GIFF JOHNSON The Marshall Islands has put a downpayment of nearly $2 million for new airplanes for Air Marshall Islands. The total purchase for two new 19-seat Cessna SkyCouriers will cost the national airline close to $20 million. The purchase is part of a major effort to revamp air service in the country. “We’ve been […]
GIFF JOHNSON While all the airports in the United States-affiliated islands of the north Pacific have had new terminals built or major improvements to existing ones made in recent times, Majuro’s Amata Kabua International Airport (AKIA) remains a vestige of the past, still using a now-dilapidated terminal first opened over 50 years ago. The good […]
HILARY HOSIA Air Marshall Islands held a surprise ceremony for Captain Albon Jelke Monday at the Amata Kabua International Airport in commemoration of Albon’s last flight as pilot for the local airline. Albon is the longest serving AMI pilot in Marshallese history with a service record of 43 years under his belt. While Albon will […]
RMI’s Aviation Task Force briefed two Cabinet Ministers this week on the proposed joint AMI-Nauru Airlines Majuro-to-Honolulu air service in hopes of gaining RMI government backing to launch the service in 2024. The possible Majuro-Honolulu-Majuro route has been discussed for the past two years by the Aviation Task Force, but is getting a new push […]
The idea of Honolulu air service has been discussed within the Marshall Islands Cabinet-appointed Aviation Task Force, as well as with Nauru Airlines officials, for a number of years. Minister for Nauru Air Corporation Asterio Appi and Minister in Assistance to the President of the Marshall Islands Bremity Lakjohn signed an air services memorandum of […]
Journal 8/29/1986 P1 Carmen leaving for Honolulu post Carmen Bigler will add another key position to her growing portfolio of government positions when she takes over as chief of RepMar’s Honolulu Liaison Office. Bigger has been Secretary of Interior and Outer Islands Affairs since 1981. P16 Bill’s fish It wasn’t the luckiest year for the […]
Since starting its Pacific Flights Program in FY2020, the Australian government has spent over AUD$16.9 million ($11.4 million) connecting 13 Pacific countries and Australia through seven airlines facilitating over 600 flights that have moved over 45,000 people and over 4,000 tons of cargo including critical vaccines and medical supplies. It is currently assisting the Nauru […]
Beran Island, the resort island founded by Martin Daly of Indies Trader on Ailinglaplap Atoll, has come rocketing out of the pandemic and recently wrapped up a hugely successful return season. Daly who personally helmed the efforts onsite to get the resort fully functional after the nearly three year forced-closure caused by the Covid pandemic, was […]
Journal 2/14/1986 P1 Ataji greets HiCom Senator Ataji Balos led a group of more than 50 Kwajalein landowners over to Kwajalein Island February 13 in a demonstration of their dissatisfaction with the Pentagon’s reply to their requests for increased ai, said sources on Ebeye. The action resulted in the snack bar being closed to all […]
HILARY HOSIA Miss Marshall Islands (MMI) 2022 organizers engaged with local leadership and island committee representatives of upcoming MMI contestants last Thursday at the International Conference Center. The timeline, rules, regulations and expectations of the two-week pageant were shared during the forum. It was announced that Philippine-based media company CSI will be in charge of […]
