Manolos Aviation

Nicknamed “sky baby”, and named after the pilot, Captain Jurgen, the Goilala infant returned home on Friday morning after a heartfelt farewell by Manolos Aviation staff.

Naomi Pamaraka graduated from nursing college in 1999 and immediately started working in accidents and emergency.

She has worked in acute areas within the wards but never the labour ward.

All Nurse Pamaraka could remember was bringing her overnight bag with her as they lifted off from the Manolos base in Lae on Wednesday, the 15^th of September.

MAMA Foundation’s representative, Phyonna Silikara, emphasised the need for collaboration and support in bringing service and hope to our people in the rural districts.

Currently, the only private sector support they get is from Trukai Industries.

Speaking during the announcement of Trukai’s K100,000 backing, Silikara said: “As you look around, you see the need for it. We need a lot more compact equipment that can be used in-flight.

Trukai Industries has supported the Mountain Area Medical Airlift (MAMA) Foundation with a defibrillator – a compact monitoring device that is valued at over K100,000.

Defibrillators can restore a normal heartbeat and prevent or correct an uneven heartbeat (arrhythmia); a crucial device for emergency medical evacuations (medivac).

Trukai Industries is supporting Manolos Aviation’s Mountain Area Medical Airlift Foundation to procure a Zoll X Series defibrillator.  

CEO Alan Preston said this vital service that Manolos provides is a wonderful story for PNG.

He made this statement before boarding a Manolos Aviation chopper this morning to attend a graduation at his home village of Keweng at Teptep.

After weeks of deadlock between Manolos Aviation and the Morobe Sustainable Investment Ltd, the head of the province finally shared his thoughts on the matter.

Acting Justice Paulus Dowa made the ruling on Friday, December 4^th, following the submission of an affidavit by Bradshaw on December 3^rd.

On Thursday, December 3^rd, managing director of the Morobe Provincial Government business arms, Bradshaw, deposed an affidavit to the courts following the posting of a letter on social media.

The letter, dated December 3^rd, was from Manolos Aviation CEO, Jurgen Ruh, inviting Bradshaw to a meeting set for Friday, December 4^th, in an effort to resolve their issue.

Ruh says he wishes to put ‘matters on hand to rest’.

Three weeks have passed since the Morobe Sustainable Investment Ltd welded Manolos Aviation’s fuel depot gate shut.

With both firms at loggerheads over rental arrears and outstanding Morobe Provincial Government bills, Morobe’s rural women are suffering when the medivacs are disturbed.

In an effort to resolve the matter, Manolos CEO, Captain Jurgen Ruh, wrote to MSIL managing director, Elizabeth Bradshaw, to meet with them on Friday, December 4^th, at 2pm at the Lae International Hotel.

Eight of Morobe’s women leaders, who call themselves Mama Morobe, forced open the gate to Manolos Aviation’s fuel depot after hearing of a baby’s death in rural Teptep.

The business arm of the Morobe Provincial Government allegedly locked Manolos Aviation’s fuel depot gate on Monday November 16^th over claims of rental arrears.

Managing director, Bradshaw, said the lockout was consistent with a National Court order brought about by Manolos’ refusal to sign a new lease.

The eight women used brute force to break open a welded gate for Manolos to access its fuel depot and smoothly conduct its operations.

The situation arose when the Morobe Sustainable Investment Ltd, a provincial government business arm, locked their main gate and welded the depot gate shut early this week over claims of rental arrears.

Fuel trucks and the Manolos ambulance drive into the MSIL premises to access the depot gate.

A local man, introducing himself as Steven, reported: “This is the first time we have seen a helicopter here in Bamio. It was an exciting day and we thank YWAM for coming.”

Manolos CEO and pilot, Jurgen Roh, landed the aircraft in the local elementary school ground to a throng of intrigued locals and the receiving YWAM crew.

“It was a long flight from Lae right across here to the border of Gulf and Western. The weather provided us some challenges but the mission was successfully completed,” said Roh.