Air Tahiti Nui
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| Air Tahiti Nui | ||
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| IATA TN |
ICAO THT |
Callsign TAHITI AIRLINES |
| Founded | 1996 | |
| Hubs | Faa'a International Airport | |
| Frequent flyer program | Club Tiare | |
| Member lounge | International Lounge | |
| Fleet size | 5 | |
| Destinations | 8 | |
| Headquarters | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| Key people | Eric Pommier (CEO) | |
| Website: http://www.airtahitinui.com | ||
Air Tahiti Nui is French Polynesia's flag carrier airline with its headquarters in Papeete, Tahiti. The airline operates from Faa'a International Airport on the island of Tahiti.
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[edit] History
The airline was established on 31 October 1996 and commenced flight operations on 20 November 1998. It is the first international airline based in Papeete, Tahiti, formed to develop inbound tourism. The Government of French Polynesia is the major shareholder (61.4%) along with other local investors.
[edit] Services
Air Tahiti Nui operates the following services (at July 2005):
[edit] Asia
[edit] Europe
[edit] North America
[edit] Oceania
[edit] Fleet
The Air Tahiti Nui fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006) [1] :
| Designation | Aircraft | In service | Seating capacity (First/Business/Coach) |
Notes on aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-OJTN (Bora Bora) | A340-300 | March 2002 | 294 (6/24/264) | leased from ILFC |
| F-OJGF (Mangereva) | A340-300 | April 2002 | 294 (6/24/264) | leased from ILFC |
| F-OSEA (Rangiroa) | A340-300 | January 2003 | 294 (6/24/264) | leased from ILFC |
| F-OSUN (Moorea) | A340-300 | February 2003 | 294 (6/24/264) | leased from ILFC |
| F-OLOV (Nuku Hiva) | A340-300 | June 2005 | 294 (6/24/264) | Latest aircraft in service |
- A possible sixth A340-300 has been deferred for some time until Air Tahiti Nui can resolve their financial crisis.
- There is a possibility that Air Tahiti Nui will become one of the customers of the Airbus A350. [2]
[edit] See also
- Club Tiare
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
- ^ Planespotters.net
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