No Jet Fuel Servicing on Yap

Been wondering why the crazy flight schedules into and out of Yap? The following may help shed some light on the issue.
Lt. Governor Tony Tareg accompanied by Acting Attorney General Cyprian Manmaw and Acting Director of R & D, Jesse Gajdusek traveled to Guam on January 21^st to meet with various companies in Guam in regards to jet fueling services at the Yap International Airport.
For the past two years, Mobil has discontinued jet fueling service at the airport. With no readily available jet fuel, Continental cut back on flight schedules into Yap from Guam. According to sources, Mobil's discontinuation of jet fueling is safety related due to the poor conditions of the air

tion of the service.
The State delegation met jointly with Mobil (an ExxonMobile Subsidiary) and Continental Airline. The delegation pointed out that while the State has been forced to invest in needed equipment to enable the provision of jet fuel services, it is ill equipped to handle the actual operation component of such service. To address this, Yap is seeking the hands on involvement of a competent and experienced company to take on the work. According to the trip report, Continental pointed out that although this service option had been dis

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port apron. This problem with the "shifting" airport apron was identified over four years ago during assessments after Typhoon Lupit.
The trip report submitted by the delegation sent to Guam states that "the government realizes the economic importance and convenience of more flights to the state and while this has been an issue for two years, not enough was done to make it a reality."
Arrangements that had been undertaken in the past by the government was the purchase of a tanker truck which is now on island. However, there still remains the purchase of iso-tainers for the transport and storage of jet fuel, testing equipment and technical expertise for the opera