Air Orient

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 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