Air Moana is an airline in
French Polynesia. Its main hub is at
Faa'a International Airport
Faa'a International Airport (french: Aéroport international de Tahiti-Faaa), also known as Tahiti International Airport , is the international airport of French Polynesia, located in the commune of Faaa, on the island of Tahiti. It is situated ...
. It operates domestic flights within French Polynesia using two
ATR-72
The ATR 72 is a twin-engine turboprop, Flight length, short-haul regional airliner developed and produced in France and Italy by Aerospace manufacturer, aircraft manufacturer ATR (aircraft manufacturer), ATR (french: Avions de transport région ...
aircraft.
The airline was established in January 2022 by Christian Vernaudon, a former head of
Air Tahiti
Air Tahiti is a French airline company which operates in French Polynesia, France. Its main hub is Faa'a International Airport. It is the largest private employer in French Polynesia.
Company history
Early Seaplane Operations
The company w ...
, with plans to use ATR aircraft to fly domestic flights to the Society islands and Tuamotus. it secured its domestic operating licence in December 2022, with its first aircraft arriving later that month. In December 2022
Sofidep, the French Polynesian development finance company, took a stake in the airline.
It secured its air operators certificate in February 2023. It made its inaugural flight to
Bora Bora
Bora Bora (French: ''Bora-Bora''; Tahitian: ''Pora Pora'') is an island group in the Leeward Islands. The Leeward Islands comprise the western part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, which is an overseas collectivity of the French R ...
on 8 February 2023.
The airline took delivery of its second ATR 72–600 in March 2023.
References
External links
Official website
Airlines of French Polynesia
Airlines established in 2022
2022 establishments in Oceania
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