You know your country is small when.....

[Paul]

Air Nauru has secured alternate flights to and from the tiny island nation following repossession of the airline's only passenger jet by American creditors.

But the airline has yet to confirm whether the carriers flying limited services on its behalf would continue next week.

Nauru's only link with the outside world and the airline's sole plane, a Boeing 737-400, was repossessed in Melbourne on Saturday for non-payment of finance instalments.

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[Paul]

Just a little follow-up regarding the aircraft involved.

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) today announced its intent to seek cash offers to purchase
a Boeing 737-400 aircraft on an "as-is, where-is" basis. The aircraft, a 1993 Boeing 737-400 with additional fuel tanks installed (MSN 26960), was surrendered by Air Nauru last month pursuant to a December 18, 2005 Australian High Court ruling.

Ex-Im Bank is initiating a process in which it seeks cash offers to purchase the aircraft with clean title on an "as-is, where-is" basis. Ex-Im Bank is in the process of gathering maintenance records and assessing the condition of the aircraft, and will provide information in that regard to all parties interested in purchasing the aircraft. The aircraft has been maintained by Qantas throughout its operating life, and is currently being stored at the Qantas maintenance facility at Melbourne International Airport in Australia.

We encourage all parties interested in purchasing the aircraft to submit a request by Friday, February 10, 2006 to receive a complete bid package with further information on the aircraft. Please email this request to aircraftbids@exim.gov, and include contact information (name, address, company, phone and fax number, and email address). We will notify interested bidders who submit such information when bid package materials become available. In addition, bid package materials will be made available to the public on the Ex-Im Bank web site at http://www.exim.gov.

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