Air Orient (Ligne d'Air Orient)
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| Founded |
1929, France |
| Commenced operations |
1929, France |
| Ceased operations |
1933 |
| Operating bases |
Paris, France |
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| Headquarters |
2 rue Marbeuf, Paris, France |
| Key people |
Ernest Roume (1858-1941) - Chairman
Maurice Noguè - Managing Director |
[edit] History
Air Orient was an airline based in France. Created in 1929 from the merger of Air Asie(c. 1928) and Air Union Lignes d’Orient (c. 1927 - renamed from Messageries Transaeriennes 1923),[1][2] the short lived airline was merged with Air France October 7, 1933.
[edit] Destinations
The airline connected France and parts of Europe to the Middle East and Far East, many of which were French colonial outposts:
- France - Paris, Lyon, Marseille
- England - London
- Italy - Naples
- Greece - Corfu, Athens
- Syria - Damas (Damascus), Alep
- Iraq - Baghdad
- Persia - Allahabad, Bouchir, Djask
- India - Karachi, Jodhpur, Calcutta
- Siam - Bangkok
- Burma - Rangoon, Akyab
- Indochina - Saigon
- Lebanon - Beirut
[edit] See also
Recently the Ukraine based Air Charter Asia airline changed its name to Air Orient [3]
[edit] Code data
- IATA Code: UT
- ICAO Code: ORT
- Callsign: Air Orient
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