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| Founded | 1968 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2010 | ||||||
| Hubs | Faa'a International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Moorea | ||||||
| Headquarters | Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia, France | ||||||
| Website | http://www.airmoorea.pf | ||||||
Air Moorea was a French airline based on the grounds of Faa'a International Airport in Faaa, Tahiti, French Polynesia, France[1][2] near Papeete. It operated passenger services within the Polynesian islands. Its main base was Faa'a International Airport.[3]
The airline started operations in September 1968, and was wholly owned by Air Tahiti.[3]
As of November 2010, the airline appeared to have stopped operations.[4] 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.
The Air Moorea fleet includes the following aircraft (at March 2007):[3]
On 9 August 2007, an 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.
