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Air Tahiti Nui is the flag carrier of the French overseas collectivity of French Polynesia, with its head office and daily operations office in Faaa, Tahiti. [1] It operates long-haul flights from its home base at Faa'a International Airport , with a fleet consisting of four Boeing 787 Dreamliners .
Prior to the construction of the airport, Papeete was served by Short Sandringham "Bermuda" flying boat seaplanes operated by Reseau Aerien Interinsulaire (RAI). There was a connecting service via Bora Bora Airport (BOB) to Los Angeles with an en route stop in Honolulu flown by Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux (TAI), which was serving Bora Bora in 1960 with Douglas DC-7C propliners. [4]
Air Tahiti Nui Flight 64 (TN64/THT64) was the world's longest domestic flight, and the longest scheduled passenger flight ever. It was created due to restrictions imposed by the United States over international flights in a context of the COVID-19 pandemic .
In 1970, RAI rebranded again as Air Polynésie. [2]: 98 Nicknamed "Air Po" by Polynesians, [11] the company asserted more of its Polynesian identity and implemented regular services throughout French Polynesia and especially to the more remote islands. The airline had a "virtual monopoly" due to a convention with the territorial government. [10]
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Électricité de Tahiti: 22.4 535 1970 Electricity provider ONATi: 19.3 634 2013 Telecommunications provider Brasserie de Tahiti: 14.5 415 1914 Brewery and beverage production Pacific petroleum and services 14.2 21 Fossil fuel importer and distributor Air Tahiti Nui: 12.4 606 1996 Flag carrier airline