Inter Island Airways

Infobox Airline
airline = Inter Island Airways
logo =
logo_size = 100
fleet_size = 3
destinations = 4
IATA = -
ICAO = -
callsign = Inter Island
parent = Samoa Technologies
company_slogan = "The Island Way to Fly!" |
founded = August 1993
headquarters = Pago Pago, American Samoa
key_people = Alex Sene, Jr "(President)," Barney Sene "(Exec Vice President)"
hubs = Pago Pago International Airport
secondary_hubs =
focus_cities = Apia, Pago Pago, Ofu, Tau
frequent_flyer =
lounge =
alliance =
Affiliates = [http://www.interislandvacations.com Inter Island Vacations]
website = [http://www.interislandair.com www.interislandair.com]

Inter Island Airways (also known as Inter Island Air) is a South Pacific regional airline based in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Inter Island Airways operates scheduled and charter passenger flights in and between American Samoa, Independent Samoa and to neighboring Pacific island countries. Its main base of operations is at Pago Pago International Airport.cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 93 | date= 2007-04-03]

Code data

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*ICAO Code:

History

Inter Island Airways was established in August 1993 as an FAA Part 135 On-Demand Air Taxi Carrier. Inter Island Airways received its air carrier certificate in September 1995 and began providing domestic passenger and cargo air service between Pago Pago (Tutuila Island), Ofu and Tau (in the Manu'a Islands). The airline initiated on-demand passenger service with two 9-seater Aero Commander aircraft.

The airline suspended air operations in late 1997 to focus its attention on expanding its facilities, and acquiring a modern aircraft fleet starting with a new STOL type 19-seater Dornier 228-212 aircraft in April 1998.

Photo: "Inter Island Air Dornier 228 at Tau Airport, Manu'a Islands of American Samoa in November 2003"
In November 2003, Inter Island Airways restarted flight operations ("initially with Las Vegas, Nevada based" Vision Airlines) when Samoa Air suspended airline operations in September of the same year. The airline provided domestic on-demand charter passenger and cargo air service between Pago Pago, Ofu and Tau.
In January 2005, Inter Island Airways re-obtained its own Part 135 air carrier certificate and began expanding international. In June of the same year, Inter Island Airways began providing on-demand passenger air charter service between Pago Pago and Apia, Independent Samoa. In July 2007, Inter Island Airways received Commuter Air Carrier Authorization for scheduled passenger service.
Inter Island Airways expanded its fleet in February 2005 with the acquisition of a 9-seater Britten-Norman Islander BN2B-26. In December 2006, an additional 19-seater Dornier 228-212 aircraft was acquired.
Inter Island Vacations (www.interislandvacations.com) provides all reservations and flight bookings on Inter Island Airways.
Inter Island Airways is privately owned.
Inter Island Airways, Inc.
Pago Pago International Airport
P.O. Box 4929
Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 USA
1.684.699.7100 "(Reservations)"
1.684.699.5700 "(office/maintenance)"
1.684.699.7600 "(fax)"
[e-mail] "(e-mail Reservations)"
[e-mail] "(e-mail Information)"

Destinations

Inter Island Airways operates daily passenger flights to/from Pago Pago and the following island airport destinations (as of 2003): Fact|date=January 2008

*Domestic scheduled destinations: Ofu, Manu'a Islands and Tau, Manu'a Islands.
*International scheduled destinations: Apia, Independent Samoa.
*International on-demand charter destinations: NukuOkinaalofa, Tonga and Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga.

Fleet

The Inter Island Airways' aircraft fleet consist of ("at March" 2007) :
*2 Dornier 228-212 - "Aircraft Registry:" [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=N228ST&distinct_entry=true N228ST] & [http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N229ST.html N229ST]
*1 Britten-Norman BN2B-26 Islander -" Aircraft Registry:" N27BN

External links

* [http://www.interislandair.com/ Inter Island Airways] corporate website
* [http://www.interislandvacations.com/ Inter Island Vacations] website for booking reservations and travel

References

reflist
* [http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=40410 American Samoa Inter Island Airways to operate both passenger and charter flights in both Samoas "(Radio New Zealand International June 17, 2008)"]
* [http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=37485 Samoa Government renews landing rights for Inter Island Airways "(Radio New Zealand International January 16, 2008)"]
* [http://samoanews.com/thursday.12202007/story8.html Airlines add extra flights to sold out Samoa route "(Samoa News, December 20, 2007)"]
* [http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=34134 Inter Island Air resumes flights from American Samoa to Apia "(Radio New Zealand International, August 2, 2007)"]
* [http://regulations.justia.com/view/82102/ US Department of Transportation - Commuter Air Carrier Authorization "(The Justia Regulation Tracker, June 26, 2007)"]
* [http://www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2007-06-26-E7-12339 US Department of Transportation - Commuter Air Carrier Authorization "(The Federal Register, June 19, 2007)"]
* [http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2007/04/04/airline-gets-extension-for-samoas-service Airline Gets Extension For Samoas Service "(Pacific Magazine, April 4, 2007)"]
* [http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2007/01/19/inter-island-airways-may-see-delay-in-scheduled-service Inter Island Airways may see Delay in Scheduled Service "(Pacific Magazine, January 19, 2007)"]
* [http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2007/01/06/inter-island-airways-seeks-to-expand-service Inter Island Airways Seeks to Expand Service "(Pacific Magazine, January 6, 2007)"]
* [http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=28027 American Samoa’s Inter Island Airways allowed into Samoa temporarily "(Radio New Zealand International, November 5, 2006)"]
* [http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=13473 Samoa readies for new interisland service "(Radio New Zealand International, November 29, 2004)"]
* [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-1375125_ITM Inter Island Airways seek landing rights from Samoa "(Pacnews, May 5, 2004)"]
* [http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2003/10/25/american-samoa-more-interisland-air-service American Samoa: More interisland air service "(Pacific Magazine, October 25, 2003)"]
* [http://www.airlinehistory.co.uk/RestofWorld/samoa/Airlines.asp The World's Airlines, past, present & future "(David Lyall)"]