Air Tahiti takes delivery of 26‑seat ATR 72‑600 HighLine All‑Business aircraft
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Air Tahiti has received an ATR 72‑600 fitted with a HighLine All‑Business Class cabin that will support its new premium “Air Tahiti Signature” service linking Tahiti with Bora Bora and Raiatea‑Tahaa.
Delivery
Air Tahiti took delivery of an ATR 72‑600 equipped with the HighLine All‑Business Class cabin, becoming the second carrier to receive this configuration after Berjaya Air.
ATR confirmed the delivery on 13 October 2026, and the airline announced the 26‑passenger configuration at the Paris Air Show in June 2025.
Cabin layout
The HighLine cabin contains 26 individual seats arranged in a 1‑by‑1 layout, providing direct aisle access for every passenger, private rows for couples, dedicated storage and USB‑A and USB‑C charging ports.
Seat dimensions are reported as 55 cm wide with 99 cm row spacing and an 18 cm recline.
Planned operations
The aircraft will be used on both scheduled flights and charter missions under the Air Tahiti Signature brand, serving routes from Papeete to Bora Bora and Raiatea‑Tahaa.
CEO Edouard Wong Fat said the airline is renewing its fleet while “launching a whole new travel experience”.
Entry into service
Air Tahiti plans to begin commercial operations with the aircraft in December 2026.
Specific dates reported for the first commercial flight are 8 December 2026 (sources 3,5,6) and 8 December 2026 as the start of service (journal-aviation.com).
What's still unclear
Sources differ on the exact first‑flight date, with some citing a generic “December 2026” and others specifying 8 December 2026.
Analysed 8 reports from 8 publishers
Used in this story
- atr-aircraft.com
- api.follow.it
- aerotime.aero
- centreforaviation.com
- journal-aviation.com
- airway.com.br
- aviation24.be
- worldairlinenews.com