History
The airline was established and started operations in 1987 and was originally known as Milne Bay Air or simply MBA. It operated as a charter company in the resource development industry. The airline obtained an RPT licence in September 1992 and received its airline licence in March 1997. With its headquarters and main operating base set in Port Moresby, there are also support staff in Cairns and Brisbane, Australia. The Airlines PNG team consists of 600 staff. Recentlylisted on the Port Moresby Stock Exchange, Airlines PNG, Papua New Guinea’s second largest airline.
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