Airlines PNG

Airlines PNG

IATA CG ICAO TOK Callsign BALUS
Founded	1987
Hubs	Jacksons International Airport
Fleet size	21
Destinations	28
Headquarters	Jacksons International Airport Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Key people	Sir John Wild Sr. (chairman) Gary Toomey (CEO)
Website	http://www.apng.com

Airlines PNG is an airline based on the grounds of Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.^[1] It operates scheduled domestic and international flights, as well as contract corporate charter work. Its main base is Jacksons International Airport.^[2]

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1987 and was originally known as Milne Bay Air or simply MBA. It operated as a charter company in the resource development industry. The airline obtained an RPT licence in September 1992 and received its airline licence in March 1997. With its headquarters and main operating base set in Port Moresby, there are also support staff in Cairns and Brisbane, Australia. The Airlines PNG team consists of 600 staff. Recently^[when?]listed on the Port Moresby Stock Exchange, Airlines PNG, Papua New Guinea’s second largest airline.^[2]

Destinations

Airlines PNG's de Havilland Dash-8 Series 100 (P2-MCP) at Mt. Hagen's Kagamuga Airport, Papua New Guinea.

As of September 2011, Airlines PNG operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:^[3]

Papua New Guinea

• Alotau (GUR) - Gurney Airport
• Awaba (AWB) - Awaba Airport
• Balimo (OPU) - Balimo Airport
• Bulolo (BUL) - Bulolo Airport
• Daru (DAU) - Daru Airport
• Goroka (GKA) - Goroka Airport
• Hoskins (HKN) - Hoskins Airport
• Kerema (KMA) - Kerema Airport
• Kiunga (UNG) - Kiunga Airport
• Lae (LAE) - Lae Airport
• Lake Murray (LMY) - Lake Murray Airport
• Losuia (LSA) - Losuia Airport
• Madang (MAG) - Madang Airport
• Misima (MIS) - Misima Airport
• Moro (MXH) - Moro Airport
• Mount Hagen (HGU) - Mount Hagen Airport
• Obo (OBX) - Obo Airport
• Popondetta (PNP) - Girua Airport
• Port Moresby (POM) - Jacksons International Airport hub
• Rabaul / Kokopo (RAB) - Rabaul Airport
• Sasereme (SGK) - Sasereme Airport
• Suki (SKC) - Suki Airport
• Tabubil (TBG) - Tabubil Airport
• Tapini (TPI) - Tapini Airport
• Tufi (TFI) - Tufi Airport
• Wewak (WWK) - Wewak Airport
• Woitape (WTP) - Woitape Airport

Australia

• Brisbane (BNE) - Brisbane Airport operated by Pacific Blue Airlines
• Cairns (CNS) - Cairns Airport

Fleet

The Airlines PNG fleet includes the following aircraft (as of January 2011)^[2] :

• 1 ATR 72-500 (operated by Berjaya Air)
• 12 de Havilland Canada DHC Dash 8-102 (one aircraft is operated for Solomon Airlines)
• 10 de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter

Previously operated

• At August 2006^[4] :
  • 1 Cessna 550 Citation II

• At January 2005:
  • 1 Beechcraft King Air 200

Incidents and accidents

• 15 December 1992. A Britten-Norman Islander aircraft struck a mountain near Alotau, Papua New Guinea. 6 people killed.^[5]
• 12 July 1995. Shortly after takeoff from Dagura Airport, the Twin Otter aircraft exploded and crashed into shallow water. 13 people killed.^[5]
• 11 May 1996. Britten-Norman Islander flew into a valley surrounded by high terrain near Oumba. Pilot attempted a 180 degree turn, but crashed into trees. 1 passenger killed.^[5]
• 9 July 1996. Twin Otter aircraft struck a mountain in cloudy conditions on approach to Mendi. 20 killed.^[5]
• 29 July 2004. Twin Otter crashed near Ononge, in cloudy conditions. 2 killed.^[6]
• 11 August 2009. Flight CG4684, a Twin Otter, made a failed go-around in cloudy conditions near Kokoda. The aircraft crashed into a mountain at an altitude of 5500 feet (1676 metres). All 13 people onboard were killed.^[6]
• 13 October 2011. An Airlines PNG Dash 8-100, registration P2-MCJ, performing flight CG1600 from Lae to Madang (Papua New Guinea), crashed about 20km south of Madang and caught fire, killing 28 of the 32 aboard. ^[7][8]

External links

	Papua New Guinea portal
	Aviation portal

• Official website

References