Air Moana
French Polynesian airline
Air Moana is an airline in French Polynesia. Its main hub is at Faa'a International Airport. It operates domestic flights within French Polynesia using two ATR-72 aircraft.
The airline was established in January 2022[1] by Christian Vernaudon, a former head of Air Tahiti,[2] with plans to use ATR aircraft to fly domestic flights to the Society islands and Tuamotus.[3] it secured its domestic operating licence in December 2022,[4] with its first aircraft arriving later that month.[5] In December 2022 Sofidep, the French Polynesian development finance company, took a stake in the airline.[6]
It secured its air operators certificate in February 2023.[7] It made its inaugural flight to Bora Bora on 8 February 2023.[8]
The airline took delivery of its second ATR 72–600 in March 2023.[9]
References
- ^ "Air Moana to fly across French Polynesia". RNZ. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Ça se bouscule dans le ciel polynésien" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "New airlines risk crowding Tahiti aviation market". RNZ. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Air Moana obtient sa licence d'exploitation" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Le premier avion de la compagnie Air Moana a atterri à Faa'a" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "La Sofidep entre au capital d'Air Moana" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "French Polynesia's Air Moana secures its AOC". Ch Aviation. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Pour Air Moana, "le ciel est suffisamment grand"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Un deuxième avion "Poenui" pour Air Moana" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
External links
- Official website
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