Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
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A |
ACE Transvalair | | VY | CHX | CHARTER EXPRESS | 1984 | 1994 | Operated Fairchild Hiller FH-227 |
Aelis Air Service | | | | | 2004 | 2010 | Charter carrier. Operated Embraer Brasilia [3] |
Aéris | | SH | AIS | FRANCE CHARTER | 1999 | 2003 | |
Aéris Express | | | | | 2003 | 2003 | Formed by Aéris as a low-cost carrier [4] |
Aéro-Africaine | | | | | 1946 | 1963 | Founded by Georges Estienne. Operated Douglas C-47, Lockheed C-60 Lodestar, SNCAC Martinet |
Aéro Cargo | | | | | 1947 | 1952 | Operated Halifax C.VIII [5] |
Aéro France International | | FB | ROF | AIROF | 1978 | 1991 | Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle |
Aéro Jets Darta | | | DRT | DARTA | 1971 | 2013 | Operated Beech Super King Air, Beech King Air, Beech Baron, Learjet 23 |
Aéro Services Corporate | | | CJE | | 2001 | 2007 | |
Aéro Services Executive | | W4 | BES | BIRD EXPRESS | 2000 | 2004 | Operated Dassault Falcons [6] |
Aérolinair | | | ERN | BLUE HAWK | 2002 | 2004 | Operated Beech 1900 [7] |
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AeroLyon | | 4Q | AEY | AEROLYON | 1996 | 2002 | Operated Beech 1900 [8] |
Aéromaritime | | QK | QKL | AEROMAR | 1966 | 1992 | [9] |
Aerope 3S Aviation | | | OPE | PONTOISAIR | 2001 | 2001 | [10] |
Aéropostale | | | | | 1918 | 1933 | Founded as Société des lignes Latécoère, also known as Lignes aeriennes Latécoère |
Aérotour | | FV | | | 1976 | 1979 | Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle, Boeing 737-200 [11] |
Aigle Azur | | | | | 1946 | 1969 | Renamed Lucas Aviation. Operated Boeing 307 Stratoliner, Douglas DC-3 |
Air Alpes | | LP | ALP | AIR ALPES | 1961 | 1981 | Merged with Air Alsace and Touraine Air Transport to form TAT European Airlines |
Air Alsace | | SY | | | 1960 | 1981 | Merged with Air Alpes and Touraine Air Transport to form TAT European Airlines |
Air Angouleme | | | AGL | AIR ANGOULEME | 1976 | 2012 | [12] |
Air Anjou Transports | | SJ | | AIR ANJOU | 1976 | 1980 | Operated Beech 99 Airliner [13] |
Air Aquitaine | | AB | | | 1970 | 1976 | Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Cessna 310 |
Air Asie | | | | | 1928 | 1929 | Merged with Air Union Lignes d'Orient to form Air Orient |
Air Atlantique | | V6 | APB | CHARENTE | 1963 | 2004 | |
Air Bleu | | | | | 1935 | 1940 | |
Air Bourbon | | ZB | BUB | BOURBON | 2003 | 2004 | Founded by Bertrand Rivet, Éric Lazarus, Philippe de Bournonville. Operated Airbus A340-200 |
Air Bretagne | | 3E | BRE | BRETAGNE | 1996 | 2001 | Operated Beech King Air, Beech 1900 [14] |
Air Caen | | | | | 1953 | 1967 | Taxi and charter services. Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide [15] |
Air Champagne Ardennes | | CZ | | | 1971 | 1974 | Acquired by Air Alpes. Operated Beech 99, Cessna 402, Cessna 411 [16] |
Air Charter International | | SF | ACF | AIR CHARTER | 1966 | 1998 | Called Air Charter until 1969, the Air Charter International until 1984 when it reverted to the original name |
Air Continent | | | | | 1963 | 1972 | Operated Beech Travel Air, Beech 18S, Cessna 180, Cessna 185, Sud Alouette III [17] |
Air Corse | | DK | ARK | AIR CORSE | 1985 | 1990 | Operated Fairchild F-27, Embraer Bandeirante [18] |
