Asia Pacific Airlines opposes Nauru Airlines foreign carrier permit application with USDOT

Asia Pacific Airlines has challenged the Nauru Airlines application with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to seek a foreign air carrier permit to run flights to the United States. In May, Nauru Airlines filed its application with the DOT seeking to operate flights between Nauru and the United States territory of Guam and later Honolulu. The carrier plans to operate two weekly round-trip cargo flights and one weekly passenger flight between Guam and Nauru. The application comes after Asia Pacific Airlines was grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in February. The FAA issued an Emergency Order of Suspension to Asia-Pacific Airlines because of