Air Tahiti Nui

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Air Tahiti Nui

IATA TN	ICAO THT	Callsign TAHITI AIRLINES
Founded		1996
Hubs		Faa'a International Airport
Frequent flyer program		Club Tiare
Member lounge		International Lounge
Fleet size		10
Destinations		8
Headquarters		Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Key people		Eric Pommier (CEO)
Website: http://www.airtahitinui.com

Air Tahiti Nui is French Polynesia's flag carrier airline with its headquarters in Papeete, Tahiti. The airline operates from Faa'a International Airport on the island of Tahiti.

1 History
2 Services
3 Fleet
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

[edit] History

The airline was established on 31 October 1996 and commenced flight operations on 20 November 1998. It is the first international airline based in Papeete, Tahiti, formed to develop inbound tourism. The Government of French Polynesia is the major shareholder (61.4%) along with other local investors.

[edit] Services

Nuku Hiva, the newest aircraft in the Air Tahiti Nui fleet, at Narita International Airport outside Tokyo

Air Tahiti Nui operates the following services (at December 2006):

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Fleet

The Air Tahiti Nui fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006) ^[1] :

5 Airbus A340-300
A possible 6 A340-300 has been deferred for some time until Air Tahiti Nui can resolve their financial crisis.
There is a possibility that Air Tahiti Nui will become one of the customers of the Airbus A350. ^[2]