Air Côte-Basque | | | | | 1972 | 1973 | Renamed Sud Air Transport. Operated Beech Queen Air [19] |
Air Côte d'Opale | | | OPL | OPALE | 1978 | 2004 | Operated Beech King Air, Piper Aztec [20] |
Air Dauphiné | | | | | 1964 | 1971 | Operated Douglas DC-3 [21] |
Air Dieppe | | | | | 1972 | 1972 | Operated Piper Aztec [22] |
Air Entreprise International | | KD | AEN | AIR ENTERPRISE | 1969 | 2003 | Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle, Dassault Falcon 10, Piaggio P.180 Avanti, Piper Navajo [23] |
Air Esterel | | HC | | | 1963 | 1968 | Operated Beech 18, Lockheed 12, Cessna 180 [24] |
Air Exel France | | RF | RXL | AIR EXEL | 1988 | 1991 | Operated Embraer Brasilia, Saab 340 [25] |
Air France Asie | | AF | AFR | AIR FRANS | 1998 | 2004 | Operated Airbus A340 |
Air France Asie Cargo | | | | | 1998 | 2007 | Operated Boeing 747-200F |
Air France Europe | | | | | 1996 | 1997 | Absorbed into Air France [26] |
Air Guadeloupe | | OG | OGU | AIR GUADELOUPE | 1969 | 2000 | |
Air Horizons | | RN | EUH | EURALAIR HORIZONS | 2004 | 2005 | Went bankrupt |
Air Inter | | IT | ITF | AIR INTER | 1958 | 1990 | Rebranded as Air Inter Europe |
Air Inter Europe | | | | | 1990 | 1997 | Absorbed into Air France |
Air Jet | | V6 | AIJ | AIR JET | 1974 | 2003 | Operated BAe 146, Fokker F27, Saab 2000 [27] |
Air Languedoc | | LX | | | 1974 | 1978 | Operated Aérospatiale Corvette, DHC-6 Twin Otter [28] |
Air Lib | | IW | LIB | | 2001 | 2003 | |
Air Liberté | | VD | LIB | AIR LIBERTE | 1987 | 2001 | Rebranded as Air Lib |
Air Limousin | | QD | LMT | AIR LIMOUSIN | 1979 | 1989 | Operated Nord 262, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Swearingen Metroliner, Beech 99 Airliner, Saab 340 [29] |
Air Littoral | | FU | LIT | AIR LITTORAL | 1972 | 2004 | Compagnie Aérienne du Languedoc (1988-1988) merged into Air Littoral |
Air Littoral Express | | | LIX | LIT EXPRESS | 1996 | 2002 | Formed by Air Littoral. Operated Lockheed L-188 [30] |
Air Lorient | | | ALO | | 1974 | 1985 | Operated Beechcraft Duke [31] |
Air Lorraine | | | | | 1981 | 1981 | |
Air Martinique | | NN | MTQ | MARTINIQUE | 1974 | 2000 | |
Air Méditerranée | | ML | BIE | MEDITERRANEE | 1997 | 2016 | |
Air Midi Bigorre | | | | | 1997 | 1998 | Operated Boeing 737-200 [32] |
Air Moorea | | QE | TAH | AIR MOOREA | 1968 | 2010 | |
Air Nautic | | | | | 1958 | 1966 | Operated Boeing 307 Stratoliner, Douglas DC-2, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-6, Vickers VC.1 Viking [33] |
Air Nolis | | | | | 1948 | 1950 | Operated Douglas C-47B [34] |
Air Normandie | | | | | 1949 | 1951 | |
Air Normandie (Normandie Aviation) | | ID | RNO | NORMANDIE | 1991 | 2001 | Operated BAe Jetstream 31, Beech King Air, Cessna 500 Citation [35] |
Air Ocean | | | | | 1946 | 1946 | Operated Amiot AAC.1 Toucan [36] |
Air Open Sky | | | OPN | AIR SKY | 1998 | 2000 | Operated ATR 42 |
Air Orient | | | | | 1929 | 1933 | Merged into Air France |
Air Ouest | | OE | | | 1972 | 1976 | Operated BN-2 Islander [37] |
Air Outre Mer | | QN | AOM | AOM | 1989 | 1991 | Merged with Minerve to form AOM French Airlines |
Air Paris | | IO | TAD | | 1967 | 1975 | Established as Air Orly. Operated Beech 99 Airliner, de Havilland Heron, DHC-6 Twin Otter [38] |
