Air Tahiti Nui was established on 31 October 1996 and commenced flight operations on 20 November 1998. It was the first international long-haul airline based in French Polynesia, which was formed to develop inbound tourism. The Government of French Polynesia is the major shareholder (84.4%) along with other local investors. Air Tahiti Nui had 782 employees around 2007.[2]
After years running a deficit, Air Tahiti Nui faced possible bankruptcy in 2011. The President of French Polynesia, Oscar Temaru, called for all eligible workers in the territory help bail out the carrier by voluntarily paying a third of their income into a rescue fund. After four years of deficit, the company started making profits again in 2015.[3]
In May 2015, Air Tahiti Nui announced its intention to replace its entire fleet, then consisting of five Airbus A340-300 aircraft. They would be replaced by four Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which would be delivered in 2018 and 2019.[4][5] Air Tahiti Nui operated its last A340 service in September 2019.[6]
The Immeuble Tuarata, the daily operations office of Air Tahiti Nui in Faaa, was inaugurated in 2018 by President Édouard Fritch, replacing the previous office in Papeete although the headquarters remained there.
In April 2018, in anticipation of its new fleet of Boeing 787-9s, Air Tahiti Nui launched its redesigned brandmark and updated typography. The redesigned logo is a joint collaboration between Future Brand and Polynesian contemporary artist Alexander Lee.[7] The re-drawn logo represents a tiare flower, the airline's emblem from the start of its history, depicted in a two-thirds view, with the profile of a vahine (woman, in Tahitian) in its pistil, a nod to Tahiti's reputation for beautiful women and flowers in the South Seas.[8]
Air Tahiti Nui's aircraft livery over its history included different shades of blue representing the ocean, lagoon and sky of Tahiti for the upper half of the aircraft, extending the length of its fuselage, with white for the lower half as well as the aircraft's engines. The flag of French Polynesia is placed toward the front of the aircraft, behind the cockpit windows, with the aircraft's given name written underneath it. The flag is also incorporated into the livery's design, with red and white stripes that extend for part of the fuselage's length underneath the blue color. A tiare flower, the airline's logo, is placed onto the aircraft's vertical stabilizer (tailfin), with circular waves of alternating light and dark blues emanating from the flower, resembling water ripples.
With the introduction of the airline's Boeing 787-9 aircraft in October 2018, the airline's new livery incorporated markings derived from traditional Tahitian tattoos to the fuselage, the blue color used for most of the livery was changed to a darker shade, and the airline's name written on the forward fuselage was changed to the airline's new wordmark.[23] However, despite the airline's tiare flower logo undergoing a visual change during the airline's overall rebranding, the logo used on the aircraft's tailfin was largely unchanged from the previous version.[7]
Air Tahiti Nui's names for its aircraft are predominantly derived from various islands and atolls across French Polynesia, including Bora Bora, Fakarava, Mangareva, Moorea, Nuku Hiva, Rangiroa and Tetiaroa. An exception is F-ONUI, a Boeing 787-9 named after Tupaia, a historical Tahitian navigator.
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^Clark, Johnny (29 April 2018). "Air Tahiti Nui Calls On FutureBrand And Tahitian Studio Alexander Lee To Rebrand". TheDesignAir.
