bunumuring wrote:

Hey guys,
PNG has been on my bucket list basically since I was a teenager. Sadly I knocked back a couple of opportunities to go there with my grandfather 30 or so years ago as he had fought in WW2 on the Kokoda Trail and wanted to revisit the area to pay thanks again to the locals who saved his life.
I know a few people who have travelled there for the diving off the north coast of PNG plus a few who have gone there for government work. we also had family friends who were missionaries in the PNG highlands.
The one time I tried to book a holiday to PNG I was put off by a lack of accommodation in Port Moresby even though I wanted to travel around a fair bit of the country. I don't know if there still is a shortage of reasonable accommodation but it really turned me off booking the trip. The air fares were high but compatible with travelling Sydney-Broome which I've done a few times.
I love Air Niugini's current colours but agree that they could do more. I remember the old ex-TAA A300B4 with the huge bird of paradise down the side - what a precursor to some current trends it turned out to be! Certainly more colour along the fuselage and a larger bird motif could be done...
Take care,
Bunumuring

MLflyer wrote:

Here's a rough mock up I did using the current colours and logo variant:

I think we need something a little more modern and more vibrant.

SEAorPWM wrote:

Is there a reason why they went with used CEO's instead of new NEO's?

Seems like a bad move in the era of high fuel costs.

ZK-NBT wrote:

Motorhussy wrote:

SEAorPWM wrote:

Is there a reason why they went with used CEO's instead of new NEO's?

Seems like a bad move in the era of high fuel costs.

PX has yet to choose its 767-300 fleet replacement but the airline and country’s coffers are not hugely well off. The A330 ceo is being mooted as a likely replacement as it would be fit for purpose, available and affordable. The cabin fit-out of the existing FJ birds - two of which are rumoured to be coming available - are well suited to PX’s purposes.

FJ denied that they are looking at more A350s for now, which means the existing fleet isn’t going anywhere.

The A330CEO makes the most sense for PX I think, cheaper and they don’t need brand new.

Motorhussy wrote:

ZK-NBT wrote:

Motorhussy wrote:

PX has yet to choose its 767-300 fleet replacement but the airline and country’s coffers are not hugely well off. The A330 ceo is being mooted as a likely replacement as it would be fit for purpose, available and affordable. The cabin fit-out of the existing FJ birds - two of which are rumoured to be coming available - are well suited to PX’s purposes.

FJ denied that they are looking at more A350s for now, which means the existing fleet isn’t going anywhere.

The A330CEO makes the most sense for PX I think, cheaper and they don’t need brand new.

And yet CEO André Viljoen confirmed to local media in May that plans are in place to bring on more A350 to replace the A330 fleet.

https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/business/fiji-airways-to-fly-in-replacements/

jbs2886 wrote:

Motorhussy wrote:

ZK-NBT wrote:

FJ denied that they are looking at more A350s for now, which means the existing fleet isn’t going anywhere.

The A330CEO makes the most sense for PX I think, cheaper and they don’t need brand new.

And yet CEO André Viljoen confirmed to local media in May that plans are in place to bring on more A350 to replace the A330 fleet.

https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/business/fiji-airways-to-fly-in-replacements/

Which was then denied. https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news ... more-a350s

vhtje wrote:

Does QF still own a chunk of PX?

I know when PX was formed back in the early 1970s, ownership was QF/TN/AN and governments of PNG and Australia, but when/how did that change? One would assume it is now fully owned by the PNG Government?

ZK-NBT wrote:

bunumuring wrote:

Hey smi0006,
A great catch by you: I guess this is probable confirmation of the A330-200 entering Air Niugini’s fleet.
… and Fiji Airways’ A330-200s are powered by RR Trent engines, which are specified in the ad. Of course this isn’t ‘proof’ of a deal as speculated upthread and there are other companies that could also be offering deals on this airframe/engine combo.
Interesting times!
Could we now see A32X family members replace the 737NGs?
Take care
Bunumuring

FJ denied they were looking for more A350s, so no plan to reply any A330s for now. I’m sure there are a few RR powered A332s on the market.