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40:
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300:
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sector at the time dated from 1963. It had prevented the country's three main scheduled airlines from operating outside their respective spheres of influence and competing with each other. The French government's decision to adopt a less rigid interpretation of its policy gradually reversed both of
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Throughout most of this time, UTA's "mainline" fleet strength stood at about ten to twelve aircraft only. The airline's small fleet size was conditioned by the nature of its operations, i.e. as a long-haul carrier serving most of its routes as multi-stop sectors at low frequencies of less than one
2293:
reports, the fire was allegedly started by a cleaner who carelessly dropped a burning cigarette in one of the toilets.) The fire rapidly spread, engulfing the entire cabin in flames. This resulted in the aircraft's total destruction, which was subsequently written off. There were no injuries as a
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was destroyed, following two consecutive bomb explosions on board the aircraft while it was on the ground at N'Djamena
Airport. There were no fatalities since all passengers and crew managed to evacuate the aircraft before the second explosion in the central baggage compartment tore the aircraft
673:
in direct competition with Air France. The aim was to protect Air France's position as the country's dominant scheduled carrier by making UTA a less attractive takeover target for its foreign rivals in the event of a merger. The French government feared that Air France's smaller size relative to
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at the time. This made it an almost exclusively long-haul, intercontinental scheduled airline. It also made its scheduled route network complementary to Air France and Air Inter. (UTA and Air France used to co-ordinate their schedules at Los
Angeles to enable passengers to connect between Air
2491:, respectively. The earlier tidbit of misinformation in this reference stated Japan Air Lines remanufactured two -200s. This is in error. They purchased two factory-new 747SR-146B(SUD)aircraft from Boeing. JA8170 was delivered in March 1986 and JA8176 was delivered in September 1986.
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representing the majority of pilots at Aéromaritime as well as at UTA itself. The dispute was about the introduction of new, lower pay scales at Aéromaritime to prepare it for the competition it was likely to face at the hands of Europe's new breed of much lower
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at that time. It lasted for the better part of a year from the end of 1988 until
October 1989 and resulted in the grounding of both Aéromaritime and UTA during that period. UTA's plans for a European feeder network were also overtaken by its subsequent
609:, Tahiti, which competed with UTA on the Los Angeles – Papeete sector.) UTA's ability to secure traffic rights outside its traditional sphere of influence in competition with Air France was the result of a successful campaign it had mounted to
2313:. Investigations and court cases have implicated Libyan state actors in the bombing. All 156 passengers and 14 crew members on board were killed. For nearly 20 years, this incident marked the deadliest air disaster involving a French-operated
331:(TAI) was taken in September 1961, building on a commercial relationship between the two airlines that had begun in the early 1950s. UTA, the new company that succeeded UAT and TAI, came into being on 1 October 1963 with a capital of £2.6
3428:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e6c07ce8-6de8-11dc-b8ab-0000779fd2ac,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2Fe6c07ce8-6de8-11dc-b8ab-0000779fd2ac.html&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2Fsearch%3Fhl%3Den
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unexpectedly decided to relax its policy of neatly dividing traffic rights for scheduled air services between Air France, Air Inter and UTA, without any route overlaps between them. The regulatory framework governing France's
359:, a combination of UAT's blue and TAI's green colour schemes. The inherited 118,000 mi (190,000 km) network spanned five continents. Most of these were intercontinental, long-haul routes connecting France with
270:(TAI). UTA was the largest wholly privately owned, independent airline in France. It was also the second-largest international, as well as the second principal intercontinental, French airline and a full member of the
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partially reversed the French government's relaxed policy on allocating traffic rights to the country's three main contemporary scheduled airlines when he decided to deny UTA the right to fly non-stop from Paris to
387:. UTA's creation coincided with a new French aviation policy that established exclusive spheres of influence for UTA and Air France. Air France withdrew from UTA's sphere of influence but UTA continued serving the
2208:
620:. During that time, UTA also planned to launch a short-haul European feeder network, which was to be operated by its Aéromaritime subsidiary. In the event, these plans were scuppered by a long-running, bitter
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independent contemporaries, for most of its existence UTA did not have a network of short-/medium-haul scheduled routes nor did it compete on any of its scheduled routes with Air France, the primary French
924:. It included an option on a further six aircraft. The aircraft on firm order were to be delivered between 1992 and 1994, at a rate of two planes per year. It was intended that the newly ordered
601:
these rules. It therefore enabled UTA to launch scheduled services to new destinations within Air France's sphere of influence, in competition with that airline, for the first time. Paris —
3426:
FT.com/Business Life, The Monday
Interview, 30 September 2007 – Pilot who found the right trajectory (Financial Times interview with Jean-Cyril Spinetta, chairman of Air France-KLM group)
2289:(registration F-GDUA) was destroyed on the ground at Paris CDG when a fire was accidentally started while cleaning of the aircraft's cabin was in progress. (According to contemporary
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4605:
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became the first route UTA served in competition with Air France non-stop from Paris. (Air France responded by extending some of its non-stop Paris – Los
Angeles services to
3782:
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as N54629, operating the
Brazzaville – N'Djamena – Paris CDG sector, was bombed 46 minutes after take-off from N'Djamena causing the aircraft to crash while flying over
4776:
689:
On 12 January 1990 UTA, along with Air Inter and Air France itself, became part of an enlarged Air France group, which in turn became a wholly owned subsidiary of
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3518:
3916:
24:
1436:
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Wickstead, Maurice (2023). "French Wings over Five
Continents: The Story of UTA, Part Two: The Merger of TAI & UAT and into the Jet Age, 1962–92".
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sharing agreement with Air
Afrique. In addition, UTA continued providing commercial and technical assistance to Air Afrique on the same terms as UAT.
4525:
1973:
4761:
2327:
1566:
271:
4746:
4700:
3792:
3413:
M.R. Golder, The
Changing Nature of French Dirigisme – A Case Study of Air France, St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. Thesis, submitted Trinity term, 1997
1742:
328:
267:
4520:
1822:
1614:
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would replace the airline's ageing DC-10s as well as facilitate its future expansion into new long-haul markets from the early 1990s onwards.
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Air France's acquisition of UTA and Air Inter was part of an early 1990s French government plan to create a unified national carrier with the
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There were six recorded incidents/accidents involving UTA aircraft. Four of these involved the loss of aircraft and three the loss of lives.
2660:"M.R. Golder, The Changing Nature of French Dirigisme - A Case Study of Air France. Thesis submitted at Trinity College, Oxford, 1997, p.28"
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1269:
1265:
670:
4751:
2186:
4705:
4236:
3797:
2065:
1806:
1630:
324:
263:
1418:
4771:
2168:
2129:
1854:
1245:
3625:
3511:
1409:
3909:
1886:
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air transport market. Air France, Air Inter and UTA were therefore encouraged to co-operate rather than compete with each other.
