Air Inter was incorporated on November 12, 1954. It operated its first commercial flight between Paris and Strasbourg on March 16, 1958. However, it was 1960 when the airline started regular commercial services.^[1] Incorporation is: In business, incorporation is the creation of a corporation. ... is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the capital of France. ... For other uses, see Strasburg. ... is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The company established its operational and engineering base at Paris Orly Airport, where its flights were concentrated at Orly Ouest, Orly Airport's West Terminal. Diagram of Orly airport Orly Airport (IATA: ORY, ICAO: LFPO) is an airport located in Orly and partially in Villeneuve-le-Roi, south of Paris, France ( ). It has flights to cities in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean. ... Diagram of Orly airport Orly Airport (IATA: ORY, ICAO: LFPO) is an airport located in Orly and partially in Villeneuve-le-Roi, south of Paris, France ( ). It has flights to cities in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean. ...

Air Inter was founded as a semi-public entity to provide efficient domestic air transport at the lowest cost. Its financial backers included French public and private sector transport businesses in road, rail and air transport, as well as banks.^[2] This article is about the concept of an entity. ... Aviation or Air transport refers to the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ... In economics, business, and accounting, a cost is the value of inputs that have been used up to produce something, and hence are not available for use anymore. ... < [[[[math>Insert formula here</math>The public sector is that part of economic and administrative life that deals with the delivery of goods and services by and for the [[government </math></math></math></math> Direct administration funded through taxation; the delivering organisation generally has no specific requirement to meet commercial... The private sector of a nations economy consists of all that is outside the state. ... In economics, a business (also called firm or enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to consumers or corporate entities such as governments, charities or other businesses. ... Disruptions in organized traffic flow can create delays lasting hours. ... railroads redirects here. ... In financial economics, a financial institution acts as an agent that provides financial services for its clients or members. ...

Fokker 70 with Air France and Air Inter logos

Air France and Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français (SNCF), the state railway company, were Air Inter's two largest public sector shareholders, each holding 24% in the airline. UTA was its largest private sector investor. UTA initially held a 15% minority stake in Air Inter. UTA subsequently increased its shareholding to 36%, becoming the largest single shareholder.^[1] The Fokker 70 is a 70 seat, twin engine jet airliner developed as a smaller version of the larger, 100 seat Fokker 100 jetliner. ... Air France (formally Société Air France) is Europes largest airline company. ... Air France (formally Société Air France) is Europes largest airline company. ... SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) (French National Railway Company) is a French public enterprise. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... < [[[[math>Insert formula here</math>The public sector is that part of economic and administrative life that deals with the delivery of goods and services by and for the [[government </math></math></math></math> Direct administration funded through taxation; the delivering organisation generally has no specific requirement to meet commercial... A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or company (including a corporation) that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a joint stock company. ... Union des Transports Aériens (UTA) was the largest wholly privately owned, Independent airline in France. ... The private sector of a nations economy consists of all that is outside the state. ... An investor is any party that makes an investment. ...

On January 12, 1990 Air Inter, with UTA and Air France, became part of an enlarged Air France group, which in turn became a subsidiary of Groupe Air France. Air Inter changed to Air France Europe following a merger with Air France and UTA. On April 1, 1997 it was absorbed into Air France. On that day the firm ceased to exist as a legal entity within Groupe Air France. is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Air France (formally Société Air France) is Europes largest airline company. ... The phrase mergers and acquisitions or M&A refers to the aspect of corporate finance strategy and management dealing with the merging and acquiring of different companies as well as assets. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

