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Air Vanuatu is an airline with its head office in the Air Vanuatu House, Port Vila, Vanuatu.〔"(Contact Us )." Air Vanuatu. Retrieved on 22 June 2010. "Air Rue de Paris Port Vila, Vanuatu"〕 It is Vanuatu's national flag carrier, operating to Australia, New Zealand and points in the South Pacific. Its main base is Bauerfield International Airport, Port Vila.〔Flight International 27 March 2007〕 == History == Air Vanuatu was established in early 1981 after Vanuatu gained independence from the United Kingdom and France the previous year. The assistance of Ansett Airlines was sought and a five-year agreement put in place for Ansett to provide aircraft and operating staff.〔 Ansett also took a 40% stake in the new airline, the government of Vanuatu holding the other 60%.〔("World airline directory", ''Flight International'' 3 April 1982, p815 (online archive version) ), retrieved 18 November 2009〕 The first Air Vanuatu flight, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 owned and operated by Ansett, departed Sydney for Port Vila on 5 September 1981.〔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〕 In May 1982 a Boeing 737-200 of Polynesian Airlines replaced the DC-9; this was replaced in turn by an Ansett 737-200 in October 1985.〔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〕 In March 1986 the agreement with Ansett expired and was not renewed, this had the effect of grounding the airline.〔 In 1987 the company was re-established with 100% ownership by the government of Vanuatu,〔("World Airline Directory", ''Flight International'' 1 April 1989, p55 (online archive version) ), retrieved 18 November 2009〕 after a new commercial agreement was signed with Australian Airlines; weekly Sydney - Port Vila flights re-commenced on 19 December using a Boeing 727-200 chartered from Australian.〔 Air Vanuatu subsequently bought the aircraft in 1989 and leased it back to Australian for use on that airline's network on days that it was not used by Air Vanuatu.〔 In November 1992 the 727 was replaced by a Boeing 737-400 leased from Australian Airlines.〔 The following year an Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante was also leased from Australian, entering service that April to operate flights between Port Vila and Nouméa.〔 The leases on both aircraft continued after Australian was taken over by Qantas in October 1993, with the commercial agreement being rolled-over to Qantas as well.〔Reid, Gordon. "Major Airline Directory", ''Australian Aviation'' magazine, No. 96, May 1994, p75. Aerospace Publications Pty. Ltd., Weston Creek ACT. ISSN 0813-0876〕 Qantas is deeply involved in the airline's operations to this day; Air Vanuatu uses 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 Boeing 737-300 in April 1997.〔 The same month Bandeirante services ceased when a Saab 2000 entered service.〔Reid, Gordon. "Major Airline Directory", ''Australian Aviation'' magazine, No. 150, May 1999, p50. Aerospace Publications Pty. Ltd., Weston Creek ACT. ISSN 0813-0876〕 The lease on the Saab 2000 was terminated in March 1999 and in June that year Air Vanuatu commenced using a de Havilland Canada Dash 8 of Vanuatu's government-owned domestic carrier Vanair on weekly services to Nouméa.〔Reid, Gordon. "Major Airline Directory", ''Australian Aviation'' magazine, No. 161, May 2000, p56. Aerospace Publications Pty. Ltd., Weston Creek ACT. ISSN 0813-0876〕 In April 2001 Air Vanuatu merged with Vanair, however the merger was reversed only five months later.〔("Vanuatu industry: Air Vanuatu merges with bankrupt domestic carrier" ) retrieved 18 November 2009〕〔("Air Vanuatu & Vanair Demerge" ) retrieved 18 November 2009〕 In November 2003 an ATR 42 entered service for use on domestic routes in competition with Vanair.〔''Flight International'', 18–24 November 2003, p.15〕 In September 2004, Air Vanuatu again merged with Vanair.〔 In January 2008 Air Vanuatu replaced its Boeing 737-300 with a new Boeing 737-800.〔("New Air Van CEO" - Vanuatu Daily Post Online ) retrieved 16 November 2009〕 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.〔("Air Vanuatu takes delivery of new ATR 72-500" - ATR Media Release ) retrieved 16 November 2009〕 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.〔Willie, Royson. ("Opposition says high salaries part of Air Vanuatu problems" - Vanuatu Daily Post Online ) retrieved 13 November 2009〕 The ATR 72 made its first revenue flight for Air Vanuatu on 8 November 2009.〔Garae, Len. ("ATR-72, a touch of international class" - Vanuatu Daily Post Online ) retrieved 13 November 2009〕 A second ATR 72-500 (formerly operated by Kingfisher Airlines) was delivered to the airline in November 2014. CEO Joseph Laloyer says that in 2016 the Harbin Y-12 is being phased out for the Twin Otter. It much ecomical friendly for the airline the Harbin Y-12.〔 (a touch of international class" - Raiodo New Zealnd International ) retrieved 15 October 2015〕 Also, CEO Laloyer says that they less demand of the two ATR 72-500's is that they are going to replaced by one ATR 72-600. He also says rhat the airlines is going to lease a brand new Boeing 737-800. In a quote saying that "Our current Boeing 737-800 has served us well but it is time for a newer, more cost efficient aircraft,". This brand new 737 is going to have the new Boeing Sky Interior. 〔 http://www.airvanuatu.com/home/contact-us/news/air-van-orders-brand-new-boeing-737-800.aspx 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Air Vanuatu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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