The conection between skytrans and APNG is the wild family. Simon Wild is the Chairman of the APNG Board(largest shareholder but not owner it is now a public company) and the owner of Skytrans. Before anyone tries to pin this on the lack of regulation, everyone needs to remember that APNG is the only airline in PNG that is regulated by PNG caa and CASA. It has the same hoops to jump through that qantas, virgin and for that matter skytrans does.
Also I agree with the post about the ADF being up there I think that it is a crazy move in that environment. It should be left to those who know the region, surely some of the mine guys whould be better trained at such things.