History

On February 23, 1960 France's Ministry of Public Works and Transport decided to transfer Air France's domestic monopoly to Air Inter. This provided the impetus for Air Inter to start scheduled services within metropolitan France, as well as between the mainland and Corsica.^[1] Though a private sector company because of its limited liability status, Air Inter was compelled to operate unprofitable regional domestic routes to justify its domestic monopoly on profitable routes from Paris.^[2] is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the economic term. ... Metropolitan France Metropolitan France (French: or la Métropole) is the part of France located in Europe, including Corsica (French: Corse). ... For other uses, see Corsica (disambiguation). ... The private sector of a nations economy consists of all that is outside the state. ... Limited liability (LL) is liability that is limited to a partner or investors investment. ... Look up loss in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Air Inter primarily operated high-frequency scheduled internal flights from Paris Orly to cities in metropolitan France, principally Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Strasbourg and Mulhouse. Following the opening of Charles de Gaulle Airport near the northern Paris suburb of Roissy-en-France and the transfer of the bulk of Air France's international operations from Orly to Roissy-Charles de Gaulle from 1974, as well as the simultaneous transfer of UTA's Le Bourget-based operation to that airport, Air Inter began serving these routes from Charles de Gaulle as well (with the exception of Nice) to feed domestic passengers into those airlines' international networks. This article is about the French city. ... City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, the city of Massilia shines The Old Port of Marseille Location Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in 8 secteurs) Intercommunality Urban... This article is about the French city. ... New city flag (Occitan cross) Traditional coat of arms Motto: (Occitan: For Toulouse, always more) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Midi-Pyrénées Department Haute-Garonne (31) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc  (UMP) (since 2004) City Statistics Land... For other uses, see Bordeaux (disambiguation). ... Mulhouse (French: , pronounced ; Alsatian: Milhüsa or Milhüse, pronounced ; German: ; i. ... The new logo of Aéroports de Paris used since 6 June 2005 Charles de Gaulle International Airport (IATA: CDG, ICAO: LFPG) (French: ), also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French), in Paris, is one of Europes principal aviation centres, as well as Frances main international... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... Roissy-en-France, or simply Roissy, is a commune of the Val-dOise département, near Paris, France. ... Diagram of Orly airport Orly Airport (IATA: ORY, ICAO: LFPO) is an airport located in Orly and partially in Villeneuve-le-Roi, south of Paris, France ( ). It has flights to cities in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean. ... The new logo of Aéroports de Paris used since 6 June 2005 Charles de Gaulle International Airport (IATA: CDG, ICAO: LFPG) (French: ), also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French), in Paris, is one of Europes principal aviation centres, as well as Frances main international... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Paris - Le Bourget Airport (French: ) (IATA: LBG, ICAO: LFPB) is an airport located in Le Bourget and Dugny, 12 km north-northeast (NNE) of Paris, France. ...

Air Inter also linked Orly with additional second and third-tier provincial French towns as well as with all three commercial airports on Corsica (Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi). The airline operated regional domestic scheduled routes between major French cities as well. Ajaccio (IPA: , Latin: ; French: ; Corsican: ), is a town in France. ... Location within France Bastia (French & Corsican: Bastia), is a town and commune of northern Corsica, in France. ... Calvi is a small town and commune of the Haute-Corse (2B) département, in France. ...

Many of Air Inter's routes serving smaller towns were contracted to TAT. Touraine Air Transport (TAT) is a former French regional airline based in Tours. ...

Prior to the liberalisation of the EU's internal air market during the early 1990s, Air Inter was a pillar of the French air transport industry with Air France, UTA and TAT. In general, liberalization refers to a relaxation of previous government restrictions, usually in areas of social or economic policy. ...

