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),[1][2] the short lived airline was merged with Air France on 7 October 1933.
Destinations
The airline connected France and parts of Europe to the Middle East and Far East, many of which were French colonial outposts:
- France – Paris, Lyon, Marseille
- Great Britain – London
- Italy – Naples
- Greece – Corfu, Athens
- Lebanon – Beirut
- Syria – Damascus, Aleppo
- Iraq – Baghdad
- Persia – Bushehr (Bouchir), Jask (Djask)
- India – Allahabad, Karachi, Jodhpur, Calcutta
- Siam – Bangkok
- Burma – Rangoon, Akyab
- Indochina – Saigon
Fleet
- Chantiers Aéro-Maritimes de la Seine CAMS 53 seaplanes - 2
- SPCA Météore 63 – 3 from Air Union Lignes d’Orient
- Farman F.190
Code data
- IATA Code: UT
- ICAO Code: ORT
- Callsign: Air Orient