Air Moorea was a French

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based on the grounds of

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 ...

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Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austr ...

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near

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. It operated passenger services within the Polynesian islands. Its main base was Faa'a International Airport.

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27 March 2007

History

The airline started operations in September 1968 and was wholly owned by

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 ...

. As of November 2010, the airline appeared to have stopped operations. While it's not known what airlines their planes went to, at least one of their planes, F-OHJG, moved into operation with Air Antilles.

Fleet

The Air Moorea fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007): *3 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 *On order: 2 Viking DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400

Accidents and incidents

On 9 August 2007, an

Air Moorea Flight 1121 Air Moorea Flight 1121 was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter which crashed into the ocean shortly after takeoff from Moorea Airport on Moorea Island in French Polynesia on 9 August 2007, killing all 20 people on board. It was bound ...

with 19 passengers and one pilot on board crashed into the lagoon about a minute after takeoff from

Moorea Airport Moorea Airport (french: Aéroport de Moorea) is an airport serving the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, France. It is also known as Temae Airport or Moorea Temae Airport for its location near the village of Temae in northeastern Moorea. The ...

(Temae Airport) on the French Polynesian island of

Moorea Moorea ( or ; Tahitian: ), also spelled Moorea, is a volcanic island in French Polynesia. It is one of the Windward Islands, a group that is part of the Society Islands, northwest of Tahiti. The name comes from the Tahitian word , meaning " ...

, with the loss of 20 lives. The flight was heading for the Tahiti, Faa'a International Airport. The airline stated that this was its first crash in its 39-year history.

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial website

Air Moorea
(Archive) Defunct airlines of France Airlines of French Polynesia Airlines established in 1968 Airlines disestablished in 2010 1968 establishments in French Polynesia {{FrenchPolynesia-stub