Islands Nationair
Encyclopedia
Islands Nationair is an airline
based in Port Moresby
, Papua New Guinea
. It operates charter and scheduled passenger services and helicopter charter services. Its main base is Jacksons International Airport
, Port Moresby.
aircraft (at January 2005).
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Port Moresby
Port Moresby
Port Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...
, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
. It operates charter and scheduled passenger services and helicopter charter services. Its main base is Jacksons International Airport
Jacksons International Airport
Jacksons International Airport , also known as Port Moresby Airport, is located 5 miles outside Port Moresby, in Papua New Guinea...
, Port Moresby.
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1984. It is owned by Stolip Aviation (and others) (51%) and Mofaz Air (49%).Fleet
The Islands Nationair fleet consists of 1 Embraer EMB-110P1 BandeiranteEmbraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
The Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante is a general purpose 15-21 passenger twin-turboprop light transport aircraft suitable for military and civil duties...
aircraft (at January 2005).