Air Orient
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| Founded | 1929, France |
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| Commenced operations | 1929, France |
| Ceased operations | 7 October 1933 (merged with Air Union, Aéropostale, CFRNA and SGTA to form Air France) |
| Operating bases | Paris–Le Bourget Airport |
| 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 on 7 October 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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