Talofa Airways
| Talofa Airways | |
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| IATA code : | (without) |
| ICAO code : | (unknown) |
| Call sign : | (unknown) |
| Founding: | 2016 |
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Apia , Samoa
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| Home airport : | Fagali'i airport |
| Fleet size: | 2 |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.talofaairways.com |
Talofa Airways is a private airline based in Samoa . It is headquartered in Apia and based at Fagali'i Airport . The name comes from the Samoan greeting Talofa .
history
Talofa Airways was founded in 2016 by Toleafoa Jeffrey Hunter, who previously worked as a pilot for various airlines in the South Pacific and has lived in Samoa since 1996. He began planning and financing his company in 2002. Toleafoa Jeffrey Hunter acquired two Rockwell 690B Turbo Commander , which he transferred from the USA to Samoa in spring 2016.
The official launch of Talofa Airways took place on August 22nd, 2016 at Fagali'i Airport, which serves as the company's operational base. The first flight was carried out on August 29 of the same year. Initially, the company took up scheduled connections to Pago Pago in American Samoa . Since July 1, 2017, the company has also been flying to Fuaʻamotu ( Tonga ) in scheduled services.
On April 25, 2018, Talofa Airways ceased operations because a Rockwell 690B Turbo Commander had failed due to a broken landing gear since January 2018 and the second also had to be repaired due to an overheated brake. A restart of operations is planned with two replacement machines.
Destinations
Talofa Airways operates a domestic route from Fagali'i airport to Faleolo and flies internationally to Pago Pago in American Samoa and Fuaʻamotu in Tonga .
fleet
As of September 2016, Talofa Airways had two aircraft:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats |
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| Rockwell 690B Turbo Commander | 2 | 9 |
See also
Web links
- Talofa Airways website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Talofa Airways, flight plan (in English); Although the two-digit abbreviation TA is used, this is not an IATA code
- ↑ a b Tupufia, Lanuola: Dream realized with the launch of Talofa Airways . In: Samoa Observer , August 23, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ A b New Airline for Samoa , Government of Samoa. August 23, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ A b When in Samoa, Fly With Talofa and its Twin Commanders . In: Flight Levels Online . 21, No. 3, 2016.
- ↑ Samoa's Talofa Airways commences operations . In: ch-aviation , September 1, 2016. Accessed July 26, 2017.
- ↑ RNZ, Talofa Airways fly to Tonga, July 1, 2017 (in English), accessed on February 17, 2018
- ↑ Ch-Aviation, Samoa's Talofa Airways suspends ops, eyes replacement plane, April 27, 2018 (in English), accessed April 30, 2018