Pacific Island Air Pacific Island Air Pacific Island Air is an Air Charter company operating out of Nadi International Airport, Fiji. Pacific Island Seaplanes was established in 1999 by Larry 'Dusty' Simon. The air charter company initially operated two de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beavers and a Britten-Norman Islander aircraft. Pacific Island Seaplanes was acquired by the Christchurch, New Zealand based GCH Aviation in 2013. GCH merged their existing Helicopters (Fiji) operation with Pacific Island Seaplanes to form Pacific Island Air (PIA). The airline offers daily services to Mamanuca Island Resorts and most Yasawa Island Resorts utilizing seaplanes and helicopters as well as charter
Western Pacific Airlines Pacific declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy in February 1998. Frontier Airlines survived and currently operates a jet fleet that is approximately twice the size of the proposed combined Western Pacific-Frontier operation. The airline served the following destinations in the U.S. during its existence: Mountain Air Express (MAX) served the following destinations on behalf of Western Pacific via a codesharing agreement. MAX was a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Pacific and was created to provide passenger feed. This commuter airline operated Dornier 328 propjets. Codeshare partner Mountain Air Express operated Dornier 328 turboprop aircraft. Western Pacific Airlines Western Pacific Airlines, or "WestPac",