geeup,
Need to correct you a little bit....
There is a difference between leasing and buying and the ATR's are on a very generous deal.
As far as new aircraft are concerned; Hevilift operate Viking 400's (present tense) they have three of type, P2-IRM, P2-KSY and P2-IRN (presently F-OVEA and parked at Skytek, Cairns) so I'm sure they are making money.
Talair bought new EMB100 Banderiantes
Douglas bought new Nomads and Partenavia's
Provincial Air bought new Nomads after inheriting Independent Air Transport used Nomads
MAF has bought new aircraft C206,'s new C208 Caravan's
I've left SIL and Adventist out as they are sponsored aircraft.
The Tecnam will never come to PNG, the wheels and tyres are too small....
The late Yorkie Mendoza was the best agent; he could sell a fly crawling up a wall. Yorkie did a great job persuading Bouganville Copper to sell the Merlin III and buy a Westwind Jet. (P2-BCM)
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