  air niugini limited is the national airline of papua new guinea, based in air niugini house on the property of jacksons international airport, port moresby."privacy policy." air nuigini. retrieved on 3 february 2011. "air niugini house port moresby, national capital district jacksonâs airport" it operates a domestic network from port moresby and lae, as well as international services in asia, oceania, and australia. its main base is jacksons international airport.flight international 27 march 2007 niugini is the tok pisin word for new guinea. == history ==   the airline was established in november 1973 as the national airline of papua new guinea with the government holding 60% of the shares, ansett (16%), qantas (12%) and trans australia airlines (taa) (12%). it started as an exclusively domestic carrier; however it expanded to offer international services shortly thereafter. in founding the airline, the government aimed to encourage regional development in a country without an extensive road network. the airline was established using dc-3 and fokker f27 aircraft. international services commenced very early on in the history of the airline with a leased boeing 720 from 6 february 1976 to 2 february 1977. this was later replaced with a boeing 707 purchased from qantas.{{cite web|url=http://www.707.adastron.com/gallery/p2-anh-1.htm |title=vh-jet#1 & her sisters - photo of the boeing 707 & the boeing 720b it replaced |publisher=707.adastron.com |accessdat
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