By RACHNA LAL
The first of the four Air Pacific Boeing 737 aircraft repainted in the new ‘Fiji Airways’ livery, arrived back over the weekend.
The repainted Boeing 737-800 has already resumed services as per its normal schedule.
Air Pacific acting chief executive, Aubrey Swift, last week had announced a second Boeing 737 aircraft will return from being repainted and refreshed early next month.
Rebranding
June will surely be a happening month for Air Pacific as they are also expected to officially become Fiji Airways after eighteen months of preparations.
Mr Swift indicated this as a defining moment in the airline’s history.
The date for the June rebranding is yet to be confirmed, however, it is believed to be held either in mid-June or later in June.
Also in early June, Air Pacific will give its biggest market, Sydney, a sneak peek of the Fiji Airways A330 Airbus.
Meanwhile, Air Pacific’s fleet has now increased with the addition of two Airbus A330 with the last Airbus A330 due in November.
The national airline is then expected to retire its Boeing 747-400 fleet.