http://www.chathamspacific.com/ Fri, 18 May 2012 02:04:19 Chathams Pacific - Tonga's Domestic Airline Articles http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/SPAW-Improves-Animals-Quality-of-Life-in-Tonga.html http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/SPAW-Improves-Animals-Quality-of-Life-in-Tonga.html South Pacific Animal Welfare (SPAW) have just completed a successful clinic in Tongatapu. While here the team of two volunteer vets, two volunteer vet nurses as well as a JIKA volunteer vet desexed 57 dogs, 16 cats, did 62 consultations, and carried out eight surgeries which ranged from cancerous tumors to a vicious dog attack on a puppy that literally had to 'sewn together again' who is doing well. All of this over just... http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/DC-3-Flies-to-Nuiatoputapu.html http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/DC-3-Flies-to-Nuiatoputapu.html Today is a very special day for Chathams Pacific Airline – Tonga’s Domestic Airline as our Douglas DC-3 aircraft (named Tangaloa – God of the Sky)  takes it's first flight to Nuiatoputapu in recent years. The remote island of Nuiatoputapu is usually serviced once a week by our eight seater Queen Air aircraft, which has also provided numerous medical evacuation services to the remote Niuas.... http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/The-Port-au-Prince:-Massacre-&-treasure-in-the-Friendly-Islands.html http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/The-Port-au-Prince:-Massacre-&-treasure-in-the-Friendly-Islands.html The Port au Prince was an English private ship of war, a vessel of 500 tons armed with 24 long nine and twelve pound guns as well as 8 twelve pound carronades on the quarter deck. She carried a “letter of marque” and this document permitted her Captain and crew to become pirates against the enemies of England, primarily France and Spain. In payment for their pirate raids any plunder they seized was to be their own. ... http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/Tonga's-Prime-Minister-launches-new-Kingdom-of-Tonga-brand.html http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/Tonga's-Prime-Minister-launches-new-Kingdom-of-Tonga-brand.html Tonga’s Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano formally launched a new tourism brand for Tonga today at Auckland’s waterfront Rugby World Cup venue, the Cloud. In front of media, travel wholesalers, airlines and representatives from Tonga’s government and the Auckland Tongan community, Lord Tu’ivakano introduced a range of new initiatives aimed at boosting tourism in the Kingdom. As well as... http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/The-Passionate-Airline.html http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/The-Passionate-Airline.html New Zealand Aviation and John King have published a brilliant article regarding the history of aviation in The Kingdom Of Tonga as well as Chathams Pacific in their Dec / Jan magazine. Part two of this substantial piece of work is due out any day now in good bookstores across NZ and Australia.  Alternatively you can order a copy of both magazines from the Aviation News website  for a token price. John has... http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/Anniversary-of-First-DC3-Flight.html http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/Anniversary-of-First-DC3-Flight.html As the first DC-3 in the world to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the first flight of the type - we congratulate A3-AWP "Tangaloa" and every other existant DC-3 on this very, very special day! And we wish our friends in South Africa (Springbok Classic Air Club) a wonderful weekend of fun and friendship as they celebrate this 75th anniversary in style. Thank you to Brendan Odell for these... http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/Soft-Coral-Discovery-Ha'apai!.html http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/Soft-Coral-Discovery-Ha'apai!.html Darren Rice of Liquid Image Productions discovered an exquisite soft coral reef whilst diving and exploring in Ha'apai, Kingdom Of Tonga.  This means a great new dive site with brilliant sea life for you to enjoy and is the only known reef of soft corals in the Kingdom. Darren has been working alongside the folks from Happy Ha’apai Divers and this discovery has set the diving world abuzz with excitement. ... http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/Swim-With-Whales-On-Aus-TV.html http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/Swim-With-Whales-On-Aus-TV.html Australia's Channel 9 Today Show featured Swimming With Whales on their Sunday evening program.  The video and experience was supported by Dive Adventures - Australia's leading dive adventure operator. You can enjoy the video on Channel 9's website and explore Dive Australia's site  http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/Emergency-Medical-Evacuation.html http://www.chathamspacific.com/articles/Emergency-Medical-Evacuation.html On Sunday 22nd of April Chatham's Pacific were granted an exemption to fly on a Sunday to operate an emergency flight to Vava'u so that a surgeon from Tongatapu could come to the aid of a local woman who was in danger of losing her baby through complications during labour. We are pleased to have received news from the surgeon that the mother and baby are recovering well, and are expected to make a full recovery. ...