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Defunct French Airline From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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 |
The airline connected France and parts of Europe to the Middle East and Far East, many of which were French colonial outposts:
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