During that period Air Inter had a large share of the domestic market. It was the only airline plying most of the domestic trunk routes within metropolitan France on a regular scheduled basis, especially from and to Paris. ^[3] The exceptions were Paris-Nice and Paris-Basle/Mulhouse. Air Inter's flights between Paris Orly and Nice competed indirectly with Air France's Paris Charles de Gaulle-Nice flights. Air Inter competed head-on with Swissair, the former Swiss flag carrier, between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Basle/Mulhouse. Basel (English traditionally: Basle [ba:l], German: Basel [ba:z@l], French Bâle [ba:l], Italian Basilea [bazilE:a]) is Switzerlands third most populous city (188,000 inhabitants in the canton of Basel-City as of 2004; the 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate... The new logo of Aéroports de Paris used since 6 June 2005 Charles de Gaulle International Airport (IATA: CDG, ICAO: LFPG) (French: ), also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French), in Paris, is one of Europes principal aviation centres, as well as Frances main international... Swissair (Swiss Air Transport Company Limited) was the former national airline of Switzerland. ... National airlines redirects here. ... Basel (English traditionally: Basle [ba:l], German: Basel [ba:z@l], French Bâle [ba:l], Italian Basilea [bazilE:a]) is Switzerlands third most populous city (188,000 inhabitants in the canton of Basel-City as of 2004; the 690,000 inhabitants in the conurbation stretching across the immediate...

The difference between the competing Air Inter and Swissair services on this route was that the former's passengers had to use the terminal at Basle/Mulhouse airport through the domestic channel that connected the airport to the French city of Mulhouse, whereas the latter's used the international channel that linked the airport with the Swiss city of Basle. For this reason, Air Inter's flights were categorised as domestic while Swissair's were international.

In addition, UTA had limited rights to carry passengers, cargo and mail on the internal legs of its long-haul services, between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Lyon, Marseille, Nice as well as Bordeaux. However, flights were too infrequent to pose a threat to Air Inter.

SNCF, one of Air Inter's two largest public sector shareholders, was also the company's main competitor on domestic trunk routes inside France. This intensified when SNCF began high-speed, high-frequency Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV) services on purpose-built tracks from 1981. The launch of TGV services between Paris and Lyon, one of Air Inter's busiest as well as shortest routes, in 1981 led to reduction in frequency and smaller aircraft on Air Inter's competing service. For the group of heart conditions referred to as TGV, see Transposition of the great vessels. ... track Rail tracks are used on railways (or railroads), which, together with railroad switches (or points), guide trains without the need for steering. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...

The only other domestic air routes on which Air Inter competed with Air France in the pre-liberalisation era were routes linking the mainland with Corsica.

Annual passenger numbers on Air Inter's domestic scheduled network grew steadily to 21 million, actually beating Air France one year. This established the firm as the largest scheduled domestic airline in Europe. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Air Inter was also one of the few European ultra short-haul, mainline scheduled operators to be profitable most of the time and was a forerunner of today's low-cost airlines in Europe. Fares were lower than domestic air fares elsewhere in Europe and competing rail fares, with short turnarounds (35 minutes for a full 314-seat A300 was common), no seat allocation, no frills service on board and minimum crews. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... A300 redirects here. ... No-frills or no frills is the term used to describe any service or product for which the non-essential features (or frills) have been removed. ...

On January 1, 1995 Air Inter lost its monopoly on the domestic trunk routes from Paris Orly. From that day, any EU-based rival was free to compete on these routes, without restrictions on capacity, frequency or fares.^[4] is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

The sale of controlling stakes in Air Inter and UTA to Air France, as well as integration of both of the former into the latter, was part of a French government plan to create a unified, national carrier with the economies of scale and global reach to counter threats from the liberalisation of the EU's internal air transport market.^[5] This article is about the political and administrative structures of the French government. ... The increase in output from Q to Q2 causes a decrease in the average cost of each unit from C to C1. ...

Aircraft

Air Inter pioneered Category 3 all-weather landings and started operating Category 3 minima with Caravelles - upgrading with enhanced head-up displays on Mercure and A320s. The Localizer station at Hanover/Langenhagen International Airport in Hanover, Germany. ... LAAS Architecture The Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) is a military, all-weather landing system based on real-time differential correction of the GPS signal, augmented with a local area correction message, and transmitted to the user via secure means. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dassault Mercure was a twin-engined jet-powered French airliner. ... The Airbus A320 family of short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft are manufactured by Airbus S.A.S.. Family members include the A318, A319, A320, and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet. ...

