Guam's Asia Pacific Airlines resumes flight operations

The FAA has lifted the flight suspension that grounded Asia Pacific Airlines services. The airline has recently operated proving flights with one of their B757-200(PCF)s before resuming operations on one route on May 6. The FAA revoked the operating authority of Asia Pacific Airlines in early February, saying "the carrier was unable to demonstrate that its pilots were properly trained," a claim the carrier fiercely rejected. Nonetheless, the airline's fleet of three B757-200(PCF)s and one B757-200(PF) stayed on the ground for three months, causing enormous disruptions across several isolated Southwest Pacific countries that relied on the airline to ferry essential freight in and out. "The FAA restored the operating certificate for Aero Micronesia Inc., doing business as Asia Pacific, on Thursday, May 4," an FAA spokesperson said. "The carrier completed the steps we laid out with respect to training and record-keeping."<br/>