Air Tahiti
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| Founded | 1953 | |||
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| Hubs | Faa'a International Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 12 | |||
| Destinations | 46 | |||
| Headquarters | Faa'a International Airport Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia |
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| Website | http://www.airtahiti.aero/ | |||
Société Air Tahiti Société Anonyme is a regional airline with its head office on the property of Faa'a International Airport, in Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia, near Papeete.[1] Air Tahiti's network covers 46 islands within French Polynesia, plus the island of Rarotonga. Its main base is Faa'a International Airport.[2]
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in 1953 as Réseau Aérien Interinsulaire (RAI), when the government of French Polynesia took over the operations of small private carrier Air Tahiti, dating from 1950. In 1958 RAI was taken over by the French airline TAI (later UTA). The name Air Polynésie was adopted in 1970, with the further change of identity to Air Tahiti implemented in January 1987,[2] when UTA sold its shares in Air Polynesie to local shareholders. In January 1987 ATR aircraft replaced earlier Fokker aircraft. In 2003 the airline carried nearly 729,000 passengers.
Air Tahiti has 1,018 employees (at March 2007) and is owned by the French Polynesian Government (13.7%), Socredo Bank (13.4%), employees (8.4%), private shareholders (33.5), Air France (7.48%) and the rest by other institutional investors.[2]
[edit] Destinations
Air Tahiti operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005):[3] Ahe, Anaa, Apataki, Arutua, Atuona, Bora Bora, Fakarava, Gambier Islands, Hao (Focus City), Huahine, Katiu, Kauehi, Kaukura Atoll, Makemo, Manihi, Mataiva, Maupiti Island, Moorea, Napuka, Nuku Hiva, Papeete (Hub), Puka-Puka, Raiatea, Rairua, Raivavae, Rangiroa, Rurutu, Takapoto, Takaroa, Tikehau Atoll, Tubuai, Ua Huka, and Ua Pu.
Since 2 April 2007 it has also operated an international flight to Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands.[4]
[edit] Fleet
The Air Tahiti fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 25 October 2010) [3]:
- 3 ATR 42-500
- 7 ATR 72-500
- 1 Twin Otter (Owned by the French Polynisian Government)[5]
- 1 Beechcraft.[6]
[edit] Previously operated
In August 2006 the airline also operated[7] :
[edit] References
- ^ "Préambule" Air Tahiti. Retrieved on 2 February 2011. "Société Air Tahiti Société Anonyme au capital de 2 760 000 000 CFP Siège social : aéroport de Tahiti - Faaa BP 314 - 98713 Papeete – Tahiti – Polynésie Française ."
- ^ a b c Flight International 27 March 2007
- ^ "Our Network". Air Tahiti. http://www.airtahiti.aero/articles.php?id=90&cat=25. Retrieved 2007-04-22.
- ^ www.archipels.gov.pf - Inauguration de la ligne Papeete Rarotonga de la compagnie Air Tahiti
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- ^ Flight International, 3–9 October 2006
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