Airways

Trans Pacific Services

SYDNEY - BRISBANE - HAWAII - US Qantas, with 707's, operates weekly services from Sydney and San Francisco, departing on Thurs.

• PlM'* shipping and airways timetables are correct to time of publications.

SYDNEY - FIJI - TAHITI . MEXICO Qantas, with 707's, operates weekly services out of Sydney on Wed. and return out of Mexico City on Sat. Stops are made en route at Acapulco.

SYDNEY or AUCKLAND - FIJI - HAWAII -

Canada

Canadian Pacific, with DCB's, operates weekly services out of Sydney and Vancouver on Fri., and fornightly services out of Auckland on alternate Wed.

SYDNEY - NZ - HAWAII or TAHITI - USA Air-NZ, with DCB's, operates services out of Sydney and Los Angeles on Wed., Fri. and Sun.

SYDNEY - USA (VIA N. CAL, NZ, FIJI,

Am. Samoa Or Hawaii)

PanAm, with 707's, operates nine return trans-Pacific services a week out of Sydney and Los Angeles. Planes connect with through services to the Far East, London and New York. Two services operate out of Sydney on Mon. and Wed., and two services operate out of Los Angeles on Sat. and Mon.,- other services daily.

Jets fly Sydney-Hawaii non-stop both ways Mon., Tues., Thurs. and Sat.

SYDNEY - FIJI - HAWAII - USA Qantas, with 707's, operates daily services, except on Thurs., from Sydney to San Francisco, and from San Francisco daily, except Thurs.

Sat. flights by-pass Fiji.

BOAC, with 707's, operates services on

Tues., Thurs. and Sun, out of Sydney and Tues., Thurs. and Sat. out of San Francisco.

SYDNEY or NOUMEA - USA (via FIJI,

Nz Or Tahiti)

UTA, with DCB's, operates out of Sydney on Fri., and Noumea on Mon. and Thurs.

Mon., Thurs. and Fri. services operate from Los Angeles.

NZ - AM. SAMOA - TAHITI OR HAWAII -

Usa

PanAm, with 707's, operates services out of Auckland on Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri., and out of San Francisco on Tues., Wed. and Sat.

Mon. flights departs Honolulu for Auckland, via Pago Pago.

Indonesia Or Malaya - Usa (Via

Darwin, Noumea, Nz Or Tahiti)

UTA, with DCB's, operates a weekly service out of Djakarta to Los Angeles on Wed. and return on Mon. A non-stop Noumea-Singapore flight operates on Thurs.

Australia-Far East

Sydney • P-Ng • Far East

Qantas, with 707's, operates services out of Sydney on Thurs. and Sun. to Pt. Moresby, Manila and Hong Kong, and return from Hong Kong on Fri. and Sun.

Australia-New Zealand

Qantas, Air-NZ, BOAC and PanAm operate regular trans-Tasman services. The Qantas and Air-NZ services link major NZ cities with Australian east coast cities.

Australia-Pacific Islands

(For other schedules touching these islands see also trans-Pacific services.)

Sydney - Fiji

Air-1 ndia, with 707's, operates weekly services to Nadi on Tues., returning to Sydney on Wed. Qantas, with 707's, operates weekly on Sat. to Nadi, returning to Sydney the same day.

Sydney - Lord Howe Is.

Airlines of NSW, with flying-boats, operates twice weekly, return services from Rose Bay, Sydney, to Lord Howe. More frequently as traffic demands.

Sydney • New Caledonia

Qantas/UTA, with 707's and DCS's, operate return services on Mon., Tues., Thurs. and Sun.

Qantas operates Mon. and Thurs., UTA on Tues. and Sun.

Sydney - New Zealand - Fiji

BOAC, with 707's, operates services out of Sydney on Mon. and Sat., and out of Nadi on Tues. and Sun. NZ call is at Auckland.

Sydney - Norfolk Is.

Qantas, with DC4's, operates at least two return services a week. More in holiday periods.

Australia • P-Ng

TAA and Ansett, with 727'5, each operate five times a week from Sydney or Melbourne to Ft. Moresby. Ansett doesn't operate on Tues. or Thurs., TAA doesn't operate on Mon.

Fri. and Sat. and Sydney on all other days Both airlines operate a weekly DC4 with cargo to NG.

Queensland - Papua

TAA and Ansett, with Fokkers, operate weekly services. TAA leaves Townsville, via Cairns, for Pt. Moresby on Tues. and returns on Thurs, Ansett leaves Cairns on Thurs. for Moresby and returns on Fri.

New Zealand-Pacific Is.

