SA de Transport Aérien

S.A. de Transport Aérien (SATA) — also known as S.A. de Transport Aérien Genève — was a Swiss airline founded in June 1966, with its head office on the property of Geneva Airport,^[1] and with its base in Geneva. It started as an air-taxi operator and evolved to passenger and cargo charters to points in Europe, the US, South America and the Caribbean. It terminated its activities in 1978.

S.A. de Transport Aérien

Founded	June 1966 (1966-06)
Ceased operations	1978 (1978)
Hubs	Geneva Airport
Headquarters	Geneva, Switzerland
Key people	Charles Jacquat Raymond Lambert Michel Favre

Fleet

SATA Douglas DC-8

SATA's fleet included these aircraft in 1978

• 1 Cessna 172
• 1 Cessna 421
• 1 Pilatus PC-6
• 2 Douglas DC-8
• 3 Sud Aviation Caravelle

Incidents and accidents

SATA had two major incidents with its aircraft:

• On July 17, 1973, while landing at Tromsø/Langnes Airport in Norway, a Convair CV-640 landed heavily, bounced, and landed back nose-down, resting 15m short of the runway end.
• On December 18, 1977, SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730 a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10R crashed into the sea while on final approach to Funchal Airport in Portugal, killing 36.

Literature

• Charles Jacquat: Le goût du risque. Editions A. Barthelemy, Genf 1982.

References

1. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 22 April 1978. 1190. "Head Office: PO Box 167, Geneva Airport, Cointrin CH-1215, Switzerland."

External links

• Aviation Safety Network
• Le site des pionniers de l’aéronautique à Genève