Pacific Air Express

Pacific Air Express
IATA
PE		 ICAO
PAQ		 Callsign
SOLPAC[1]
Founded 1993
Fleet size B737-300F
Destinations Brisbane/BNE, Honiara/HIR, Port Vila/VLI, Port Moresby/POM
Headquarters Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Website www.pacificairexpress.com.au

Pacific Air Express is an airline based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It operates cargo services to Honiara, Nauru and Port Vila; and charter flights in the South Pacific area. [2][3] Its main bases are Brisbane Airport and Honiara International Airport.[4]

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History

The airline was established in 1993 by Australian expatriate Gary Clifford (General Manager) and a business partner from the Solomon Islands. The airline was originally based in Honiara, but relocated due to civil unrest in 1999. It had 35 employees as of March 2007.[4]

Fleet

The airline currently uses Boeing 737-300F aircraft, owned and flown by Airwork, to operate its services.[3][5]

Previously operated

2005-2007....Boeing B727-100C

2002-2005....Antonov An-12

1996-2001....Boeing B727-200F

1995-1996....Boeing B737-300QC

1993-1994....Beech BE-200 Kingair

External links

References

  1. ^ Airline Code PAQ, airframes.org Retrieved 17 December 2009
  2. ^ Pacific Air Express website route map page retrieved 2010-06-21.
  3. ^ a b "Vanuatu gets new dedicated air freighter service". Vanuatu Daily Post. 2009-12-07. http://www.dailypost.vu/ArticleArchives/tabid/56/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/5363/Vanuatu-gets-new-dedicated-air-freighter-service.aspx. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 
  4. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 60. 2007-04-10. 
  5. ^ Pacific Air Express website aircraft specifications page retrieved 2010-06-21.