Air Vanuatu (NF, Port Vila) has taken delivery of its maiden ATR72-600 following a ceremony held at Toulouse Blagnac on Tuesday, October 25.
YJ-AV73 (cn 1358) is currently being ferried to the South Pacific and is expected to arrive in Port Vila on Monday, October 31. Once in country, it will replace the Ni-Vanuatu carrier's existing ATR - Avions de Transport Régional fleet of two ATR72-500s, one of which is leased from Nordic Aviation Capital.
ch-aviation analysis of schedule data shows the -600 will initially be used on flights from Port Vila to Espiritu Santo and Tanna domestically and to Nouméa La Tontouta in New Caledonia.