3660:
2426:
744:
539:
3670:
2005:
1790:
2113:
1454:
1368:
1253:
2442:
each letter in the KSSU consortium's name represented the first letter of each of its members' names, in alphabetical order
4018:
1941:
1710:
1694:
3452:
3445:
3203:
3167:
3128:
3095:
2848:
1495:
1474:
141:
3873:
3417:
2659:
2354:
2037:
2021:
1989:
1918:
1902:
1774:
1726:
1598:
3504:
3902:
3713:
1838:
1511:
721:
186:
3408:
3402:
3031:
3020:
2834:
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routes it inherited from UAT in association with Air
Afrique. This included UTA taking the place of UAT in the joint
1870:
4655:
4430:
3925:
3878:
3703:
2422:
1427:
813:
545:
Through most of its existence UTA was one of only four wholly privately owned, independent airlines outside of the
4670:
4580:
4475:
4470:
4304:
4264:
3777:
3693:
1464:
1445:
757:
133:
406:, served daily in both directions. UTA primarily operated long-haul intercontinental scheduled services linking
3665:
2378:
1605:
764:
UTA and its subsidiaries operated the following aircraft types and sub-types throughout its 29-year existence:
459:
4284:
3595:
2302:
1329:
1261:
1203:
1039:
856:
56:
51:
3060:
3330:
2414:
1237:
1213:
1052:
793:
415:
4373:
4368:
4720:
4710:
4695:
4690:
4634:
4530:
4460:
4398:
4393:
3972:
3643:
3372:
3362:
3352:
3249:
3189:
3153:
3045:
3006:
2989:
2975:
2964:
2953:
2939:
2925:
2901:
2879:
2820:
2806:
2787:
2773:
2756:
2739:
2714:
2693:
2632:
2591:
2574:
2557:
2536:
2318:
2306:
1637:
943:
aircraft. Air France's acquisition of UTA in 1990 resulted in it inheriting two of Aéromaritime's three
868:
788:
402:
network of any European airline, flying to up to 25 destinations. Its busiest scheduled route was Paris—
682:
and the US giants as well as its fragmented long-haul network put it at a commercial disadvantage in a
39:
2896:
621:
568:
3378:
3084:
2864:
FT.com/Business Life, The Monday Interview, 30 September 2007 — Pilot who found the right trajectory
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4555:
4535:
4485:
4455:
4388:
4044:
3858:
3439:
2728:
1582:
407:
3527:
2251:
1653:
4505:
4155:
2418:
2390:
2255:
2173:
1662:
733:
697:
614:
3073:
3225:
3178:
3139:
3117:
3106:
4725:
4680:
4620:
4590:
4545:
4465:
4134:
4049:
3708:
3310:
3293:
3275:
2270:
2224:
2097:
1948:
1646:
1550:
654:
592:
61:
3342:
4665:
4645:
4625:
4550:
4480:
4415:
4249:
4202:
4098:
3998:
3993:
3977:
3619:
3571:
3478:
3241:
2228:
2145:
2104:
665:
2247:. There were no survivors among the aircraft's 80 occupants (seven crew and 73 passengers).
4408:
4403:
4314:
4309:
4244:
3637:
3490:
3421:
3262:
2852:
1957:
914:
675:
658:
364:
356:
4129:
4595:
4363:
4348:
4343:
4321:
4181:
4103:
3967:
3868:
3863:
3842:
3837:
3807:
3723:
3556:
3546:
2430:
2298:
2088:
2049:
1299:
1233:
1153:
898:, thereby joining a select group of only two airlines that chose to have some of their
879:
828:
823:
818:
798:
705:
701:
693:. On 18 December 1992, UTA ceased to exist as a legal entity within Groupe Air France.
683:
634:
584:
550:
491:
411:
316:
154:
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https://web.archive.org/web/20110629173337/https://www.fotw.info/flags/fr%24hfair.html
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4003:
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3631:
3601:
3466:
2182:
2159:
2120:
1249:
887:
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its government to enable it to grow faster, thereby becoming a more dynamic and more
602:
597:
546:
507:
352:
282:
307:
4685:
4358:
4326:
4124:
4013:
3812:
3698:
2402:
2317:, in terms of loss of life. As of June 2009, it ranks as the second-deadliest (see
2262:
2204:
2017:
2001:
1850:
1845:
1829:
1573:
1484:
1193:
1183:
1173:
1163:
1103:
1093:
1026:
1013:
1000:
987:
921:
846:
839:
808:
803:
783:
778:
773:
563:
535:
526:. In addition, the airline had regional scheduled passenger traffic rights between
467:
431:
368:
348:
312:
3409:
https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DEFDF1F3DF93AA25752C0A96F948260
3403:
https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE2DB1E3BF93BA25755C0A961948260
3384:
3319:(various backdated issues relating to UTA scheduled flight information, 1963–1990)
2433:
were the other three contemporary non-US independent, long-haul scheduled carriers
2274:
1626:
2835:
The New York Times, 13 January 1990, Business - Air France Buying Into 2 Carriers
838:
1965 marked the beginning of a re-engining programme that saw UTA's fleet of six
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4565:
4515:
4495:
4294:
4082:
3957:
3832:
3757:
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3395:
BBC news, 19 September 2003 - UTA 772: The forgotten flight (19 September 1989)
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2487:
was the other airline in this group that had ten of their 747-200s converted to
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2164:
2136:
1642:
1578:
1432:
1391:
Union de Transports Aériens served the following destinations when it operated:
1257:
1113:
925:
753:
728:. The head office of the Compagnie Aéromaritime d'Affrètement subsidiary was in
717:
625:
523:
515:
475:
360:
299:
125:
4615:
4610:
4600:
4585:
4575:
4450:
4435:
4383:
4378:
4279:
4269:
4176:
4008:
3962:
3762:
3731:
3607:
3541:
3433:
2621:
Aeroplane – World Transport Affairs: Agreement reached on U.A.T.-T.A.I. merger
2366:
2322:
2290:
2244:
2240:
2236:
1765:
1754:
1749:
1674:
1241:
932:
860:
749:
690:
638:
531:
487:
451:
287:
259:
170:
116:
3336:
3314:
3297:
3279:
2845:
1252:
services. In addition, UTA's then subsidiary company Air Polynésie, based at
347:) and inherited a fleet of 35 aircraft from its predecessors, comprising six
4650:
4640:
4630:
4445:
4425:
4353:
4336:
4331:
4299:
4274:
4171:
3772:
3767:
3741:
3566:
3561:
3396:
3214:
2810:, Operations: Air Transport, Flight International, 24-30 January 1990, p. 11
2561:, Operations: Air Transport, Flight International, 24-30 January 1990, p. 10
2216:
2093:
2079:
2056:
2044:
