NIUSKY Pacific Limited turns another chapter in its story with the launching of two significant documents aimed at taking the state-owned entity to new heights in its services to ensuring safe skies in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Launched today at the APEC Haus in Port Moresby city, are the NiuSky Pacific 2025- 2027 Corporate Plan and the Strategic Direction witnessed by NiuSky staff, the board and management and invited guests including the Minister for Aviation and Transport and MP for Namanatanai, Walter Schnaubelt.
NiuSky Pacific Board Chairman, Mr. Robin Kembo’ nga Kawat said the launching today is a milestone achievement for NiuSky.
He said the two documents took 22 months to put together, which started back in January 2023. He said the result today shows the determination of the NiuSky team modernize the entity so as to better provide tower control and air traffic services in PNG.
Minister for Aviation and Transport, Walter Schnaubelt took the opportunity in his keynote speech to congratulate NiuSky Pacific Limited for its achievement, stating that this achievement, would not have been possible without external support.
“At this juncture, on behalf of the Government and People of Papua New Guinea, I would like to again acknowledge and thank the Government and People of Australia through the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for your respective partnerships as NiuSky Pacific’s key development partners, throughout that journey,” said Minister Schnaubelt.
“I am proud to declare, that the launching of NiuSky Pacific’s Corporate Strategy through the ceremony we just witnessed, now paves way for the new direction, the new path forward, to what NiuSky envisions as the new future. It is an important next step in the company’s journey to sustaining and building on past achievements, as Papua New Guinea’s thriving Air Navigation Service Provider.”
He said this signals a new chapter for NiuSky Pacific Limited, aligning its focus with that of the National Government, which is to have a robust transport sector with improve facilities and high-end technologies.
“This vision reflects the government’s commitment to enhancing our air transport systems while fostering inclusive development throughout Papua New Guinea. It is an important step forward as we strive for excellence in the provision of aviation services.”
“With your renewed Strategic Direction as the compass and the comprehensive 3 year-long Corporate Plan as your commitment to deliver on the outcomes, we trust that we can expect a great deal more advancements in the provision of air navigation and air traffic management services and most importantly, that our skies will continue to be a safe place to travel,” the minister said.
“Thank you for this commitment and for the determination to evolve, because you have to. Thank you for the sustained commitment and dedication to ensuring our skies are safe and for your contributions to the realization of our national government’s plans and key priorities for the development of the Aviation and Air Transport Industry in Papua New Guinea.”
Meantime, NiuSky Pacific Acting Managing Director, Mr. Graham Blythe who gave a historical background of the evolution of the state entity from its days as a government department to its privatization and its progress to this stage, told his team that now its time to work together to effectively implement these two significant documents to achieve NiuSky Pacific strategic goals.