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[bookloversofbath]

Un Siecle D'aviation Avec Air France :: Jean Lasserre & Helene le Guerneve

[aviaposter]

Airbus A319 Air France

Registration: F-GRHP Type: 319-111 Engines: 2 × CFMI CFM56-5B5/P Serial Number: 1344 First flight: Sep 29, 2000

Air France, stylized as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance. The airline's global hub is at Charles de Gaulle Airport with Orly Airport as the primary domestic hub. Air France's corporate headquarters, previously in Montparnasse, Paris, are located on the grounds of Charles de Gaulle Airport, north of Paris. Air France was formed on 7 October 1933 from a merger of Air Orient, Air Union, Compagnie Générale Aéropostale, Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne (CIDNA), and Société Générale de Transport Aérien (SGTA). It served as France's primary national flag carrier for seven decades prior to its 2003 merger with KLM.

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[mundera]

Today in Airline History: October 7, 1933. Air France is formed from the merger of Air Orient, Air Union, CIDNA and SGTA (which had been the first commercial airline in France). The aircraft pictures is a Potez 62. Modern-day travel deals on my blog www.LatinFlyer.com

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France and Germany sign an air treaty in Paris; since 1923, the Germans had seized 15 airplanes of the French-based airline CFRNA (now CIDNA) which were forced to land on German soil.