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<ref>https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991221-0</ref>{{Short description|1992–2001 French airline}}
{{Short description|Defunct airline of France (1988–2001)}}
{{Infobox airline
{{Infobox airline
| airline = AOM French Airlines
| airline = AOM French Airlines
| logo = AOM.svg
| logo = AOM.svg
| logo_size = 175
| logo_size = 125
| IATA = IW
| IATA = IW
| ICAO = AOM
| ICAO = AOM
| callsign = FRENCH LINES
| callsign = FRENCH LINES
| founded = {{start date and age|df=y|1988||}}
| founded = {{start date|1988|||df=yes}}
| commenced = {{start date and age|df=y|1990||}}
| commenced = {{start date|1990|||df=yes}}
| ceased = {{end date and age|df=y|2001|03|25}}<br />(merged into [[Air Liberté]])
| ceased = {{end date|2001|03|25|df=yes}}<br /><small>(merged into [[Air Liberté]])</small>
| operations =
| operations =
| key_people = Marc Rochet
| key_people = Marc Rochet
| hubs = {{nowrap|[[Orly Airport]]}}
| hubs = [[Orly Airport]]
| frequent_flyer = [[Qualiflyer]]
| frequent_flyer = [[Qualiflyer]]
| fleet_size = 45
| fleet_size =
| destinations = 24
| destinations =
| headquarters = Building 363<br>[[Orly Airport]]<br>[[Paray-Vieille-Poste]]
| headquarters = {{nowrap|[[Paray-Vieille-Poste]], France}}
| website =
| website =
}}
}}


'''AOM French Airlines''' (previously '''Air Outre-Mer''') was the second-largest airline in France from 1990 until 2001. Its head office was in Building 363 at [[Orly Airport]], [[Paray-Vieille-Poste]].<ref>"World Airline Directory 1999." ''[[Flight International]]''. 2000. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2000/2000%20-%200925.html?search=%22AOM%20French%22 363].; "[https://web.archive.org/web/20000302003105/http://www.aom.fr/fr/contact/mai_cont.htm Nos coordonnées agences en "France Métropolitaine "]." AOM French Airlines. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. "SIEGE Bâtiment 363 B.P. 854 94 551 ORLY AEROGARE CEDEX"; "[http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/association/index.php?ctx=eJxtyj0OgzAMBlAfBeUCsYpYulJ16sgeWemHiOTikB*OXw7A!vSC0loonDtJrRYpHBStZCvS4FsBnm6x7Gf7Ytnwg2cemdkNw137JPQXosrlyXafRSVVSHd33VHYUnt3VXpM9Ae4ZC7i&page=15&JTH_ID=003000&JAN_LIEU_DECL=palaiseau Résultat de votre recherche]." Le Journal officiel électronique authentifié. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. "Siège social : compagnie Air Lib, bâtiment 363, zone centrale à l’aéroport d’Orly, 91550 Paray-Vieille-Poste."</ref>
'''AOM French Airlines''', previously named '''Air Outre-Mer''', was the second-largest [[airline]] in [[France]] that operated from 1988 until 2001. Its head office was in Building 363 at [[Orly Airport]], [[Paray-Vieille-Poste]].<ref>"World Airline Directory 1999." ''[[Flight International]]''. 2000. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2000/2000%20-%200925.html?search=%22AOM%20French%22 363].; "[https://web.archive.org/web/20000302003105/http://www.aom.fr/fr/contact/mai_cont.htm Nos coordonnées agences en "France Métropolitaine "]." AOM French Airlines. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. "SIEGE Bâtiment 363 B.P. 854 94 551 ORLY AEROGARE CEDEX"; "[http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/association/index.php?ctx=eJxtyj0OgzAMBlAfBeUCsYpYulJ16sgeWemHiOTikB*OXw7A!vSC0loonDtJrRYpHBStZCvS4FsBnm6x7Gf7Ytnwg2cemdkNw137JPQXosrlyXafRSVVSHd33VHYUnt3VXpM9Ae4ZC7i&page=15&JTH_ID=003000&JAN_LIEU_DECL=palaiseau Résultat de votre recherche]." Le Journal officiel électronique authentifié. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. "Siège social : compagnie Air Lib, bâtiment 363, zone centrale à l’aéroport d’Orly, 91550 Paray-Vieille-Poste."</ref>


