US charter carrier New Pacific Airlines has ceased operations, with an internal email to the airline’s staff explaining that its suspension has been prompted by an inability to sustain economic viability amid ongoing losses. The last few years have been something of a roller coaster for the Alaskan startup, which, among other things, has had to change its name and shift from scheduled operations to charter flights in order to stay afloat.
Recent developments suggested that things might be starting to look up for New Pacific Airlines. Indeed, earlier this month, it secured a partnership with a boutique carrier that operates all-premium flights and was looking to branch out into the US. This, however, seems to have been too little, too late.
The End Of The Line
As first reported by View From The Wing, New Pacific Airlines’ President and Chief Executive Officer, Tom Hsieh, informed his staff of the carrier’s operational cessation in an internal email that circulated yesterday. His message confirmed that employees would be paid for their time through to the end of the day today (Thursday, November 27), with a promise to staff members who were still on the road to “work expeditiously to get [them] home.”
Hsieh underlined his pride in the members of his team for everything that they have achieved in recent years, both when it came to New Pacific Airlines’ operations itself and its partnership with Ravn Alaska. However, amid ongoing financial struggles, further funding is no longer viable, as Hsieh notes:
“It is with a heavy heart that I am announcing that we will be ceasing operations today. Unfortunately, we are unable to continue to fund the losses in our business.”
New Pacific Airlines’ Fleet & Recent Developments
As previously mentioned, November 2025 had got off to more of a promising start for New Pacific Airlines, following the signing of a potentially lucrative partnership. The deal in question, as reported at the time by Aerospace Global News, saw it team up with the Maldivian boutique carrier Beond in order to help the latter airline bring its all-premium operations to the US. This would have seen it use NPA’s VIP Boeing 757s.
According to present fleet data made available by ch-aviation, and as detailed below, New Pacific Airlines had three examples of the Boeing 757-200 at its disposal at the time of its operational cessation. These are currently fitted with all-business-class seating configurations that have space for 78 passengers in a four-abreast layout. According to Aerospace Global News, this had made them a popular choice for sports charters in the US.
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New Pacific Airlines’ Fleet (Per ch-aviation) |
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|---|---|---|
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Aircraft Type |
Number |
Average Age |
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Boeing 757-200 |
3 |
30.6 years old |
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Dash 8-100 |
3 |
32.5 years old |
|
Dash 8-300 |
1 |
30.8 years old |
|
Total |
7 |
31.3 years old |
In the wake of New Pacific Airlines’ operational cessation, tracking data from Flightradar24 shows that two of these three aircraft have already been flown to storage at the Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) in California. N627SP was the first to arrive, touching down yesterday at 17:13 after a 4.5-hour flight from Columbus (CMH). It was followed three hours later by N628SP, which landed at 20:17 after a six-hour trip from Farmingdale (FRG).
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A Brief History Of New Pacific Airlines
New Pacific Airlines was founded in May 2021 as an Alaskan startup carrier that aimed to market Anchorage (ANC) as a viable stopover on flights between Asia and North America. Its first flight took off from Ontario (ONT) for Las Vegas in July 2023, having initially been planned for June of that year. Things didn’t get any easier for the new airline, which had to cancel the return leg of this flight due to a mechanical issue with the plane.
The carrier was originally called Northern Pacific Airways, but had to change its name to New Pacific Airlines amid a trademark infringement suit by the BNSF Railway concerning the ‘Northern Pacific’ name. 2024 wasn’t any easier, with the airline cutting its Las Vegas flights in January of that year before switching from scheduled operations to charter flights two months later. However, even that wasn’t enough to save the now-defunct carrier.
