Asia Pacific Airlines (Papua New Guinea)
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| IATA code : | A6 |
| ICAO code : | MLP |
| Call sign : | - |
| Founding: | 1991 |
| Seat: |
Tabubil , Papua New Guinea
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| Home airport : | Tabubil airport |
| Number of employees: | 42 |
| Fleet size: | 3 |
| Aims: | National and international |
Asia Pacific Airlines is a Papua New Guinea airline based in Tabubil and based at Tabubil Airport . It is a subsidiary of the Australian Cobham Aviation Services .
history
Asia Pacific Airlines was founded in 1991 as a subsidiary of the Australian National Jet Systems (now Cobham). In September 1993, the company put its first aircraft into service with a rented De Havilland DHC-8-100 , which was initially operated in wet lease for the airline MBA , which is also based in Papua New Guinea . After the leasing contracts ended, Asia Pacific Airlines changed its name to Fublian Air Transport in 1996 and started its own flight services. A second DHC-8-100 expanded the fleet in October 2000. In the same year the company took on the name Asia Pacific Airlines again . In April 2014, 42 people were working for Asia Pacific Airlines.
Destinations
Asia Pacific Airlines mainly operates domestic flights. The only international destination is Cairns Airport in Australia .
fleet
As of March 2020, the Asia Pacific Airlines fleet consists of three aircraft with an average age of 29.4 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Havilland DHC-8-100 | 3 | |||
| total | 3 | - |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ JP airline-fleets international, Edition 95/96
- ↑ JP airline-fleets international, Edition 97/98
- ↑ JP airline-fleets international, Edition 2001/02
- ^ Asia Pacific Airlines Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. Retrieved March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Orders and deliveries. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .