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List of defunct airlines of France

This is a list of defunct airlines of France.

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This is a list of defunct airlines of France.12

For French overseas departments and territories, see the pages of French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in their respective geographical areas.

Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced
operations 		Ceased
operations 		Notes
A
ACE Transvalair VY CHX CHARTER EXPRESS 1984 1994 Trading name of ACE-Air Charter Express and Transvalair from Switzerland joint operations Operated Douglas DC-3 and Fairchild Hiller FH-227
Aelis Air Service 2004 2010 Charter carrier. Operated Embraer Brasilia3
Aéris SH AIS FRANCE CHARTER 1999 2003 Previously Air Toulouse International
Aéris Express 2003 2003 Low-cost Aéris subsidiary
Aéro Cargo 1946 1952 Operated extensively in Algeria. Subsidiary of Societé Aigle Azur since March 1950. Flight operations merged to form Aigle Azur Extreme Orient in FRENCH INDOCHINA (Vietnam). Operated AAC-1 (French manufactured Junkers Ju.52), Douglas DC3, Halifax C.VIII4
Aéro France International FB ROF AIROF 1978 1991 Operated leased Sud Aviation Caravelle5
Aéro Jets Darta DRT DARTA 197 2013 Operated Beech Super King Air, Beech King Air, Beech Baron, Learjet 23
Aéro Services Corporate CJE 2001 2007
Aéro Services Executive67 W4 BES BIRD EXPRESS 2000 2004 Operated Dassault Falcons
Aérolinair ERN BLUE HAWK 2002 2015 Airlinair subsidiary Operated Beech 19008
AeroLyon 4Q AEY AEROLYON 1996 2002
Aéromaritime QK QKL AEROMAR 1966 1992 UTA-Union de Transports Aériens subsidiary 9
Aerope 3S Aviation OPE PONTOISAIR 2001 2001 10
Aéropostale 1918 1933 Previously Lignes Aériennes Latécoère Merged to form Air France
Aérotour FV 1976 1980 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle, Boeing 737-20011
Aigle Azur 1946 1955 Trading name of Societé Aigle Azur S.A. Relauched in 1977 by Lucas Air Transport/Lucas Aviation
Air Alpes LP ALP AIR ALPES 1962 1981 Merged into TAT-Transport Aérien Transregional (TAT European Airlines)
Air Alsace SY 1962 1982
Air Angouleme12 AGL AIR ANGOULEME 1976 2012
Air Anjou Transports13 SJ AIR ANJOU 1976 1980 Operated Beech 99 Airliner
Air Aquitaine AB 1991 1992 Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Cessna 310
Air Ardeche BS 1985 1990 Operated a Piper PA-31
Air Asie 1928 1929 Merged with Air Union Lignes d'Orient to form Air Orient
Air Atlantique V6 APB CHARENTE 1963 2004 Previously Air Publicité-Air Atlantique
Air Bleu 1935 1940
Air Bretagne 3E BRE BRETAGNE 1998 2001 Operated Beech King Air, Beech 190014
Air Bretagne Centre 1973 1980 Scheduled routes on a seasonal basis only Operated Aero Commander 500B
Air Caen 1949 1987 Operated De Havilland DH-89 Dragon Rapide15
Air Centre 1964 1975 Operated Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron, Britten-Norman
Air Champagne Ardennes CZ 1969 1974 Bought by Air Alpes in 1973 and merged in 1974 Operated Beech 99, Cessna 402, Cessna 41116
Air Charter / Air Charter International SF ACF AIR CHARTER 1966 1998 Air Charter International trading name until 1984 when it reverted to Air Charter
Air Cholet 1970 1972 Operated Cessna 402
Air Continent 1963 1972 Operated Beech Travel Air, Beech 18S, Cessna 180, Cessna 185, Sud Alouette III17
Air Corse DK ARK AIR CORSE 1985 1990 Operated ATR 42 Embraer Bandeirante Fairchild F-27A18
Air Côte-Basque 1972 1973 Renamed Sud Air Transport. Operated Beech Queen Air19
Air Côte d'Opale OPL OPALE 1978 1996 Operated Beech King Air, Piper Aztec20
Air Dauphiné 1964 1970 Renamed TAR-Transports Aériens Réunis

Operated Douglas DC-321

Air Dieppe 1972 1972 Operated Piper Aztec22
Air Entreprise International KD AEN AIR ENTERPRISE 1969 1994 Operated leased Sud Aviation Caravelle23
Air-Estérel HC 1963 Also known as Transcorse S.A.

Operated Beech 18, Lockheed 12, Cessna 18024

Air Exel France25 RF RXL AIR EXEL 1988 2005 Merged scheduled operations into Regional Airlines in 1992 Restarted own operations in 2004

Operated Embraer Brasilia, Saab 34026

Air France Asie AF AFR AIR FRANS 1994 2007 Air France subsidiary
Air France Europe 1996 1997 Formed by the merger of Air France medium-haul operations and Air Inter. Fully merged into Air France27
Air Horizons RN EUH EURALAIR HORIZONS 2004 2005 Went bankrupt
Air Inter IT ITF AIR INTER 1958 1996 Merged into Air France Europe
Air Inter Europe 1996 1997 trading name of Air France Europe
Air Jet28 V6 AIJ AIR JET 1981 2003 Jet Services Group division Operated BAe 146, Fokker F27, Saab 200029
Air Languedoc LX 1974 1978 Merged operations into TAT Operated Aérospatiale Corvette, DHC-6 Twin Otter30
Air Liberté31 & Air Lib VD LIB AIR LIBERTE 1988 2001 Renamed Air Lib
Air Limousin 1967 1976 Merged assets into Air Alpes
Air Littoral & Cie. Air Littoral32 FU LIT AIR LITTORAL 1972 2003 Merged operations with Compagnie Aérienne du Languedoc to form Cie. Air Littoral33
Air Lorient ALO 1990 1990 Operated Métro Merlin II and Beech 20034
Air Lorraine 1981 1981
Air Méditerranée ML BIE MEDITERRANEE 1998 2016 Previously Air Midi Bigorre
Air Midi Bigorre 1997 1998 Renamed Air Méditerranée
Air Nautic 1958 1966 Previously GECA

Operated Boeing 307 Stratoliner, Douglas DC-2, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, Vickers VC.1 Viking35

Air Nolis 1948 1950 Operated Douglas C-47B36
Air Normandie 1949 1951 Based in Caen

Operated Douglas DC 3

Air Normandie (Normandie Aviation) ID RNO NORMANDIE 1991 2001 Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Beech King Air, Cessna 500 Citation37
Air Ocean 1946 1946 Operated Amiot AAC.1 Toucan38
Air Open Sky OPN AIR SKY 1998 2000 Operated ATR 42
Air Orient 1929 1933 Merged into Air France
1st Air Ouest 1956 1960 Operated DH.89
2nd Air Ouest OE 1972 1976 Operated BN-2 Islander39
Air Outre Mer QN AOM AOM 1990 1992 Merged with Minerve to form AOM French Airlines
Air Paris IO TAD 1959 1975 Previously Air Orly. Merged operations into TAT Operated Beech 99 Airliner, de Havilland Heron, DHC-6 Twin Otter40
Air Passaquay 1972 1992 Operated Cessna 41141
Air Perigord 1967 1973 Operated Beech Queen Air, Cessna 172, Piper Aztec42
Air Poitou-Charentes 1969 1974 Merged into Touraine Air Transport Operated Beechcraft Baron 55, Cessna 170
Air Provence S.A. 1975 1991 Renamed Air Provence International43
Air Provence Charter LPU EUROSTAR 1996 1998 Renamed Virgin Express France in January 1998
Air Provence International44 DG APR AIR PROVENCE 1991 2002 Previously Air Provence S.A. Renamed Soc. Nouvelle Air Provence. Changed name to West Air France Operated Grumman Gulfstream I, Beech King Air, FH227, HS 748, Caravelle45
Air Rhuys RC 1977 1978 Operated Cessna 402
Air Rouergue YU 1970 1977 Previously Uni-Air Rouergue Operated Beech 99 Airliner, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fokker F27, FH-22746
Air Sarthe Organization ASO 1987 1993 Operated Beechcraft C90 King Air
Air Service Nantes ASN AIR NANTES 1981 1992 Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Boeing 737, Caravelle 10R, DHC-6 Twin Otter, FH-27, FH-227, Fokker F2747
Air Service Vosges VGE 1976 2005 Operated Beech King Air, Piper Navajo48
Air Toulouse 1969 1989 Renamed Air Toulouse International Operated Beech Baron, Cessna 402
Air Toulouse International SH TLE AIR TOULOUSE 1989 1999 Previously Air Toulouse. Reformed as SATT-Societé Nouvelle Air Toulouse International S.A. in 1992 Renamed Aeris
Air Turquoise RT RTQ 2005 2006
Air Union 1923 1933 Merged to form Air France
Air Vendée4950 VM AVD AIR VENDEE 1975 1992 Merged scheduled operations into Regional Airlines
Air Vosges GS VGE VOSGES 1969 1975 Merged operations into Air Alsace. Operated Cessna 401, Cessna 40251
Air Wasteels 1969 1975 Operated HP.137 "Jetstream"52
Air West AWP WEST AIR 1997 1997 Operated Piper PA-31 for a few months
Air' Mana EFC 1966 2016 Operated Swearingen Merlin
Airbus Industrie 1966 1991 Operations entrusted to Union de Transports Aériens subsidiary Aéromaritime53
Airbus Transport International 1996 2006 Operated Airbus Beluga54
Aire d'Evasions/"Air Evasion" E3 IVS 1993 1994 Operated Douglas DC-855
Airlec ARL 1988 1992 Air Aquitaine Transport scheduled operations trading name.56 Merged scheduled operations into Regional Airlines
Airlinair AN RLA AIRLINAIR 1999 2017 Merged operations into HOP!
AlsaceExel XT 2004 2005 Brand established by Exel Group
Alsair AL LSR ALSAIR 1982 2010 Previously Alsace Air Service Operated Beech 1900, Beech King Air, Cessna Citation II57
Alsavia XG ALV ALSAVIA 1989 1993 Operated Embraer Brasilia on Transport Aérien Transregional behalf, and Saab 340 on Air France behalf58
ALTA-Air Limousin Travail Aérien S.A.5960 QD LMT AIR LIMOUSIN 1979 1989 Operated Nord 262, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Swearingen Metroliner, Beech 99 Airliner, Saab 34061
AOM French Airlines IW AOM FRENCHLINES 1992 2001 Merged into Air Liberté
Aria ARW ARIABIRD 2004 2005
Atlantic Air Lift HGH HIGHER 2005
Atlantique Air Assistance TLB AAA 1989 2017 Rebranded Atlas Atlantique Airlines in 2015
Auxiair AJ & BS 1975 1980
Avions Taxis Pyrénéens-"Air Transport Pyrénées" TF TPR PYRENEEN 1984 1997 Previously Gaspe Air Service Merged into Proteus Airlines. Operated Beech King Air, Beech 190062
Axis Airways- Compagnie Aérienne Française 6V AXY AXIS 2000 2001 Previously Axis Airways and New Axis Airways
B
Belair – Ile de France BLI 1995 2000 Operated Boeing 727, MD-8363
Blue Line 4Y BLE BLUE BERRY 2002 2010
Bretagne Air Services VB ABH BRETAGNE SERVICE 1976 1981 Operated Douglas C-47, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Partenavia Victor64
Brit Air6566 DB BZH BRITAIR 1975 2017 Merged into HOP!
C
CAF-Compagnie aérienne française 1919 1937 Founded by Henri Balleyguier.
CAP Airlines MO CBD 1995 2001 68
CATAIR QV 1969 1978 Operated Lockheed Constellation, Sud Aviation Caravelle, Sud Aviation Caravelle VIR69
CCM Airlines70 XK CRL CORSAIR 2000 2010 Trading name of Compagnie Corse Mediterranée
CFRNA-Compagnie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aérienne 1920 1925 Joint French-Romanian airline. Renamed CIDNA in 1925
Champagne Airlines CPH CHAMPAGNE 1998 2005 Trading name of CAE-Compagnie Aeronautique Europeenne
CIDNA-Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne 1925 1933 Previously CFRNA. Merged with four other airlines to form Air France. Operated Fokker F.VII71
CIP Transports 1999 2001 Operated Airbus A319, Dassault Falcon 900EX72
Compagnie Aérienne du Languedoc73 WL
FQ		 1976 1988 Merged with Air Littoral to form Cie. Air Littoral
Compagnie Aérienne Corse Méditerranée XK CCM 1990 2000 Renamed Air Corsica
Compagnie Aérienne Poitou-Charentes "Air Poitou-Charentes" 1994 1997 Previously Mid Airways Operated ATR 42, Fokker F28, Piper Aztec74
CAE-Compagnie Aeronautique Europeenne C9 FEU AEROCOM 1991 2002 On-demand passenger, freight and medivac charters75
Compagnie Air Frêt FZ 1964 1982 Operated Bristol Freighter, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-7, Lockheed Constellation, Boeing 70776
Compagnie Air Transport TF 1946 1970 Operated Bristol Freighter, Carvair
CMA - Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes 1919 1923 Merged with Grands Express Aériens to form Air Union
Compagnie de Transport Aérien et de Commerce 1948 1957 Founded by Roger Colin. Operated Douglas C-4777
Compagnie des Transports Aéronautiques du Sud-Ouest 1919 1919 78
Compagnie Générale Aéropostale 1918 1933 Merged to form Air France79
Compagnie générale transaérienne 1909 1921 First French airline. Absorbed by Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes
Compagnie Grands Express Aériens 1919 1923 Merged with Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes to form Air Union
Compagnie Nationale Air France 1948 1998 Changed cororate name to Societé Air France80
Continent Air Paris MO CBD MOONLIGHT 1995 1998
Continentale Air Service CAS 1978 1979 Operated Aérospatiale Corvette81
Crossair Europe QE ECC CICOGNE 1998 2005 Trading name of Europe Continental Airways
D
Dakota Air 1993 1997 Operated Douglas DC-382
Dirac Aviation YM DAV DIRAC 1985 1990 Operated Swearingen Merlin IV83
Diwan DWA DIWAN 1992 1997 Operated Beech 200, Grumman Gulfstream I84
Drakk'Air XP DKR DRAK AIR 1989 1992 Operated Beech 200, Beech Baron, Piper Cheyenne85
E
Eagle Aviation France EGN FRENCH EAGLE 1998 2009 Resurrected in March 2009 as Noor Airways
EAS Europe Airlines EY EVT EURO LINE 1965 1995 Previously Europe Aéro Service86
Émeraude Air Transport 1976 1977 Operated Beech Queen Air87
Escadrille Mercure 1946 1970 Operated Beech 18, Lockheed 12A, SFERMA Marquis88
Euralair-Euralair International S.A. RN ERL EURALAIR 1964 2003
Euroberlin France EE EEB EUROBER 1988 1994 Franco-German joint airline
Eurojet Airlines EUF 2002 2004 Went bankrupt
Europ'Air ER 1967 1976 Operated Cessna 310, Cessna 40289
Europe Aéro Fret 1986 1986 Operated Trislander90
Europe Air Charter EAC 1972 1972
Europe Airpost 5O FPO 1999 2015 Bought by ASL Aviation Holdings and renamed ASL Airlines France
F
Fairlines LK FIR FAIR 1998 1998 Operated MD-81
Flandre Air IX FRS 1977 2001 Merged into Regional Airlines
Flywest 2004 2005
France Dakota 1998 1998 Operated Douglas DC-391
France DC3 SA 1991 1998 Renamed Publi-Air. Operated Douglas DC-392
French Blue BF FBU SUNLINE 2016 2018 Renamed French Bee
