The beginning of Air Niugini could hardly have been less auspicious. It was September 1972, less than 18 months before Papua New Guinea was granted self-government and agreement in principle had already been reached regarding the formation of a new national airline. Then came the fall of the Australian liberal coalition and the election of the first Labour government to gain power in Australia in 20 years. Overnight the whole project was thrown in doubt. Disagreement turned into acrimony as the various parties and government fought for bigger stakes in the company, whilst concerned TAA and Ansett pilots expressed concen over their uncertain future.

Air Niugini Engineering Services operates some the world’s recognised maintenance support to their operational fleet which consists of the following aircraft types. All Maintenance are done in house ranging from the (lowest Check) Line Checks for the Dash 8 fleet and Service Checks for the F28 Mark 100 fleet. Apart from this lower Checks they also carry out Heavy Maintenance such as C Checks on their operating fleet. Air Niuginis in-flight menu is catered by it’s own in-house Catering Service facilitated by qualified trained chefs and professionals ready to deliver to the growing demands of the travelling public. Their service caters for the in-flight menu for both domestic and international flights.

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