==History==
==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2010}}
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2010}}
===Foundation===
Air Outre Mer (AOM) was founded in 1988 in the French overseas département of the island of [[Réunion]] and began scheduled passenger service in 1990 with a [[McDonnell Douglas]] [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10|DC-10-30]] and a [[Dornier Flugzeugwerke|Dornier]] [[Dornier 228]]. In October 1991, [[Air Outre Mer]] merged with ''[[Minerve (airline)|Air Minerve]]'', a French airline which was based at [[Orly]] and had operated since 1975. The two companies began operating under the name ''AOM French Airlines'' although the administrative name was "''AOM-Minerve S.A.''". ''[[Minerve (airline)|Air Minerve]]'' was the first airline to compete directly with [[Air Inter]] on the French domestic airline market by opening a [[Paris]] ([[Orly Airport|Orly]]) - [[Nice]] route in May 1990. In February 1999, [[Swissair]] acquired a 49% stake in the airline as a part of its "hunter strategy".
Air Outre Mer, or ''AOM'' for short, was founded in 1988 in the French overseas département of the island of [[Réunion]] and began scheduled passenger service in 1990 with a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30]] and a [[Dornier 228]]. In October 1991, Air Outre Mer merged with ''[[Minerve (airline)|Air Minerve]]'', a French airline which was based at [[Orly Airport]] and had operated since 1975. The two companies began operating under the name ''AOM French Airlines'' although the administrative name was "''AOM-Minerve S.A.''". ''[[Minerve (airline)|Air Minerve]]'' was the first airline to compete directly with [[Air Inter]] on the French domestic airline market by opening a [[Paris]] ([[Orly Airport|Orly]]) - [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport|Nice]] route in May 1990. In February 1999, [[Swissair]] acquired a 49% stake in the airline as a part of its "hunter strategy". For most of the decade, the airline fiercely competed with [[Air France]] on both the French domestic market and on the air routes to the French overseas territories.
For most of the decade, the airline fiercely competed with [[Air France]] on both the French domestic market and on the air routes to the French overseas territories. Due to inappropriate fleet management and overcapacity, the airline quickly accumulated huge debts and consequently ceased operations in 2001 (possibly as a result of the bursting of the [[dot-com bubble]] and the [[early 2000s recession]] which followed){{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}. The airline's final bankruptcy was approved after several months of strikes.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}


===Merger===
On 25 March 2001 ''AOM French Airlines'' merged with [[Air Liberté]], the airline retaining the name "Air Liberté".<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20010506140839/http://www.aom.fr/ Home]." AOM French Airlines. 6 May 2001. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. "Le 25 Mars 2001 AOM change de nom et devient Air Liberté."</ref> On 22 September 2001 the airline was renamed "[[:fr:Air Lib|Air Lib]]".<small>{Wikipedia French article}</small>.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20020223210713/http://www.air-liberte.fr/francais/air_liberte/index.php3?menu=decouvrir Découvrir Air Liberté]." Air Liberté. 23 February 2002. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. "Le 22 Septembre 2001, AOM et AIR LIBERTE ont donné naissance à une nouvelle compagnie aérienne qui porte désormais le nom AIR LIB."</ref>
Due to inappropriate fleet management and overcapacity, the airline quickly accumulated huge debts and consequently ceased operations in 2001 (possibly as a result of the bursting of the [[dot-com bubble]] and the [[early 2000s recession]] which followed){{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}. The airline's final bankruptcy was approved after several months of strikes.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} On 25 March 2001 ''AOM French Airlines'' merged with [[Air Liberté]], the airline retaining the name "Air Liberté".<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20010506140839/http://www.aom.fr/ Home]." AOM French Airlines. 6 May 2001. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. "Le 25 Mars 2001 AOM change de nom et devient Air Liberté."</ref> On 22 September 2001 the airline was renamed "[[:fr:Air Lib|Air Lib]]".<small>{Wikipedia French article}</small>.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20020223210713/http://www.air-liberte.fr/francais/air_liberte/index.php3?menu=decouvrir Découvrir Air Liberté]." Air Liberté. 23 February 2002. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. "Le 22 Septembre 2001, AOM et AIR LIBERTE ont donné naissance à une nouvelle compagnie aérienne qui porte désormais le nom AIR LIB."</ref> AOM's disappearance was followed by several other French airlines in the next several years.

