Pacific Air Express
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| Founded | 1993 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 1 B737-300F | ||||||
| Destinations | Brisbane/BNE, Honiara/HIR, Nauru/INU, Port Vila/VLI, Port Moresby/POM | ||||||
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||
| Website | www.pacificairexpress.com.au | ||||||
Pacific Air Express is an airline based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It operates cargo services to Honiara, Nauru and Port Vila; and charter flights in the South Pacific area. [2][3] Its main bases are Brisbane Airport and Honiara International Airport.[4]
History
The airline was established in 1993 by Australian expatriate Gary Clifford (General Manager) and a business partner from the Solomon Islands. The airline was originally based in Honiara, but relocated due to civil unrest in 1999. It had 35 employees as of March 2007.[4]
Fleet
The airline currently uses Boeing 737-300F aircraft which are in the Toll Priority livery, owned and flown by Airwork, to operate its services.[3][5]
Previously operated
- Beechcraft 200 King Air (1993 - 1994)
- Boeing 737-300QC (1995 - 1996)
- Boeing 727-200F (1996 - 2001)
- Antonov An-12 (2002 - 2005)
- Boeing 727-100C (2005 - 2007)
References
- ^ Airline Code PAQ, airframes.org Retrieved 17 December 2009
- ^ Pacific Air Express website route map page retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ a b "Vanuatu gets new dedicated air freighter service". Vanuatu Daily Post. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 10 April 2007. p. 60.
- ^ Pacific Air Express website aircraft specifications page retrieved 2010-06-21.