Air Passaquay | | | | | 1974 | 1979 | Operated Cessna 411 [39] |
Air Perigord | | | | | 1967 | 1973 | Operated Beech Queen Air, Cessna 172, Piper Aztec [40] |
Air Poitou-Charentes | | | | | 1996 | 1997 | Operated ATR 42, Fokker F28, Piper Aztec [41] |
Air Provence | | | | | 1985 | 1996 | Renamed Air Provence International then acquired by West Air France [42] |
Air Provence Charter | | | LPU | EUROSTAR | 1978 | 1998 | Rebranded as Virgin Express France |
Air Provence International | | DG | APR | AIR PROVENCE | 1996 | 2002 | established as Air Provence. Operated Grumman Gulfstream I, Beech King Air, Boeing 737, FH-227, HS 748 [43] |
Air Rouergue | | UZ | | | 1974 | 1977 | Founded by Claude Chegut. Established as Uni Air Rouergue. Renamed UAR Air Rouergue and merged into TAT European Airlines. Operated Beech 99 Airliner, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fokker F27, FH-227 [44] |
Air Service Nantes | | | ASN | AIR NANTES | 1981 | 1992 | Founded by Raphaël Besar. Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Beech Baron, Beech King Air, Caravelle 10R, DHC-6 Twin Otter, FH-227 [45] |
Air Service Vosges | | | VGE | | 1976 | 2005 | Operated Beech King Air, Piper Navajo [46] |
Air Toulouse | | | | | 1969 | 1989 | Renamed Air Toulouse International. Operated Beech Baron, Cessna 402 |
Air Toulouse International | | SH | TLE | AIR TOULOUSE | 1989 | 1999 | Merged into Aeris |
Air Transport Pyrenees | | TF | TPR | PYRENEEN | 1984 | 1997 | Merged into Proteus Airlines. Operated Beech King Air, Beech 1900 [47] |
Air Turquoise | | RT | RTQ | | 2005 | 2006 | |
Air Union | | | | | 1923 | 1933 | Merged with four other airlines to form Air France |
Air Vendée | | VM | AVD | AIR VENDEE | 1975 | 1992 | Merged with Airlec to form Regional Airlines |
Air Vosges | | GS | VGE | VOSGES | 1969 | 1975 | Merged into Air Alsace. Operated Cessna 401, Cessna 402 [48] |
Air Wasteels | | | | | 1969 | 1975 | Third-level services. Operated BAe Jetstream 31 [49] |
Air' Mana | | | EFC | | 1996 | 2016 | Operated Swearingen Merlin |
Airbus Industrie Aéromaritime | | | | | 1966 | 1991 | Operated Aero Spacelines Super Guppy [50] |
Airbus Transport International | | | | | 1996 | 2006 | Operated Airbus Beluga [51] |
Aire d'Evasions | | E3 | IVS | | 1991 | 1994 | Operated Douglas DC-8 [52] |
Airlec | | | ARL | | 1965 | 1992 | Merged with Air Vendée to form Regional Airlines |
Airlinair | | AN | RLA | AIRLINAIR | 1999 | 2017 | Flights operated by HOP! |
AlsaceExel | | XT | | | 2004 | 2005 | |
Alsair | | AL | LSR | ALSAIR | 1982 | 2010 | Operated Beech 1900, Beech King Air, Cessna Citation II [53] |
Alsavia | | XG | ALV | ALSAVIA | 1989 | 1993 | Operated Embraer Brasilia, Saab 340 [54] |
AOM French Airlines | | IW | AOM | FRENCHLINES | 1990 | 2001 | Merged into Air Liberté |
Aria | | | ARW | ARIABIRD | 2004 | 2005 | |
Atlantic Air Lift | | | HGH | HIGHER | 2005 | | |
Atlantique Air Assistance | | | TLB | AAA | 1989 | 2015 | Renamed/merged to Atlas Atlantique Airlines |
Atlas Atlantique Airlines | | L5 | TLB | TRIPLE ALPHA | 2015 | 2017 | |
Avia Taxi France | | | ATX | | 1965 | 1973 | Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Cessna 206, Cessna 402, Piper Aztec [55] |
Axis Airways | | 6V | AXY | AXIS | 2000 | 2001 | Rebranded as New Axis Airways |
B |
Belair – Ile de France | | | BLI | | 1995 | 2000 | Operated Boeing 727, MD-83 [56] |
Blue Line | | 4Y | BLE | BLUE BERRY | 2002 | 2010 | |
Bretagne Air Services | | VB | ABH | BRETAGNE SERVICE | 1976 | 1981 | Operated Douglas C-47, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Partenavia Victor [57] |
Brit Air | | DB | BZH | BRITAIR | 1973 | 2017 | Flights operated by HOP! |
C |
CAMSA | | | | | 1922 | 1934 | Airmail service. Operated LeO H-13, Macchi M.18, Savoia S.16 [58] |
CAP Airlines | | MO | CBD | | 1995 | 2001 | [59] |
CATAIR | | QV | | | 1969 | 1978 | Operated Lockheed Constellation, Sud Aviation Caravelle, Sud Aviation Caravelle VIR [60] |
CCM Airlines | | XK | CRL | CORSAIR | 2000 | 2010 | Renamed Air Corsica [61] |
CFRNA | | | | | 1920 | 1933 | Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne, joint French-Romanian airline. Merged with four other airlines to form Air France |
Chalair | | CE | CLG | CHALAIR | 1986 | 1997 | [62] |
Champagne Airlines | | | CPH | CHAMPAGNE | 1998 | 2005 | |
CIDNA | | | | | 1927 | 1930 | Established as CFRNA. Operated Fokker F.VII [63] |
Cie Générale Aéropostale | | | | | 1927 | 1933 | Operated Levasseur PL.8 [64] |
CIP Transports | | | | | 1999 | 2001 | Operated Airbus A319, Dassault Falcon 900EX [65] |
Compagnie aérienne française [ fr ] | | | | | 1919 | 1937 | Founded by Henri Balleyguier. |
Compagnie Aérienne du Languedoc [ fr ] | | WL FQ | | | 1976 | 1988 | |
Compagnie Aeronautique Europeenne | | C9 | FEU | AEROCOM | 1991 | 2002 | On-demand passenger, freight and medivac charters [66] |
Compagnie Air Frêt | | FZ | | | 1964 | 1982 | Operated Bristol Freighter, Douglas DC-3, Douglas DC-4, Douglas DC-7, Lockheed Constellation, Boeing 707 [67] |
Compagnie Air Transport [ de ] | | TF | | | 1946 | 1970 | Operated Bristol Freighter, Carvair |
Compagnie Corse Mediterranee | | XK | CCM | | 1990 | 2000 | Renamed CCM Airlines |
Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes | | | | | 1919 | 1923 | Merged with Grands Express Aériens to form Air Union |
Compagnie de Transport Aérien et de Commerce | | | | | 1948 | 1957 | Founded by Roger Colin. Operated Douglas C-47 [68] |
Compagnie des Transports Aéronautiques du Sud-Ouest | | | | | 1919 | 1919 | [69] |
Compagnie Générale Aéropostale | | | | | 1918 | 1933 | Merged with four other airlines to form Air France |
Compagnie générale transaérienne | | | | | 1909 | 1921 | First French airline; absorbed into Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes |
Compagnie Grands Express Aériens | | | | | 1919 | 1923 | Merged with Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes to form Air Union |
Compagnie Nationale Air France | | | | | 1948 | 1994 | Became Air France [70] |
Continent Air Paris | | MO | CBD | MOONLIGHT | 1995 | 1998 | |
Continentale Air Service | | | CAS | | 1978 | 1979 | Operated Aérospatiale Corvette [71] |
Corsair | | SS | CRL | | 1990 | 2005 | Renamed Corsairfly [72] |
Corsair International | | CS SS | CRL | | 1981 | 1990 | Renamed Corsair |
Corsairfly | | SS | CRL | CORSAIR | 2005 | 2012 | [73] |
Crossair Europe | | QE | ECC | CICOGNE | 1998 | 2005 | |
D |
Dakota Air | | | | | 1993 | 1997 | Operated Douglas DC-3 [74] |
Dirac Aviation | | YM | DAV | DIRAC | 1985 | 1990 | Operated Swearingen Merlin IV [75] |
