Air_Marshall_Islands
Air Marshall Islands
Flag carrier of the Marshall Islands
Air Marshall Islands is an airline based in Majuro, 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.
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| Founded | 1980 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Marshall Islands International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 21 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Majuro | ||||||
| Key people | Drauna Waqasokolala (CEO & GM) | ||||||
| Website | airmarshallislands | ||||||
The airline was established in 1980 as Airline of the Marshall Islands; 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 an FAA antenna tower while 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]
The airline's main base is at Majuro; the company 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.[3]
Air Marshall Islands has offices providing reservations and flight information services at Majuro, Ebeye and Kwajalein.[4]
Current fleet
The Air Marshall Islands fleet consists of the following turboprop aircraft (as of August 2019[update]):[5][6]
| Aircraft | In Service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombardier Dash 8-100 | 1 | — | 34 | |
| Dornier 228-212 | 2 | — | 18 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
Former fleet
The airline's fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of December 2015):[7]
- 1 Douglas DC-8 (1991-1996. Operated by Hawaiian Airlines 1991–1992. Operated by Arrow Air 1992–1996.
- 1 Saab 2000 (1995-1998)
- 1 BAe 748 (1982-1996)
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 supplied in 1982.[8] 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.[9] In addition, GAF Nomad STOL capable turboprop aircraft were previously operated as well.[10]
- Johnson, Giff (15 January 2009). "Air Marshall Islands only plane grounded". Radio New Zealand International. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Air Marshall Islands". Alternative Airlines. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- "General Information". Air Marshall Islands, Inc. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 20.
- Johnson, Giff (July 2013). "Air Marshall faces difficult future". Islands Business. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- 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