Fretair 1970 1975 Operated Douglas DC-393
G
GECAT Fret 1948 1950 Operated Curtiss C-4694
H
Heli-Transport OI HLT HELI TRANSPORT 1975 1994 Operated Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil, Aérospatiale Alouette II95
Heliglobe Finet France Cargo 1996 1997 Operated HS 748, CASA Aviocar96
Hex'Air UD HER HEX AIRLINE 1991 2017 Merged into Twin Jet
I
ICS - InterCiel Services ICS 1991 2001 Established as Intercargo Service. Operated Boeing 737-20097
IGavion TE IGA 2013 2018 Trading name of Skytaxi France-based operations 98
Inter Cargo Service ICS INTERCARGO 1987 1991 Renamed ICS-InterCiel Services. Operated Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules, Vickers Vanguard
J
Jet Alsace 99 WU JLS 1988 1993 Renamed TransAlsace
Jet Europe 1989 1990 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle
Jet Fret JF JFT 1987 1993 Operated Lockheed L-100-30100
Joon JN JON JOON 2017 2019 Air France subsidiary merged back into parent company
K
Kallistair FU 1973 Operated BN-2 Islander101
Kel Air CET 1986 1990
Kyrnair KH
V4		 KYN GOLDBIRD 1986 1999 Operated ATR 42, Embraer Bandeirante102
L
L-Air LRK 2002 2003
L'Aéropostale 1991 2000 Renamed Europe Airpost. Operated Boeing 727-200, Boeing 737-200103
L'Avion A0 AVI ELYSAIR 2007 2009 Trading name of Elysair Merged into OpenSkies
LAM 1941 1945 Military airline in "Free France" territories during WWII
Les Avions Bleus 1949 1952 Operated Curtiss C-46104
Level France 2018 2021
Lignes Aériennes Farman 1919 1924 Rebranded as Société Générale des Transports Aériens
Lucas Aigle Azur105 1977 1987 Trading name of Lucas Air Transport scheduled operations
Lucas Air Transport LK 1970 1987 Alternate name of Lucas Aviation Renamed Aigle Azur-Société Transports Aériens106 Operated Embraer Bandeirante, Saab 340
Lucas Aviation LK 1970 1987 Used also Lucas Air Transport name107
M
Minerve IW MIN MINERVE 1975 1992 Merged to form AOM French Airlines
MiriadAir MYR MIRIADAIR 1987 1990 Operated Cessna Caravan, Cessna Citation II108
N
Nantes Aviation NV 1970 1979 Operated de Havilland Dove, Beech 18109
New Axis Airways 9X AXY 2009 2009
Noor Airways 2009 2010
Normandie Air Services NDS 1970 1984 Operated de Havilland Dove, Douglas DC-3110
O
Occitania Jet Fleet OJF OCCITANIA 1997 2004 Corporate carrier. Operated Beech 1900D, Fokker 100111
Ocean Airways OG OCW 2003 2005 Failed project
Octavia Airlines O4 OCN 2001 2005
P
Pan Européenne EUP / PEA 1977 1994 Ceased airline-type operations
Point Air FW 1980 1987 Went bankrupt
Proteus Air System 1985 1996 Renamed Proteus Airlines112
Proteus Airlines YS PRB PROTEUS 1996 2001 Previously Proteus Air System. Merged into Regional Airlines
Publi-Air 1999 2001 Established as France DC3 SA. Operated Douglas DC-3113
Pyrénair YD 1973 1979 Merged into UAR-Air Rouergue Operated Beech 18, Beech Duke, Cessna 402, DHC-6 Twin Otter114
R
Régional YS RAE REGIONAL EUROPE 2011 2013 Trading name of Regional Airlines
Regional Airlines RGI 1992 2013 Merged into HOP!
Réseau des Lignes Aériennes Françaises 1945 1946 Post-WWII provisional airline. Assets merged into Societé Nationale Air France
Rousseau Aviation S.A. RU 1963 1976 Scheduled operations merged into TAT Operated HS-748
S
SANA-Société Anonyme de Navigation Aeriennes 1946 1949 Operated Bloch MB.220115
SATI 1948 1949 Merged with Aeromaritime to form Union de Transports Aériens
SCELA 1933 1933
SCLA 1940 1945
Services Aéronatiques Roannais QT RNS SARA 1980 1996 Previously SAR Avions Taxis Operated Beech King Air, Beech 1900, Merlin IV116
Sinair 2000 2001 Renamed Axis Airways117
SNATI (Air Toulouse)
Société Auxiliaire de Gérance et de Transports Aériens 1953 1959 Operated SNCASE Armagnac118
Société Commerciale du Littoral 1992 1996 Operated Bristol Freighter119
Societé aérienne française d'affrètements 1966 1969 Renamed Air Charter International120
Société d'Exploitation du Matériel Aéronautique Français 1949 1953 Operated Latécoère 631121
