Air Union

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Air Union was a pioneering French airline of the early 20th century that became one of the key predecessors of Air France.

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Air Union canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French company
airline
defunct airline
country France
dateDissolved 1933
dateFounded 1923
fleetIncluded Blériot-SPAD S.33
Blériot-SPAD S.46
Farman F.60 Goliath
Lioré et Olivier LeO H-13
Wibault 282
formedByMergerOf Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes
Grands Express Aériens
headquartersCountry France
headquartersLocation Paris
historicalSignificance helped establish early European air routes
IATAcode none
ICAOcode none
industry air transport
aviation
mainHub Paris–Le Bourget Airport
mergedInto Air France
mergedWith Air Orient
Compagnie des Messageries Aériennes
surface form: Compagnie Générale Aéropostale

Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne
Société Générale de Transports Aériens
notableFor being a key predecessor of Air France
pioneering scheduled international air services from France
operatedAs pioneering French airline
operatedInDecade 1920s
1930s
operatedInPeriod interwar period
operatedRoute Algiers
surface form: Paris–Algiers

Paris–Basel
Paris–Brussels
Geneva
surface form: Paris–Geneva

Paris–Lille
London–Paris
surface form: Paris–London

Paris–Prague
Paris–Strasbourg railway
surface form: Paris–Strasbourg

Paris–Warsaw
operatedServiceType airmail services
cargo services
scheduled passenger flights
predecessorOf Air France
regulator Government of France
surface form: French government
successor Air France
yearDissolved 1933
yearFounded 1923

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Air France foundedByMergerOf Air Union