NOW that the aircraft that will bring NMI produce to Guam has arrived from Alaska, Arctic Circle Air president Tony Pellegrino says heâs meeting the farmers and shareholders next week.
âItâs like the babyâs born,â he added.
âOn Monday or Tuesday morning, we want to go to Rota and meet the people who invested with us,â he said.
He also wants to secure their commitment as the project move forward.
He said they will also go to Tinian.
âWe want everybody to get ready.â
Arctic Circle Air will bring produce from Saipan, Tinian and Rota to Guam, which Pellegrino described as an âalmost an insatiable market.â
The CNMI can import 50,000 lbs. of produce a month to Guam, he added.
Asked when they intend to begin the operation, he said: âFirst week of October.â
Vice president for marketing Paul Zak, for his part, conveyed thanked the Commonwealth Development Authority for its support to the project.
In the meantime, Pellegrino said, farm specialists Sid Cabrera and Herman Deleon Guerrero will assist the farmers boost their production.
Pellegrino said pilot Ronald Sheardown from Alaska volunteered to fly the plane to Saipan with a co-pilot.
Sheardown said their original plan was to fly to Russia, Korea, Taiwan and then to the Philippines, Pohnpei and Saipan.
Instead, Sheardown said they flew from Nome, Alaska to Anchorage then to Adak in the Aleutians, Midway, Majuro, Pohnpei and Saipan.
Asked why they changed their flight plan, he said: âIt is much cheaper to come the way we came.â
Asked how the flight was, he replied: âIt was very good. The winds were good; weather marginal in places. But overall, it was a good trip.â
The nine-seat plane wasnât supposed to arrived until Thursday afternoon, but difficulties at the Pohnpei airport forced the pilots to head to Saipan after refueling.
âThe Pohnpei port authorities were complicated and difficult to deal with,â Sheardown said.
The Britten-Norman aircraft can fly long distances of about 1,200 to 1,700 nautical miles, he added.
Interested farmers and investors may contact him at 287-8310 or email tonypell@pticom.com.
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Arctic Circle Air ready to do business
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