The F70 is making its maiden flight to Hoskins this afternoon from the Jacksons International airport in Port Moresby.
It has been more than five years for turbo prop aircraft to fly into WNB and the F70 jet aircraft flight will be a bonus for WNB people, giving Air Niugini customers jet comfort, speed and more seats between Port Moresby and Hoskins.
The F70 has advantages over the Q400 due to its long range capability where it can operate on routes that F100 and Boeing fleets are too large to operate on.
