TRANSPAC Doing
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A Good Job
NEW Caledonia’s internal air ser vice, TRANSPAC, celebrated its second birthday recently. Since 1955 it has safely transported 12,193 passengers, about 30,000 lbs of cargo and 5,000 lbs of mail.
The service was begun with one Dragon Rapide aircraft. It now has three of these machines in service and a staff of two pilots, three qualified mechanics and four assis tant mechanics.
The company is negotiating the purchase of a de Havilland Heron 114, Mk 1 plane, and hopes to even tually replace all its existing air craft with planes of this type. A Heron has four engines and can carry 15 passengers with their bag gage and some freight.
The company is in process of in creasing capital by 4 million Pac. fcs. to purchase the first Heron. — R.L.