General Manager – Continuing Airworthiness Management

About the role

PNG Air is looking for a senior aviation technical professional to lead its Continuing Airworthiness Management Group (CAMG) in Port Moresby. Reporting to the CEO, the General Manager will ensure the fleet remains airworthy while embedding safety in every decision.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance control, ensuring aircraft and equipment comply with CASA‑approved programmes and managing Minimum Equipment Lists.
• Coordinate aircraft availability with operations, assess and resolve discrepancies, and authorise MEL extensions.
• Manage forecasting and planning systems, produce maintenance reports, and align peak operational needs with long‑range maintenance schedules.
• Ensure regulatory compliance by issuing Special Flight Permits, liaising with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, and maintaining the Continuing Airworthiness Management Manual.
• Control production and distribution of CAMM and aircraft MELs, implement audit corrective actions, and safeguard original airworthiness certificates.

Required profile

• Extensive experience in aviation maintenance and airworthiness management.
• Proven senior technical leadership with responsibility for fleet‑wide airworthiness.
• Strong understanding of PNG CASA regulations and international airworthiness directives.
• Ability to work closely with operations, regulatory bodies, and maintenance providers.

Required skills

• Aircraft Maintenance Control
• Maintenance Forecasting & Planning
• Regulatory Compliance (CASA)
• Continuing Airworthiness Management
• Management of Minimum Equipment Lists (MEL) and Airworthiness Directives
• CAMM documentation and audit implementation