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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.

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Air Orient (Ligne d'Air Orient)

IATA ICAO Callsign N/A N/A N/A
Founded	1929, France
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

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 – Allahabad, Bushehr (Bouchir), Jask (Djask)
• India – 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

See also

Recently the Ukraine-based Air Charter Asia airline changed its name to Air Orient.[3]

Code data

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

References

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На других языках

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- [en] Air Orient

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[fr] Air Orient

Air Orient est une ancienne compagnie aérienne française qui opéra à partir de 1928 et qui figure parmi les sociétés qui ont donné naissance à Air France en 1933. Comme son nom l'indique, elle était spécialisée pour l'Orient et l'Extrême-Orient dans les années 1930, notamment les colonies françaises. Un service hebdomadaire conduisait les passagers et le courrier de Marseille à Saïgon en dix jours et demi, et après dix-sept escales.

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[it] Air Orient

L'Air Orient è stata una compagnia aerea francese, attiva fino al 1933 quando è stata fusa con altre compagnie francesi per formare l'Air France.

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[ru] Air Orient

Air Orient — французская авиакомпания, существовала в 1929—1933 годах.

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