Air Niugini’s Female Cargo Staff Make History
An Air Niugini employee has created history by being the first and only female staff operating the Main Deck Loader(MDL), an equipment responsible for loading and unloading larger containerised cargo from the main deck of widebody aircraft. Michelle Geekala from East Sepik and Gulf provinces, works with Air Niugini Cargo Department’s operations section and is the only specialised female operator of the MDL equipment.Her most recent task was unloading heavy mining equipment from the main deck of a Boeing 747-400 series freighter here in Port Moresby. While passenger planes carry people with minimal luggage at the cargo hold, freighters specifically uplift cargo, their empty galleys are modified to fit various types of cargo.
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Air Niugini’s Commitment to Safety
“Our top priority at Air Niugini is ensuring the highest levels of safety for our passengers, crew, and the public. We are fully committed to this goal and will take all necessary measures to maintain safety standards. This includes the possibility of delaying or cancelling a flight due to factors such as bad weather, security issues, technical problems, or operational requirements. Our dedication to safety is unwavering, and we will not compromise it for any reason.”That’s from Air Niugini’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Gary Seddon following recent flight delays and queries from the traveling public.
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Air Niugini Restores Fokker Jet Services to Mount Hagen
Air Niugini wishes to advise the travelling public that the airline has resumed its Fokker jet services to Mount Hagen’s Kagamuga airport, Western Highlands Province effective from Tuesday 18th April 2023. The resumption of Fokker flights follows the completion of runway maintenance and repair works by the National Airports Corporation (NAC). Since the work on the critical section of airport runway commenced on 08th March, Air Niugini has maintained air services to Mount Hagen using smaller Dash-8 aircraft, but with passenger numbers restricted to as few as 23 at times because of the shortened runway.
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Air Niugini Aids Operation Open Heart Initiative
Air Niugini provided in kind support to the annual Operation Open Heart (OOH) by flying Australian music legend, Daryl Braithwaite and his four-member band from Melbourne to Port Moresby, where they performed at OOH’s major fundraising event over the weekend.
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Air Niugini conducts Dangerous Goods Training using the Competency based training methods
Air Niugini’s recent Dangerous Goods (DG) training was conducted using for the first time, Competency -based Training and Assessments (CBTA) methods as required by International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and International Air Transport Association (IATA).Sixteen participants from Puma Energy, Exxon Mobil, DHL, Pentagon Freight Services, Hi-Lift and OK Tedi Mining Ltd were the first batch to use CBTA procedures, which is a new, mandated method of conducting and assessing DG training by ICAO and IATA.
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Air Niugini and PNG Tourism Promotion Authority Forge New Partnership
Air Niugini and PNG Tourism Promotion Authority (PNGTPA) executives had a meeting yesterday, (Monday 27th March) with the focus to progress a mutually beneficial partnership, for tourism growth across Papua New Guinea.
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Air Niugini Achieves Accreditation for Dangerous Goods Training
Air Niugini has received its Certificate of Accreditation on Dangerous Goods (DG) training from International Air Transport Association (IATA), focusing on Competency-based Training and Assessments (CBTA) guidelines. This is a first, for an airline in PNG!Air Niugini’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Gary Seddon said the accreditation followed a stringent review of the dangerous goods regulations. CBTA is a new, mandated method of conducting and assessing DG training by International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and IATA.
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Air Niugini Explores Long-Term Fleet Solutions for Domestic and Regional Markets
Air Niugini as part of its re-fleeting exercise is progressing its review of available options to ensure the airline secures a competitive and sustainable solution for its PNG domestic and regional network. The airline’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Bruce Alabaster said this when welcoming the team from Embraer who have flown in the latest E195 E2 regional jet into Port Moresby today for a demonstration flight.
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Air Niugini Partners with PNG Office Works for Destination Enhancements
Air Niugini Destinations members can now redeem loyalty points with PNG Office Works Limited. PNG Office Works is offering customers who are Destinations members the opportunity to redeem loyalty points on selected stationery and electronic appliances at their shop located at 6 Mile in Port Moresby. The two-year partnership arrangement provides more options for members to redeem Destinations points in addition to redemption on airline tickets.
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Air Niugini Temporarily Suspends Flights to Tufi
Air Niugini has suspended all flights to Tufi airport, Oro Province following a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by PNG Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), closing the airport to aircraft which have more than 20 seats. The suspension comes into effect this morning, Friday 03rd February and will continue until further notice. Air Niugini has been operating twice weekly to Tufi, every Monday and Friday. We regret the inconvenience caused however, the situation is beyond the airline�s control. Safety is always of paramount importance in our operations.
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Review of Air Niugini’s Flight Schedule Performance
Air Niugini management is working hard to reduce some recent effects on the airlines schedule which has been affected by several external factors. While the airline ended 2022 on a high note with excellent OTP (On Time Performance) the new year has to date not continued this trend.Air Niugini�s General Manager, Commercial Paul Abbot said that several factors have combined and as a result has unfortunately meant customers are seeing a higher number of disrupted or downgraded flights than the airline would like.
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Air Niugini Supports the 2023 Hiri Moale Festival
National airline, Air Niugini has come on board to support the 2023 Hiri Moale Festival, which is scheduled for March this year. The airline is providing travel for the winners and all contestants with the mix of domestic and international tickets at the total value of over K70,000. Air Niugini�s General Manager, Commercial Paul Abbot during the sponsor�s launch on Friday said Air Niugini as the National airline was proud to support the festival, highlighting the cultural significance and the impact the event would have on tourism and the country.
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Flight Cancellations in PNG Due to Fuel Supply Restrictions
Air Niugini wishes to advise the travelling public that due to issues with Puma Energy accessing US Dollars , Puma has decided to suspend the supply of Jet A1 fuel within PNG including to Air Niugini and all other airlines effective from today. This restriction applies to Port Moresby and all the airports around PNG….
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Air Niugini Launches Weekly Flights to Palau
Air Niugini will commence weekly services connecting Australia, Papua New Guinea and Palau effective 28th February 2023. Air Niugini, in partnership with the Australian government will service this route under the Australian government�s Pacific Flight Programme which underwrites flights during the initial establishment phase. The programme has supported over 450 flights in the Pacific since December 2020 and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic across 14 routes and 11 countries. This has helped keep Pacific communities connected, maintain supply chains and deliver critical medicines. The programme removes airlines� commercial risk operating an agreed flight, assuring regular and scheduled flights for passengers and cargo.
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