About Air Pacific

Air Pacific has been serving the South Pacific since the late 40s. Here's a timeline of significant events in our airline history.

1947
Registered as Katafaga Estates Limited by Australian aviator Harold Gatty

1951
Commenced regular domestic services. Over the years, Air Pacific's routes have been serviced by a changing fleet of aircraft including Dragon Rapides, De Havilland Herons, Drovers, a McDonnell Douglas Turbo-Beaver and DC3s as well as Hawker Siddeley 748s.

1971
Name changed to "Air Pacific." Fleet changed to Aerospace BAC1-11s and HS748.

1974
Commenced services to Auckland.

1975
Commenced services to Brisbane via Noumea.

1983
Began services to Honolulu from Nadi with a DC10.

1985
Formalized Management Support Agreement with Qantas.

1986
1st Year of profit. Air Pacific has been profitable every year since 1986.

1998
Qantas increased its equity in Air Pacific to 46.05%. The Fiji Government holds 51%. Staff now number 730, and the Engineering department was corporatised in September.

1999
Delivery of two Boeing 737-800s (DQ-FJG Island of "Kadavu" and DQ-FJH "Island of Gau")