Aircalin

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] In addition to 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]

This article is about Aircalin, the international airline of New Caledonia. For the domestic airline, see Air Calédonie.
Aircalin
IATA ICAO Callsign
SB ACI AIRCALIN
Founded1983
HubsLa Tontouta International Airport
Secondary hubsWallis Hihifo Airport
Frequent-flyer programFlying Blue
Fleet size6
Destinations10
Parent companyGovernment of New Caledonia
HeadquartersNouméa, New Caledonia
Key peopleMartine Lagneau (President)
Didier Tappero (MD)
Revenue €151 million (2017)
Websitewww.aircalin.com

History

Aircalin commenced operations in 1983.[1] The airline is owned by the Government of New Caledonia at (99%) and others, including staff (1%). It has 500 employees (at December 2015).[2]

Destinations
Aircalin's Airbus A330-200 at Kansai International Airport (2015)

Aircalin serves the following 10 destinations:

Country City Airport Refs
AustraliaBrisbaneBrisbane Airport
AustraliaMelbourneMelbourne AirportTerminated[4]
AustraliaSydneySydney Airport
FijiNadiNadi International Airport
French Polynesia, FrancePapeeteFaa'a International Airport
JapanOsakaKansai International AirportTerminated[5]
JapanTokyoNarita International Airport
New Caledonia, FranceNouméaLa Tontouta International AirportHub
New ZealandAucklandAuckland Airport
VanuatuPort VilaBauerfield International Airport
Wallis and Futuna, FranceWallisHihifo Airport
Wallis and Futuna, France Vele Pointe Vele Airport

Codeshare agreements

Aircalin has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[6]

Fleet
Aircalin's Airbus A320 at Sydney Airport (2004)

Current Fleet

The Aircalin fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of April 2020):

Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y+ Y Total
Airbus A320-200 2 — 8 — 138 146
150 158
Airbus A320neo — 2 8 — 160 168 Deliveries from 2020[7]
Airbus A330-900neo 2 — 26 21 244 291 [8]
DHC-6 Twin Otter 2 — — — 16 16
Total 6 2

Former Fleet

Aircalin previously operated the following aircraft:

  • 1 Airbus A310-300 (2000-2003)
  • 2 Airbus A330-200 (2002-2020)
  • 2 Boeing 737-300 (1988-2004)

Air Caledonie International operated the following aircraft:[9]

References
  1. "Aircalin fleet." Aircalin. Retrieved on 29 January 2016.
  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. "NewsNew Caledonia airline tables cost-cutting plans". RNZ. 15 May 2020.
  5. "NewsNew Caledonia airline tables cost-cutting plans". RNZ. 15 May 2020.
  6. "Profile on Aircalin". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  7. "Aircalin and SWISS choose the PW1100G to power their A320neo". Airliner Watch. 2018-02-06. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  8. Ben (2019-07-30). "Aircalin Takes Delivery Of First A330-900neo". One Mile at a Time. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
  9. http://www.airliners.net, photos of Air Caledonie International Caravelle aircraft

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