This is a list of defunct airlines of Papua New Guinea . [1] [2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
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Airlines of Papua New Guinea | CG | TOK | 2001 | 2015 | Renamed/merged to PNG Air | ||
Milne Bay Air | CG | MBA | 1987 | 2001 | Renamed/merged to Airlines of Papua New Guinea | ||
Airlink | ND | 1989 | 2007 | ||||
Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea | PN | 1968 | 1973 | ||||
Ansett-MAL | 1961 | 1968 | Renamed/merged to Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea | ||||
Mandated Airlines | 1945 | 1961 | Renamed/merged to Ansett-MAL | ||||
Asia Pacific Airlines | 1991 | 1996 | Renamed Fubilan Air Transport | ||||
Regional Air (Papua New Guinea) | QT | 2002 | 2005 | Merged into Hevilift | |||
Talair | GV | TZL | TALAIR | 1952 | 1993 | Aircraft were transferred to Flight West Airlines | |
Travel Air | 4P | 2011 | 2016 |
Solomon Airlines is the national airline of Solomon Islands, based in Honiara.
Air Niugini Limited is the national airline of Papua New Guinea, based in Air Niugini House on the property of Port Moresby International Airport, Port Moresby. It operates a domestic network from Port Moresby to 12 major airports while its subsidiary company, Link PNG, operates routes to minor airports. It also operates international services in Asia, Oceania, and Australia on a weekly basis. Its main base is Port Moresby International Airport, which is located in 7 Mile, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Niugini is the Tok Pisin word for New Guinea.
Transair was an airline based in Australia. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority cancelled the Air Operator's Certificate, at the request of Transair, on 4 December 2006. Transair ceased all operations from that date. This action followed investigations by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and Australian Transport Safety Bureau into the airline's safety after the fatal accident of one of Transair's aircraft on 7 May 2005.
The Papua New Guinea Accident Investigation Commission (PNGAIC) is an agency of the Government of Papua New Guinea (GoPNG) investigating aviation accidents and serious incidents. The office is located in Level 1, NAQIA Building, Morea-Tobo Road, 6 Mile, National Capital District.