Aircalin
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This article is about Aircalin, the international airline of New Caledonia. For the domestic airline, see Air Calédonie.
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| Founded | 1983 | |||
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| Hubs | La Tontouta International Airport | |||
| Frequent-flyer program | Flying Blue, Club 500 | |||
| Fleet size | 3 | |||
| Destinations | 12 | |||
| Parent company | Caisse d'Epargne Group | |||
| Headquarters | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |||
| Key people | Charles Lavoix (President) Jean-Michel Masson (MD) Didier Tappero (Second MD) |
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| Website | www.aircalin.com | |||
Société Aircalin, also known as Air Calédonie International, is the international airline of New Caledonia. It operates scheduled services to 10 regional destinations, including Japan. Its main base is La Tontouta International Airport.[1] It is headquartered in Nouméa.[2]
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[edit] History
The Aircalin company commenced in 1983.[3]
The airline is owned by Caisse d'Epargne Group (72%), Agence pour la Desserte aerienne de Nouvelle Caledonie (27%) and others, including staff (1%). It has 390 employees (at March 2007).[1]
[edit] Destinations
Aircalin serves the below destinations (at September 2011):[4]
- Australia
- Brisbane - Brisbane Airport
- Cairns - Cairns Airport Seasonal
- Sydney - Sydney Airport
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- Japan
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- South Korea
- Vanuatu
- Wallis and Futuna
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Aircalin has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[5]
[edit] Fleet
The Aircalin fleet includes the following aircraft (at 30 August 2009):[6]
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | ||
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| J | Y | Total | ||
| Airbus A320-200 |
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8 | 138 | 146 |
| Airbus A330-200 |
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26 | 245 | 271 |
One Boeing 767-300ER was leased from Flyglobespan during winter 08/09 season.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Flight International 27 March 2007
- ^ "Contact Us." Aircalin. Retrieved on 2 October 2009. "47, rue de Sébastopol BP 3736 98846 NOUMEA CEDEX"
- ^ "Aircalin fleet." Aircalin. Retrieved on 16 February 2009.
- ^ "Route Map." Aircalin. Retrieved on 16 February 2009
- ^ Aircalin Partners
- ^ Aircalin Fleet
[edit] External links
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