Update: 1:27PM AIR Pacific managing director and chief executive officer David Pflieger has notified the airline's board of his decision to leave the airline and return to the United States.
Board chairman Nalin Patel made this announcement via a statement a short while ago.
Mr Pflieger's three-year contract will expire in May this year.
Mr Patel also announced that the board would immediately begin the recruitment process for Mr Pflieger's successor.