Historical

 

Air Tahiti Nui (IATA code : TN , ICAO: THT ) is an airline of French Polynesia , created in 1996 by the government of the territory ( under the leadership of Flosse ) . It operates international flights from its platform correspondence to Tahiti Faa International Airport.

 

History :

Founded in 1996, it was not until finally , November 20, 1998 Air Tahiti Nui makes its inaugural flight from Papeete to Los Angeles.

 

Two days later, she performed the first flight from Papeete to Tokyo. During its first year of operation, it carries more than 30,000 passengers. In April 2000, she inaugurated the route between Papeete and Osaka , and in August it opens Papeete - Auckland. In 2002, she began connecting Papeete - Paris .

 

In 2003 , Air Tahiti Nui acquires two new Airbus A340- 300. In June 2005, it acquired its fifth Airbus A340- 300 , later the same year , she inaugurated a new route New York - Sydney via Tahiti. In July 2008 , Christian Vernaudon became CEO of the company. In 2009 , Air Tahiti Nui removes its routes to New York, Osaka and Sydney due to the global economic crisis and significant financial deficits. It readjusts its network platform of main match Los Angeles, Paris , Auckland and Tokyo.

 

In 2011, the company announced a new strategic plan by announcing the sale or lease of one A340 and interior refurbishment with the installation of a new system of audio- visual entertainment .

 

Fleet:

 

In March 2011, Air Tahiti Nui operated 5 aircraft, the average age of the fleet was 8.5 years . 5 Airbus A340- 300 named islands of French Polynesia , is the Mangareva , Moorea , Rangiroa , Bora Bora and Nuku Hiva .

 

Avion	Nb. d'avions	Sièges
Airbus A340-300	5	294
Total	5

History of the Fleet:

 

In 1998 , Air Tahiti Nui leased its first aircraft with Airbus A340 -200 registered F- OITN called Bora Bora and commissioned in 1993 and has made ​​its first flights in Air France colors.

Between December 2001 and January 2002, the company receives two A340 -300 F- OJGF called Mangareva and F- OJTN called Bora Bora , the latter being leased from ILFC .

 

It is December 27, 2002 the company received two A340 -300 F- OSEA Rangiroa dubbed the F- OSUN called Moorea.

The A340 -200 left the company in May 2003 and joined the Reunion Air

Bourbon.

 

In June 2005, a fifth A340- 300 joined ATN : F- nicknamed Nuku Hiva OLOV . He will be static during the Paris Air Show in 2005 before joining Polynesia.

Air Tahiti Nui is considering replacing the 2018-2020 horizon by its five A340 long -haul jetliners new generation such as the Airbus A350- 900.

 

Destination :

 

Air Tahiti Nui 5 dessert destinations.

 

Destination :

 

North America:

Los Angeles , CA ( LAX)

 

Asia:

Tokyo (NRT)

 

Europe:

Paris (CDG )

 

Oceania:

Auckland (AKL)

Tahiti (PF)

partnerships:

 

Air Tahiti Nui sharing codes has codeshare agreements with the following airlines and railway undertaking:

airlines

air France

Air New Zealand

American Airlines

Japan Airlines

Qantas

Delta Air Lines

railway undertaking

SNCF

 

Price:

 

Air Tahiti Nui was named best airline and best crew in the Pacific region in 2009 by Skytrax.

 

Finance:

 

The overall deficit of Air Tahiti Nui for the end of 2008 is estimated at 39.38 million euros ( 4.7 billion XPF ) . In December 2008, the Assembly of French Polynesia vote for emergency funding of € 8.38 million to ATN .

 

Reference:

 

↑ a, b, c , d, e and f History of Air Tahiti Nui

↑ July 2008

↑ a b Air Tahiti Nui : the savings plan approved : ACTU AIRWAYS

↑ Fleet

↑ Detailed Fleet

↑ Destination

↑ Map destinations

↑ Partnerships

↑ Skytrax 2009

↑ Changing the agenda: the UDSP refrains [archive ] Tahitipresse , 5 December 2008.

 

Wikipedia : fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Tahiti_Nui