Who was the founding head of a French airline with it's head office in Papeete, Tahiti?
Air Tahiti Nui Air Tahiti Nui is a French airline with its head office in Papeete, Tahiti. It operates long-haul flights from its home base at Faa'a International Airport.
Cyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace Cyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace (7 November 1793 – 24 January 1875) was a French navigator famous for his circumnavigation of the globe on board "La Favorite". He was pivotal in the opening of French trade in the Pacific and was instrumental in the establishment of the Hawaiian Catholic Church. He achieved the rank of captain.