Air Marshall Islands
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| Founded | 1980 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Marshall Islands International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Company slogan | Flying to Blue Horizons | ||||||
| Headquarters | Majuro | ||||||
| Website | airmarshallislands.com | ||||||
Air Marshall Islands is an airline based in Majuro, in the Marshall Islands. It is the flag carrier of the Marshall Islands, operating inter-island services in the Central Pacific. Its main base is Marshall Islands International Airport, Majuro.
History
The airline was established in 1980 as Airline of the Marshall Islands and the current title was adopted in 1989. The airline is wholly owned by the Government of the Marshall Islands.
In January 2009, all flights were suspended while the airline's only plane, a 34-seat Bombardier Dash 8, suffered wing damage after colliding with a FAA antenna tower whilst being towed.[1] Replacement parts were ordered, but flights were further delayed when the replacement part that arrived in February was for the wrong wing.[2]
Air Marshall Islands now operates one Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 aircraft and one 19-seat Dornier Do 228.[3]
Services
The airline’s main base is at Majuro and operates flights to Bikini Atoll, Enewetak Atoll, Kwajalein Atoll, Rongelap Atoll and Jeh and Woja on Ailinglaplap Atoll. The flight schedule has most flights operating on a weekly basis.[4]
Air Marshall Islands has offices providing reservations and flight information services at Majuro, Ebeye and Kwajalein.[5]
Fleet
The Air Marshall Islands fleet includes the following regional turboprop aircraft (at March 2014):
- One (1) Bombardier DHC-8 Dash-8 Q100
- One (1) Dornier 228-212
Historically, according to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), Air Marshall Islands was operating a Douglas DC-8-62CF "Combi" jetliner as well as a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 turboprop aircraft during the 1990s.[6] The DC-8 Combi was operated in a mixed passenger/freight configuration and provided service linking Honolulu (HNL) with Kwajalein (KWA) and Majuro (MAJ) in competition with Continental Micronesia which was operating flights on the same routes with Boeing 727-200 aircraft at the time. Air Marshall Islands also operated a Saab 2000 high speed turboprop during the 1990s.[7]
References
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- ↑ Official Airline Guide, Oct. 1993 edition, Kwajalein (KWA) and Majuro (MAJ) flight schedules for Air Marshall Islands and Continental Air Micronesia
- ↑ http://www.airliners.net, photos of Air Marshall Islands DC-8, HS 748 and Saab 2000 aircraft
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