Samoa Aviation
| Samoa Aviation | |
|---|---|
| IATA code : | SE (previously TS) |
| ICAO code : | SMO |
| Call sign : | (unknown) |
| Founding: | 1988 |
| Operation stopped: | 2003 |
| Seat: | Pago Pago , American Samoa |
| Home airport : | Pago Pago International Airport |
| Management: | André Levigne |
| Number of employees: | 60 (early 2003) |
| Fleet size: | 4 (early 2003) |
| Aims: | regional |
| Samoa Aviation ceased operations in 2003. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Samoa Aviation , under the brand name Samoa Air , was a regional airline based in Pago Pago ( American Samoa ). The company ceased operations in 2003.
history
The Guam- based Maui Airlines set up a branch in Pago Pago in July 1986 and relocated some De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter to American Samoa , which they operated there as air taxis under the Samoa Air brand . At the beginning of 1988, the owners of Maui Airlines separated this division from the rest of the company and converted it to the airline Samoa Aviation , which James A. Porter was entrusted to manage. Samoa Aviation then continued to use the Samoa Air brand . In October 1988, she acquired the remaining assets of the insolvent South Pacific Island Airways and was then able to use their hangar at Pago Pago International Airport . In early 1995, the company's fleet consisted of a Beechcraft King Air A100 , a DHC-6-200, and a DHC-6-300.
In the spring of 2001, Samoa Aviation operated outbound routes from Pago Pago to Ofu and Taʻū in American Samoa. At the same time she flew internationally to Apia-Fagali'i and Maota in Samoa and Vava'u in Tonga . In addition, the resumption of scheduled flights to Alofi in Niue was planned, which the company had discontinued in the early 1990s. James A. Porter, who had built up the corporate division of Maui Airlines in 1986 , left the company in November 2001 and passed its management to André Levigne. At the time, one Beechcraft King Air A100 and three De Havilland DHC-6s were registered with Samoa Aviation , two of which were leased. In the course of 2003, the company's financial situation deteriorated significantly, so that it had to return the two rented machines. Samoa Aviation ceased operations in August 2003 because its own Twin Otter failed for several weeks due to a repair and the funds to rent a replacement aircraft were lacking. The company filed for bankruptcy in December 2003.
fleet
- Beechcraft King Air A100 (operated from 1995 to 2003)
- De Havilland DHC-6-100, DHC-6-200 and DHC-6-300 (operated from 1988 to 2003)
Incidents
- On June 17, 1988, the pilots of a De Havilland DHC-6-100 ( registration number : N202RH ) made the final approach to Taʻū (American Samoa) too steep. The machine hit the runway. All 16 inmates survived the incident. The aircraft was written off as a total loss.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ JP airline-fleets international, annual editions 1989 to 2002
- ^ National Archives and Records Administration, Data Bank 27T , accessed April 5, 2018
- ↑ a b c Evergreen Holding, James A. Porter, June 14, 2005 (in English), accessed April 5, 2018
- ↑ FAA Statistical, Handbook of Aviation 1987, p. 111 , accessed April 5, 2018
- ↑ JP airline fleets international, Edition 89/90
- ↑ American Samoa Bar Association, American Samoa Gov't v. South Pacific Island Airsystems , accessed April 5, 2018
- ↑ JP airline-fleets international, Edition 95/96
- ↑ Samoa Air, flight plan 2001 ( Memento from April 4, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Marianas Variety, Samoa Air promises to help Niue June 13, 2002 (in English), accessed April 5, 2018
- ↑ JP airline-fleets international, Edition 2002/03
- ↑ RNZ, Samoa Air says it will continue to operate, signing new plane lease, August 27, 2003 (in English), accessed on April 5, 2018
- ^ Pacific Island Report, Samoa Air files for bankruptcy, December 17, 2003 , accessed April 5, 2018
- ↑ Aviation Safety Network, Accident Summary: Samoa Aviation, De Havilland DHC-6-100, N202RH, June 17, 1988 (in English), accessed April 5, 2018