NiuSky Pacific Limited (NSPL) is the new Corporate Identity of the former PNG Air Services Limited (PNGASL), the sole provider of Air Navigation Services for Papua New Guinea. NSPL’s primary business is to provide Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Air Navigation Services (ANS) to the Aviation Industry in PNG for both domestic and international air operators who use PNG’s designated airspace which is known as the Flight Information Region (FIR). Its area of responsibility spans 1.6 million square kilometers of airspace, extending from the sea level up to 60,000 feet.
NSPL is a State Aviation Entity (SAE) registered as an independent company in July, 2007. However, its official operations commenced in January, 2008. The Company evolved from a government agency, formally known as the PNG Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), into a self-sustaining commercialised entity as intended by the Government.
The Government of Papua New Guinea remains the sole shareholder through the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Civil Aviation.