Liquidator appointed to resolve Air Vanuatu’s financial woes

The liquidator appointed to resolve Air Vanuatu's financial woes says the airline is set to come out of

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Northern Marianas seeks to revive tourism amid suspended flights

The CNMI is struggling to revive its main tourism industry to pre-COVID levels three years after the lifting of travel

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Indonesia, New Zealand deny paying Papuan rebels to free pilot

Jakarta and Wellington on Monday denied claims by a Papuan rebel spokesman that Indonesian authorities had paid a guerrilla commander to free a New Zealand pilot from 19 months of captivity.   Egianus Kogoya, who

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Air New Zealand announces a significant increase in their flight capacity to the Pacific Islands

Air New Zealand has announced a significant increase in their flight capacity to the Pacific Islands.  From November 2024 to March 2025, adding tens of thousands of seats to the Pacific destinations, marking a 9

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Star Marianas seeks federal probe into Commonwealth Ports Authority’s ‘coercive’ rules and ‘arbitrary fees

Star Marianas Air on Monday said it would ask the Federal Aviation Authority to launch an investigation into the Commonwealth Ports Authority for allegedly imposing “coercive fee-setting practices” that circumvent

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Gary Seddon confirmed as CEO of Air Niugini

Air Niugini has announced the appointment of Gary Seddon as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Seddon has been serving in an acting capacity and has now been confirmed by the National Executive Council

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Qantas takes off on first flight to Vanuatu  

Qantas has taken off from Brisbane to Port Vila, the harbourside capital of Vanuatu, for the first time in its history.  The inaugural service, QF159, was at full capacity Tuesday with holidaymakers and business

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Opinion: Travel recovery in the Pacific: worrying signs

As the pandemic recedes and gradually fades from people’s memories, travel in the Pacific is rebounding. However, the Pacific’s travel recovery is highly variable. Comparing visitor arrivals in 2023 with those in

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Fiji Airways signs lease agreement for three ATR 72-600s

Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has announced the successful execution of a lease agreement for three ATR 72-600 aircraft with Fiji Airways. The aircraft are from NAC’s orderbook with ATR. Fiji Airways, the national

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Mercury spill on Air Niugini aircraft investigated

The PNG Accident Investigation Commission (AIC) is probing a mercury spill from a package aboard an Air Niugini aircraft at the Jackson International Airport in Port Moresby last month. AIC Chief Commissioner Maryanne

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Fiji Airways launches new flights to Dallas

Fiji Airways is spreading its wings to Texas with the launch of flights to Dallas Fort Worth from December 2024. Dallas Fort Worth (also known as DFW) is the headquarters and mega-hub of American Airlines, whose

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Air Niugini’s Boeing 737 resume flights to Melanesian countries

Air Niugini’s Boeing 737 aircraft will resume flights to Port Vila in Vanuatu from 03 August. Air Niugini’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Gary Seddon said that this would provide an opportunity to reconnect

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