Diwan | | | DWA | DIWAN | 1992 | 1997 | Operated Beech 200, Grumman Gulfstream I [76] |
Drakk'Air | | XP | DKR | DRAK AIR | 1989 | 1992 | Operated Beech 200, Beech Baron, Piper Cheyenne [77] |
E |
Eagle Aviation France | | | EGN | FRENCH EAGLE | 1998 | 2009 | Rebranded as Noor Airways |
EAS Europe Airlines | | EY | EVT | EURO LINE | 1993 | 1995 | |
Émeraude Air Transport | | | | | 1976 | 1977 | Operated Beech Queen Air [78] |
Escadrille Mercure | | | | | 1946 | 1970 | Operated Beech 18, Lockheed 12A, SFERMA Marquis [79] |
Euralair | | RN | ERL | EURALAIR | 1964 | 2003 | |
Euralair Horizons | | RN | EUL EUH | | 1999 | 2004 | Rebranded as Air Horizons |
Euroberlin France | | EE | EEB | EUROBER | 1988 | 1994 | Franco-German joint airline, known as Euroberlin from 1990 to 1994 |
Eurojet Airlines | | | EUF | | 2002 | 2004 | Went bankrupt |
Europ'Air | | ER | | | 1967 | 1976 | Operated Cessna 310, Cessna 402 [80] |
Europe Aéro Fret | | | | | 1986 | 1986 | Operated Trislander [81] |
Europe Aéro Service | | EY | EYT | EURO LINE | 1965 | 1995 | Renamed EAS Europe Airlines |
Europe Air Charter | | | | EAC | 1972 | 1972 | |
Europe Airpost | | 5O | FPO | | 1999 | 2015 | Renamed/merged to ASL Airlines France |
F |
Fairlines | | LK | FIR | FAIR | 1995 | 1999 | Operated MD-81 |
Flandre Air | | IX | FRS | | 1985 | 2001 | Merged with Proteus Airlines and Regional Airlines to form Régional |
Flywest | | | | | 2004 | 2005 | Went bankrupt |
France Dakota | | | | | 1998 | 1998 | Operated Douglas DC-3 [82] |
France DC3 SA | | | | | 1991 | 1998 | Renamed Publi-Air. Operated Douglas DC-3 [83] |
French Blue | | BF | FBU | SUNLINE | 2016 | 2018 | Renamed French Bee |
Fretair | | | | | 1970 | 1975 | Operated Douglas DC-3 [84] |
G |
GECAT Fret | | | | | 1948 | 1950 | Operated Curtiss C-46 [85] |
H |
Heli-Transport | | OI | HLT | HELI TRANSPORT | 1974 | 1992 | Operated Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil, Aérospatiale Alouette II [86] |
Heliglobe Finet France Cargo | | | | | 1996 | 1997 | Operated HS 748, CASA Aviocar [87] |
Hex'Air | | UD | HER | HEX AIRLINE | 1991 | 2017 | Merged into Twin Jet |
I |
ICS-Inter Ciel Service | | | ICS | INTER CIEL SERVICE | 1990 | 1991 | |
IGavion | | TE | IGA | | 2013 | 2018 | Rebranded Air France Hop [88] |
Inter Cargo Service | | | ICS | INTERCARGO | 1987 | 1990 | Renamed ICS. Operated Boeing 737-200, Vickers Vanguard |
InterCiel Services | | | ICS | | 1989 | 1991 | Established as Intercargo Service. Operated Boeing 737-200 [89] |
J |
Jet Alsace | | WU | JLS | | 1988 | 1993 | Renamed TransAlsace |
Jet Europe | | | | | 1989 | 1990 | Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle |
Jet Fret | | JF | JFT | | 1987 | 1993 | Operated Lockheed L-100-30 [90] |
Joon | | JN | JON | JOON | 2017 | 2019 | Reincorporated to Air France |
K |
Kallistair | | FU | | | 1973 | | Operated BN-2 Islander [91] |
Kel Air | | | CET | | 1986 | 1990 | |
Kyrnair | | KH V4 | KYN | GOLDBIRD | 1986 | 1999 | Operated ATR 42, Embraer Bandeirante [92] |
L |
L-Air | | | LRK | | 2002 | 2003 | |
L'Aéropostale | | | | | 1991 | 2000 | Renamed Europe Airpost. Operated Boeing 727-200, Boeing 737-200 [93] |
L'Avion | | A0 | AVI | ELYSAIR | 2007 | 2009 | Merged into OpenSkies |