Air Inter Caravelle

Listed below are the main aircraft types that were part of Air Inter's fleet at one point or another throughout its 37 years of continuous operations: The SE 210 Caravelle was the first short/medium-range jet airliner, produced by the French Sud Aviation firm starting in 1955 (when it was still known as SNCASE). ...

• Aérospatiale Caravelle III series/12 series ("Super 12")
• Airbus A300 B2/B4 series
• Airbus A320 100/200 series
• Airbus A321
• Airbus A330 300 series
• Dassault Mercure
• Douglas DC-3
• Fokker F-27 "Friendship" 500 series
• Fokker F100
• Vickers Viscount 700 series.

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Air Inter was an early operator of the Airbus A300, the European aircraft manufacturer's first commercial jetliner and the airline's first widebodied aircraft. The fleet reached 22 aircraft. A jetliner is an airliner powered by jet engines (usually of the turbofan type). ... Wide-body Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-300 A wide-body aircraft is a large airliner with a fuselage diameter of about 5 to 6 metres and twin aisles. ...

Air Inter was also a launch customer for the Dassault Mercure, the French answer to the Boeing 737, as well as the Airbus A320 (eventually building a fleet of 33 of the 320 variant alone), the only airline customer in the world for the former and joint launch customer with Air France and British Caledonian for the latter. The Boeing 737 is a short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... Livery of British Caledonian on an Airbus A310-200 circa 1984 British Caledonian Boeing 707 at Gatwick Airport June 1975. ...

The Mercure entered commercial airline service with Air Inter in 1975. In addition to the ten aircraft that formed part of Air Inter's original order for the Mercure, the airline had the aircraft's prototype converted to airline standard as well. This subsequently joined the fleet, increasing the company's Mercure sub-fleet to eleven. It was withdrawn from service in 1995, after 20 years' uninterrupted service. Dassault Mercure was a twin-engined jet-powered French airliner. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Prototype (disambiguation). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

The A320 entered service with Air Inter in 1988. The Airbus A320 is a short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

The A330 was the last aircraft type to join the Air Inter fleet in 1994. Air Canada Airbus A330 The Airbus A330 is a large_capacity medium_to_long_range commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Airbus. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

Incidents and accidents

There were 12 recorded incidents/accidents involving Air Inter aircraft throughout 37 years of uninterrupted commercial operations, three of which were fatal. One of the other nine reported incidents involved hijacking an aircraft, with the loss of one life.^[6] Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Stub | Crimes | Terrorism | IT ...

The airline's three fatal accidents are:

On August 12, 1963 a Vickers Viscount 708 (registration F-BGNV)[1] operating a scheduled flight from Lille to Lyon crashed while holding over Tramoyes at FL30 on the instructions of Lyon ATC, resulting in the deaths of the aircraft's 20 occupants (four crew members and 16 passengers) as well as one person on the ground. A storm forced the flight crew to request ATC permission to descend to FL25. In response, the crew received clearance for a straight-in approach to Lyon Bron Airport's runway 17. Eyewitnesses reported the aircraft flying low in an easterly direction in the heart of the storm. The aircraft struck trees, the roof of a farmhouse and a telephone pole before coming to rest in a field. The investigation board cited exceptionally bad weather where the aircraft was instructed to hold, as well as a possibility of lightning dazzling the crew and causing temporary blindness or appreciably incapacitating both pilots.^[7] is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Lille (disambiguation). ... Tramoyes is a commune in the French département of Ain. ... NACO Flight Level graphic A Flight Level (FL) is a standard nominal altitude of an aircraft, referenced to a world-wide fixed pressure datum of 1013. ... For the Canadian musical group, see Air Traffic Control (band). ... This article is about the French city. ... Eyewitness may refer to the following: For the court system type of eye witness, witness For the TV show, Eyewitness (TV) For the movie, Eyewitness (film) For the nonfiction book series, Eyewitness (books) For Royal Hunts album, Eyewitness (album) For the WW1 writer pseudonym, see Ernest Dunlop Swinton For... For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ...

