Papua New Guinea's Public Enterprise Minister, Ben Micah, has reaffirmed the government's intention to have it's national carrier, Air Niugini, enlisted on the stock exchange.
The Post Courier reports Mr Micah as saying the government is seriously considering the move and it was looking at having it happen this year.
He says the aim is to have all state owned enterprises listed on the stock exchange so that it is owned by the citizens and not by the Government.
Meanwhile the airline is set to continue its retrofit program in 2014 with Air Niugini's newly appointed board chairman, Sir Frederick Reiher, saying the company has been upgrading all its airplanes in its Boeing fleet.
He says he's confident the retrofit program on its B767 and B737 fleet will be completed in time for the Pacific Games in July next year.
