Aircalin has become the second airline to fly the Airbus A330neo to Australia after using its new A330-900 F-ONEO on the Noumea-Sydney route on August 16.
Cobham Aviation Services chief executive Ryan Both says the company's first de Havilland Q400 turboprop represents a growth platform for the future.
Malindo Air chief executive Chandran Rama Muthy says the airline is looking for further expansion in Australia after starting flights to Sydney.
A second-hand Boeing 747-400 that was previously flown by the Japanese government has been put on sale for US$28 million.
Aircalin has become the first airline in Oceania to take delivery of the Airbus A330neo with the first of two A330-900 on the way to New Caledonia.
Qantas entered the jet era on July 29 1959 when a Boeing 707-138B took off from Sydney bound for San Francisco via Nadi in Fiji and Honolulu, Hawaii.