1964:
1953:
1423:
1275:(Source for the above fleet notes: UTA General Timetable 1/4/78 - 31/10/78)
944:
940:
936:
918:
679:
558:
511:
503:
495:
455:
278:
162:
2125:
3414:
3377:
Union de Transports Aériens (UTA) at the Aviation Safety Network Database
2666:
343:
At the time of its inception, UTA employed 4,900 personnel (including 630
4540:
4490:
4289:
4254:
4139:
4108:
4023:
3822:
3817:
3613:
3085:
Union de Transports Aériens (UTA) at the Aviation Safety Network Database
2314:
2286:
2141:
2028:
1996:
1909:
1882:
1877:
1834:
1786:
1722:
1706:
1589:
1562:
1557:
1507:
1491:
1405:
974:
872:
849:
842:
768:
650:
617:
610:
499:
443:
384:
380:
3390:
2223:. The doomed aircraft was operating the airline's scheduled sector from
4570:
4218:
4186:
3496:
3331:
https://web.archive.org/web/20130327113642/http://www.uta-airlines.com/
2488:
2212:
2109:
2061:
2033:
1969:
1932:
1866:
1813:
1781:
1701:
1690:
1658:
1546:
1319:
1309:
899:
895:
891:
729:
606:
479:
427:
423:
403:
392:
344:
332:
3432:
FOTW Flags of the World – Chargeurs Réunis (Shipping company, France)
4440:
3929:
3894:
3827:
3373:
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201064.html
3363:
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201063.html
3353:
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1971/1971%20-%201062.html
2084:
1937:
1914:
1898:
1893:
1802:
1770:
1738:
1717:
1685:
1610:
1594:
1530:
1525:
1441:
1400:
1282:
1136:
1076:
954:
910:
883:
643:
554:
530:, New Caledonia and New Zealand, between South Africa and the French
519:
447:
439:
435:
399:
388:
255:
194:
20:
3157:, Operations: Safety, Flight International, 30 September 1989, p. 10
4510:
4500:
3802:
3401:
The New York Times, 18 June 1987, COMPANY NEWS – Order for Airbus
3341:
Aéromaritime (Compagnie Aéromaritime d'Affrètement) — In Memoriam
2310:
2232:
2220:
1985:
1980:
1818:
1797:
1669:
1541:
1502:
1459:
725:
579:
578:
527:
471:
463:
419:
376:
372:
306:
298:
285:
founded and controlled by the Fabre family, but was absorbed into
190:
3379:
http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=4692
3021:
The New York Times, 18 June 1987, COMPANY NEWS — Order for Airbus
633:, aggressively expanding independent airlines, as exemplified by
3440:
http://www.answers.com/topic/chargeurs-international?cat=biz-fin
2943:, Air Transport ..., Flight International, 12 March 1970, p. 371
2808:
UTA take-over makes Air France Europe's second-favourite airline
2559:
UTA take-over makes Air France Europe's second-favourite airline
2278:
2012:
1861:
1733:
1621:
1450:
1414:
902:
re-manufactured in this manner with the other air carrier being
630:
483:
3898:
3500:
2929:, Air Transport ..., Flight International, 1 April 1965, p. 478
2885:"Head Office: 3 Boulevard Malesherbes, F-75008, Paris, France."
2250:
On 12 July 1972, a scheduled UTA flight en route from Abidjan,
3736:
3551:
2484:
1355:
935:
widebody on behalf of Aéromaritime. That order had a value of
903:
864:
3438:
Answers.com (Business and Finance) — Chargeurs International
2965:
Air Transport, Flight International, 26 February 1983, p. 508
2954:
Air Transport, Flight International, 14 December 1972, p. 855
2916:, Vol. 109, No. 2798, p. 4, Temple Press, London, 3 June 1965
2914:
Aeroplane – Airline of the Month: UTA – Five-star independent
2649:, Vol. 109, No. 2798, p. 6, Temple Press, London, 3 June 1965
2647:
Aeroplane – Airline of the Month: UTA – Five-star independent
2623:, Vol. 103, No. 2637, p. 11, Temple Press, London, 3 May 1962
2578:, Business, Flight International, 30 May – 5 June 1990, p. 13
2500:
in addition to three of that carrier's subsequently acquired
3242:"Airline of the month: UTA – Five-star independent, pp. 4-6"
2993:, Air Transport, Flight International, 2 February 1985, p. 4
2729:
Answers.com (Business and Finance) — Chargeurs International
2718:, Air Transport, Flight International, 30 January 1988, p. 6
2697:, Air Transport, Flight International, 31 October 1987, p. 7
878:
In August 1981, UTA became the second customer to order the
3118:
1972 hijack of Abidjan-Paris flight resulting in two deaths
2540:, Air Transport, Flight International, 24 June 1971, p. 945
355:
airliners. These were progressively repainted in UTA's new
3343:
http://www.al-airliners.be/a/aeromaritime/aeromaritime.htm
3010:, Air Transport, Flight International, 3 August 1985, p. 7
2743:, Air Transport, Flight International, 20 June 1987, p. 26
19:
This article is about the defunct French airline. For the
2979:, World News, Flight International, 12 March 1983, p. 634
2595:, Headlines, Flight International, 2-8 October 1991, p. 4
2532:
2530:
2528:
2526:
2524:
2522:
2520:
2258:. There were two fatalities as a result of this incident.
859:
into its fleet, UTA joined the KSSU aircraft maintenance
2791:, Air Transport, Flight International, 7 June 1986, p. 8
2710:
2708:
2706:
2704:
1372:
700:
and global reach to counter threats resulting from the
549:
with a major, long-haul scheduled presence. Unlike its
855:
In order to facilitate the smooth introduction of the
3450:
3284:(various backdated issues relating to UTA, 1963–1990)
2207:
inherited from predecessor UAT (registration F-BHMS)
947:, thereby itself becoming a 767 operator by default.
913:
aircraft in 1987. The order was for six four-engined
882:. It took delivery of the first aircraft to roll off
3193:, World News, Flight International, 4 May 1985, p. 3
3140:
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63PF F-BOLL (accident report)
2802:
2800:
2798:
4235:
4211:
4195:
4164:
4148:
4117:
4091:
4075:
4066:
4032:
3986:
3950:
3943:
3936:
3851:
3750:
3722:
3686:
3653:
3582:
3534:
3383:Union de Transports Aériens (UTA) timetable images
3244:. 109, 2798. London, UK: Temple Press. 3 June 1965.
3226:
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 N54629 (accident report)
2611:, Key Publishing, Stamford, UK, November 2011, p. 9
2587:
2585:
200:
182:
153:
124:
101:
82:
2904:. "Head Office: 50 Rue Arago, Puteaux 92, France."
