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Old 21st September 2023, 02:27 PM
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Default Air Niugini Fleet Renewal

Other than the 2x B787's previously mentioned, Air Niugini will be purchasing 11 x A220's to replace their F70/100 fleet.

Announced in August:

Airbus is about to win a new order for the A220 after Air Niugini has selected the type for the replacement of its aging Fokker fleet. The order for eleven A220s needs to be finalized, the airframer says, but the airline from Papua New Guinea expects to take delivery of the first aircraft in 2025. Air Niugini selects Airbus A220 as Fokker replacement.

Air Niugini operates a regional and international network out of the country East of Indonesia since it was established in 1972. The current fleet includes twenty Fokkers. The carrier operates seven F100s and six F70s, with most of the former type having operated before with TAM Linhas Aereas and the latter joining from KLM Cityhopper when they were replaced by Embraer E1s in 2016. The average age of the F100s is nearing 31 years and that of the F70s over 27 years.

“This is the first time for Air Niugini to purchase brand new regional jets. We are moving from analogue to digital. The Fokker jet aircraft have done their part for the last 25 years and it is time to replace them with a game changer aircraft,” says Gary Seddon, the airline’s acting CEO, in a statement on Facebook (in the center of the main picture with Minister of State Enterprises, William Duma).

The order has been approved by the country’s National Executive Council and will make Air Niugini the first operator of the type in this part of the world. Back in 2019, there were reports that Air Niugini was considering the Embraer E195-E2.

The order includes both the A220-100 and the A220-300, but Air Niugini hasn’t specified the exact split of the order nor any future purchase rights. With their 6.400-kilometer range, the Airbus can fly significantly further than the Fokker F100 (4.300-kilometer) or F70 (3.410-kilometer) on both domestic and international routes out of Port Moresby.

At the same time, the Airbus offers more seats. If Air Niugini would replace the F70s with the A220-100 and maintain a single-class cabin, the seat count could increase from eighty on the Fokker to 120 on the Airbus. The F100s are configured with 101 seats, including eight Business Class and 93 Economy. Dual-class seat count for the A220-300 stands at 130.

https://airinsight.com/air-niugini-s...r-replacement/

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/n...e-fokker-fleet
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Old 30th September 2023, 11:09 AM
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Does anyone know where P2-PXV is?? It shows on Flight Aware as PX6392 with last flight on 24/9 from SIN to "near" Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, nothing else.
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Old 30th September 2023, 11:55 AM
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Old 30th September 2023, 12:36 PM
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thanks Mark
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Old 20th October 2023, 07:37 PM
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Yes BNE is getting the Omni 763 as both 767's go in for majors .Omni should be for 6 months wet lease i have been told.
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Old 30th October 2023, 11:28 AM
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P2-PXA is the next 737-800 due this week .Expected to be in the magnificent 1980's retro scheme on the A300's.

One to watch out for.
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Old 30th October 2023, 11:59 AM
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Old 1st November 2023, 04:23 PM
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Six A220s ordered from Airbus with an additional 5 via leasing companies, and a Dash 8-400 lease LOi cancelled.
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Old 2nd November 2023, 07:06 AM
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Yes and 8 X 100's and 3 x 300's is the break up of the A220's.

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Old 6th November 2023, 08:37 AM
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P2-PXA, new 738 for Air Niugini is currently being ferried SIN/POM as PX6393 due at 10.51am. 763 P2-PXW did PX8 POM/HKG last Friday and is still there.
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