(For other schedules touching these islands see also trans-Pacific services.)

Nz - Am, Samoa

PanAm, with 707's, operates from Auckland to Pago Pago on Wed. and Thurs., and returns on Mon. and Wed.

Nz - Fiji

Air-NZ, with DCB's, operates daily return services from Auckland to Nadi; there are extra Auckland-Nadi services Thurs. and Sat.

Nz - Fiji - Am. Samoa

Air-NZ, with DOS's, operates services out of Auckland on Thurs. and Sat. and from Pago Pago on Wed. and Fri.

Nz - New Caledonia

Air-NZ/UTA, with DOS's, operate twice weekly services from Auckland on Wed. and Sun.

Nz - Norfolk Is.

Air-NZ, with chartered Qantas DC4's, operates a weekly service, leaving Nl on Sat. and Auckland on Sun.

Nz - Tahiti

UTA, with DOS's, operates from Auckland on Thurs. and from Papeete on Tues.

Air-NZ, with DOS's, operates from Auckland on Sun. and from Papeete on Sat.

Inter ■ Territory Services

Chile - Easter Is. - Tahiti

Lan-Chile, with DC6-B's, operates fortnightly services, leaving Santiago on alternate Tues. and Papeete on alternate Sun. Trips include a 24-hour stopover at Easter Island. Schedules are subject to frequent change. Details from Mr. J. Federer (31-4366), Sydney, or Tahiti Tours, Papeete.

Fiji • Geic - Nauru

Fiji Airways, with 748's, operates weekly return services to Tarawa, leaving Nadi on Sun. and making a stop at Funafuti, Ellice Islands. Planes return from Tarawa on Mon.

On alternate Sun. planes operate to Nauru, and return on the following Mon.

FIJI • NEW HEBRIDES • BSIP - NG Fiji Airways, with 748's, operates from Nadi on Thurs. and Sun., via Vila and Santo, to Honiara. Planes leave Honiara on Fri. and Sun. On Sun. 748's fly direct to Pt. Moresby.

Fiji - Tonga

Fiji Airways, with 748's, operates to Nukua lofa from Suva on Tues., Thurs. and Sat. and returns to Suva on the same day.

Fiji - Western Samoa

Fiji Airways, with 748's, operates from Suva or Wed. Planes leave Melbourne on Mon., to Apia on Wed. and returns the same day.

Hawaii • Am. Samoa

PanAm, with 707's, operates from Honolulu on Mon., Wed., Thurs., Sat., and Sun. and operates from Pago Pago on Mon., Thurs., Fri. and Sat.

Hawaii • Am. Samoa - Tahiti

PanAm, with 707's, operates from Honolulu on Thurs. and Sat. and from Papeete on Thurs.

A Sun. flight from Papeete overflies Pago.

Hawaii - Micronesia • Saipan

Air Micronesia, with 727'5, operates from Honolulu on Wed. and Sun., via Johnston Is., Majuro, Kwajalein, Truk, Guam and Saipan, and returns on Thurs. and Sat.

New Caledonia - New Hebrides

UTA, with DC4's, operates two return services a week, out of Noumea on Tues. and Fri., making calls at Santo and Vila.

NEW CAL. - WALLIS IS. - NEW CAL UTA, with DC4's, operates a fortnightly service, leaving Noumea on the second Wed. of the month.

New Guinea - West Irian

TAA, with DC3's, leaves Lae fortnightly on Mon. and returns from Sukarnapura on Tues.

P-Ng . Solomons

TAA, with Fokkers and DC3's, operates weekly services out of Moresby on Tues., via Lae, Buka and Munda. The planes return from Honiara to Moresby on Wed.

Tahiti - Usa

UTA, with DOS's, operates on Mon. and Thurs. from Papeete to Los Angeles, and return, the same day. The same flight on Sat. out of Papeete makes an extra call, at Honolulu.

PanAm, with 707's, operates to Los Angeles from Papeete on Mon., Thurs., Fri. and Sun.

The Thurs. flight takes in Pago Pago and Honolulu; the Sun. flight is via Honolulu.

Planes return from San Francisco on Wed., Thurs., Sat. and Sun.; Thurs. flight takes in Honolulu and the Sat. flight includes Honolulu and Pago Pago.

Air-NZ, with DCB's, flies to Los Angeles from Papeete on Sun., leaves Los Angeles on Fri.

W. Samoa - Am. Samoa

Polynesian Airlines, with DC4's, operates from Apia to Pago Pago three times a day.

Wed., Fri., and twice a day, Tues., Sun.; once Sat. Pago Pago to Apia services operate on the same frequency (all flights, 45 min.).

