HK SPI Destinations 18 Founded 1973 Fleet size 8 | SPI SOUTH PACIFIC Key people George Wray (CEO) Ceased operations 1987 | |
Focus cities Pago Pago, American Samoa
Apia, Samoa
Agana, Guam Headquarters Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States Hubs Pago Pago International Airport, Honolulu International Airport | ||
South Pacific Island Airways (SPIA) was an airline operating flights in the Pacific including American Samoa and Hawaii with service to the west coast of U.S. and Canada as well as to Alaska, New Zealand, Guam and Tahiti from 1973 to 1987. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded the carrier in 1984, when it almost flew a charter flight into the airspace of the Soviet Union. SPIA was allowed to continue operations after some management changes were made at the airline, but was grounded again in 1985 due to some allegedly questionable dealings involving engine hush kits for its Boeing 707 jetliners. South Pacific continued to operate limited services until it ceased all operations in 1987.
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Destinations
South Pacific Island Airways served these destinations during its existence primarily flying Boeing 707 jet aircraft although small de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprops were used for feeder service as well:
Canada
Fiji
Tahiti
Tonga
New Zealand
Cook Islands
Palau
USA
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Fleet
As its peak South Pacific Island Airways fleet included: