Air Pacific 501310 223291842 2008-07-03T12:42:34Z Belgian man 92242 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 223142088 by [[Special:Contributions/Jasepl|Jasepl]] ([[User talk:Jasepl|talk]]) {{Infobox Airline | airline=Air Pacific| logo=AirPacificLogo.png| logo_size=| fleet_size= 14| destinations=17| IATA=FJ| ICAO=FJI| callsign=PACIFIC| founded=1947| headquarters=[[Nadi]], [[Fiji]]| key_people=John Campbell (Managing Director and [[CEO]])| hubs=[[Nadi International Airport]]| secondary_hubs=[[Nausori International Airport]]| frequent_flyer=| lounge=Tabua Club| alliance=| parent=[[Government of Fiji]] (51%)| website= http://www.airpacific.com| }} '''Air Pacific Limited''', Fiji's international [[airline]], is based in [[Nadi]], [[Fiji|Fiji Islands]], operating international and domestic services around the [[Pacific]] and to [[North America]] and [[Japan]]. == History == The airline was established and started operations in [[1951]]. It was founded by Australian aviator [[Harold Gatty]]. Prior to [[1971]] the company operated as Fiji Airways. Air Pacific began service to the USA in [[1983]]. Except for [[2001]], the airline has been profitable for every year from [[1995]] to [[2004]]. Over 500,000 passengers were carried in 2004. The airline was responsible for starting the first ever scheduled international services to the capital of Australia, [[Canberra International Airport|Canberra]]. While the service operated twice weekly for a number of months it is now suspended. {{Fact|date=April 2007}} Air Pacific acquired [[Sun Air (Fiji)|Sun Air]], a domestic airline, in 2007. This formed the basis for [[Pacific Sun]], Air Pacific's domestic and regional subsidiary. Air Pacific is owned by the [[Government of Fiji|Fiji Government]] (51%), [[Qantas]] (46.32%). [[Air New Zealand]] and the governments of [[Government of Kiribati|Kiribati]], [[Government of Tonga|Tonga]], [[Nauru]] and [[Government of Samoa|Samoa]] each hold minor stakes. It employs 771 people (at March [[2007]])<ref name="FI">[[Flight International]] 27 March 2007</ref>. == Destinations == As of April 2008, Air Pacific operates scheduled services to the following destinations:<ref>{{cite web | title = Air Pacific route map | publisher = [[Air Pacific]] | url = http://www.airpacific.com/default.aspx?sid=AP_travelPlanner&pid=AP_Routemap | accessdate = 2008-04-03}}</ref> {| class="collapsible wikitable collapsed" style="width: 90%; border: #999 solid 1px; text-align: lcenter; margin-bottom: 0; margin: 1em auto 1em auto" ! colspan="5" style="background: #8B8589;"| '''Air Pacific destinations''' |- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#D3D3D3" | '''Country''' | '''City''' | '''Airport''' | '''Notes''' |- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#DDDDDD" | colspan="4" style="text-align: center;"| [[Fiji]] |- |[[Fiji]] |[[Nadi]] |[[Nadi International Airport]] |'''Main Hub''' |- | |[[Suva]] |[[Nausori International Airport]] |'''Secondary hub''' |- |- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#DDDDDD" | colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Asia]] |- |[[Japan]] |[[Tokyo]] |[[Narita International Airport]] | |- |- style="font-weight:bold; background-color: #DDDDDD" | colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[North America]] |- |[[Canada]] |[[Vancouver]] |[[Vancouver International Airport]] | |- |[[United States]] |[[Los Angeles]] |[[Los Angeles International Airport]] | |- |- style="font-weight:bold; background-color: #DDDDDD" | colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | [[Oceania]] |- |[[Australia]] |[[Brisbane]] |[[Brisbane Airport]] | |- | |[[Melbourne]] |[[Melbourne Airport]] | |- | |[[Sydney]] |[[Sydney Airport]] | |- |[[Kiribati]] |[[Kiritimati]] |[[Cassidy International Airport]] | |- | |[[Tarawa]] |[[Bonriki International Airport]] | |- |[[New Zealand]] |[[Auckland]] |[[Auckland International Airport]] | |- | |[[Christchurch]] |[[Christchurch International Airport]] | |- |[[Samoa]] |[[Apia]] |[[Faleolo International Airport]] | |- |[[Solomon Islands]] |[[Honiara]] |[[Honiara International Airport]] | |- |[[Tonga]] |[[Nukuʻalofa|Nuku{{Okina}}alofa]] |[[Fuaʻamotu International Airport|Fua{{Okina}}amotu International Airport]] | |- |[[Tuvalu]] [Begins July 24] |[[Funafuti]] |[[Funafuti International Airport]] | |- |[[United States]] |[[Honolulu]] |[[Honolulu International Airport]] | |- |[[Vanuatu]] |[[Port Vila]] |[[Bauerfield International Airport]] | |} == Fleet == The Air Pacific fleet includes the following aircraft (at March [[2007]]): <center> {| class="toccolours" border="2" cell padding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse" |+ '''Air Pacific Fleet''' |- bgcolor=#9592C6 !Aircraft !Total !Passengers<br>(Tabua (Business) Class/Pacific Voyager) !Routes !Notes |- |[[Britten-Norman Islander]] |3 |9 |Intra-Fijian routes |Operated by [[Pacific Sun]] |- |[[De Havilland|DHC-6]] |3 |14 |Intra-Fijian routes |Operated by [[Pacific Sun]] |- |[[ATR42|ATR42-500]] |2 |44 |Intra-Fijian routes, Vanuatu, Tonga |Operated by [[Pacific Sun]] |- |[[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-700]] |1 |112 (12/100) |Pacific Islands, New Zealand, Australia, Honolulu | |- |[[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-800]] |2 |162 (8/154) |Vancouver/Honolulu, Australia,<br> New Zealand, Pacific Islands | |- |[[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]] |1 |256 (18/238) |Tokyo, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland |Replacement Aircraft [[Boeing 787-9]] |- |[[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-400]] |2 |458 (28/430) |Los Angeles, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland |Being Bought from [[Singapore Airlines]] When lease Expires In 2009. |- |[[Boeing 787|Boeing 787-9]] |(8 orders) | | |For delivery in 2011&2016 |- |- |'''TOTALS''': |14<br>(8 Orders) | | | |} </center> [[Image:Air Pacific Boeing 747 Sydney Airport.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Air Pacific 747]] <!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:AirPacific787.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Air Pacific 787]] --> Air Pacific have recently expanded into the Fiji domestic market with the recent takeover of [[Sun Air]]. Rebranded as [[Pacific Sun]], the takeover acquired 6 original [[Sun Air]] aircraft as well as the addition of 2 [[ATR42|ATR42-500]] purchased from [[Air Mauritius]] in mid 2006. == Controversies == ===Urination incident=== Air Pacific was forced to apologise after a Fijian soldier urinated on a young female Japanese passenger on a flight from Japan to Fiji. Air Pacific cabin crew provided the woman a change of clothes from the duty free selection, as well as towels and disinfectant soap. The incident made major headlines in Japan. <ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/travel/soldier-urinates-on-japanese-passenger/2007/04/05/1175366369391.html In flight urination scandal] </ref> Since the incident, the Japan-Fiji route has performed poorly for Air-Pacific and the Fijian tourism industry has suffered as a consequence.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Field | first = Michael | author-link = | last2 = | first2 = | author2-link = | title = Urination incident hits Fiji tourism badly | newspaper = Sydney Morning Herald | pages = | year = | date = 2008-01-09 | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/news/urination-incident-hits-fiji-tourism-badly/2008/01/08/1199554641235.html | accessdate = 2008-01-09}} </ref> ===Pilot Exodus=== There has been a mass exodus of local pilots from Air Pacific to airlines in the Middle East, Australia and also Asia.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Wise | first = Margaret | title = Plan to fight pilot exodus | newspaper =Fiji Times | date = 2008-06-24 | url = http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=90124 | accessdate = 2008-06-04}} </ref> The pilots association has credited the pilot exodus to a gap in working conditions between locals and expatriates.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Fiji loses pilots over poor working conditions | newspaper = National Broadcasting Corporation of Papua New Guinea | date = 2008-06-26 | url = http://www.nbc.com.pg/20080526_Fiji_loses_pilots_over_poor_working_conditions.htm | accessdate = 2008-06-10}} </ref> == Profit == Air Pacific announced an after tax profit of FJ$25 million (US$17 million) for the finacial year of 2007. The after tax profit for the previous finacial year was only FJ$17,000 (US$11,500). <ref>{{Cite web | title = FIJI’S AIR PACIFIC REPORTS $17 MILLION PROFIT | work= Pacific Islands Report | newspaper =Fijilive | date = 2008-06-29 | url = http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2008/May/05-30-04.htm | accessdate = 2008-06-08}} </ref> ==External links== *[http://www.airpacific.com/ Air Pacific] *[http://www.pacificsun.com.fj/ Pacific Sun] ==References== {{commonscat|Air Pacific}} {{reflist|2}} {{Airlines of Fiji}} {{IATA members|asia}} [[Category:Airlines of Fiji]] [[Category:IATA members]] [[Category:Airlines established in 1947]] [[Category:Government-owned airlines]] [[ca:Air Pacific]] [[de:Air Pacific]] [[es:Air Pacific]] [[fr:Air Pacific]] [[it:Air Pacific]] [[ja:エア・パシフィック航空]] [[pl:Air Pacific]] [[pt:Air Pacific]] [[fi:Air Pacific]]