List of defunct airlines of France
Wikimedia list article
This is a list of defunct airlines of France.
For French overseas departments and territories, see the pages of French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in their respective geographical areas.
See also
List of airlines of France
List of defunct airlines of Oceania § French Polynesia
List of defunct airlines of the Americas § Guadeloupe
List of defunct airlines of the Americas § Martinique
List of defunct airlines of Oceania § New Caledonia
List of defunct airlines of Africa#Réunion
List of airports in France
References
Further reading
Noetinger J., Histoire de l'Aéronautique Française-1940-1960-Hommes et evenements (in French language), Ed. France Empire, Paris, 1983
Noetinger J., Histoire de l'Aéronautique Française-L'essoir 1960-1980 (in French language), Ed. France Empire, Paris, 1984
Noetinger J., Histoire de l'Aéronautique Française-Epopée 1940-1960 (in French language), Ed. France Empire, Paris, 1985
Mézière H.-Sauvage J.M., Les Ailes Francaises-L'Aviation marchande de 1919 a nos jours (in French language), Ed.
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