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Air Orient

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Air Orient (Ligne d'Air Orient)
Founded1929, France
Commenced operations1929, France
Ceased operations7 October 1933 (1933-10-07)
(merged with Air Union, Aéropostale, CFRNA and SGTA to form Air France)
Operating basesParis–Le Bourget Airport
Headquarters2 rue Marbeuf, Paris, France
Key peopleErnest Roume (1858-1941) - Chairman
Maurice Noguè - Managing Director

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 on 7 October 1933.

Destinations

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The airline connected France and parts of Europe to the Middle East and Far East, many of which were French colonial outposts:

Fleet

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Code data

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  • IATA Code: UT
  • ICAO Code: ORT
  • Callsign: Air Orient

References

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  1. ^ Air France[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Air Orient historique".
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