Avro RJ70 National Jet Systems has placed one of its two Avro RJ70s on lease with Air Niugini. The 70-seater is operated on daily services between Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG), and Cairns, Australia, in place of a Fokker F28. The aircraft is also flown to Honiara, Solomon Islands, and on internal PNG services, linking Port Moresby with Mt Hagen, Lae, Rabaul and Hoskins.
Source: Flight International
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