LAM | | | | | 1941 | 1945 | |
Les Avions Bleus | | | | | 1949 | 1952 | Operated Curtiss C-46 [94] |
Lignes Aériennes Farman | | | | | 1919 | 1924 | Rebranded as Société Générale des Transports Aériens |
Lucas Aigle Azur | | | | | 1977 | 2001 | Established as Aigle Azur in 1946. Renamed Aigle Azur. Operated Embraer Bandeirante, Saab 340 [95] |
Lucas Air Transport | | LK | | | 1970 | 1992 | Trading name for Lucas Aviation [96] |
Lucas Aviation | | LK | | | 1970 | 1977 | Traded as Lucas Air Transport. Renamed Lucas Aigle Azur [97] |
M |
Minerve | | IW | MIN | MINERVE | 1975 | 1992 | Merged with Air Outre Mer to form AOM French Airlines |
MiriadAir | | | MYR | MIRIADAIR | 1987 | 1990 | Operated Cessna Caravan, Cessna Citation II [98] |
N |
Nantes Aviation | | NV | | | 1970 | 1979 | Operated de Havilland Dove, Beech 18 [99] |
New Axis Airways | | 9X | AXY | | 2009 | 2009 | |
Noor Airways | | | | | 2009 | 2010 | |
Normandie Air Services | | | NDS | | 1970 | 1984 | Operated de Havilland Dove, Douglas DC-3 [100] |
O |
Occitania Jet Fleet | | | OJF | OCCITANIA | 1997 | 2004 | Corporate carrier. Operated Beech 1900D, Fokker 100 [101] |
Ocean Airways | | OG | OCW | | 2003 | 2005 | Failed project |
Octavia Airlines | | O4 | OCN | | 2001 | 2005 | |
OpenSkies | | LV | BOS | MISTRAL | 2008 | 2018 | Discontinued in favour of Level |
P |
Point Air | | FW | | | 1980 | 1987 | Went bankrupt |
Proteus Air System | | | | | 1985 | 1996 | Renamed Proteus Airlines [102] |
Proteus Airlines | | YS | PRB | PROTEUS | 1996 | 2001 | Merged with Flandre Air and Regional Airlines to form Régional |
Publi-Air | | | | | 1999 | 2001 | Established as France DC3 SA. Operated Douglas DC-3 [103] |
Pyrénair | | YD | | | 1968 | 1979 | Founded by Fernand Gaspé. Acquired by Air Alpes. Operated Beech 18, Beech Duke, Cessna 402, DHC-6 Twin Otter [104] |
R |
Regional Airlines | | | RGI | | 1992 | 2001 | Merged with Flandre Air and Proteus Airlines to form Régional |
Régional | | YS | RAE | REGIONAL EUROPE | 2001 | 2013 | Merged with Brit Air and Airlinair to form HOP! |
Réseau des Lignes Aériennes Françaises | | | | | 1945 | 1946 | |
Rousseau Aviation | | RU | | | 1963 | 1976 | Operated HS-748 |
S |
SATI | | | | | 1948 | 1949 | Merged with Aeromaritime to form Union de Transports Aériens |
SCELA | | | | | 1933 | 1933 | |
SCLA | | | | | 1940 | 1945 | |
Services Aéronatiques Roannais | | QT | RNS | SARA | 1980 | 1996 | Operated Beech King Air, Beech 1900, Merlin IV [105] |
Sinair | | | | | 2000 | 2001 | Renamed Axis Airways [106] |
SNATI (Air Toulouse) | | | | | | | |
Société Anonyme de Navigation Aeriennes | | | | | 1946 | 1949 | Operated Bloch MB.220 [107] |
Société Auxiliaire de Gérance et de Transports Aériens | | | | | 1953 | 1959 | Operated SNCASE Armagnac [108] |
Société Commerciale du Littoral | | | | | 1992 | 1996 | Operated Bristol Freighter [109] |
Societé aérienne française d'affrètements | | | | | 1966 | 1969 | Renamed Air Charter International [110] |
Société d'Exploitation du Matériel Aéronautique Français | | | | | 1949 | 1953 | Operated Latécoère 631 [111] |
Société Générale des Transports Aériens | | | | | 1924 | 1933 | Merged with four other airlines to form Air France |
Société de Transports Aériens Alpes Provence | | | | | 1946 | 1952 | Operated Consolidated Liberator, Douglas DC-3 [112] |
