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Le Tahitian Dreamliner 4 Noms, 4 Histoires, 4 Engagements Le Tahitian Dreamliner 4 noms, 4 histoires, 4 engagements The Tahitian Dreamliner 4 names, 4 stories, 4 commitments Air Tahiti Nui, Air Tahiti Nui, la nouvelle flotte le lien entre les hommes, Spécificités techniques un chemin dans les étoiles Technical specifications of our new fleet La Polynésie, quelques îles dans l’océan… Air Tahiti Nui, the link between Marque /Brand : Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Et si l’on parlait plutôt d’un océan d’îles ? Nom / Name : Tahitian Dreamliner Une histoire millénaire, commencée par people and a path through the Longueur /Length : 62,8 m le Grand Voyage, les migrations, des stars Hauteur/Height : 17 m premiers Polynésiens sur le Grand océan, Moana. Envergure / Wingspan : 60,1 m French Polynesia counts a few islands in the middle of the Ocean... or should we say an Passagers / : 294 Passengers Une conquête réalisée en 3 étapes : ocean of islands? This is a thousand years old Vitesse de croisière / Cruising speed : 904 km/h • la reconnaissance, par une pirogue double story which started with the “Grand Voyage” Rayon d’action /Range : 15 750 km rapide, emportant des éclaireurs en quête (the migrations) and encounter of the first de terres, sur des routes qu’ils traçaient Polynesians with the Big Ocean “Moana”. dans le chemin des étoiles. • la construction des grandes pirogues de A quest that followed 3 steps: Caractéristiques : Idéal pour les Characteristics : Ideal for long haul voyage par les spécialistes constructeurs, pirogues ancêtres des catamarans desti- • advance scouting: a fast double canoe très longues distances, plus éco- travel - more performant nées au transport de tout un peuple dans would go first to scout out the lands following nome en carburant Comfort : very quiet aircraft (60% less l’attente du retour des éclaireurs. the path drawn by the stars. Confort : très silencieux (60% de noise in average thanks to its noise- • le voyage proprement dit, en tenant • construction: very large canoes were built trace sonore en moins) reducing chevrons on its engine nacelles) compte des courants, des vents, de la by specialists to transport everyone after the Matériau : composites (graphite, Material : Airframe constructed connaissance du ciel et des étoiles. Ainsi scouts’ return. These canoes were the ances- fibre de verre) primarily of composite materials furent découvertes et conquises par les tors of nowadays catamarans. • Pressurisation : optimisée, équiva- Optimised cabin pressure : equi- anciens Ma’ohi l’ensemble des îles du The journey: the next step was the journey lente à une altitude de 1 800 mètres, valent to an altitude of 5905 feet only vaste triangle polynésien, dont les pointes itself following the ocean currents, the wind sont Hawaii au nord, Rapa Nui (Île de and the stars. This is how the Mā’ohi conque- donc plus supportable Air conditioning with injected water Pâques) à l’est, Aotearoa (Nouvelle- red the islands of the large Polynesian Climatisation : avec particules drops allowing more humidity and Zélande) au sud-ouest. triangle formed by Hawaii (North point), d’eau injectées limitant la séche- fresher air Rapa Nui (Pasqua Island East point), Seats : resse de l’air. Rockwell Collins in Poerava; Air Tahiti Nui, avec sa nouvelle flotte, Aotearoa (New Zealand South point). Sièges : Rockwell Collins en classe Zodiac Aerospace Z535 in Moana a souhaité rendre hommage aux îles Poerava Business ; Zodiac Aero- Premium economy and Z300 for the de notre magnifique destination, à leurs With its new fleet Air Tahiti Nui wants to space Z535 en Moana Premium Moana Economy class premiers découvreurs, à leur excep- honor the islands of our beautiful Economy et Z300 pour la classe Air : Purification method known as tionnel environnement, à leur beauté destination, their exceptional environ- inclassable. Moana Economy gaseous filtration ment and beauty and the first explorers. Air ambiant : purification par filtra- Lights : LED Technology offering 4 appareils, 4 noms : tion gazeuse various ambiances options 3 lieux emblématiques et 1 explorateur 4 aircrafts, 4 names: Eclairage : technologie LED créant Internet : Wifi exceptionnel. 