2609:Airliner Classics (1960s: French Long-Haul Merger)
2553:
2551:
2549:
2547:
3149:
3147:
3002:
3000:
2689:
2687:
931:In 1989, UTA also ordered Boeing's twin-engined
3783:Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne
3385:http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/ut2.htm
2824:, Flight International, 10 December 1988, p. 13
2636:, Flight International, 17 October 1963, p. 636
3041:
3039:
2570:
2568:
3910:
3512:
3049:, Flight International, 26 March 1970, p. 507
2883:, Flight International, 29 March 1986, p. 135
258:that operated from 1963 until it merged with
16:Defunct private airline of France (1963–1992)
8:
3407:The New York Times, 19 January 1989, BRIEFS
2875:
2873:
2871:
2752:
2750:
2634:Air Commerce ... Union de Transports Aériens
2331:as he was on this flight just months prior.)
410:with most countries in francophone West and
32:
3434:http://fotw.fivestarflags.com/fr~hfcha.html
3032:The New York Times, 19 January 1989, BRIEFS
4072:
4063:
3947:
3940:
3917:
3903:
3895:
3519:
3505:
3497:
3337:http://www.al-airliners.be/t-z/uta/uta.htm
3155:UTA DC-10 "mid-air explosion" investigated
3129:McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63PF F-BOLL (photo)
2777:, Flight International, 27 May 1989, p. 17
2760:, Flight International, 21 May 1988, p. 20
2604:
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2273:to Paris CDG with an intermediate stop at
890:on 2 March 1983. The airline also had two
262:in 1992. UTA was formed by the merger of
31:
4671:Societé aérienne française d'affrètements
3397:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3163621.stm
3274:. Sutton, UK: Reed Business Information.
3204:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 N54629 (photo)
1535:Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport
1266:de Havilland Canada Twin Otter series 200
2328:The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa
1348:UTA employed 6,569 people at this time.
743:
254:), was a private independent airline in
25:Union des Transports Africains de Guinée
4777:French companies disestablished in 1992
4676:Société Générale des Transports Aériens
3788:Société Générale des Transports Aériens
3457:
3415:http://homepages.nyu.edu/~mrg217/MA.pdf
3389:UTA French airlines uniforms 1987–1992
3367:France's independent flag carrier ...,
3357:France's independent flag carrier ...,
3179:Boeing 747-3B3 F-GDUA (accident report)
2716:Air France shapes up for hotter markets
2516:
2346:
1567:Sir Seretse Khama International Airport
809:Douglas DC-8-62/63 "Super Sixty" series
303:The former head office in central Paris
279:Compagnie Maritime des Chargeurs Réunis
272:International Air Transport Association
3258:
3247:
3107:Douglas DC-6B F-BHMS (accident report)
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2321:) (This incident was briefly noted in
1823:Murtala Muhammed International Airport
3391:http://www.uniformfreak.com/1uta.html
2789:Minerve breaks UTA monopoly to Tahiti
7:
4767:French companies established in 1963
4701:Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux
3793:Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux
2927:A DC-8F has been bought by UTA, ....
2822:French shakeup denies UTA new routes
2775:UTA denied Paris/Newark direct route
2178:Newark Liberty International Airport
1974:Soekarno–Hatta International Airport
909:UTA placed its first-ever order for
649:1986 was also the year UTA lost its
538:, as well as between Tahiti and the
418:West and Southern Africa (including
367:. On 1 November 1963 UTA introduced
329:Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux
268:Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux
4521:Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes
3347:France's independent flag carrier,
3074:UTA 1974 round the world time table
2187:San Francisco International Airport
1615:Bangui M'Poko International Airport
704:of the air transport market in the
2265:(registration F-BOLL) flying from
2066:Bandaranaike International Airport
1807:Diori Hamani International Airport
1743:Bamako–Senou International Airport
1270:de Havilland Twin Otter series 300
1248:, New Caledonia and used on local
664:In 1988 French Transport Minister
571:and UTA's transpacific services.)
371:jets on its flights from Paris to
14:
2538:France's independent flag carrier
2169:Los Angeles International Airport
2130:La Tontouta International Airport
794:Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10R
624:between UTA's management and the
4526:Compagnie générale transaérienne
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3309:. Dunstable, UK: OAG Worldwide.
3191:Record 747 hull payment expected
1759:Nouakchott International Airport
1679:Libreville International Airport
1437:Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport
1359:
657:, France's leading contemporary
575:1980s and merger with Air France
277:The airline was a subsidiary of
38:
4762:Airlines disestablished in 1992
4706:Union Aéromaritime de Transport
3798:Union Aéromaritime de Transport
2695:AF and UTA battle for Air Inter
2593:Air France plans UTA break down
2427:Canadian Airlines International
1855:Jan Smuts International Airport
1631:N'Djamena International Airport
1367:This transport-related list is
1256:, Tahiti, had a fleet of three
720:head office was located in the
325:Union Aéromaritime de Transport
264:Union Aéromaritime de Transport
4441:Airbus Transport International
4040:Airbus Transport International
3626:Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes
3329:UTA – Defunct French airlines
3305:"OAG Flight Guide Worldwide".
2451:after launch customer Swissair
1791:Windhoek International Airport
863:, whose founding members were
653:on the Paris—Papeete route to
1:
3751:Predecessors and acquisitions
3444:Air France (Airline, France)
3215:UTA 772: The forgotten flight
3168:Boeing 747-3B3 F-GDUA (photo)
2355:government-owned corporations
2254:, to Paris was taken over by
1942:Bahrain International Airport
1887:N'djili International Airport
1711:Roberts International Airport
1695:Conakry International Airport
4757:Airlines established in 1963
4711:Union Aéronautique Régionale
4516:Compagnie Corse Méditerranée
3371:, 24 June 1971, p. 947
3361:, 24 June 1971, p. 946
3351:, 24 June 1971, p. 945
3096:Douglas DC-6B F-BHMS (photo)
2846:Air France (Airline, France)
2038:Jinnah International Airport
2022:Muscat International Airport
2006:Subang International Airport
1990:Narita International Airport
1919:Harare International Airport
1903:Lusaka International Airport
1775:Maputo International Airport
1727:Kamuzu International Airport
1599:Douala International Airport
274:(IATA) since its inception.
4747:Union de Transports Aériens
4716:Union de Transports Aériens
3714:Rotterdam The Hague Airport
2894:"World Airline Directory."
