Air Orient

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.

Air Orient (Ligne d'Air Orient)
IATA ICAO Callsign
N/A N/A N/A
Founded1929, France
Commenced operations1929, France
Ceased operations1933
Operating basesParis, France
Headquarters2 rue Marbeuf, Paris, France
Key peopleErnest Roume (1858-1941) - Chairman
Maurice Noguè - Managing Director

Destinations

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

Fleet

Code data

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

References


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