Pacific Island Air is an

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company operating out of

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History

Pacific Island Seaplanes was established in 1999 by Larry 'Dusty' Simon. The air charter company initially operated two

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s and a

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aircraft. Pacific Island Seaplanes was acquired by the Christchurch, New Zealand based GCH Aviation in 2013. GCH merged their existing Helicopters (Fiji) operation with Pacific Island Seaplanes to form Pacific Island Air (PIA).

Services

The airline offers daily services to Mamanuca Island Resorts and most Yasawa Island Resorts utilizing seaplanes and helicopters as well as charter flights to Mana Island and Malololailai from Nadi domestic airport using 6 seat Britten-Norman Islander aircraft. Pacific Island Air facilitates daily charter based transfers and scenic flights from

to any resort in

. Destinations include resorts on the Coral Coast, Royal Davui, Nanuku, Savu Savu, Tavenui, Suva, Levuka, Wakaya, Vatulele, Kadavu, Moala, Gau, Koro, Vanua Balavu, Lakeba, Cicia, Labasa. It also provides air ambulance/emergency medical service flights to/from all inhabited islands in Fiji. Lastly, Pacific Island Air provides custom charter air services to tourists, local businesses and Fijian government agencies.

Company Locations

Pacific Island Air employs over 50 staff encompassing management, administration, engineering, flight crew, reservations, check-in and baggage handling. The company headquarters and hangar is located at CAAF Compound, London Avenue, Namaka, Fiji with primary check-in located at the Domestic Terminal,

. The company has two additional dedicated transfer/landing sites. One is located at Sheraton Fiji Resort, Denarau Island and the other is a floating pontoon moored off Port Denarau Marina.Pacific Island Air plans new hangar

Fleet

Pacific Island Air uses fixed wing, amphibious fixed wing and rotary aircraft in its daily operations. It currently operates: * 2 x

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(registration DQ-PIA - S/N 115, DQ-SEA - S/N 397) - 10 passenger amphibious aircraft * 2 x

(registrations DQ-SLM, DQ-YIR) - 6 passenger aircraft * 1 x

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(registration DQ-HUG) - 6 passenger helicopter * 2 x

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(registrations DQ-HFJ, DQ-HFT) - 6 passenger helicopter

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