Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 June 1953Vol. XXIII, No. 11

The End Of Toa

p. 21 · Read in the full issue

Page 2121

THE last of the assets of Trans Oceanic Airways has been pur chased by Ansett Airways of Australia; and Ansett Airways will in future operate the air service between Sydney and Lord Howe Island, in conjunction with its Aus tralian east coast and Barrier Reef services.

TOA, a few years ago, was operating several air services in the Southwest Pacific Islands with fly ing-boats; but it succumbed to a combination of keen competition and bad luck. Its two Solents were sold a few weeks ago to American backed South Pacific Airways, to run a new service between Honolulu and Tahiti.

TOA was established soon after the war by Captain Brian Monkton, ivith a small group of ex-services Sunderland flying-boats, which he bad purchased cheaply. Captain Monkton is now prominent in the new concern. South Pacific Airways.

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