^Street, Francesca (20 March 2020). "Virus creates world's longest passenger flight". CNN. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
^"Air Tahiti Nui - New Record For World's Longest Flight - Tahiti to Paris - WORKING" (Press release). Air Tahiti Nui. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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^Liu, Jim (15 June 2020). "Air Tahiti Nui July 2020 Paris CDG routing adjustment". Routesonline. Informa Markets. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
^"World record for the longest flight beaten by French bee between two French airports: 16,129 kilometers between Tahiti-Faa'a and Paris-Orly" (PDF) (Press release). French bee. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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"RAPPORT D’OBSERVATIONS DEFINITIVES SEML AIR TAHITI NUI Exercices 2008 à 2011." () Chambre territoriale des comptes de Polynésie française. (in French)
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For the domestic airline see Air Tahiti Air Tahiti Nui is the flag carrier of the French overseas collectivity of French Polynesia with its head office in Papeete and its daily operations office in Faaa Tahiti 1 It operates long haul flights from its home base at Faa a International Airport with a fleet consisting of four Boeing 787 Dreamliners 2 Air Tahiti NuiIATA ICAO CallsignTN THT TAHITI AIRLINESFounded31 October 1996 26 years ago 1996 10 31 Commenced operations20 November 1998 24 years ago 1998 11 20 HubsFaa a International AirportFrequent flyer programClub TiareFleet size4Destinations5HeadquartersPapeete Tahiti French Polynesia FranceKey peopleMichel Monvoisin CEO Websitewww wbr airtahitinui wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 2 1 Overview 2 2 Codeshare agreements 3 Fleet 3 1 Current fleet 3 2 Former fleet 3 3 Livery 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditAir Tahiti Nui was established on 31 October 1996 and commenced flight operations on 20 November 1998 It was the first international long haul airline based in French Polynesia which was formed to develop inbound tourism The Government of French Polynesia is the major shareholder 84 4 along with other local investors Air Tahiti Nui had 782 employees around 2007 2 After years running a deficit Air Tahiti Nui faced possible bankruptcy in 2011 The President of French Polynesia Oscar Temaru called for all eligible workers in the territory help bail out the carrier by voluntarily paying a third of their income into a rescue fund After four years of deficit the company started making profits again in 2015 3 In May 2015 Air Tahiti Nui announced its intention to replace its entire fleet then consisting of five Airbus A340 300 aircraft They would be replaced by four Boeing 787 9 aircraft which would be delivered in 2018 and 2019 4 5 Air Tahiti Nui operated its last A340 service in September 2019 6 The Immeuble Tuarata the daily operations office of Air Tahiti Nui in Faaa was inaugurated in 2018 by President Edouard Fritch replacing the previous office in Papeete although the headquarters remained there In April 2018 in anticipation of its new fleet of Boeing 787 9s Air Tahiti Nui launched its redesigned brandmark and updated typography The redesigned logo is a joint collaboration between Future Brand and Polynesian contemporary artist Alexander Lee 7 The re drawn logo represents a tiare flower the airline s emblem from the start of its history depicted in a two thirds view with the profile of a vahine woman in Tahitian in its pistil a nod to Tahiti s reputation for beautiful women and flowers in the South Seas 8 In March 2020 during the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic and as an impact of restrictions by the United States on international flights Air Tahiti Nui operated the world s longest domestic flight with a lightly loaded Boeing 787 9 9 The aircraft flew nonstop from Faa a International Airport serving Papeete to Charles de Gaulle Airport serving Paris skipping the then restricted intermediate stop at Los Angeles International Airport and traversing a great circle distance of 15 715 kilometres 9 765 mi between the two airports flying continuously for 15 hours 45 minutes 10 The airline s flights between Papeete and Paris were later adjusted to make technical stops interchangeably between Pointe a Pitre and Vancouver International Airport 11 12 Air Tahiti Nui s record was later eclipsed by French Bee in May 2020 which operated its own flight from Papeete to Paris but to Orly Airport covering a great circle distance of 15 728 kilometres 9 773 mi 13 Destinations EditOverview Edit As of November 2021 Air Tahiti Nui serves the following destinations 14 Country or territory City Airport Notes RefsAustralia Sydney Sydney Airport Terminated 15 France Paris Charles de Gaulle AirportFrance French Polynesia Papeete Faa a International Airport HubJapan Osaka Kansai International Airport Terminated 16 Tokyo Narita International AirportNew Zealand Auckland Auckland AirportUnited States Los Angeles Los Angeles International AirportNew York City John F Kennedy International Airport Terminated 16 Seattle Seattle Tacoma International Airport 17 Codeshare agreements Edit Air Tahiti Nui has codeshare agreements with the following airlines 18 Aircalin Air France Air New Zealand Alaska Airlines 