Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has warned that the international air operator's certificates (AOC) of Papua New Guinea (PNG) flag carrier Air Niugini and four PNG charter operators may not be renewed beyond 31 January, which would affect vital connections between PNG and Cairns. The action follows the failure of the PNG civil aviation authority to provide audit data that proves compliance with its International Civil Aviation Organisation oversight obligations. Air Niugini's Boeing 767 operations to Auckland, Brisbane, Japan, Manila, Singapore and Sydney would be unaffected as the leased aircraft operates under Air New Zealand's AOC.
Source: Flight International