2758:UTA struggles for expansion
2576:News in brief - UTA finance
2114:Faa'a International Airport
1839:Lungi International Airport
1512:Malta International Airport
1258:Fairchild F-27A Friendships
1254:Faa'a International Airport
1236:on order at this time. The
414:, a number of countries in
244:Union de Transports Aériens
33:Union de Transports Aériens
4793:
4752:Defunct airlines of France
4409:Air Toulouse International
4019:Pan Européenne Air Service
3704:Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
2423:Canadian Pacific Air Lines
2303:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
1428:Marseille Provence Airport
1419:Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport
1330:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
1204:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
1114:Aerospacelines Super Guppy
1079:Aeromaritime fleet in 1970
1040:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
814:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
105:18 December 1992
18:
4476:Atlas Atlantique Airlines
4471:Atlantique Air Assistance
4305:Air Charter International
3694:Charles de Gaulle Airport
2203:On 2 October 1964, a UTA
1465:Charles de Gaulle Airport
1446:Nantes Atlantique Airport
1410:Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
939:250mn. It was for three -
804:Douglas DC-8-30/50 series
339:Formation and early years
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4772:Companies based in Paris
3552:KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
3270:"Flight International".
2977:747-300 deliveries begin
2294:result of this incident.
2285:On 16 March 1985, a UTA
2261:On 10 March 1984, a UTA
1606:Central African Republic
1496:Toulouse–Blagnac Airport
1455:Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
86:1 October 1963
4606:Lignes Aériennes Farman
3061:"UTA Destinations 1989"
2881:World Airline Directory
2211:into Mt. Alcazaba near
2195:Incidents and accidents
1285:UTA fleet in March 1986
1262:Britten-Norman Islander
1139:UTA fleet in April 1978
845:gradually converted to
758:Paris-Charles de Gaulle
291:between 1990 and 1992.
250:and sometimes known as
134:Paris–Charles de Gaulle
4581:Grands Express Aériens
4416:Air Transport Pyrénées
4300:Air Champagne Ardennes
3290:The Aviation Historian
3257:Cite journal requires
2415:British United Airways
2297:On 19 September 1989,
1214:Fokker F-27 Friendship
1053:Sud Aviation Caravelle
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588:
323:The decision to merge
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4721:Virgin Express France
4691:TAT European Airlines
4531:Eagle Aviation France
4315:Air France Asie Cargo
3973:Corsair International
3732:History of Air France
3644:Scandinavian Airlines
3008:UTA streamlines fleet
2991:UTA stretches 747 top
2319:Air France Flight 447
1310:Boeing 747-200B Combi
869:Scandinavian Airlines
789:Fokker F27 Friendship
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4399:Air Provence Charter
4196:French North America
3742:History of Transavia
3528:Air France–KLM Group
3420:29 July 2012 at the
3369:Flight International
3359:Flight International
3349:Flight International
3272:Flight International
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2897:Flight International
2851:29 June 2011 at the
1373:adding missing items
398:UTA had the largest
4616:Lucas Air Transport
4556:Europe Aéro Service
4536:EAS Europe Airlines
4456:AOM French Airlines
4045:ASL Airlines France
3859:John Nicolaas Block
3047:World Airlines 1970
2336:Notes and citations
1871:Lomé–Tokoin Airport
1583:Ouagadougou Airport
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1246:La Tontouta Airport
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408:metropolitan France
252:UTA French Airlines
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4506:Champagne Airlines
4156:Air Guyane Express
3583:Minority interests
3335:UTA – In Memoriam
3063:. 22 January 2011.
2741:UTA aims at Newark
2419:British Caledonian
1663:Port Bouet Airport
1475:Le Bourget Airport
1371:; you can help by
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187:8th arrondissement
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3596:Air Côte d'Ivoire
2941:KSSU Signs up UTA
2353:independent from
2271:Republic of Congo
2243:was known then),
2225:Palma de Mallorca
2098:Melbourne Airport
1949:British Hong Kong
1647:Maya-Maya Airport
1551:Cadjehoun Airport
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102:Ceased operations
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4551:Eurojet Airlines
4374:Air Midi Bigorre
4369:Air Méditerranée
4337:Air Inter Europe
4203:Air Saint-Pierre
4165:French Polynesia
4118:French Caribbean
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2343:
2342:
2337:
2334:
2333:
2332:
2299:UTA Flight 772
2295:
2287:Boeing 747-3B3
2283:
2259:
2248:
2221:Southern Spain
2196:
2193:
2192:
2191:
2190:
2189:
2180:
2171:
2155:
2152:
2151:
2150:
2149:
2148:
2134:
2133:
2132:
2118:
2117:
2116:
2102:
2101:
2100:
2091:
2089:Sydney Airport
2075:
2072:
2071:
2070:
2069:
2068:
2054:
2053:
2052:
2050:Changi Airport
2042:
2041:
2040:
2026:
2025:
2024:
2010:
2009:
2008:
1994:
1993:
1992:
1978:
1977:
1976:
1962:
1961:
1960:
1946:
1945:
1944:
1928:
1925:
1924:
1923:
1922:
1921:
1907:
1906:
1905:
1891:
1890:
1889:
1875:
1874:
1873:
1859:
1858:
1857:
1843:
1842:
1841:
1827:
1826:
1825:
1811:
1810:
1809:
1795:
1794:
1793:
1779:
1778:
1777:
1763:
1762:
1761:
1747:
1746:
1745:
1731:
1730:
1729:
1715:
1714:
1713:
1699:
1698:
1697:
1683:
1682:
1681:
1667:
1666:
1665:
1651:
1650:
1649:
1635:
1634:
1633:
1619:
1618:
1617:
1603:
1602:
1601:
1587:
1586:
1585:
1571:
1570:
1569:
1555:
1554:
1553:
1539:
1538:
1537:
1521:
1518:
1517:
1516:
1515:
1514:
1500:
1499:
1498:
1489:
1488:
1487:
1482:
1472:
1457:
1448:
1439:
1430:
1421:
1412:
1396:
1393:
1387:
1386:
1366:
1364:
1353:
1350:
1344:
1343:
1340:
1336:
1335:
1332:
1326:
1325:
1322:
1316:
1315:
1312:
1306:
1305:
1302:
1300:Boeing 747-300
1296:
1295:
1292:
1280:
1277:
1234:Boeing 747-200
1228:
1227:
1224:
1220:
1219:
1216:
1210:
1209:
1206:
1200:
1199:
1196:
1190:
1189:
1186:
1180:
1179:
1176:
1170:
1169:
1166:
1160:
1159:
1156:
1154:Boeing 737-200
1150:
1149:
1146:
1134:
1131:
1128:
1127:
1124:
1120:
1119:
1116:
1110:
1109:
1106:
1100:
1099:
1096:
1090:
1089:
1086:
1073:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1062:
1061:
1058:
1055:
1049:
1048:
1045:
1042:
1036:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1023:
1022:
1019:
1016:
1010:
1009:
1006:
1003:
997:
996:
993:
990:
984:
983:
980:
977:
971:
970:
967:
964:
952:
949:
880:Boeing 747-300
840:DC-8 series 30
832:
831:
829:Boeing 747-400
826:
824:Boeing 747-300
821:
819:Boeing 747-200
816:
811:
806:
801:
799:Boeing 737-200
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
741:
738:
713:
710:
706:European Union
702:liberalisation
585:Boeing 747-400
576:
573:
534:island in the
492:Southeast Asia
446:), as well as
412:Central Africa
340:
337:
317:Sydney Airport
296:
293:
239:
238:
236:
235:
232:
229:
226:
223:
220:
217:
214:
211:
208:
204:
202:
198:
197:
184:
180:
179:
177:
176:
168:
159:
157:
155:Parent company
151:
150:
148:
147:
139:
130:
128:
122:
121:
103:
99:
98:
96:(amalgamation)
84:
80:
79:
76:
75:
72:
69:
65:
64:
59:
54:
44:
43:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4789:
4778:
4775:
4773:
4770:
4768:
4765:
4763:
4760:
4758:
4755:
4753:
4750:
4748:
4745:
4744:
4742:
4727:
4724:
4722:
4719:
4717:
4714:
4712:
4709:
4707:
4704:
4702:
4699:
4697:
4694:
4692:
4689:
4687:
4684:
4682:
4681:Star Airlines
4679:
4677:
4674:
4672:
4669:
4667:
4664:
4662:
4659:
4657:
4654:
4652:
4649:
4647:
4644:
4642:
4639:
4636:
4633:(operated as
4632:
4629:
4627:
4624:
4622:
4619:
4617:
4614:
4612:
4609:
4607:
4604:
4602:
4599:
4597:
4594:
4592:
4589:
4587:
4584:
4582:
4579:
4577:
4574:
4572:
4569:
4567:
4564:
4562:
4559:
4557:
4554:
4552:
4549:
4547:
4544:
4542:
4539:
4537:
4534:
4532:
4529:
4527:
4524:
4522:
4519:
4517:
4514:
4512:
4509:
4507:
4504:
4502:
4499:
4497:
4494:
4492:
4489:
4487:
4484:
4482:
4479:
4477:
4474:
4472:
4469:
4467:
4464:
4462:
4459:
4457:
4454:
4452:
4449:
4447:
4444:
4442:
4439:
4437:
4434:
4432:
4429:
4427:
4424:
4422:
4421:Air Turquoise
4419:
4417:
4414:
4410:
4407:
4406:
4405:
4402:
4400:
4397:
4395:
4392:
4390:
4389:Air Outre Mer
4387:
4385:
4382:
4380:
4377:
4375:
4372:
4370:
4367:
4365:
4362:
4360:
4357:
4355:
4352:
4350:
4347:
4345:
4342:
4338:
4335:
4334:
4333:
4330:
4328:
4325:
4323:
4320:
4316:
4313:
4312:
4311:
4308:
4306:
4303:
4301:
4298:
4296:
4293:
4291:
4288:
4286:
4283:
4281:
4278:
4276:
4273:
4271:
4268:
4266:
4263:
4261:
4258:
4256:
4253:
4251:
4248:
4246:
4243:
4242:
4240:
4238:
4234:
4220:
4217:
4216:
4214:
4210:
4204:
4201:
4200:
4198:
4194:
4188:
4185:
4183:
4180:
4178:
4175:
4173:
4170:
4169:
4167:
4163:
4157:
4154:
4153:
4151:
4149:French Guiana
4147:
4141:
4138:
4136:
4133:
4131:
4128:
4126:
4123:
4122:
4120:
4116:
4110:
4107:
4105:
4102:
4100:
4099:Air Calédonie
4097:
4096:
4094:
4092:New Caledonia
4090:
4084:
4081:
4080:
4078:
4074:
4071:
4065:
4051:
4048:
4046:
4043:
4041:
4038:
4037:
4035:
4031:
4025:
4022:
4020:
4017:
4015:
4012:
4010:
4007:
4005:
4002:
4000:
3997:
3995:
3992:
3991:
3989:
3985:
3979:
3976:
3974:
3971:
3969:
3966:
3964:
3961:
3959:
3956:
3955:
3953:
3949:
3946:
3942:
3939:
3935:
3931:
3927:
3920:
3915:
3913:
3908:
3906:
3901:
3900:
3897:
3885:
3884:Pieter Elbers
3882:
3880:
3877:
3875:
3872:
3870:
3867:
3865:
3862:
3860:
3857:
3856:
3854:
3850:
3844:
3841:
3839:
3836:
3834:
3831:
3829:
3826:
3824:
3821:
3819:
3816:
3814:
3811:
3809:
3806:
3804:
3801:
3799:
3796:
3794:
3791:
3789:
3786:
3784:
3781:
3779:
3776:
3774:
3771:
3769:
3766:
3764:
3761:
3759:
3756:
3755:
3753:
3749:
3743:
3740:
3738:
3735:
3733:
3730:
3729:
3727:
3725:
3721:
3715:
3712:
3710:
3707:
3705:
3702:
3700:
3697:
3695:
3692:
3691:
3689:
3685:
3677:
3674:
3673:
3672:
3669:
3667:
3664:
3662:
3659:
3658:
3656:
3652:
3645:
3642:
3639:
3636:
3633:
3632:Kenya Airways
3630:
3627:
3624:
3621:
3620:Air Calédonie
3618:
3615:
3612:
3609:
3606:
3603:
3602:Air Mauritius
3600:
3597:
3594:
3591:
3588:
3587:
3585:
3581:
3573:
3570:
3569:
3568:
3565:
3563:
3560:
3558:
3555:
3553:
3550:
3548:
3545:
3543:
3540:
3539:
3537:
3533:
3529:
3522:
3517:
3515:
3510:
3508:
3503:
3502:
3499:
3492:
3482:
3480:
3470:
3468:
3458:
3454:
3447:
3443:
3441:
3437:
3435:
3431:
3429:
3425:
3423:
3419:
3416:
3412:
3410:
3406:
3404:
3400:
3398:
3394:
3392:
3388:
3386:
3382:
3380:
3376:
3374:
3370:
3366:
3364:
3360:
3356:
3354:
3350:
3346:
3344:
3340:
3338:
3334:
3332:
3328:
3327:
3323:
3316:
3312:
3308:
3303:
3299:
3295:
3292:(42): 58–65.
