Air Niugini and Lae Chamber of Commerce Information Gathering
Air Niugini and Lae Chamber of Commerce information gathering/sharing session on Tuesday. Over the next few months, Air Niugini will be having similar meetings with business houses in the ports that the airline operates to. Watch this space for a press statement regarding the meeting.
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Air Niugini And PNGRFL Extend Travel Sponsorship
Air Niugini today( Wednesday, 13th March)has extended its agreement with the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL)� for another year as silver sponsors of the SP Hunters. Managing Director, Mr Alan Milne in signing the agreement today said Air Niugini as� the national airline is proud and happy to be able to continue this partnership with PNGRFL. He said � Under the agreement, Air Niugini will provide airfares for all SP PNG Hunters� travel to and from Queensland as well as within Papua New Guinea.
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Air Niugini successfully hosts Sales Conference
Air Niugini has successfully hosted a two-day sales conference in Port Moresby last week, attended by the airline�s domestic and international sales teams together with General Sales Agents (GSAs) or partners from around the world.
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Rabaul Services Will Be Temporarily Operated By Dash 8 From 22nd February 2019
ir Niugini services to Tokua airport, Rabaul East New Britain Province will be temporarily operated by Dash 8 aircraft instead of Fokker due to urgent maintenance works on the runway. The National Airports Corporation has advised that the runway maintenance will commence effective on Friday 22nd February with the initial works commencing on the night of 21st February and will continue until the 02nd April, subject to weather conditions. During this period all services to Rabaul will be operated by Dash 8 , the aircraft type that�s operated by Air Niugini�s sister company Link PNG.
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Air Niugini Appoints a First In New Executive Manager For Cargo
Each individual has a distinct career path and following passion is one of those important factors to helping individuals become more self-motivated and passionate about what they do. Meet Ms. Paila Leka, a mother of one from Makerupu in the Central Province who has been recently appointed by Air Niugini as Executive Manager, Cargo Services.
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Air Niugini Suspends Flights To Kieta
Air Niugini has suspended its services to Aropa airport, Kieta in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB) this week due to removal and theft of the solar panels which power the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) lights at the airport. The flight suspension comes into effect tomorrow, Tuesday 12th February and will continue until further notice.
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Air Niugini’s Father And Son Pilots Flying Together For The First Time
Two Air Niugini pilots have made history when they operated their� first commercial flight together as father and son last Friday, 01st February 2019.It was a proud moment for First Officer (FO), Christian Yates Round and Captain Mark Yates Round when the father � son duo proudly operated PX 208 on a Fokker 70 aircraft from Port Moresby to Lae, then Hoskins, Rabaul and back to Port Moresby. Following that, they also operated PX 244 that same afternoon from Port Moresby to Hoskins where the aircraft stayed over-night – this particular flight was made even more special, with Mrs Jernin Yates Round joining her husband and son as a passenger on the flight.
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Winner of Air Niugini naming competition
Winner of Air Niugini naming competition, Marcus Rahman (right) has received his award from General Manager, Corporate Services, Mr Marco McConnell at the airline’s head office in Port Moresby this morning (Friday 21st Dec, 2018).
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Air Niugini Resumes Jet Operations To Kieta
Air Niugini will resume jet operations to Aropa airport in Kieta, Autonomous Region of Bougainville (AROB), effective Tuesday 18th December 2018. The recommencement of jet operations is made possible following the installation of Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) lights, which is a requirement for jet operations. PAPI lights are a visual aid that is generally located beside the runway that provides guidance information to help pilots maintain the correct approach to an airport.
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Air Niugini commends staff for excellent Airport Handling during APEC
Air Niugini Management has congratulated all staff involved in the busy Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) airport operations at Port Moresby�s Jackson�s International airport over…
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Air Niugini Flights During APEC
Due to increased movement of personnel and aircraft at Port Moresby�s Jacksons International airport during the busy Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit, certain Air Niugini flights on the main APEC days, 17th, 18th and 19th November have been retimed to allow for movement of the world leaders and their entourage.Most of our flights are per the normal schedule, however morning operations on the 17th and 18th November to/from Port Moresby and Gurney, Kavieng, Rabaul, Madang, Lae and Cairns have been retimed to depart up to an hour later.
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Successful Completion Of Inhouse Major Check On Fokker 70
Air Niugini�s Fokker 70 jet aircraft, P2 ANR is now serviceable and back in operation following the successful completion of the in-house C check, or heavy maintenance check, at the airline�s engineering hangar in Port Moresby.P2 ANR is the first ever Fokker 70 aircraft to have had a C check done in house, commencing in July this year. An assessment flight was successfully carried out on Monday 05th November and the aircraft is now back into service.
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Deferral of Air Niugini China flight
In light of the busy APEC and the usual holiday and Christmas season, and expected increased demand on domestic and existing international routes, Air Niugini has decided to defer its recently announced flights to Shanghai, China. Air Niugini is committed to ensuring the highest quality, on time service to all passengers and will continuously review its business to improve efficiencies.
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