Aria (French airline)

{{Short description|Airline based in Mulhouse, France}}

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| ICAO = ARW

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| founded = 2004

| headquarters = Mulhouse, France

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| hubs = Paris - Le Bourget Airport

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| website = http://www.arialines.com

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Aria is an airline based in Mulhouse, France. It operates ad hoc passenger and cargo flights, as well as medevac flights. Its main base is Paris - Le Bourget Airport{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 76 | date= 2007-03-27}}

History

The airline was established in March 2004 and started operations in September 2004. It operated a scheduled service between Basel/Mulhouse and Toulouse,[http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2004/10/12/556411-la-compagnie-aerienne-aria-relance-la-ligne-toulouse-mulhouse.html] "La compagnie aérienne Aria relance la ligne Toulouse-Mulhouse", La Dépêche du Midi, December 10, 2004 (in French). but this was suspended on 25 January 2005.[http://www.lechotouristique.com/article/aria-suspend-sa-ligne-mulhouse-toulouse,7408 "Aria suspend sa ligne Mulhouse-Toulouse"], L'Echo touristique, February 14, 2005 (in French).[http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2005/02/18/557774-aria-stoppe-la-ligne-toulouse-mulhouse.html "Aria stoppe la ligne Toulouse-Mulhouse"], La Dépêche du Midi, February 18, 2005 (in French). The airline hoped to resume and build a regional network, but this has not happened.

Fleet

The Aria fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007):

References

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