Air Vanuatu’s ATR72 aircraft is currently out of service since last Saturday due to a technical fault.
The airline’s Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Laloyer, explained that there is a motoring fault with the plane’s electrical system, which has resulted in the decision to not have the aircraft fly until the spare part arrives and is installed.
He said since Saturday they have sourced the spare part with Air Calin in New Caledonia, Air Pacific in Fiji, Mount Cook with Air New Zealand and Heavy Lift in Papua New Guinea, but everyone did not have the part in question.