#PapuaNewGuinea In the early post-war years, when vast stretches of the Pacific still lacked modern runways, flying boats remained the lifeline between Australia and its northern territories. One of the most ambitious of these ventures took flight in 1951, when Trans-Oceanic Airways launched the first regular passenger flying-boat service between Sydney and Port Moresby. At the controls was Captain Brian (Bryan) Monkton, a former RAAF pilot and director of Trans-Oceanic Airways, whose vision was

After losing both engines, a turboprop crashes in Papua New Guinea and investigators soon uncover a deadly flaw in an aircraft used around the world. They learn that, after 28 minutes of flight, the rotations per minute spiked to over 1500 on both engines. The normal operation of propellers in the air is between 900 to 1200, meaning Flight 1600’s propellers were working at almost double speed. Uncover the truth behind more historic aviation disasters in brand new episodes of Air Crash Investigat

Thanks to Solomon Airlines 🇸🇧 we made it on the flight to Papua New Guinea #travel #pacifiislands #travelvlogger | Traveltomtom

Today, PNG Air celebrates 35 Years of connecting Papua New Guinea, since taking off on June 30th 1987 as Milne Bay Airlines. To commemorate this, our new anniversary commercial centers around the People of our airline, and features the winning song of our 35th Anniversary Song Competition, by Humene Walo. PNG Air - The People’s Airline. #pngair35 #peopleconnectingpeople | PNG Air