3291:
3286:
3281:
3277:
3273:
3268:
3264:
3251:
3243:
3239:
3238:
3234:
3227:
3222:
3219:
3216:
3211:
3208:
3205:
3200:
3197:
3194:
3192:
3186:
3183:
3180:
3175:
3172:
3169:
3164:
3161:
3158:
3156:
3150:
3148:
3144:
3141:
3136:
3133:
3130:
3125:
3122:
3119:
3114:
3111:
3108:
3103:
3100:
3097:
3092:
3089:
3086:
3081:
3078:
3075:
3070:
3067:
3062:
3056:
3053:
3050:
3048:
3042:
3040:
3036:
3033:
3028:
3025:
3022:
3017:
3014:
3011:
3009:
3003:
3001:
2997:
2994:
2992:
2986:
2983:
2980:
2978:
2972:
2969:
2966:
2961:
2958:
2955:
2950:
2947:
2944:
2942:
2936:
2933:
2930:
2928:
2922:
2919:
2915:
2910:
2907:
2903:
2899:
2898:
2891:
2888:
2884:
2882:
2876:
2874:
2872:
2868:
2865:
2860:
2857:
2854:
2850:
2847:
2842:
2839:
2836:
2831:
2828:
2825:
2823:
2817:
2814:
2811:
2809:
2803:
2801:
2799:
2795:
2792:
2790:
2784:
2781:
2778:
2776:
2770:
2768:
2764:
2761:
2759:
2753:
2751:
2747:
2744:
2742:
2736:
2733:
2730:
2725:
2722:
2719:
2717:
2711:
2709:
2707:
2705:
2701:
2698:
2696:
2690:
2688:
2684:
2668:
2661:
2655:
2652:
2648:
2643:
2640:
2637:
2635:
2629:
2626:
2622:
2617:
2614:
2610:
2605:
2603:
2599:
2596:
2594:
2588:
2586:
2582:
2579:
2577:
2571:
2569:
2565:
2562:
2560:
2554:
2552:
2550:
2548:
2544:
2541:
2539:
2533:
2531:
2529:
2527:
2525:
2523:
2521:
2517:
2510:
2509:
2503:
2497:
2494:
2490:
2486:
2481:
2478:
2474:
2470:
2466:
2462:
2457:
2454:
2448:
2445:
2439:
2436:
2432:
2428:
2424:
2420:
2416:
2411:
2408:
2404:
2398:
2395:
2392:
2386:
2383:
2380:
2374:
2371:
2368:
2362:
2359:
2356:
2350:
2347:
2340:
2339:
2335:
2330:
2329:
2324:
2320:
2316:
2312:
2308:
2304:
2300:
2296:
2292:
2288:
2284:
2280:
2276:
2272:
2268:
2264:
2260:
2257:
2253:
2252:Côte d'Ivoire
2249:
2246:
2242:
2238:
2234:
2230:
2226:
2222:
2218:
2214:
2210:
2206:
2205:Douglas DC-6B
2202:
2201:
2200:
2194:
2188:
2184:
2183:San Francisco
2181:
2179:
2175:
2172:
2170:
2166:
2163:
2162:
2161:
2160:United States
2158:
2157:
2154:North America
2153:
2147:
2143:
2140:
2139:
2138:
2135:
2131:
2127:
2124:
2123:
2122:
2121:New Caledonia
2119:
2115:
2111:
2108:
2107:
2106:
2103:
2099:
2095:
2092:
2090:
2086:
2083:
2082:
2081:
2078:
2077:
2073:
2067:
2063:
2060:
2059:
2058:
2055:
2051:
2048:
2047:
2046:
2043:
2039:
2035:
2032:
2031:
2030:
2027:
2023:
2019:
2016:
2015:
2014:
2011:
2007:
2003:
2000:
1999:
1998:
1995:
1991:
1987:
1984:
1983:
1982:
1979:
1975:
1971:
1968:
1967:
1966:
1963:
1959:
1955:
1952:
1951:
1950:
1947:
1943:
1939:
1936:
1935:
1934:
1931:
1930:
1926:
1920:
1916:
1913:
1912:
1911:
1908:
1904:
1900:
1897:
1896:
1895:
1892:
1888:
1884:
1881:
1880:
1879:
1876:
1872:
1868:
1865:
1864:
1863:
1860:
1856:
1852:
1849:
1848:
1847:
1844:
1840:
1836:
1833:
1832:
1831:
1828:
1824:
1820:
1817:
1816:
1815:
1812:
1808:
1804:
1801:
1800:
1799:
1796:
1792:
1788:
1785:
1784:
1783:
1780:
1776:
1772:
1769:
1768:
1767:
1764:
1760:
1756:
1753:
1752:
1751:
1748:
1744:
1740:
1737:
1736:
1735:
1732:
1728:
1724:
1721:
1720:
1719:
1716:
1712:
1708:
1705:
1704:
1703:
1700:
1696:
1692:
1689:
1688:
1687:
1684:
1680:
1676:
1673:
1672:
1671:
1668:
1664:
1660:
1657:
1656:
1655:
1654:Côte d'Ivoire
1652:
1648:
1644:
1641:
1640:
1639:
1636:
1632:
1628:
1625:
1624:
1623:
1620:
1616:
1612:
1609:
1608:
1607:
1604:
1600:
1596:
1593:
1592:
1591:
1588:
1584:
1580:
1577:
1576:
1575:
1572:
1568:
1564:
1561:
1560:
1559:
1556:
1552:
1548:
1545:
1544:
1543:
1540:
1536:
1532:
1529:
1528:
1527:
1524:
1523:
1519:
1513:
1509:
1506:
1505:
1504:
1501:
1497:
1493:
1490:
1486:
1483:
1480:
1476:
1473:
1470:
1466:
1463:
1462:
1461:
1458:
1456:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1407:
1404:
1403:
1402:
1399:
1398:
1394:
1392:
1383:
1374:
1370:
1365:
1358:
1357:
1351:
1349:
1341:
1338:
1337:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1327:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1317:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1307:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1297:
1293:
1290:
1289:
1286:
1279:Fleet in 1986
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1267:
1263:
1259:
1255:
1251:
1247:
1243:
1239:
1235:
1225:
1222:
1221:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1211:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1201:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1191:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1181:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1171:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1161:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1151:
1147:
1144:
1143:
1140:
1133:Fleet in 1978
1132:
1125:
1122:
1121:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1111:
1107:
1105:
1104:Douglas DC-6B
1102:
1101:
1097:
1095:
1094:Douglas DC-6A
1092:
1091:
1087:
1084:
1083:
1080:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1063:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1050:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1037:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1027:Douglas DC-8F
1025:
1024:
1020:
1017:
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4130:Air Caraïbes
4125:Air Antilles
4014:La Compagnie
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1851:Johannesburg
1846:South Africa
1830:Sierra Leone
1574:Burkina Faso
1485:Orly Airport
1481:; 1963–1974)
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460:South Africa
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4349:Air Liberté
4295:Air Bourbon
4265:Aéropostale
4104:Air Loyauté
4083:Air Austral
4069:dependences
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3833:NetherLines
3778:Aéropostale
3758:Air Antwerp
3590:Air Corsica
2267:Brazzaville
2165:Los Angeles
2137:New Zealand
1643:Brazzaville
1579:Ouagadougou
1433:Montpellier
754:Air Afrique
684:liberalised
524:Los Angeles
516:New Zealand
476:Middle East
327:(UAT) with
225:Luc Ragoucy
174:(1990–1992)
166:(1963–1990)
145:(1963–1974)
137:(1974–1992)
4741:Categories
4546:Euroberlin
4451:AlsaceExel
4436:Air Vosges
4431:Air Vendée
4384:Air Orient
4379:Air Moorea
4280:Air Alsace
4270:Aigle Azur
4177:Air Tahiti
4009:French Bee
4004:Finist'air
3963:Air France
3763:Air Orient
3687:Facilities
3661:Air France
3608:Air Tahiti
3542:Air France
3235:References
2463:stood for
2405:route only
2391:Paris Orly
2367:Air France
2323:Neil Peart
2307:registered
2245:Mauritania
2241:Nouadhibou
1766:Mozambique
1755:Nouakchott
1750:Mauritania
1675:Libreville
1369:incomplete
1268:, and one
1242:Boeing 737
945:767-300ERs
919:widebodied
917:long-haul
871:(SAS) and
861:consortium
852:standard.
