If you're in the US, you'll need some luck to get hired into PNG. The PNG operators tend to hire mostly New Zealanders, and the odd Aussie, because it's cheap to fly them too/from work on the touring basis.
The operators are:
Pacific Helicopters (Goroka)
Hevilift (Mt Hagen)
Helifix (Port Moresby)
Heli Niugini (Madang)
Niugini Helicopters (Kimbe)
Manolos Aviation (Rabaul)
South West Air (Mendi)
They are the main ones, plus a few other minor operators. They all have a presence on the internet.
As for who are good to work for, and who to avoid, in the current economic climate if offered a job just take it. Do your best to make the most of it.
PNG presents some challenging flying and working conditions, just remember to have a good Plan B for whatever it is you're doing because sometimes Plan A doesn't work and you can end up in a spot of serious bother very quickly, sometimes through no fault of your own.
Last edited by gulliBell; 3rd Dec 2016 at 23:47.