Société Générale des Transports Aériens explained

Airline:Société Générale des Transports Aériens
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Icao:N/A
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Ceased:
(merged with Air Orient, Air Union, Aéropostale and CFRNA to form Air France)
Bases:Toussus-le-Noble, Yvelines, France
Destinations:Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom Brussels Amsterdam Hamburg Copenhagen Berlin Cologne Frankfurt Leipzig Antwerp Ostend and connections to Scandinavia and Russia
Headquarters:167, rue de Silly, Boulogne-Billancourt and, from 1926, 4, rue Edouard-VII, Paris, France
Key People:Henry, Maurice and Dick FARMAN

The Société Générale des Transports Aériens (SGTA) was a French airline founded in 1919. It operated until 1933 when its assets were incorporated in the newly created Air France airline.

History

Initially known as the Lignes Aériennes Farman (Farman airlines), the SGTA was created on February 8, 1919, when a Farman F.60 Goliath flew from Toussus-le-Noble to Kenley, near Croydon. The airline was created by the Farman brothers, who also owned the Farman Aviation Works.

In 1933, all SGTA assets were incorporated in the newly created Air France, and the company ceased to exist.

Accidents and incidents

Aircraft

The airline operated Farman aircraft exclusively, including these types:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FRENCH PRE-WAR REGISTER Version 120211 . Air Britain . 8 March 2011.