Royal Air Lao

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|airline=Royal Air Lao

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|founded=1962

|ceased=1976

|parent=Royal Lao Government

|headquarters=Vientiane, Laos

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File:Royal Air Lao Douglas C-54A-10-DC Skymaster Volpati.jpg

File:Royal Air Lao Vickers Viscount Groves.jpg

Royal Air Lao was the national air carrier of the Kingdom of Laos that operated from 1962 to until the Communist takeover of the country in 1975.

History

The company was founded in 1962.{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/database/operators/5493|title=Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Operator index > Laos > Royal Air Lao|publisher=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2014-05-23}} In September 1976 the Civil Aviation Company was formed from the merger of Royal Air Lao and Lao Air Lines.{{cite web|url=http://www.laoairlines.com/?contentkey=pages&id=49|title=About Lao Airlines|publisher=laoairlines.com|accessdate=2018-07-02}} Today the successor is Lao Airlines.