19 American Airlines Japan Airlines Korean Air LATAM Chile 20 Qantas The airline also codeshares with the SNCF the French national railway operator Fleet EditCurrent fleet Edit An Air Tahiti Nui Boeing 787 9 As of November 2021 update the Air Tahiti Nui fleet consists of the following aircraft 21 Air Tahiti Nui fleet Aircraft Inservice Orders Passengers NotesC Y Y TotalBoeing 787 9 4 30 32 232 294 22 Total 4 Former fleet Edit A former Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340 300 Air Tahiti Nui formerly operated the following aircraft Air Tahiti Nui former fleet Aircraft Total Introduced Retired NotesAirbus A340 200 1 1998 2003Airbus A340 300 5 2001 2019Livery Edit Air Tahiti Nui s aircraft livery over its history included different shades of blue representing the ocean lagoon and sky of Tahiti for the upper half of the aircraft extending the length of its fuselage with white for the lower half as well as the aircraft s engines The flag of French Polynesia is placed toward the front of the aircraft behind the cockpit windows with the aircraft s given name written underneath it The flag is also incorporated into the livery s design with red and white stripes that extend for part of the fuselage s length underneath the blue color A tiare flower the airline s logo is placed onto the aircraft s vertical stabilizer tailfin with circular waves of alternating light and dark blues emanating from the flower resembling water ripples With the introduction of the airline s Boeing 787 9 aircraft in October 2018 the airline s new livery incorporated markings derived from traditional Tahitian tattoos to the fuselage the blue color used for most of the livery was changed to a darker shade and the airline s name written on the forward fuselage was changed to the airline s new wordmark 23 However despite the airline s tiare flower logo undergoing a visual change during the airline s overall rebranding the logo used on the aircraft s tailfin was largely unchanged from the previous version 7 Air Tahiti Nui s names for its aircraft are predominantly derived from various islands and atolls across French Polynesia including Bora Bora Fakarava Mangareva Moorea Nuku Hiva Rangiroa and Tetiaroa An exception is F ONUI a Boeing 787 9 named after Tupaia a historical Tahitian navigator References EditCitations Contacter Air Tahiti Nui Retrieved on 2 February 2011 Tahiti Siege social Immeuble Dexter Pont de L Est Papeete BP 1673 98713 Papeete Tahiti a b Flight International 27 March 2007 Air Tahiti Nui plans metal neutral alliance with Air France and partners as losses continue to mount 30 May 2013 CAPA Centre for Aviation Retrieved 19 December 2019 Air Tahiti Nui finalizes order for two B787 9s ch aviation Retrieved 11 April 2018 Air Tahiti Nui partners with Boeing for new aircraft Air Tahiti Nui Press release 2 March 2015 Air Tahiti Nui moves last A340 service to late Sep 2019 Routesonline 14 August 2019 Retrieved 19 December 2019 a b Air Tahiti Nui reveals its new brand Press release Air Tahiti Nui 26 April 2018 Retrieved 24 July 2020 Clark Johnny 29 April 2018 Air Tahiti Nui Calls On FutureBrand And Tahitian Studio Alexander Lee To Rebrand TheDesignAir Street Francesca 20 March 2020 Virus creates world s longest passenger flight CNN Retrieved 3 June 2020 Air Tahiti Nui New Record For World s Longest Flight Tahiti to Paris WORKING Press release Air Tahiti Nui 19 March 2020 Retrieved 28 April 2020 Coronavirus COVID 19 Flight Schedule Update Press release Air Tahiti Nui 23 March 2020 Archived from the original on 23 July 2020 Retrieved 23 July 2020 Liu Jim 15 June 2020 Air Tahiti Nui July 2020 Paris CDG routing adjustment Routesonline Informa Markets Retrieved 23 July 2020 World record for the longest flight beaten by French bee between two French airports 16 129 kilometers between Tahiti Faa a and Paris Orly PDF Press release French bee 15 May 2020 Retrieved 22 July 2020 Route Map Air Tahiti Nui Air Tahiti Nui to suspend direct Sydney flights Pacific Islands Report Pacific Islands Development Program East West Center 12 January 2009 Retrieved 24 July 2020 a b Air Tahiti Nui Celebrating 15 years over the South Pacific Airways Magazine Airways International Inc 27 September 2020 Retrieved 24 July 2020 Alaska Air Group Adds Air Tahiti Nui as Partner MarketWatch Retrieved 29 March 2022 Profile on Air Tahiti Nui CAPA Centre for Aviation Archived from the original on 30 October 2016 Retrieved 30 October 2016 Paradise found Alaska Airlines and Air Tahiti Nui announce new partnership 29 March 2022 Air Tahiti Nui LATAM begins codeshare service from late Aug 2018 Routesonline 5 October 2018 Air Tahiti Nui Fleet Details and History Planespotters net Liu Jim 22 March 2018 Air Tahiti Nui schedules Boeing 787 Nov 2018 launch Routesonline UBM UK Ltd Retrieved 11 April 2018 Tolj Zvonimir 6 June 2018 The new Air Tahiti Nui Dreamliner livery is here Airways Magazine Airways International Inc Retrieved 24 July 2020 Bibliography RAPPORT D OBSERVATIONS DEFINITIVES SEML AIR TAHITI NUI Exercices 2008 a 2011 Archive Chambre territoriale des comptes de Polynesie francaise in French External links Edit Media related to Air Tahiti Nui at Wikimedia Commons Official websitePortals Companies Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Air Tahiti Nui amp oldid 1148562599, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
