South Pacific Island Airways
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| Founded | 1973 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1987 | ||||||
| Hubs | Pago Pago International Airport Honolulu International Airport |
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| Focus cities | Pago Pago, American Samoa Apia, Samoa Agana, Guam |
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| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Destinations | 18 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Honolulu, Hawaii[2] | ||||||
| Key people | George Wray (CEO) | ||||||
South Pacific Island Airways (SPIA) was an airline operating services in and around American Samoa from 1973 to 1987.[3] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded the carrier in 1984, when it almost flew a charter flight into the airspace of the Soviet Union.[4][5] SPIA was allowed to continue operations after some management changes were made at the airline, but was grounded again in 1985 due to some allegedly questionable dealings involving engine hush kits for its Boeing 707 jetliners. South Pacific continued to operate limited services until it ceased all operations in 1987.
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Destinations
South Pacific Island Airways served these destinations during its existence primarily flying Boeing 707 jet aircraft although small de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprops were used for feeder service as well:[6][7]
Canada
Fiji
Tahiti
Tonga
New Zealand
- Auckland, New Zealand - Auckland International Airport
Cook Islands
Palau
USA
- Anchorage, Alaska - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
- Honolulu, Hawaii - Honolulu International Airport
American Samoa
- Pago Pago, American Samoa - Pago Pago International Airport
- Ofu-Olosega American Samoa - Ofu Airport
- Tau, American Samoa - Tau Airport
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
- Rota - Benjamin Taisacan Manglona International Airport
- Saipan - Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport
- Tinian - Tinian International Airport
Fleet
As its peak South Pacific Island Airways fleet included:[2]
| Type | Number |
| Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | 1 |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 3 |
| Boeing 707 | 4 |
References
- ↑ ICAO Codes
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "South Pacific Island Airways", 1985 World Airline Directory, Flight International magazine, 30 March 1985, p.120 (online archive version) retrieved 2010-07-11
- ↑ Information about South Pacific Island Airways at the Aviation Safety Network
- ↑ US Airliner Said to have strayed near Soviet Airspace
- ↑ Errant Airline May Face Grounding retrieved 2010-07-11
- ↑ http://www.departedflights.com/HK121583.html
- ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Dec. 15, 1983 South Pacific Island Airways route map
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