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Air Niugini - 757 Services To Brisbane/Sydney  
User currently offlineQF175 From Australia, joined Mar 2007, 405 posts, RR: 2
Posted (2 years 2 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 1889 times:

Air Niuguni will commence 757-200 ops on its POM-BNE-POM (in addition to BNE-SYD-BNE) services effective 12DEC07 (Source: Air Niugini and Qantas websites). The schedule for the first 757-200 flight (WED 12DEC07) into Brisbane is as follows:

PX003/QF350 POM/BNE 09.45/12.45
PX004/QF349 BNE/POM 13.55/16.55

The 757 will be crewed by Iceland Air pilots but I would imagine the cabin crew would be from Air Niugini.

I believe Air Niugini are leasing TF-FII, an Iceland AIr 757-256 with winglets (see below):


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I have read reports in the media that the aircraft will have PX's livery applied before year's end.

Currently PX flies a 767-300 (Viva Macau's 767-300 B-MAW) into BNE most days with the Fokker 100 operating services every Wednesday. Air Niugini also flies BNE-SYD-BNE on a limited basis.

It will certainly be nice to see regular 757 ops in Australia once again (wasn't Royal Tongan the last regular operator of pax 757 into Australia? - if you exclude the RTW charter flights we have had over the past few years).

Cheers

[Edited 2007-11-26 06:31:08]


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User currently offlineVH-BZF From Australia, joined Oct 1999, 684 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (2 years 2 months 2 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 1712 times:

Yes saw the Viva Macau B763 the other morning in Brisbane & thought it a bit odd! Didn't think Viva Macau operarted to BNE, & now you've answered that question! Thanks!

BZF


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User currently offlineAlangirvan From New Zealand, joined Nov 2000, 1482 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (2 years 2 months 2 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1681 times:

Is the Icelandair 757 one of the planes that was operated for Globespan? Will it be a bit more reliable for Air Niugini?
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