Air Tahiti Firms Order For ATR Aircraft For Islands With Short Runways
Air Tahiti, a national carrier of French Polynesia that operates turboprop aircraft, has firmed up an order for two ATR 42-600S aircraft and an additional ATR 72-600. ATR confirmed the…
Air Tahiti To Wet-Lease Twin Otter From Zimex Aviation, Plans To Use ATR 42-600S Longer-Term
French Polynesia’s government has decided to subsidize twin engine passenger air services on two routes to the Marquesas Islands after deciding that single-engine operations were insufficient. Local media reports show…
Air Tahiti Wet-Leases Additional ATR As Stopgap To Meet Tourism Recovery
Air Tahiti has wet leased an additional ATR 72-600, to meet growing tourism traffic this year, and disclosed it plans to buy an ATR 72-600. French Polynesian news website Tahiti-infos,…
Air Tahiti Schedule Continues To Be Affected By Grounded ATR 72
An Air Tahiti ATR 72 has been grounded for repairs following a hard landing, affecting thousands of passengers due to changes in subsequent flight schedules. Air Tahiti told local media…
Aviation Revolution In French Polynesia
French Polynesia’s government has disclosed it is allowing new entrants into the domestic market to create more competition for the incumbent Air Tahiti, which last year announced it wanted to…
Former Head Of Air Tahiti Behind New French Polynesian Start-Up
A trademark application made by Tahiti domestic start-up Air Moana reportedly shows that the airline’s founder is Christian Vernaudon, a French Polynesian politician who is the former chairman and CEO of…