Air Pacific
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| Air Pacific | ||
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| IATA FJ |
ICAO FJI |
Callsign PACIFIC |
| Founded | 1951 | |
| Hubs | Nadi International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Qantas Frequent Flyer American Airlines AAdvantage | |
| Member lounge | Tabua Club | |
| Fleet size | 6 | |
| Destinations | 18 | |
| Headquarters | Nadi, Fiji | |
| Key people | John Campbell (Managing Director and CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.airpacific.com | ||
Air Pacific is the international airline of Fiji and is based in Nadi. It operates scheduled services to Australia, Canada, Japan, Kiribati (Christmas Island), New Zealand, USA, Tonga and Samoa. Its main base is Nadi International Airport.
[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in 1951. It was founded by Australian aviator Harold Gatty. Prior to 1971 the company operated as Fiji Airways. Air Pacific began service to the USA in 1983.
Except for 2001, the airline has been profitable for every year from 1995 to 2004. Over 500,000 passengers were carried in 2004.
Air Pacific is owned by the Fiji Government (51%), Qantas (46.3%) and the governments of Kiribati, Tonga, Nauru and Samoa (1%).
The airline was responsible for starting the first ever scheduled international services to the capital of Australia, Canberra. While the service operated twice weekly for a number of months it is now suspended.
[edit] Destinations
See full article: Air Pacific destinations
[edit] Fleet
The Air Pacific fleet includes the following aircraft (at August 2006) [1] :
- 2 Boeing 747-400
- 1 Boeing 767-300ER
- 1 Boeing 737-700
- 2 Boeing 737-800
- On order: 5 Boeing 787-9
Future Fleet Expansion: On April 25, 2006, Air Pacific announced an order for 5 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. These aircraft will replace the airline's 767 and 747 aircraft. The first 787 for Air Pacific will be delivered in 2011. [2]
It has purchased 2 ATR-42 from Air Mauritius. It intends to use these aircraft mostly on regional routes (eg. to Vanuatu, Tonga) starting July 2006.
[edit] Trivia
- The longest scheduled nonstop Boeing 737 flight is on Air Pacific: Honolulu - Fiji, with a distance of 3162 miles and a travel time of 6h 30m. This flight then continues onto Vancouver.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
- ^ Boeing 787s for Air Pacific
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