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Founded | 1987 (As Milne Bay Air) | ||||||
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Hubs | Jacksons International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
Destinations | 23 | ||||||
Headquarters |
Jacksons International Airport Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
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Key people | Murray Woo (chairman) Muralee Siva (CEO) |
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Website | www.pngair.com.pg |
PNG Air is an airline based on the grounds of Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It operates scheduled domestic and international flights, as well as contract corporate charter work. Its main base is Jacksons International Airport.
The airline was originally established and started operations in 1987 as Milne Bay Air. It operated as a charter company in the resource development industry. The airline obtained an RPT (scheduled passenger services) 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, Australia. PNG Air has 750 staff. In 2008 the airline was listed on the Port Moresby Stock Exchange.
In November 2015, the airline rebranded and unveiled a new livery. It also received its first ATR 72-600 aircraft, to become the backbone of the fleet by 2020.
PNG Air operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:
The PNG Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of November 2016):