The airline was one of many companies established to link the goldfields of New Guinea to points in Australia.

In the aftermath of the war Mandated Airlines began to acquire and incorporate other airlines such as: Island Airways in 1948 and Gibbes Sepik Airways and Madang Air Services in 1960.

[1] In January 1961 Mandated Airlines was purchased by Ansett Australian and subsequently re-branded as Ansett MAL with its route network and fleet remaining unchanged.

[3] Ansett MAL operated throughout Papua New Guinea in combination with other airline subsidiaries such as TAA Sunbird and SAATS East Indonesia.

Throughout its existence Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea operated to:[5]Throughout its existence Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea operated: