Simon Foo, Air Niugini - Papua New Guinea Advantage Investment

PNG ADVANTAGE – INVESTMENT SUMMIT
AVIATION DEVELOPMENT &
OPPORTUNITIES
Simon Foo CBE
Chief Executive Officer
AIR NIUGINI HISTORY
Chief Minister Sir Michael Somare launches Air Niugini in 1973
Ralph Conley, Air Niugini’s first GM
Shareholders- Qantas, TAA,
Government of PNG
Air Niugini is older then Independent
state of Papua New Guinea
An Integral partner in Nation Building
AIR NIUGINI PRIVATIZED
•  New members appointed to the Board
•  First State Owned Enterprise (SOE) to be privatized,
•  Status update….
We Got it Covered…….. ü  Listening Airline Customer Forums, Chambers of Commerce, Community Engagements ü  On Time, with 85% of departures on <me Year to Date (Qantas Group Average is 83%.. Source: BITRE-­‐Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Economics Australia) ü  Comfort in the Air ; •  Refurbished cabins •  BePer menus (Selected by our Execu<ve Chef Robert Smith) •  BePer selec<on of wines selected by our Execu<ve Club Members •  Fresher cabins •  Caring Melanesian Crew with and Asian flavour. ü  Comfort on Ground – Upgraded Execu<ve Lounges , Fast Track Lanes We Got it Covered……..cont. ü  Fleet ( Boeing B767, B737, B738, Fokker F100, Bombardier Q400, Q300, Q200, ATR Freighter, Falcon Execu<ve Jet ) •  Ports served by wide Body Aircrab – SIN, BNE and HKG •  Turboprops for selected domes<c Ports and for Cairns •  Ports served by the ATR freighter, MAS, LAE, HGU, Moro, Komo •  B737 and F100 links POM to the World and other domes<c PNG ports ü  Expanded reach – Alliances and Interline Agreements with Key Global players ( Qantas, Qatar Airways, KLM, Air France, Cathay Pacific, Air New Zealand, Emirates ) ü  Customised Solu<ons Charters (scheduled and ad-­‐hoc) Operated by B737/ ATR/Falcon Jet, Medivac We Got it Covered……..cont. ü 
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Northern Winter ‘14 Schedule Common Timings BePer Connec<ons from POM, LAE and RAB Convenient Timings Twice Daily to BNE except Saturday 11 x to Cairns weekly 5 x SIN with B767 ü  Conforms to Government Strategy of •  PORT MORESBY – Administra<on Capital •  LAE – Industrial Hub •  Mt Hagen – Agricultural Hub •  Rabaul – Tourism Hub ü  UATP Corporate Card (Universal Air Travel Plan) We Got it Covered….. WORK IN PROGRESS ü  New Look Air Niugini web Site •  To be launched in November 2014 ON TIME PERFORMANCE (OTP)
COMFORT IN AIR TRAVEL
Business Class
Flat - Bed Seats
Fully reclining seats on Air Niugini Business class on its
Boeing Fleet”
COMFORT IN AIR TRAVEL
Refurbished Economy Class
Business in the Air !
COMFORT on Ground..
International Lounge
WELCOME TO PORT MORESBY
Home of Air Niugini Charter Terminal - POM
AUSTRALIA NETWORK
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
X 5 <mes to Singapore weekly X 13 <mes to Brisbane in NW 14 DOMESTIC NETWORK
RANGE: Fokker 70 vs. Q400 Range Map FOKKER 70
• Approx. 35% more than
Q400 for the payload
• Allows flexibility to serve
long thin routes, cost
effectively
•  Range Map B77 •  F70 Range • Q400 cannot serve
Port Vila, Fiji, Sydney
effectively
RANGE: FROM/TO* POM Range Map •  Range Map B77 •  F70 Range OUR CHALLENGES – DOMESTIC PORTS
1. Night operations permitted with Jet Aircraft - LAE /
WEWAK, KAVIENG, MANUS Only
2. Night ops with Turbo Prop Aircraft- MADANG Only
3.  Boeing 737 endorsed runways – MANUS, LAE and
RAB Twice a week Only
4.  20 PNG Ports cannot be served during night
time..!
5.  Navigational equipment (Obsolete or unserviceable). Unable to operate in all weather
conditions
OUR CHALLENGES – DOMESTIC PORTS
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Fuel – Non availability of fuel at all Ports
Ground Transport/ Security
Lack of economies of scale
Land Owner Issues
OUR CHALLENGES – RUNWAY LIMITATION
•  In ability to operate F100 to key PNG Ports. (Vanimo, Goroka, & Hoskins) •  JACKSONS – Restricted Payload for Boeing B777, B767 with full payload. OUR PARTNERS
•  Maintenance Facility ( Hanger) •  Centre of Excellence ( Training & Development) Terminals and Runway Expansion &
Development
ü Jacksons Airport, Hub of Air Niugini
•  More belts
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Lounges
More Check in Counters
More Customs Counters
User Friendly
ü Mt Hagen – Terminal Development
ü LAE – Terminal Development
ü Rabaul Plan- Cargo Centre, Terminal Development
In August 2009 Air Niugini launched a foundation membership drive for Destinations, Papua New
Guinea’s first-ever frequent flyer program.
Since our launch only a few years ago we have continued to add hundreds of members each month as
they realize the benefits of flying with Air Niugini. As of the 1st of January 2014 the number of members
has grown to 52,888 with a steady increase of 4% every month.
PRODUCTS OF LOYALTY PROGRAM
EXPLORE
•  X-plore -For Minerals and Gas
•  Explore Our Heritage
EXPLORE – Our historical links
to Australia
The Missing
Submarine
– AE1
The first naval vessel lost was the
submarine AE1 – see image above
– which went out on patrol off New
Britain on 14 September 1914 but
did not return.
The First Australian
KIA
Australians in Kokoda
Many Australians believe that Australia's first engagement in World War 1 was at Gallipoli in April 1915. In fact it took place near Rabaul, in German New Guinea, in September 1914.
In 1942, along a narrow track over the rugged mountains of Papua New Guinea, 625 Australians were killed and over 1000 wounded...
EXPLORE PNG
Thank
You!