Notes from the Flight Deck:

• Alan Milne took over as managing director of Air Niugini on October 22, 2018.

• He was with Qantas for 36 years. He held several senior positions, including head of fuel and environment, head of maintenance and head of integrated operations.

• He is a qualified aircraft maintenance engineer.

• He has set out to arrest Air Niugini’s losses, update the airline’s entire fleet of 25 aircraft, and to open up new business opportunities, such as servicing planes for other airlines and opening new freight routes.