Overview

• The A220-300, leased from Azorra, left Airbus’s Mirabel final assembly line on a delivery flight to Port Moresby.
• The ferry routing includes stops in Vancouver, Honolulu and Fiji, according to the delivery plan.
• The aircraft, named “People’s Balus,” features a special livery marking Papua New Guinea’s 50th independence anniversary.
• Air Niugini holds direct orders for eight A220-100s and leases for three A220-300s to speed entry into service and phase out Fokker jets, with the type also expected to later replace some 737-800s.
• Cirium data shows the carrier currently operates two Fokker 100s, three Fokker 70s, three 737-800s, two 767-300ERs, one Dassault Falcon 900 and one Dash-8 Q400.