3 iconic places and one exceptional explorer. une infinité d’ambiances Un hommage au passé, au rêve vécu This is a tribute to the past and to today’s Connexion internet : par wi-fi aujourd’hui et au futur plein de promesses. living dream, the window to a promising future. Fakarava Protection de l’environnement et utilisation durable Le premier avion de la nouvelle flotte d’Air Tahiti Nui porte le nom de l’un des 77 atolls de Polynésie française : Fakarava “et, en lui, la promesse d’un environnement Environmental protection durable, parfait équilibre entre la nature and its sustainable use et les hommes. The first aircraft of the new where groupers can spawn. Air Tahiti Nui fleet is named after These atolls are covered with ” one of the 77 atolls of French primary forests of puatea (Pisonia tefano Le Pacifique Sud abrite les plus vastes et pandanus fantasques, aux Polynesia: Fakarava. It carries with grandis), coconut groves and other réserves naturelles océaniques, des aires feuilles luisantes et d’un vert vif. it the promise of a sustainable shrubs characteristic of atolls, marines protégées aux Réserves de La faune et la flore sont remarquables, environment, perfect balance mikimiki, tohinu, tefano and biosphère (UNESCO), comme c’est le comptant des espèces rares, protégées between nature and mankind. pandanus, exposing their bright- green leaves and overall bright cas à Fakarava depuis 1977 (une zone et endémiques, comme le martin chas- The South Pacific is home to the green colors. The fauna and flora koteuteu comprenant les six autres atolls de sa seur ou de Niau. largest oceanic natural reserves, are remarkable, with rare, protec- commune : Aratika, Kauehi, Niau, Raraka, La terre, ici, n’est rien sans la mer. Elle from marine protected areas to ted and endemic s pecies, such as Taiaro et Toau), confirmée et étendue reste une attente, une espérance et Biosphere Reserves (UNESCO), the kingfisher or koteuteu of Niau. depuis 2006. Ces minces bandes de les Polynésiens ressentent mieux que and it has been the case with Land here is nothing without the terre “ de la matière dont sont faits les quiconque la fragilité de cet environne- Fakarava since 1977 (an area sea. It remains an expectation, a comprising the six other atolls of hope and the Polynesians perceive songes ” comme l’écrivait Robert Louis ment unique. Ils sont les acteurs de sa its municipality : Aratika, Kauehi, better than anyone else the fragi- Stevenson, sont un écosystème rare et préservation. Il n’en faut pas moins pour Niau , Raraka, Taiaro and Toau), lity of this unique environment. fragile. sauvegarder les 176 variétés de coraux which has been confirmed and They are the gardians of its future. Pour pénétrer dans le lagon de Fakarava, ou les 2014 espèces de poissons, dont extended in 2006. It does not take less to save the 176 le deuxième plus grand de Polynésie les baleines à bosse, les anges empe- These thin strips of land “ of which varieties of coral or the 2014 spe- dreams are made off” as Robert cies of fish, including humpback française après Rangiroa, on emprunte reurs, les tortues sacrées… Louis Stevenson wrote, are a rare whales, emperor angelfish, sacred Garuae, la plus grande passe de Polyné- Par eux, c’est tout le patrimoine hérité de and fragile ecosystem. turtles... Through them, it is the sie (1600 m de large), bouillonnante de nos ancêtres qui pourra être transmis To enter the lagoon of Fakarava, whole legacy inherited from their vie et site exceptionnel de plongée sous- demain. the second largest of French ancestors that Polynesians will marine. Polynesia after Rangiroa, we take transmit to future generations. Ces atolls sont couverts de forêts Fakarava, nom du premier appareil de Garuae, the largest pass in Polynesia (1600 m wide), exploding Fakarava, name of the first primaires de puatea (Pisonia grandis), la nouvelle flotte d’Air Tahiti Nui, with life and one of the most aircraft of the new Air Tahiti de cocoteraies et autres arbustes carac- porte en lui cette quête, cet espoir. reknown scuba diving sites… One Nui fleet carries this quest, téristiques des atolls, mikimiki, tohinu, Comme un engagement… of the last places in the world this hope. Like a promess... Tupaia The man in the heart of the world Tupaia or Tupai'a was born we've met", wrote James Cook, around 1725, on the sacred island visibly impressed. l’homme au cœur du monde of Ra'iatea. This son of ari'i (chief) Tupai'a wrote for him a detailed had received the full and sacred map of the South Pacific, allowing education of young aristocrats the English to claim the discovery Tupaia ou Tupai'a est né vers 1725, destined to Priesthood or com- of several islands still unknown to sur l’île sacrée de Ra'iatea. Ce fils d’ mandment. He was introduced to the Europeans. ari’i navigation, orientation technics, Totally amazed by Banks' dra- (chef) avait reçu l’éducation complète knowledge of the seasons, wings, he was the first Polynesian currents, observation of the sky to learn writing and painting. et sacrée des jeunes aristocrates destinés à and stars. Tupai’a died of scurvy, probably “la prêtrise ou au commandement. Il fut initié In his thirties, he battles for his during the month of November king and is badly wounded in 1757. 1770. His knowledge was such that à la navigation, aux méthodes d’orientation, Probably in exile before 1760, he his memory remained intact. à la connaissance des saisons, des courants, became one of Queen Purea's A few months before his death, advisors, of the royal line of the while the Endeavor was arriving à l’observation du ciel et des étoiles.
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