Société Générale des Transports Aériens 1924 1933 Merged to form Air France
Société de Transports Aériens Alpes Provence 1947 1952 Operated Consolidated Liberator, Douglas DC-3122
Société de Transports Aériens Internationaux et Régionaux 1990 1993 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle123
Star Airlines SE SEU STARWAY 1997 2006 Established as Star Europe. Renamed XL Airways France124
Star Europe 1995 1997 Renamed Star Airlines125
Stellair Transports Aériens 1982 1993 Went bankrupt. Fleet taken over by Air Toulouse. Operated Douglas DC-3, Fairchild F27, Embraer Bandeirante, Fokker F28126
Strategic Airlines EF STZ 2009 2010
Sud Air Transport 1973 1974 Previously Air Côte Basque Operated Beech King Air127
Sud Airlines SDU SUD LINES 2003 2006
SVT Air Touring 1972 1973 Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle128
T
T.A.I.-Compagnie des Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux TAI 1946 1963 Merged to form UTA-Union de Transports Aériens
TAM-Transports Aériens du Midi 1946 ? Operated Caudron Goéland129
T.A.P.-Transports Aériens Privés 1974 1975 Operated Piper PA-31
TAT European Airlines VD TAT 1968 1998 Previously Touraine Air transport S.A., T.A.T., and Transport Aérien Transregional. Merged into Air Liberté
Taxi Avia France ATX 1965 1975 Previously Avia Taxi France and Avia France. Merged operations into TAT (TAT European Airlines). Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Cessna 206, Cessna 402, Piper Aztec130
TEA France FN TFR TRANSAIRWAYS 1989 1995
Thalass Air 1971 1979 Operated Beech Baron, Beech King Air, Beech Queen Air131
Trans Air Bretagne TRB AIR BRETAGNE 1973 1993 Operated Cessna 402132
Trans Alsace TAS TRANALSACE 1993 1994 Operated Airbus A320, Boeing 737-400, MD-80133
Trans Azur Aviation 1981 1983 Operated Dart Herald134
Trans-Union 1966 1974 Operated DC-4, DC-6, Sud Aviation Caravelle135
Transport Air Centre UH CTR AIR CENTRE 1978 1994 Operated Beech King Air, Piper Aztec, Swearingen Merlin IV136
Transport Aérien Transregional 1989 1990 Previously T.A.T. Renamed TAT European Airlines Operated ATR 72, FH-227, Fokker F28, Nord 262137
Transports Aériens Reunis 1964 1974 Previously Air Dauphiné Operated DC-3, DC-4, DC-6, DC-7, Vickers Viking 1B138
U
UAR-Union Aéronautique Regionale-Air Rouergue UZ 1977 1979 Merged into Transport Aérien Transregional Operated Beech 99 Airliner, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fokker F27139
UAT-Union Aéromaritime de Transport UAT 1949 1963 Merged to form Union de Transports Aériens
Uni Air International140 UAI UNIAIR 1969 1993 Operated Carvair, Aérospatiale Corvette, FH-227, Falcon 20, Learjet 35141
Uni Air Rouergue 1970 1974 Renamed Air Rouergue Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Beech Baron, Beech Queen Air, Cessna 182142
UTA-Union de Transports Aériens UT UTA 1963 1992 Merged into Air France
V
Vargas Aviation 1971 1975 Operated Douglas DC-3143
Virgin Express France S.A. VEF LADYBIRD 1988 1999 Previously Air Provence Charter
W
Westair F3 FWA 1975 2004 Previously Air Provence International Operated Boeing 737-200144
World Wide Helicopters 1959 1961 Operated Bell 47, Cessna 170, DHC-1, DHC-2 Beaver, PBY Catalina, Hiller UH-12, Sikorsky S-58145
X
XL Airways France SE XLF STARWAY 1995 2019 Previously Star Airlines
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Further reading

Further reading

  • Noetinger J., Histoire de l'Aéronautique Française-1940-1960-Hommes et evenements (in French language), Ed. France Empire, Paris, 1983
  • Noetinger J., Histoire de l'Aéronautique Française-L'essoir 1960-1980 (in French language), Ed. France Empire, Paris, 1984
  • Noetinger J., Histoire de l'Aéronautique Française-Epopée 1940-1960 (in French language), Ed. France Empire, Paris, 1985
  • Mézière H.-Sauvage J.M., Les Ailes Francaises-L’Aviation marchande de 1919 a nos jours (in French language), Ed. Rive Droite, Paris, 1997
See also

See also