On October 27, 1972 a Vickers Viscount 724 (registration F-BMCH)[2] operating a scheduled night flight from Lyon to Clermont-Ferrand crashed into the Pic du Picon mountain 44km east of Clermont-Ferrand airport at 1,000ft killing 60 of the aircraft's 68 occupants, including all five crew and 55 of the 63 passengers. The accident was caused by the flight deck crew's failure to notice their plane's radio compass had shifted 180 degrees, most likely as a result of electrical discharges in rainfall blocking the signals emitted by Clermont-Ferrand's NDB, while being instructed to fly a holding pattern prior to receiving clearance to descend to 3,600 ft. This resulted in the crew's initiating their descent too early, which set the aircraft on a collision course with the mountain.^[8] is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Clermont-Ferrand is a city of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of approximately 140,000. ... A radio direction finder, or RDF, is a device for finding the direction to a radio source. ... This article is about the term degree as used in mathematics. ... Radio Tower of NKR Leimen-Ochsenbach, Germany A Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) is a radio broadcast station in a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. ... A standard holding pattern. ...

On January 20, 1992 an A320-111 (registration F-GGED)[3] crashed into a ridge near Mount Sainte-Odile in the Vosges mountains while on final approach to Strasbourg at the end of a scheduled flight from Lyon. This resulted in the deaths of 87 of the aircraft's occupants (five crew members, 82 passengers), the worst accident in company history. There were six survivors (one crew member, five passengers). The accident was caused by the aircraft's wrongly programmed Flight Control Unit (FCU), a consequence of the crew's failure to notice that the FCU was in [incorrect] vertical speed mode when programming the angle of descent (-3.3 [3.3 degrees]). The excessive descent (3,300 ft./minute instead of 800 ft./minute) took the aircraft below its minimum safe altitude. This resulted in the aircraft's striking trees and a 2,710ft high ridge in the cloud-covered mountains.^[9] is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The Airbus A320 is a short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... Monastry at Mont Sainte-Odile Mont Sainte-Odile (German: Odilienberg) is a peak of the Vosges Mountains in Alsace in France. ... Vosges is a French department, named after the Vosges mountain range. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum. ...

Code Data

• IATA Code: IT
• ICAO Code: ITF
• Callsign: Air Inter

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External links/References

• FT.com/Business Life, The Monday Interview, 30 September 2007 - Pilot who found the right trajectory
• M.R. Golder, The Changing Nature of French Dirigisme - A Case Study of Air France, St. Edmunds Hall, Oxford. Thesis submitted at Trinity College, 1997
• Air France (Airline, France)
• Air Inter at the Aviation Safety Network Database
• Air Inter DC-3 Museum Pictures
• Air Inter F-27-500 on a visit to Berlin Tegel on April 9, 1978
• Air Inter Dassault Mercure 100 at Basle/Mulhouse Euro Airport during August 1985
• Air Inter Aerospatiale SE-210 Caravelle 12 at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on October 16, 1990
• Air Inter A300 B2-1C departing Palma de Mallorca Son San Juan Airport on August 5, 1993
• Air Inter A330-301 at Paris Orly Airport on September 14, 1993
• Air Inter F100 at Madrid Barajas Airport on September 10, 1995
• Air Inter timetable images
• Air Inter uniform images, 1990s
• "Flight International" . Reed Business Information. ISSN 0015-3710.  (various backdated issues relating to Air Inter, 1960-1997)
• "OAG Flight Guide Worldwide" . OAG Worldwide. ISSN 1466-8718.  (various backdated issues relating to Air Inter scheduled flight information, 1960-1997)