of the Province. ... Fane is a surname, and may refer to: David Fane, 15th Earl of Westmorland Frederick Fane, Irish born cricketer, who captained England on five occasions Idonea Fane John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland Fane, a mountain village in Central Province in Papua New Guinea... Kerema is a capital of Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. ... Kokoda is a station town in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. ... Lae is the second largest city of Papua New Guinea with a population of approx 120,000. ... Lake Murray is the largest lake in Papua New Guinea. ... Misima or Saint Aignan is a volcanic island in Louisiade Archipelago (Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea). ... Moro may refer to: Moro Islamic Liberation Front Moro reflex Moors The term Moro (pl. ... The plane, Canberra, before the 1933 expedition to Mount Hagen This article is about the city. ... Popondetta is the capital of Oro (Northern) Province in Papua New Guinea. ... Port Moresby town Port Moresby, (), population 255,000 (2000), is the capital of Papua New Guinea. ... Jacksons International Airport (IATA: POM, ICAO: AYPY), also known as Port Moresby Airport, it is located 5 miles (8 kilometres) outside Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea. ... Suki may refer to: Sukiyaki, a Japanese beef dish Thai suki (or mistakenly called sukiyaki in Thailand), a Thai version of the one pot meal known as steamboat elsewhere in Asia Suki: A Like Story, a manga by CLAMP Suki (Papua New Guinea), a town in Papua New Guinea Suki...

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Fleet

The Airlines PNG fleet includes the following aircraft[1] :

The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium range, narrow body airliner. ... Dash 8 is also a series of diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives The de Havilland Canada DHC-8, popularly known as the Dash 8, is a series of twin-turboprop airliners designed by de Havilland Canada in the early 1980s. ... The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a 20-passenger STOL feederliner and utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. ...

Previously operated

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External links

  • Airlines PNG official website

References

  1. ^ a b c Flight International 27 March 2007
  2. ^ Airlines PNG flight schedule
  3. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006


 
 

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