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Alii Palau Airlines launches ops, eyes Pacific expansion

Alii Palau Airlines (Koror) has commenced operations using an A320-200N chartered from Drukair. The startup used the aircraft to operate a Singapore Changi-Koror roundtrip on November 23 and said it intends to expand both its network and mode of operation.

The once-weekly flights (stepping up to twice weekly from December 21) provide the only direct link between Koror and Singapore. Alii Palau Airlines Managing Partner Akanksha Johr said the service was "a gamechanger", tapping into the Changi hub and facilitating one-stop options for most travellers to the island.

Flightradar24 ADS-B data confirms that A320-200N A5-JKW (msn 9595) conducted the Singapore-Koror flight on the morning of November 23 before resuming Drukair's own scheduled operations.

Alii Palau has yet to secure its air operator's certificate and, in the meantime, will rely on the capacity provided by the Bhutanese carrier. A spokesperson tempered reports in other outlets suggesting the airline was set to make an aircraft acquisition decision in the first quarter of 2024, telling ch-aviation there were no immediate plans to acquire...

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Nauru Airlines set to secure US foreign air carrier permit

Nauru Airlines (ON, Nauru) has tentatively secured a foreign air carrier permit from the US Department of Transportation (DOT), allowing it to operate scheduled passenger and cargo flights between Nauru and Guam International, and Nauru and Honolulu via intermediary points, and the right to operate charter services between Nauru and any point or points in the United States.

In May 2023, Nauru Airlines requested an exemption under 49 USC §40109, and a foreign air carrier permit under 49 USC §41301, 2 to operate scheduled and charter foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Nauru and the US. That application was approved in a decision published on September 21. In 2017, Nauru Airlines applied for, and received, a DOT-issued foreign air carrier permit. However, the airline never exercised those rights and they lapsed.

The approval is for five years and subject to conditions. While the proposed fifth-freedom combination services on the Nauru-Guam (via Tarawa, Majuro, and Pohnpei) and Nauru-Honolulu (via Tarawa, Majuro, and Kiribati) sectors specified in the application...