Founded | 1929, France |
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Commenced operations | 1929, France |
Ceased operations | 1933 |
Operating bases | Paris, France |
Headquarters | 2 rue Marbeuf, Paris, France |
Key people | Ernest 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 October 7, 1933.
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
- Great Britain – London
- Italy – Naples
- Greece – Corfu, Athens
- Lebanon – Beirut
- Syria – Damascus, Aleppo
- Iraq – Baghdad
- Persia – Bushehr (Bouchir), Jask (Djask)
- India – Allahabad, Karachi, Jodhpur, Calcutta
- Siam – Bangkok
- Burma – Rangoon, Akyab
- Indochina – Saigon
Fleet
- Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine CAMS 53 seaplanes - 2
- SPCA Météore 63 – 3 from Air Union Lignes d’Orient
- Farman F.190
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