Air Tahiti
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| Founded | 1987 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Faaa International | ||||||
| Fleet size | 14 | ||||||
| Destinations | 48 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia, France | ||||||
| Key people | Joël ALLAIN (CEO), Manate VIVISH (General Manager) | ||||||
| Website | https://www.airtahiti.com | ||||||
Air Tahiti is a French airline company which operates in French Polynesia. Despite its private company status, it has a public service mission. Its principal base is Faa'a International Airport.
The primary purpose of Air Tahiti is scheduled air transportation between the islands of French Polynesia. However, the company provides other related activities in the field of aviation.
From Tahiti, Air Tahiti operates 46 islands of French Polynesia, connecting more than 90 percent of the population. The company provides administrative, school and medical exchanges between Tahiti and her islands, contributing to the development of the Territory.
To meet specific and selective requests, Air Tahiti charters its aircraft for the transport of clients and/or goods. For the latter, some ATRs can be converted into freighters. The cabin is reconfigured and the seats removed to allow the loading of freight. Thus, Air Tahiti is regularly chartered to transport oysters (from abroad to the islands) or agricultural products (flowers, potatoes, fruit).
Air Tahiti aircraft maintenance is performed at the Technical Center of the company. The maintenance schedule is based on a basis cycle of 400 hours for ATR. Air Tahiti Technical Center expertise is recognized by the manufacturer and by other companies of the region. Its expertise is recognised by the manufacturer and the region's other airlines. Air Tahiti provides indeed occasionally major maintenance work on ATRs for other companies in the Pacific.
Air Tahiti provides assistance for international airlines serving the airport of Tahiti-Faa’a, by carrying out on their behalf: the check-in and boarding of their passengers and their luggage, the catering, the cabin cleaning, the handling and managing of the international freight.
Air Tahiti share capital is 2.76 billion francs XPF.
Air Tahiti covers a network of 47 islands in French Polynesia, an area as large as Europe (5.5 million square kilometres). The nearest island from Tahiti, Moorea, is 15 km away and is connected by plane in seven minutes. The furthest one, Mangareva in the Gambier archipelago, is 1600 km distant from Tahiti and is connected in about 3hr 30min (non-stop flight).
The Polynesian network is somehow atypical.
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