Tahiti of ocean, was made possible by using outrigger canoes that were up to twenty or thirty meters long and could transport families as well as domestic animals. In 1769, for instance, James Cook mentions a great traditional ship ("va'a") in Tahiti that was long, and could be propelled by sail or paddles. In 2010, an expedition on a simple outrigger canoe with a sail retraced the route back from Tahiti to Asia. Before the arrival of the Europeans the island was divided into different chiefdoms, very precise territories dominated by a single clan. These chiefdoms were linked to each other
Air Tahiti Air Tahiti Air Tahiti is a French airline company which operates in French Polynesia, France. Its principal base is Faa'a International Airport. Air Tahiti covers a network of 47 islands in French Polynesia and Cook Islands. Society Islands Tuamotu Archipelago East Tuamotu-Gambier archipelago Marquesas archipelago Austral archipelago Marquesas archipelago Tuamotu archipelago As of September 2018, the Air Tahiti fleet consists of: The story of Air Tahiti is closely linked to the history of aviation in Polynesia. Far away from continents, Polynesia was late in developing air routes. It was only during the Second World War that aviation took off in