Air Vanuatu

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Air Vanuatu
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
NF AVN AIR VAN
Founded1981
Qantas Frequent Flyer
Fleet size6
Destinations37
HeadquartersAir Vanuatu Head office, Bladiniere Estates
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Key peopleMr. Joseph Laloyer ([Acting] Chief Executive Officer), Capt. Andrew Carew (Executive Manager Flight Operations), Capt. Alexander Phillips (Training and Standards Manager)
Websitewww.airvanuatu.com
Air Vanuatu ATR 72 in 2024

Air Vanuatu is an

Port Vila, Vanuatu.[1] It is Vanuatu's national flag carrier, operating to Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and points in the South Pacific. Its main base is Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila.[2]

History

Boeing 737-800 YJ-AV1, Air Vanuatu's former flagship, at Auckland Airport in 2008
Air Vanuatu Harbin Y-12

Air Vanuatu was established in early 1981 after Vanuatu gained independence from the United Kingdom and France the previous year. The assistance of

Polynesian Airlines replaced the DC-9; this was replaced in turn by an Ansett 737-200 in October 1985.[5] In March 1986, the agreement with Ansett expired and was not renewed, this had the effect of grounding the airline.[3]

In 1987, the company was re-established with 100% ownership by the government of Vanuatu,

Qantas Frequent Flyer
program, Qantas codeshares on Air Vanuatu's flights from Australia, and provides maintenance and pilot training services as well.

Air Vanuatu terminated the lease on the Qantas Boeing 737-400 after it took delivery of its own

de Havilland Canada Dash 8 of Vanuatu's government-owned domestic carrier Vanair on weekly services to Nouméa.[9] In April 2001 Air Vanuatu merged with Vanair, however the merger was reversed only five months later.[10][11] In November 2003 an ATR 42 entered service for use on domestic routes in competition with Vanair.[12] In September 2004, Air Vanuatu again merged with Vanair.[2]

In January 2008, Air Vanuatu replaced its Boeing 737-300 with a new Boeing 737-800.[13] Three Harbin Y-12s were added to the fleet in early 2009 and in October the same year the airline took delivery of a new ATR 72–500 aircraft to replace its ATR 42.[14] Four days after the ATR 72 arrived at Port Vila the Board of Air Vanuatu was sacked and replaced by Directors General of various Vanuatu government ministries.[15] The ATR 72 made its first revenue flight for Air Vanuatu on 8 November 2009.[16] A second ATR 72–500 was delivered to the airline in November 2014.[17] In 2016 the Harbin Y-12s were phased out and replaced by de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters.[18]

In July 2020, Air Vanuatu announced a major set of changes for the airline due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the reshuffling of Orders and the shrinking and localization of the management team. During this, the CEO Derek Nice has stepped down, being temporarily replaced by Joseph Laloyer. Until a replacement can be found. This includes delaying the delivery of the 4 A220 Family aircraft they had on order. And a strategic review of their network.[19]

Destinations

Domestic

As of November 2009 Air Vanuatu operates 28 domestic routes throughout the country.[20]

Malampa
Penama
Shefa
Tafea
Torba
A former Air Vanuatu ATR 42 aircraft at Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila.

International charter flights

Air Vanuatu Charter As of September 2020 Air Vanuatu commenced International Charter Flights to / from the following international destinations specialising in seasonal worker, company, diplomatic and freight charters throughout the Pacific Islands, South West Pacific, South East Asia, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. #airvanuatucharter :[citation needed]

Country City Airport Notes Ref
Australia Adelaide Adelaide Airport
Australia Brisbane Brisbane Airport
Australia Cairns Cairns Airport
Australia Darwin
Darwin Airport
Australia Hobart Hobart Airport
Australia Melbourne Melbourne Airport
Australia Newcastle
Newcastle Airport
Australia Perth Perth Airport
Australia Sydney Sydney Airport
China Sanya Sanya Phoenix International Airport
Fiji Nadi Nadi International Airport
Kiribati Kiritimati Cassidy International Airport
Kiribati Tarawa Bonriki International Airport
New Caledonia, France Nouméa La Tontouta International Airport
New Zealand Auckland Auckland Airport
New Zealand Christchurch Christchurch Airport
Papua New Guinea Port Moresby
Jacksons International Airport
Samoa Apia Faleolo International Airport
Solomon Islands Honiara Honiara International Airport
Tonga Nukuʻalofa Fuaʻamotu International Airport
Tuvalu Funafuti Funafuti International Airport
United States San Francisco San Francisco International Airport
Vanuatu Luganville
Santo-Pekoa International Airport
Vanuatu Port Vila Bauerfield International Airport

International scheduled

Air Vanuatu Boeing 737-300 at Sydney Airport. This aircraft left the fleet in 2008.