756:planes at
750:Boeing 747
639:Air Europe
615:profitable
488:South Asia
452:Mozambique
416:anglophone
288:Air France
266:(UAT) and
260:Air France
201:Key people
171:Air France
117:Air France
109:1992-12-18
90:1963-10-01
4641:Point Air
4631:OpenSkies
4486:Blue Line
4446:Airlinair
4426:Air Union
4394:Air Paris
4354:Airlinair
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4275:Air Alpes
4172:Air Moana
4067:Overseas
3879:Ben Smith
3773:Air Inter
3768:Air Union
3671:Transavia
3567:Transavia
3562:Martinair
3479:Companies
3315:1466-8718
3298:2051-1930
3280:0015-3710
2676:8 October
2511:Citations
2489:-200 SUDs
2467:tretched
2425:(CP Air)/
2389:based at
2377:based at
2275:N'Djamena
2263:DC-8-63PF
2256:hijackers
2217:Andalusia
2094:Melbourne
2080:Australia
2057:Sri Lanka
2045:Singapore
1965:Indonesia
1954:Hong Kong
1627:N'Djamena
1424:Marseille
1291:Aircraft
1145:Aircraft
1085:Aircraft
963:Aircraft
847:series 50
843:turbojets
718:corporate
680:Lufthansa
567:France's
559:Hong Kong
512:Australia
504:Singapore
496:Indonesia
456:lusophone
163:Chargeurs
4661:Régional
4651:Pyrénair
4541:Euralair
4491:Brit Air
4290:Air Bleu
4255:AeroLyon
4140:Take Air
4109:Aircalin
4024:Twin Jet
3926:Airlines
3823:KLM Exel
3818:KLM alps
3614:Alitalia
3592:(11.67%)
3491:Aviation
3418:Archived
2849:Archived
2502:767-200s
2421:(BCal),
2401:via the
2325:'s book
2315:airliner
2142:Auckland
2029:Pakistan
1997:Malaysia
1910:Zimbabwe
1883:Kinshasa
1835:Freetown
1787:Windhoek
1723:Lilongwe
1707:Monrovia
1590:Cameroon
1563:Gaborone
1558:Botswana
1508:Valletta
1492:Toulouse
1406:Bordeaux
975:Beech 18
900:747-200s
873:Swissair
850:turbofan
769:Beech 18
760:in 1991.
752:next to
651:monopoly
618:business
555:Canadian
500:Malaysia
444:Zimbabwe
385:Freetown
381:Monrovia
62:Callsign
4621:Minerve
4601:L'Avion
4591:IGavion
4586:Hex'Air
4571:Flywest
4344:Air Lib
4237:Defunct
4219:Ewa Air
4212:Mayotte
4187:Wan Air
4076:Réunion
3937:Current
3724:History
3640:(1.25%)
3634:(7.12%)
3616:(7.08%)
3453:Portals
2213:Granada
2209:crashed
2110:Papeete
2074:Oceania
2062:Colombo
2034:Karachi
1970:Jakarta
1933:Bahrain
1814:Nigeria
1782:Namibia
1702:Liberia
1691:Conakry
1659:Abidjan
1547:Cotonou
1294:Number
1250:Pacific
1148:Number
1088:Number
969:Orders
966:Number
730:Puteaux
655:Minerve
637:-based
607:Papeete
551:British
532:Réunion
480:Bahrain
428:Liberia
424:Nigeria
404:Abidjan
400:African
393:revenue
389:African
351:and 29
345:aircrew
319:in 1969
295:History
107: (
88: (
83:Founded
21:Guinean
4666:Sinair
3994:Amelia
3944:France
3930:France
3852:People
3828:KLM UK
3676:France
3628:(1.5%)
3572:France
3467:France
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2365:after
2282:apart.
2174:Newark
2126:Nouméa
2085:Sydney
2018:Muscat
1938:Manama
1915:Harare
1899:Lusaka
1894:Zambia
1803:Niamey
1771:Maputo
1739:Bamako
1718:Malawi
1686:Guinea
1611:Bangui
1595:Douala
1531:Luanda
1526:Angola
1520:Africa
1442:Nantes
1401:France
1395:Europe
1339:Total
1264:, one
1260:, one
1223:Total
1123:Total
1065:Total
911:Airbus
884:Boeing
748:A UTA
716:UTA's
708:(EU).
671:Newark
644:merger
626:unions
583:A UTA
520:Tahiti
474:, the
448:Angola
440:Zambia
436:Malawi
357:livery
311:A UTA
256:France
195:France
4635:Level
4511:CIDNA
4501:CFRNA
4245:Aeris
4033:Cargo
3987:Minor
3951:Major
3803:AirUK
3646:(20%)
3598:(20%)
2670:(PDF)
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2471:pper
2341:Notes
2311:Niger
2291:press
2235:, to
2233:Spain
2219:, in
1986:Tokyo
1981:Japan
1878:Zaïre
1819:Lagos
1798:Niger
1670:Gabon
1638:Congo
1542:Benin
1503:Malta
1460:Paris
941:300ER
926:A340s
857:DC-10
740:Fleet
726:Paris
611:lobby
528:Japan
472:Malta
464:Libya
420:Ghana
377:Accra
373:Lagos
191:Paris
4596:Joon
4461:Aria
3843:Joon
3808:Buzz
3622:(2%)
3610:(7%)
3604:(3%)
3311:ISSN
3294:ISSN
3276:ISSN
3263:help
2902:1366
2678:2007
2429:and
2301:, a
2279:Chad
2239:(as
2013:Oman
1927:Asia
1867:Lomé
1862:Togo
1734:Mali
1622:Chad
1451:Nice
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1240:and
937:US$
922:jets
631:cost
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522:and
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482:and
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383:and
369:DC-8
363:and
361:West
126:Hubs
74:UTA
71:UTA
57:ICAO
52:IATA
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