Air Niugini was established in Nov1973 as the national airline of Papua New Guinea with the government holding 60% of the shares, Ansett (16%), Qantas (12%) and Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) (12%).[3] It started as an exclusively domestic carrier; however it expanded to offer international services shortly thereafter. In founding the airline, the government aimed to encourage regional development in a country without an extensive road network. The airline was established using DC-3 and Fokker F27 aircraft.
Severals Fokker F-28 operated with Air Niugini between 1977 to 2011. From September 2004, Fokker 100s have been introduced to start to replace the aging Fokker F28 aircraft that are used on domestic routes, the daily Cairns service, and the twice a week service to Honiara in the Solomon Islands.
Fellowship Fleet* 11041 P2-ANU ex C2-RN1 dd. 22Oct1977. wfu 06Jan2003.* 11056 P2-ANW ex C2-RN2 dd. 22Oct1977 - 11Feb2002.* 11038 P2-ANF ex CF-TAY dd. 23Feb1979. rmt. VH-XNG 22Apr2004.* 11033 P2-ANE ex C-FTAV dd. 06Jun1979 - wfu 28Apr2004.* 11003 P2-ANL ex F-GMOL li. TAT dd. 27Oct1986/27Oct1988* 11049 P2-ANB ex 5N-AGN dd. 16Jul1987 - 02Jun1995.* 11034 P2-ANZ ex F-BUTI li. TAT dd. 16Nov1987/Mar88.* 11089 P2-ANC ex M28-02 dd. 08Nov1988 - 01Apr2002.* 11070 P2-ANY ex C-FONG li. 11Jul1989 – 31Oct1989.* 11022 P2-ANH ex VH-FKB dd. 29Sep1989 - 17Nov1997.* 11118 P2-AND ex PH-RRJ dd. 22Dec1992. - 2005. Rmt. 3D-DAW.* 11223 P2-ANI ex PH-RRB dd. 01Apr1995 - Feb2009.* 11219 P2-ANJ ex PH-RRA dd. 27Feb1996 - Feb2009.* 11099 ntu. 2001 ex C-GTIZ.* 11207 P2-ANR ex VH-FKN dd. 29Mar2002. - 26Aug2011.* 11195 P2-ANS ex VH-FKK dd. 29Oct2002 - Feb2009.* 11205 ntu. 2002 ex VH-FKL.
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