Aircalin

Aircalin
IATA ICAO Callsign
SB ACI AIRCALIN
Founded 1983
Hubs La Tontouta International Airport
Frequent-flyer program Flying Blue
Fleet size 6
Destinations 12
Company slogan Le voyage aux couleurs du pacifique
Parent company Government of New Caledonia
Headquarters Nouméa, New Caledonia, France
Key people Bernard Deladrière (President)
Didier Tappero (MD)
Philippe Busson (Second MD)
Website www.aircalin.com

Société Aircalin, also known as Air Calédonie International, is a French airline and is the international airline of New Caledonia. It also operates domestic services in Wallis and Futuna.[1] Including Wallis and Futuna, it operates scheduled services to twelve destinations in Oceania and Asia, including Japan. Its main base is La Tontouta International Airport.[2] It is headquartered in Nouméa.[3]

History

Aircalin commenced operations in 1983.[1] The airline is owned by Caisse d'Epargne Group (72%), Agence pour la Desserte aerienne de Nouvelle Caledonie (27%) and others, including staff (1%). It has 500 employees (at December 2015).[2]

Destinations

Aircalin serves the following destinations:

Country City Airport Refs
AustraliaBrisbaneBrisbane Airport
AustraliaMelbourneMelbourne Airport
AustraliaSydneySydney Airport
ChinaHangzhouHangzhou Xiaoshan International AirportCharter
FijiNadiNadi International Airport
French Polynesia, FrancePapeeteFaa'a International Airport
JapanOsakaKansai International Airport
JapanTokyoNarita International Airport
New Caledonia, FranceNouméaLa Tontouta International AirportHub
New ZealandAucklandAuckland Airport
VanuatuPort VilaBauerfield International Airport
Wallis and Futuna, FranceWallisHihifo Airport

Codeshare agreements

Aircalin has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[4]

Fleet

Aircalin Airbus A330-200 departs Narita International Airport for Nouméa (December 2014)
Aircalin's Airbus A320 at Sydney Airport (2004)

Current Fleet

The Aircalin fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of August 2017):[5]

Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Hibiscus class Premium economy Economy Total
Airbus A320-200 2 — 8 — 138 146
150 158
Airbus A320neo — 2[6] TBA 168 Deliveries from 2020[7]
Airbus A330-200 2 — 24 — 242 266
Airbus A330-900neo — 2 26 21 244 291 Deliveries from 2019
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 2 — — — 16 16
Total 6 4

Former Fleet

Aircalin previously operated the following aircraft:

Air Caledonie International operated the following aircraft:[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Aircalin fleet." Aircalin. Retrieved on 29 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 Flight International 27 March 2007
  3. ↑ "Contact Us." Aircalin. Retrieved on 2 October 2009. "47, rue de Sébastopol BP 3736 98846 NOUMEA CEDEX"
  4. ↑ "Profile on Aircalin". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  5. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 22. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  6. ↑ http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/aircalin-orders-two-a330neo-and-two-a320neo-aircraft/
  7. ↑ http://themeforest.net/user/QBKL, QBKL, (2018-02-06). "Aircalin and SWISS choose the PW1100G to power their A320neo". Airliner Watch. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  8. ↑ http://www.airliners.net, photos of Air Caledonie International Caravelle aircraft

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