W. Samoa - Tonga

Polynesian Airlines, with DC4's, DC3's, operates a weekly service from Apia, leaving on Sun. and returning to Apia from Nukualofa on Mon.

W. SAMOA - WALLIS IS. - FIJI Polynesian Airlines, with DC4's, DC3's, operates from Apia on Thurs., and on Fri. planes return from Nadi,

Internal Services

Fiji

Fiji Airways, with Herons, DC3's and a HS74B operates regular services to Labasa, Matei, Nadi, Nausori and Savusavu.

Details from Fiji Airways, Victoria Parade, Suva.

Air Pacific, with Beech Baron aircraft, operate regular services to Ba, Bureta, Korolevu, Nadi and Nausori.

Details from Air Pacific Ltd., Suva (Phone 25137).

French Polynesia

RAI, with DC4's, Twin Otters and a Bermuda flying-boat, operates regular services to Bora Bora, Huahine, Moorea, Papeete, Raiatea and Rangiroa.

Details from RAI, Quai Bir Hakeim, Papeete, or any UTA office.

Guam - Us Trust Territory

Air Micronesia, with 727'5, DC6's and Grumman SA-16 flying-boats, operates regular Ponape, Rota, Saipan and Yap. services to Guam, Koror, Kwajalein, Majuro, Details from Continental Airlines, Inter national Airport, Los Angeles, California,

Papua - New Guinea

TAA, operates regular services to Baimuru, Baiyer R., Balimo, Banz, Buin, Buloio, Buka, Cape Gloucester, Cape Hoskins, Chimbu, Daru, Finschhafen, Garaina, Goroka, Gurney (Samarai), Jacquinot Bay, Kainantu, Kandrian, Kavieng, Kerema, Kieta, Kikori, Lae, Madang, Malalau, Manus, Mini, Misima, Mt. Hagen, Munda, Nanatanai, Nissan Is., Popondetta, Ft. Moresby, Rabaul, Talasea, Valimo, Wabag, Wakunai, Wau, Wapenamanda and Wewak.

Ansett-MAL, with Fokker Friendships, DC3's and Piaggios, operates regular services to Aitape, Ambunti, Angoram, Banz, Buloio, Erave, Goroka, Hayfield, lalibu, Kainantu, Kagua, Kavieng, Kundiawa, Lae, Lumi, Madang, Mendi, Minj, Mt. Hagen, Momote, Nuku, Pt. Moresby, Rabaul, Tari, Telefomin, Vanimo, Wabag, Wapenamanda, Wau, Wewak and Yangoru.

Papuan Airlines Pty. Ltd., with a variety of aircraft, operates regular services to Aroa, Balimo, Bereina, Cape Rodney, Daru, Gurney, Kairuku, Kokoda, Losuia, Mendi, Mt. Hagen, Paili, Popondetta, Pt. Moresby, Rorona, Tapini, Vivigani, Wanigela and Woitape.

New Caledonia

Air Caledonia, with Twin Otters, Herons and Aztecs operates regular services to Hienghene, Houailou, Isle of Pines, Isle Ouen, Kone, Kouaoua, Koumac, Lifou, Mare, Noumea, Ouvea, Poindimie, Touho, Voh.

Details from Air Caledonia, Noumea.

New Hebrides

Air Melanesia, with Drovers, operates regu lar services to Aneityum, Epi, Erromanga, Lamap, Longana, Norsup, Santo, Tanna, Tongoa and Vila.

Details from Air Melanesia, Vila.

Solomon Islands

Solomons Islands Airways, with Dove and Beech Baron aircraft, operates regular services to Auki, Avu Avu, Barakoma, Honiara, Kira Kira, Marau, Mono, Munda, Sege and Yandina.

Details from Solomon Islands Airways Ltd., Box C 25, Honiara, BSIP.

Captain Albert Scott

Retires In Fiji

One of the Fiji Marine Depart ment’s most experienced and senior ship’s masters, Captain Albert Scott, has retired after 37 years at sea. But his son, Archie, an engineer with the Governor’s yacht Ra Marama— which Captain Scott skippered for three years—is carrying on the sea

going tradition.

Born at Natewa Bay, Captain Scott began his sea career when he signed on as a cabin boy in the government vessel Adi Betty. Later, he spent two years in the Yasawas as master of a private craft, the Vonu, before rejoining government service as first mate in the old Degei, where he stayed for 10 years. He was appointed master of the Ra Marama in 1958, then three years later he transferred to the Degei 11, which was his favourite command. He re mained with the Degei 11 until his recent retirement for health reasons.