Asia Pacific Airlines (PNG)

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Asia Pacific Airlines
Founded1991
Operating bases Tabubil Airport, Papua New Guinea
Fleet size3
DestinationsSee Destinations below
Parent company National Jet Express
Headquarters Tabubil, Papua New Guinea
Employees42

Asia Pacific Airlines is an airline based in Tabubil, Papua New Guinea. It is a subsidiary of National Jet Express. It operates domestic services, as well as flights to Cairns, Australia. Its main base is Tabubil Airport. [1]

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History

The airline was established in 1991 and was registered as Fubilan Air Transport between 1996 and 2000. It has 42 employees and three Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Fleet

de Havilland Canada DHC-8 operated for Ok Tedi Mining Limited at Cairns Airport (February 2017) Asia Pacific Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-8-103 (P2-NAT) at Cairns Airport.jpg
de Havilland Canada DHC-8 operated for Ok Tedi Mining Limited at Cairns Airport (February 2017)

The Asia Pacific Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2017): [2]

Asia Pacific Airlines Fleet
AircraftIn
Service
OrdersPassengersNotes
Bombardier Dash 8-100 336
Total3

Destinations

Scheduled destinations for Ok Tedi Mine :

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References

  1. Flight International 27 March 2007
  2. "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2017): 28.

See also

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