Air Moana
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Commenced operations | January 2022 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Faa'a International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 7 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Papeete, French Polynesia, France | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Air Moana is a French airline in French Polynesia. Its head office is in Papeete.[1] Its main hub is at Faa'a International Airport. It operates domestic flights within French Polynesia using three ATR-72 aircraft.
The airline was established in January 2022[2] by Christian Vernaudon, a former head of Air Tahiti,[3] with plans to use ATR aircraft to fly domestic flights to the Society Islands and Tuamotus.[4] it secured its domestic operating licence in December 2022,[5] with its first aircraft arriving later that month.[6] In December 2022, Sofidep, the French Polynesian development finance company, took a stake in the airline.[7]
It secured its air operators certificate in February 2023.[8] It made its inaugural flight to Bora Bora on 8 February 2023.[9]
The airline took delivery of its second ATR 72–600 in March 2023.[10]
Fleet
[edit]Current fleet
[edit]As of July 2026[update], Air Moana operates the following aircraft:[11]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 72-600 | 4 | — | 72 | |
| Total | 4 | — | ||
Former fleet
[edit]As of August 2025[update], Air Moana operated 2 ATR 72-600.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Legal information". Air Moana. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
1 rue du Commandant Jean Gilbert BP 40773 Fare Tony 98713 Papeete - Tahiti - French Polynesia
- ↑ "Air Moana to fly across French Polynesia". RNZ. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ "Ça se bouscule dans le ciel polynésien" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ "New airlines risk crowding Tahiti aviation market". RNZ. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ "Air Moana obtient sa licence d'exploitation" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ "Le premier avion de la compagnie Air Moana a atterri à Faa'a" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ "La Sofidep entre au capital d'Air Moana" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ "French Polynesia's Air Moana secures its AOC". Ch Aviation. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ "Pour Air Moana, "le ciel est suffisamment grand"" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ "Un deuxième avion "Poenui" pour Air Moana" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2026 - Air Moana". Airliner World. October 2026. p. 12.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Air Moana". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 60.
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