Air Moorea
{{Short description|Former airline in French Polynesia}}
{{Infobox airline
|airline = Air Moorea
|logo = Air Moorea Logo.png
|logo_size = 200
|fleet_size =
|destinations =
|IATA = QE
|ICAO = TAH
|callsign = AIR MOOREA
|parent =
|company_slogan =
|founded = 1968
|ceased = 2010
|headquarters = Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia, France
|key_people =
|hubs = Faa'a International Airport
|secondary_hubs =
|focus_cities = Moorea
|frequent_flyer =
|lounge =
|alliance =
|website = http://www.airmoorea.pf
|subsidiaries =
}}
Air Moorea was a French airline based on the grounds of Faa'a International Airport in Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia, France"[http://www.airmoorea.pf/groupeairtahiti/compagnie.php?lang=en The Company] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903131236/http://www.airmoorea.pf/groupeairtahiti/compagnie.php?lang=en |date=2011-09-03 }}." Air Moorea. Retrieved on 12 June 2011. "Our contact details Air Moorea - BP 6019 - 98702 Faa’a - Tahiti - French polynesia""World Airline Directory." Flight International. 16–22 March 2004. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2004/2004-09%20-%200072.html?search=%22aviacsa%22 70]. "BP 6019, Faaa International Airport, Faaa, Tahiti French
Polynesia" near Papeete. It operated passenger services within the Polynesian islands. Its main base was Faa'a International Airport.Flight International 27 March 2007
History
The airline started operations in September 1968, and was wholly owned by Air Tahiti.
As of November 2010, the airline appeared to have stopped operations.{{Cite web |url=http://www.airmoorea.pf/groupeairtahiti/pdf/airmoorea_note_informative_en.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325154209/http://www.airmoorea.pf/groupeairtahiti/pdf/airmoorea_note_informative_en.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-25 |url-status=dead }} While it's not known what airlines their planes went to, at least one of their planes, F-OHJG, moved into operation with Air Antilles.
Fleet
The Air Moorea fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007):
- 3 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
- On order: 2 Viking DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400{{Cite web |url=http://www.vikingair.com/content.aspx?id=392 |title=News releases: Viking Air |access-date=2008-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506080247/http://www.vikingair.com/content.aspx?id=392 |archive-date=2008-05-06 |url-status=dead }}
Accidents and incidents
On 9 August 2007, Air Moorea Flight 1121 with 19 passengers and one pilot on board crashed into the lagoon about a minute after takeoff from Moorea Airport (Temae Airport) on the French Polynesian island of Moorea, with the loss of 20 lives. The flight was heading for the Tahiti, Faa'a International Airport.
The airline stated that this was its first crash in its 39-year history.
References
External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110903131248/http://www.airmoorea.pf/groupeairtahiti/index.php?lang=en Official website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141111184832/http://www.airmoorea.pf/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
- [https://web.archive.org/*/www.airmoorea.com/ Air Moorea] (Archive) {{in lang|en|fr}}
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Category:1960s establishments in French Polynesia
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