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FIRST LOOK: Air Tahiti Nui's Dreamliner looks like a flying island

You don't need to look too hard to determine the inspiration behind Air Tahiti Nui's first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which very-much resembles a flying island.

You don’t need to look too hard to determine the inspiration behind Air Tahiti Nui’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which very-much resembles a flying island.

First images of the 787s interior and exterior released today, show off the Polynesian influence both inside and outside the aircraft.

Flyers will feel the island culture while waiting to board the aircraft through its three-shades of island blue livery featuring the airline’s trademark tiare flower and a traditional Tahitian tattoo pattern.

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Waves of paradise will continue to wash over flyers as they board the aircraft thanks to ocean, lagoon and sky blues incorporated into the seats…

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The carpet…

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And even on the walls…

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Beyond picturesque design, the Dreamliner is fitted with 30 Parallel Diamond seats with 180-degree recline seats in the Poerava Business Class…

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There’s a 20cm recline and 96.5cm space between rows in the Moana Premium Economy Class…

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As well as comfortable new generation seats with 15cm recline in Moana Economy Class.

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Other highlights of the aircraft include large windows (80 percent larger than the airline’s Airbus fleet), fresher air, low pressure humidity, Smooth Rider Technology for a less turbulent ride and 60 percent less sound.

Cabins also offer guests extra shoulder and head room through high ceilings and wide walls.

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Australians and New Zealanders are set to be among the first to be carried to their ‘dream’ destination on the wings of the Tahitian Dreamliner with the new aircraft commencing service on the Auckland to Papeete route on 8 November 2018.

Air Tahiti Nui will complete its four-aircraft Dreamliner fleet in September 2019, and as a fun fact, when plane registration codes join together they’ll say ‘the warrior (TOA) going forward (MUA) in the great (NUI) canoe (VAA)’ ?.

 

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