Air Tahiti is a French regional airline which operates in French Polynesia. Its main hub is Faaʼa International Airport. With 48 destinations, the airline is the largest private employer in French Polynesia.
Company history
Early seaplane operations
The company was founded in July 1950 by Jean Arbelot and Marcel Lasserre,[1] operating between Papeete, Raiatea, and Bora Bora[2] using a 7-seater seaplane, a Grumman Widgeon J-4F.
In 1951, the French Ministry for the Overseas purchased on behalf of the Territory a Grumman Mallard amphibian aircraft, which the airline was allowed to use.[1] In May 1951, it inaugurated a fortnightly mail service between