Temaru has called for public servants and private sector employees to voluntarily pay a third of their income into the fund as patriot action is needed to keep the loss-making airline viable.
He said colossal fortunes are being made in French Polynesia and they all go elsewhere.
Temaru said the airline is vital for the tourism industry and the territory cannot stand by and watch as he puts it, planes fall into the water.
The comments have been strongly criticized by the opposition, saying they are empty words and miss the point.
