1 Dec 2016

Air Calin renews its fleet

11:05 am on 1 December 2016

New Caledonia's international airline says it will replace its four aircraft with four new ones.

Air Calin planes at Tontouta Airport in New Caledonia

Air Calin planes at Tontouta Airport in New Caledonia Photo: AFP

Air Calin has signed a deal to buy two Airbus 320-200neo and two Airbus 330-900neo aircraft.

The planes, which are due for delivery between 2019 and 2021, are estimated to cost about $US800 million.

The airline has a staff of 533 and flies to ten destinations in the Asia-Pacific region.

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