Noumea – January 15, 2019 – Aircalin, New Caledonia’s international airline, and Spafax have announced that they are renewing their in-flight entertainment partnership. This agreement includes movie, TV and audio content as well as Aircalin’s print in-flight entertainment guide: Distractions à Bord.

Didier Tappero, CEO at Aircalin said:

“Spafax have been our content allies for the last six years and during this time they have repeatedly proven their value and innovation. We rely on Spafax’s expertise to help us deliver a fantastic passenger experience, and now with the upcoming launch of our new A330neo and A320neo fleet, we are confident in their capabilities to deliver service excellence.”

 

Clare Josey, Vice President, Passenger Solutions at Spafax said:

“We’re delighted that Aircalin has recognized our achievements and chosen to renew our partnership. We are honored to work with New Caledonia’s flag carrier and we look forward to delivering a robust content solution for their fleet renewal project.”

The Aircalin/Spafax partnership will continue to be managed by the Spafax team based in Costa Mesa, California with oversight and technical support from Spafax’s London headquarters.

About Aircalin

Headquartered in Noumea, Aircalin operates 22 weekly international flights to 11 destinations. In order to satisfy all their customers’ needs, Aircalin has also developed commercial agreements to travel to over 100 destinations in partnership with 40 airline companies. Direct international flights from Noumea include Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Auckland, Nadi, Port-Vila, Wallis, Futuna, Papeete, Osaka and Tokyo. Aircalin operates a fleet of two Airbus A330-200, two Airbus A320-200, and two Twin Otter DHC6-300 aircraft. This fleet will be renewed with two A330-900neo in 2019 and two A320-200neo in 2020 and 2021, also offering new products and services on board. From North America, most travelers fly to New Caledonia via Los Angeles and either Brisbane, or Papeete (in codeshare with Air Tahiti Nui). New Caledonia is a paradise destination for nature lovers, adventure and watersport enthusiasts. With a tropical climate, New Caledonia is worth visiting all year long.

About Spafax Group

The Spafax Group is one of the world’s leading providers of media sales, entertainment curation and content marketing. Originally founded to serve the airline market, Spafax Group companies now support a wide variety of leading brands around the world. Current clients include Air Canada, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, Emirates the Lufthansa Group, Mercedes- Benz, Singapore Airlines and many others. The group is headquartered in London with over a dozen offices around the world. Spafax is a tenthavenue company.