As of January 2023[21] Air Vanuatu operates to the following international destinations:

Country City Airport Notes Ref
Australia Brisbane Brisbane Airport [22]
Australia Melbourne Melbourne Airport [22]
Australia Sydney Sydney Airport [22]
Fiji Nadi Nadi International Airport
New Caledonia Nouméa La Tontouta International Airport
New Zealand Auckland Auckland Airport
Vanuatu Luganville
Santo-Pekoa International Airport
Vanuatu Port Vila Bauerfield International Airport

Codeshare agreements

Air Vanuatu has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[23]

Fleet

As of June 2022, the Air Vanuatu fleet consists of the following aircraft:[24]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
ATR 72-600 1 1 — 70 70 [25]
Boeing 737-800 1 1 8 162 170 [25]
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander 1 — — 9 9
de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 2 2 — 19 19 [25]
Total 5 4

Incidents and accidents

See also

References

  1. ^ "Contact Us." Air Vanuatu. Retrieved on 22 June 2010. "Air Rue de Paris Port Vila, Vanuatu"
  2. ^ a b Flight International 27 March 2007
  3. ^ a b c d Reid, Gordon. "1988 Major Airline Directory", Australian Aviation magazine, No. 44, May/June 1988, p40. Aerospace Publications Pty. Ltd., Weston Creek ACT. ISSN 0813-0876
  4. ^ "World airline directory", Flight International 3 April 1982, p815 (online archive version), retrieved 18 November 2009
  5. ^ Reid, Gordon. "1986 Major Airline Directory", Australian Aviation magazine, No. 33, July/August 1986, p39. Aerospace Publications Pty. Ltd., Weston Creek ACT. ISSN 0813-0876
  6. ^ "World Airline Directory", Flight International 1 April 1989, p55 (online archive version), retrieved 18 November 2009
  7. ^ a b c d Reid, Gordon. "Major Airline Directory", Australian Aviation magazine, No. 96, May 1994, p75. Aerospace Publications Pty. Ltd., Weston Creek ACT. ISSN 0813-0876
  8. ^ a b Reid, Gordon. "Major Airline Directory", Australian Aviation magazine, No. 150, May 1999, p50. Aerospace Publications Pty. Ltd., Weston Creek ACT. ISSN 0813-0876
  9. ^ Reid, Gordon. "Major Airline Directory", Australian Aviation magazine, No. 161, May 2000, p56. Aerospace Publications Pty. Ltd., Weston Creek ACT. ISSN 0813-0876
  10. ^ "Vanuatu industry: Air Vanuatu merges with bankrupt domestic carrier" retrieved 18 November 2009
  11. ^ "Air Vanuatu & Vanair Demerge" Archived 2012-07-31 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 18 November 2009
  12. ^ Flight International, 18–24 November 2003, p.15
  13. ^ "New Air Van CEO" – Vanuatu Daily Post Online[permanent dead link] retrieved 16 November 2009
  14. ^ "Air Vanuatu takes delivery of new ATR 72–500" – ATR Media Release[permanent dead link] retrieved 16 November 2009
  15. ^ Willie, Royson. "Opposition says high salaries part of Air Vanuatu problems" – Vanuatu Daily Post Online Archived 2009-11-07 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 13 November 2009
  16. ^ Garae, Len. "ATR-72, a touch of international class" – Vanuatu Daily Post Online[permanent dead link] retrieved 13 November 2009
  17. ^ "Second ATR for Air Vanuatu". Airliner World: 17. January 2015.
  18. ^ "Air Vanuatu improves fleet" – Radio New Zealand International retrieved 15 October 2015
  19. ^ "Air Vanuatu Delays A220 Deliveries As New CEO Takes the reins" – Simple Flying retrieved 8 July 2020
  20. ^ "Air Vanuatu Domestic Fares Matrix" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  21. ^ "Air Vanuatu route map". Air Vanuatu. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  22. ^ a b c Debrief Australian Aviation March 2019 page 12
  23. ^ "Profile on Air Vanuatu". CAPA. Centre for Aviation. Archived from the original on 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  24. ^ Taylor, Ellis (2019-02-26). "Air Vanuatu orders four A220s". Flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  25. ^ a b c IB, Reporter (2022-06-15). "Air Vanuatu to focus on domestic fleet expansion". Islands Business. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  26. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander YJ-RV4 Olpoi".
  27. ^ "Vanuatu plane crash injured flown to Brisbane". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2008-12-22. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  28. ^ "Crash: Air Vanuatu BN2P near Olpoi on Dec 19th 2008". The Aviation Herald. Salzburg. 2008-12-21. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  29. ^ "Few details on cause of fatal plane crash in Vanuatu". Radio New Zealand. 2008-12-22. Retrieved 22 December 2008.

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