Air Orient
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| Founded | 1929, France | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1929, France | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 1933 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Paris, France | ||||||
| Headquarters | 2 rue Marbeuf, Paris, France | ||||||
| Key people | Ernest Roume (1858-1941) - Chairman Maurice Noguè - Managing Director |
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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), the short lived airline was merged with Air France October 7, 1933.
The airline connected France and parts of Europe to the Middle East and Far East, many of which were French colonial outposts:
Recently the Ukraine-based Air Charter Asia airline changed its name to Air Orient
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