Pacific / New Caledonia

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 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.