Société de Transports Aériens Internationaux et Régionaux | | | | | 1990 | 1993 | Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle [113] |
Star Airlines | | SE | SEU | STARWAY | 1997 | 2006 | Established as Star Europe. Renamed XL Airways France [114] |
Star Europe | | | | | 1995 | 1997 | Renamed Star Airlines [115] |
Stellair Transports Aériens | | | | | 1982 | 1993 | Went bankrupt. Fleet taken over by Air Toulouse. Operated Douglas DC-3, Fairchild F27, Embraer Bandeirante, Fokker F28 [116] |
Strategic Airlines | | EF | STZ | | 2009 | 2010 | |
Sud Air Transport | | | | | 1973 | 1975 | Operated Beech King Air [117] |
Sud Airlines | | | SDU | SUD LINES | 2003 | 2006 | |
SVT Air Touring | | | | | 1972 | 1973 | Operated Sud Aviation Caravelle [118] |
T |
TAT European Airlines | | VD | TAT | | 1969 | 1996 | Merged into Air Liberté |
Taxi Avia France | | TF | ATX | | 1970 | 1974 | Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Fokker F27 [119] |
TEA France | | FN | TFR | TRANSAIRWAYS | 1989 | 1995 | |
Thalass Air | | | | | 1971 | 1979 | Operated Beech Baron, Beech King Air, Beech Queen Air [120] |
Trans Air Bretagne | | | TRB | AIR BRETAGNE | 1973 | 1993 | Operated Cessna 402 [121] |
Trans Alsace | | | TAS | TRANALSACE | 1993 | 1994 | Operated Airbus A320, Boeing 737-400, MD-80 [122] |
Trans Azur Aviation | | | | | 1981 | 1983 | Operated Dart Herald [123] |
Trans-Union | | | | | 1966 | 1974 | Operated DC-4, DC-6, Sud Aviation Caravelle [124] |
Transport Air Centre | | UH | CTR | AIR CENTRE | 1978 | 1994 | Operated Beech King Air, Piper Aztec, Swearingen Merlin IV [125] |
Transport Aérien Transregional | | | | | 1989 | 1990 | Operated ATR 72, FH-227, Fokker F28, Nord 262 [126] |
Transports Aériens du Midi | | | | | 1946 | ? | Operated Caudron Goéland [127] |
Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux | | | | TAI | 1946 | 1963 | Merged with Union Aéromaritime de Transport to form Union de Transports Aériens |
Transports Aériens Reunis | | | | | 1970 | 1974 | Operated DC-3, DC-4, DC-6, DC-7, Vickers Viking 1B [128] |
U |
Uni Air International | | | UAI | UNIAIR | 1969 | 1993 | Operated Carvair, Aérospatiale Corvette, FH-227, Falcon 20, Learjet 35 [129] |
Uni Air Rouergue | | | | | 1970 | 1974 | Renamed Air Rouergue. Operated Beech 99 Airliner, Beech Baron, Beech Queen Air, Cessna 182 [130] |
Union Aéromaritime de Transport | | | UAT | | 1949 | 1963 | Merged with Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux to form Union de Transports Aériens |
Union Aéronautique Regionale | | UZ | | | 1977 | 1979 | Operated Beech 99 Airliner, DHC-6 Twin Otter, Fokker F27 [131] |
Union de Transports Aériens | | UT | UTA | | 1963 | 1992 | Merged into Air France |
V |
Vargas Aviation | | | | | 1971 | 1975 | Operated Douglas DC-3 [132] |
Virgin Express France | | | VEF | LADYBIRD | 1988 | 2001 | Subsidiary of the Virgin Express. Established as Air Provence Charter |
W |
Westair | | F3 | FWA | | 1995 | 2004 | Operated Boeing 737-200 [133] |
World Wide Helicopters | | | | | 1959 | 1961 | Operated Bell 47, Cessna 170, DHC-1, DHC-2 Beaver, PBY Catalina, Hiller UH-12, Sikorsky S-58 [134] |
X |
XL Airways France | | SE | XLF | STARWAY | 1995 | 2019 | |