Air Moana Explained
Air Moana is an airline in French Polynesia. Its main hub is at Faa'a International Airport. It operates domestic flights within French Polynesia using two ATR-72 aircraft.
The airline was established in January 2022[1] by Christian Vernaudon, a former head of Air Tahiti,[2] with plans to use ATR aircraft to fly domestic flights to the Society islands and Tuamotus.[3] it secured its domestic operating licence in December 2022,[4] with its first aircraft arriving later that month.[5] In December 2022 Sofidep, the French Polynesian development finance company, took a stake in the airline.[6]
It secured its air operators certificate in February 2023.[7] It made its inaugural flight to Bora Bora on 8 February 2023.[8]
The airline took delivery of its second ATR 72–600 in March 2023.[9]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Air Moana to fly across French Polynesia . RNZ . 11 January 2022 . 12 March 2023.
- Web site: Ça se bouscule dans le ciel polynésien . Tahiti Infos . fr . 12 January 2022 . 12 March 2023.
- Web site: New airlines risk crowding Tahiti aviation market . RNZ . 26 January 2022 . 12 March 2023.
- Web site: Air Moana obtient sa licence d'exploitation . Tahiti Infos . fr . 7 December 2022 . 12 March 2023.
- Web site: Le premier avion de la compagnie Air Moana a atterri à Faa'a . Tahiti Infos . fr . 19 December 2022 . 12 March 2023.
- Web site: La Sofidep entre au capital d'Air Moana . Tahiti Infos . fr . 26 December 2022 . 12 March 2023.
- Web site: French Polynesia's Air Moana secures its AOC . Ch Aviation . 6 February 2023 . 12 March 2023.
- Web site: Pour Air Moana, "le ciel est suffisamment grand" . Tahiti Infos . fr . 8 February 2023 . 12 March 2023.
- Web site: Un deuxième avion "Poenui" pour Air Moana . Tahiti Infos . fr . 10 March 2023 . 12 March 2023.