Air Vanuatu
| Air Vanuatu | |
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| IATA code : | NF |
| ICAO code : | AVN |
| Call sign : | AIR VAN |
| Founding: | 1981 |
| Seat: |
Port Vila , Vanuatu
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| Turnstile : | |
| Home airport : | Bauerfield Airport |
| Company form: | State company |
| IATA prefix code : | 218 |
| Management: | Joseph Laloyer ( CEO ) |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Qantas Frequent Flyer |
| Fleet size: | 3 (+ 4 orders) |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.airvanuatu.com |
Air Vanuatu is the national airline of Vanuatus , based in Port Vila and based at Bauerfield Airport .
history
Air Vanuatu was founded in 1981 under the name New Hebrides Airways . After independence from the UK and France in 1980, it was renamed Air Vanuatu a year later . It has been owned by the Vanuatu government since December 1987. In 2004 Air Vanuatu bought Vanair and took over a Boeing 727 .
Destinations
Air Vanuatu serves international destinations to Australasia and Oceania from Bauerfield Airport . Air Vanuatu flies regionally to the individual islands of Vanuatu .
There are also codeshare agreements with Air New Zealand , Fiji Airways and Qantas Airways .
fleet
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As of March 2020, Air Vanuatu's fleet consists of three aircraft with an average age of 7.5 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats ( Business / Economy ) |
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| ATR 72-500 | 1 | 69 (- / 69) | ||
| ATR 72-600 | 1 | |||
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 | with winglets fitted | 170 (8/162) | |
| Airbus A220-100 | 2 | |||
| Airbus A220-300 | 2 | |||
| total | 3 | 4th |
See also
Web links
- Website of Air Vanuatu (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ airvanuatu.com - Flight Schedules , accessed December 23, 2016
- ^ Air Vanuatu Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. Retrieved March 13, 2020 .
- ↑ airvanuatu.com - About Us , accessed December 22, 2014
- ↑ a b Air Vanuatu chooses Airbus A220 for expansion. AeroTelegraph, February 26, 2019.