AOM's disappearance was followed by several other French airlines such as [[Aeris (airline)|Aeris]], [[Air Littoral]], [[Euralair]] and [[Star Airlines]] (later XL Airways France) in the next several years, leaving [[Air France]] and [[Corsair International]] as the two largest remaining airlines in France at the time.


==Destinations==
==Destinations==
[[File:41ah - AOM French Airlines Boeing 737-53C; F-GINL@ZRH;09.10.1998 (5637165447).jpg|thumb|AOM [[Boeing 737-500]]]]
[[File:McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, AOM French Airlines AN0221035.jpg|thumb|AOM [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30]]]]
AOM French Airlines served the following destinations:

===France===
===France===
* [[Marseille]] ([[Marseille Provence Airport]])
* [[Marseille]] – [[Marseille Provence Airport]]
* [[Nice]] ([[Côte d'Azur International Airport]])
* [[Nice]] – [[Nice Côte d'Azur Airport]]
* [[Paris]] ([[Paris Orly Airport]])
* [[Paris]] – [[Orly Airport]]
* [[Perpignan]] ([[Llabanère Airport]])
* [[Perpignan]] – [[Llabanère Airport]]
* [[Toulon]] ([[Toulon-Hyères Airport]])
* [[Toulon]] – [[Toulon-Hyères Airport]]


===French overseas departments and territories===
===French overseas departments and territories===
* [[French Guiana]]
* [[French Guiana]]
** [[Cayenne]] ([[Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport]])
** [[Cayenne]] – [[Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport]]
* [[Guadeloupe]]
* [[Guadeloupe]]
** [[Pointe-à-Pitre]] ([[Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport]])
** [[Pointe-à-Pitre]] – [[Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport]]
** [[Saint Martin (island)|Saint Martin]] ([[Princess Juliana International Airport]])
** [[Saint Martin (island)|Saint Martin]] – [[Princess Juliana International Airport]]
* [[Martinique]]
* [[Martinique]]
** [[Fort-de-France]] ([[Le Lamentin Airport]])
** [[Fort-de-France]] – [[Le Lamentin Airport]]
* [[New Caledonia]]
* [[New Caledonia]]
** [[Nouméa]] ([[La Tontouta International Airport]])
** [[Nouméa]] – [[La Tontouta International Airport]]
* [[Réunion]]
* [[Réunion]]
** [[Saint-Denis, Réunion|Saint-Denis]] ([[Roland Garros Airport]])
** [[Saint-Denis, Réunion|Saint-Denis]] – [[Roland Garros Airport]]
* [[Tahiti]]
* [[Tahiti]]
** [[Papeete]] ([[Faa'a International Airport]])
** [[Papeete]] – [[Faa'a International Airport]]


===International routes===
===International routes===
;{{AUS}}
;{{AUS}}
* [[Sydney]] ([[Sydney Airport]]) (Paris-Colombo-Sydney-Nouméa from November 1995, ceased 2001.)<ref name="FlightGlobal Sept 1995">[[FlightGlobal|Flight Global News]], 20 September 1995 [https://www.flightglobal.com/aom-french-airlines-makes-more-paris-connections/14528.article]</ref>
* [[Sydney]] – [[Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport]] (Paris-Colombo-Sydney-Nouméa from November 1995, ceased 2001.)<ref name="FlightGlobal Sept 1995">[[FlightGlobal|Flight Global News]], 20 September 1995 [https://www.flightglobal.com/aom-french-airlines-makes-more-paris-connections/14528.article]</ref>
;{{BHS}}
;{{BHS}}
* [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]] ([[Lynden Pindling International Airport]])
* [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]] – [[Lynden Pindling International Airport]]
;{{CUB}}
;{{CUB}}
* [[Havana]] ([[José Martí International Airport]])
* [[Havana]] – [[José Martí International Airport]]
* [[Varadero]] ([[Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport]])
* [[Varadero]] – [[Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport]]
;{{DOM}}
;{{DOM}}
* [[Punta Cana]] ([[Punta Cana International Airport]])
* [[Punta Cana]] – [[Punta Cana International Airport]]
;{{ECU}}
;{{ECU}}
* [[Quito]] ([[Mariscal Sucre International Airport]])
* [[Quito]] – [[Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport]]
;{{JPN}}
;{{JPN}}
* [[Tokyo]] ([[Narita International Airport]])
* [[Tokyo]] – [[Narita International Airport]]
;{{LBY}}
;{{LBY}}
* [[Tripoli]] ([[Tripoli International Airport]])
* [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] – [[Tripoli International Airport]]
;{{MDV}}
;{{MDV}}
* [[Malé]] ([[Velana International Airport]])
* [[Malé]] – [[Velana International Airport]]
;{{SRI}}
;{{SRI}}
* [[Colombo]] ([[Bandaranaike International Airport]]) (Paris-Colombo-Sydney-Nouméa from November 1995, ceased 2001.)<ref name="FlightGlobal Sept 1995" />
* [[Colombo]] – [[Bandaranaike International Airport]] (Paris-Colombo-Sydney-Nouméa from November 1995, ceased 2001.)<ref name="FlightGlobal Sept 1995" />
;{{CHE}}
;{{CHE}}
* [[Zürich]] ([[Zürich Airport]])
* [[Zürich]] – [[Zürich Airport]]
;{{THA}}
;{{THA}}
* [[Bangkok]] ([[Don Mueang International Airport]]) (Paris-Bangkok-Nouméa, until November 1995.)<ref name="FlightGlobal Sept 1995" />
* [[Bangkok]] – [[Don Mueang International Airport]] (Paris-Bangkok-Nouméa, until November 1995.)<ref name="FlightGlobal Sept 1995" />
;{{flag|United States}}
;{{flag|United States}}
* [[Los Angeles]] ([[Los Angeles International Airport]])
* [[Los Angeles]] – [[Los Angeles International Airport]]
;{{VNM}}
;{{VNM}}
* [[Ho Chi Minh City]] ([[Tan Son Nhat International Airport]])
* [[Ho Chi Minh City]] – [[Tan Son Nhat International Airport]]


