| Commenced operations | 1962 |
|---|---|
| Ceased operations | 1981 |
| Operating bases | Colmar-Houssen Aerodrome |
| Headquarters | Colmar, France |
Société Air Alsace was an airline with its head office on the grounds of the Colmar-Houssen Aerodrome in Colmar, France[1]
Company history
Air Alsace began as an air taxi operation based in Colmar in 1962. It began operations using small aircraft and in 1974 began regional services. In cooperation with Air France it offered services to Amsterdam, Brussels, Cologne, and Rome. London-Gatwick and Milan were later added. Air Alsace entered the jet age with the use of the VFW 614 and later acquired the Fokker F.28. In 1981 it merged with TAT - Touraine Air Transport and Air Alpes to form TAT-Transport Aerien Transregional.
Fleet details
- Aérospatiale Corvette
- Cessna
- Piper Navajo (these 2 aircraft were the ones it commenced services with)
- Nord 262
- Fokker F.27 Friendship
- VFW 614
- Fokker F28
References
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 13 February 1975. 247.
- Airlines Remembered by B I Hengi, published in 2000 by NARA-Verlag and Midland Publishing
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