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$1.5m for automatic weather system

GOVERNMENT has budgeted $1.5million to fund the replacement of the automatic weather observation system (AWOS) at the Nadi and Nausori international airports.

The AWOS replacement project will improve weather monitoring for the aviation sector and communities living near the airports.

A total of $0.62million has also been allocated for the upgrade of the Nadi radar antenna.

This funding should complete the upgrade of the Nadi radar antenna in this upcoming budget cycle, which is a critical instrument used for domestic and regional weather forecasting.

Five people adrift on a boat from Gau rescued near Moala

Five people who were drifting in a fibre glass boat between Levuka and Gau from Sunday night, were rescued near Moala yesterday afternoon.

Police confirm that they were rescued by Fiji Navy.

Naval officers aboard a Northern Air aircraft spotted the stranded boat on a reef then alerted the Fiji Navy on the location.

The boat left Gau island on Sunday carrying an injured person with Dr Mika Lutumailagi of Qarani Health Centre, a nurse and the boat owner.

TAKING OFF! Flying School In Nausori

A privately owned flying school-South Pacific Aviation Training Institute (SPATI)- has been set up at Nausori international Airport (Luvuluvu) for students who are interested in becoming pilots.

The flying school begins proper next month. Until now flying schools have been only based at Nadi International Airport.

The chief executive of the school and Northern Air, Captain Rainjesh San, said: “We are very proud of it.

Flying Schools Bring Aviation Opportunities

The country’s newest flying school is set to operate in December.

The South Pacific Aviation Training Institute (SPATI), which is to be based at Nausori International Airport, is a subsidiary of Northern Air, the country’s second biggest domestic carrier and owned by veteran pilot, Captain Rainjesh San. This is going to be the third flying school in Fiji.

Already in operation at the Nadi International Airport, are the Pacific Flying School (PFS) which was established in 1986 by the late Don Collingwood, the owner of Sunflower Airline, which was later acquired by national airline Fiji Airways (formerly known as Air Pacific).