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Aviation
Participants in Samoa
National Airlines
Samoa has
three national airlines which are licensed and certificated by the
Ministry to operate scheduled and non scheduled air services. These
are;
i. Polynesian Blue (Poly Blue)
ii. Polynesian Airlines (Poly)
iii. South Pacific Express Holdings (SPEX)
Poly Blue
operates B737-800 flights to/from New Zealand and Australia. Both
Poly and SPEX Airlines operate flights to/fro American Samoa
utilizing Twin Otters and Shorts 360 respectively.
Foreign Airlines
Three Foreign
Airlines by virtue of their Foreign Air Operator Certificates
granted by the Ministry operates air services to/from Samoa.
Air New Zealand
is the oldest foreign carrier granted with a Samoan Air Service
License. It operates B767 services to Los Angeles via Samoa and its
subsidiary Zeal 320 operates its Airbus A320 services to/fro
Auckland alternating
with the B767.
Air Pacific
operates twice weekly scheduled flights to/from Nadi, Fiji,
utilizing B737-800.
Inter Island
Airways, an American Samoan based charter operator, also conduct
charter air services between Faleolo and Tafuna airports.
Airports and Associated
Services
All airports in
Samoa are managed and operated by the Airport Authority. The three
airports are certificated by the Ministry in accordance with its
intended usage by the Airport Authority.
Faleolo
International Airport caters for all civil aircraft
up to B747 size
with its 3000m runway and is compliant with CAR Pt 139 and ICAO
Annex 14 Standards. The airport is served with a Cat I ILS for
Runway 08.
The Airport
Authority also operates the following Certificated Services:
i. Air Traffic Services under Part 172
ii. Aeronautical Telecommunication under Part 171
iii. Aviation Security under Part 140
Aircraft Maintenance
Organisations (AMO)
Two AMO
have been issued with Part 145 Certificates to conduct aircraft
maintenance as listed in their applications to the Ministry. These
are:
i. Polynesian Airlines
ii. South Pacific Express Holdings
Aircraft Fuel Supply
Organisation
Petroleum Product
Supply company has been certificated by the Ministry under Part 19
to supply aviation fuel to aircraft in Samoa. |
