TAT European Airlines
Former French regional airline / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Transport Aérien Transrégional was a French regional airline with its head office on the grounds of Tours Val de Loire Airport in Tours.[1] It was formed in 1968 as Touraine Air Transport (TAT) by M. Marchais.[2] Air France acquired a minority stake in the airline in 1989. Between 1993 and 1996 the company was gradually taken over by British Airways. It subsequently merged with Air Liberté.
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Founded | 1968 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 1996 (merged into Air Liberté) | ||||||
Operating bases | Tours Val de Loire Airport |
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The merged entity was sold on to the SAir Group in 2001, which in turn merged Air Liberté with AOM becoming the renamed "Air Lib" {Wikipedia French article} continuing the heritage of TAT until the merged airline failed in 2003.