Airlines of Papua New Guinea
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| Airlines of Papua New Guinea | ||
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| 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 (chairman) Simon Wild (CEO) |
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| Website: http://www.apng.com | ||
Airlines of Papua New Guinea or Airlines PNG (IATA: CG, ICAO: TOK, and Callsign: Balus) is an airline based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It operates scheduled domestic flights, as well as contractual corporate charter work. Its main base is Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby.
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[edit] 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 of Papua New Guinea is wholly owned by John Wild.
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[edit] Fleet
The Airlines of Papua New Guinea fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) [1]:
- 1 Boeing 737
- 1 Cessna 550 Citation II
- 7 Bombardier Dash 8 Q100
- 4 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
Other aircraft (at January 2005):
- 1 Raytheon Beech King Air 200
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[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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