Registered as Katafaga Estates Limited by
Australian aviator Harold Gatty
1951
Commenced regular domestic services. Over the
years, Air Pacific's routes have been serviced by a changing fleet of
aircraft including Dragon Rapides, De Havilland Hewerons, Drovers, a
McDonnell Douglas Turbo-Beaver and DC3s as well as Hawker Siddeley
748s.
1972
Name changed to "Air Pacific". Fleet
changed to Aerospace BAC1-11s and HS748.
1974
Commenced services to Auckland
1975
Commenced services to Brisbane via Noumea
1981
Purchased a new Boeing 737-200
1983
Began services to Honolulu from Nadi with a
DC10
1984
Terminated Nadi-Honolulu services
1985
Formalised Management Support Agreement with
Qantas
1986
1st Year of profit. Air Pacific has been
profitable every year since 1986.
1998
Qantas increased its equity in Air Pacific to
46.05%. The Fiji Government holds 51%. Staff now number 730, and the
Engineering department was corporatised in September
Air Pacific looks to the future with great
optimism, steering a course of carefully planned growth and continuing the
expansion of its international services in order to strategically position
itself in the global aviation network.
Pacific Island Travel - The Pacific
Specialist
Pacific Island Travel has 3 offices
in the Netherlands, in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Eindhoven. Please
make an appointment for a talk to our salesstaff. Our offices are
opened from monday to friday between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm and on
saturday between 10.00am and 4.00 pm.
