To fly to the islands

This new jet aircraft, the Fokker F 28 Fellowship, will soon be demonstrated in several Pacific Islands. The jet will be in Fiji on March 6 and it will carry out routine operations to Funafuti, Tarawa and, probably, Nauru. On March 11 the jet will fly from Nadi to Tonga and then on to Apia and Pago Pago. The F 28 has a range of 1,200 miles and can carry up to 65 passengers at cruising speeds of up to 530 mph. Twenty F 28's have been ordered to date, and Fokker is hopeful of interesting South Pacific airlines in the plane.