The issues facing Air Niugini are enormous.
The Fokker 100 fleet is unreliable, parts are scarce, it would appear from the parking area near the PX hangar that F100, P2-AND will possibly never fly again and has become a donor aircraft. The Fokker 70, P2-ANY is probably in the same state of disrepair.
By far the most reliable aircraft in the PX fleet is the sole Dash-8-400; although there is talk of others on the way. The previous sale of the PX Dash 8-400 fleet was a mistake and based solely upon the governments desire to become a sole Jet operator.
The Government/Air Niugini/PM's or GG's, Falcon 900 has not flown since June 2020. We can assume no crew recency not even a few circuits to keep the system up and running. The Falcon 900 in today's market is probably worth more than all the Fokker 100's.
If the Falcon 900 was to go for 'open' Auction; no sealed bids and no Prime Ministers subtracting administrative fees. The money might buy a few Dash 8-400's
Last edited by Kagamuga; 14th Nov 2020 at 22:13.
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