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Star Marianas Air is newest CNMI air carrier
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Posted on Mar 30 2009
[B]TINIAN[/B]—Star Marianas Air Inc., a corporation formed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, received certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to conduct air carrier operations starting April 1.
This significant achievement will be beneficial in promoting the growth of tourism between the islands.
“Having an additional air carrier to provide transportation between the islands will help the existing airlines provide sufficient capacity to allow economic growth of the islands,” said Donna Cabrera, the general manager of Star Marianas Air. “We are very pleased that we will soon be able to provide service to customers during times that are not currently being offered by the existing carriers.”
Star Marianas Air will have a blessing ceremony on March 31 and intends to announce the commencement of its services sometime in the next few weeks.
“Since certification was accomplished with very little advance notice due to scheduling coordination with the FAA and the consulting company that assisted the certification effort, we still have a lot of work to finish before opening our services to the public,” said Cabrera.
“Mr. William Padgett from the Honolulu office of the FAA and Mr. Robert Christian from the consulting company CCI Corporation spent the full week including the weekend conducting training and check rides in order to complete the certification requirements,” added Cabrera. “We sincerely appreciate their efforts!”
The company has four pilots. George Irie was approved by the FAA as the chief pilot and Manny Gabor was approved as the director of maintenance. The company plans to initially conduct charter operations between Saipan and Tinian in using Piper Cherokee aircraft.
Star Marianas Air Inc. was incorporated August 2006 under the name Star Aviation, Inc. In 2008 the name was changed to Star Marianas Air Inc. Its Air Carrier Licenses number is 1SMA230M. For more information about Star Marianas Air, Inc, visit its website at www.starmarianasair.com. [B][I](PR)[/I][/B]