==Fleet==
==Fleet==
The AOM French Airlines fleet included the following equipment:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/AOM-French-Airlines|title=AOM French Airlines Fleet Details and History|website=Planespotters.net|access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref>
AOM French Airlines has operated the following aircraft throughout its existence:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/AOM-French-Airlines|title=AOM French Airlines Fleet Details and History|website=Planespotters.net|access-date=April 1, 2021}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center"
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|1999
|1999
|2000
|2000
|Leased from [[TransAer International Airlines]]
|Leased from [[TransAer International Airlines]].
|-
|-
|[[Airbus A340-200]]
|[[Airbus A340-200]]
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|1996
|1996
|1996
|1996
|Leased from [[Air Toulouse]]
|Leased from [[Air Toulouse]].
|-
|-
|[[Boeing 737-500]]
|[[Boeing 737-500]]
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|1998
|1998
|2000
|2000
|Leased from [[LOT Polish Airlines]]
|Leased from [[LOT Polish Airlines]].
|-
|-
|[[Boeing 747-200B]]
|[[Boeing 747-200B]]
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|1992
|1992
|1992
|1992
|Leased to [[Air Sweden (1991-1993)|Air Sweden]]
|Leased to [[Air Sweden (1991–1993)|Air Sweden]].
|-
|-
|[[Fokker 100]]
|[[Fokker 100]]
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|1996
|1996
|1996
|1996
|Leased from [[Transwede Airways]]
|Leased from [[Transwede Airways]].
|-
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30]]
|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30]]
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|1990
|1990
|2001
|2001
|One crash as [[Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216|Cubana Flight 1216]]
|One crash as [[Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216|Cubana Flight 1216]].
|-
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-82]]
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-82]]
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|1994
|1994
|1994
|1994
|Leased from [[Meridiana]]
|Leased from [[Meridiana]].
|-
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]]
|[[McDonnell Douglas MD-83]]
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|1995
|1995
|1996
|1996
|Leased from [[Transwede Airways]]
|Leased from [[Transwede Airways]].
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Accidents and incidents==
==Accidents and incidents==
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*On 21 December 1999, [[Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216]], a [[Cubana de Aviación]] [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30]] (''F-GTDI'') on lease from AOM on an international non-scheduled passenger flight from [[Havana]] ([[José Martí International Airport]]) suffered a landing accident at [[Guatemala City]] ([[La Aurora Airport]]), [[Guatemala]]. The aircraft overran runway 19 and continued down a steep slope before coming to rest in a residential area. 8 of the 296 passengers and 8 of the 18 crew as well as 2 people on the ground were killed and the aircraft was written off.<ref name="aviation-safety.net">{{cite web | url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991221-0 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050307084734/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991221-0|archive-date=2005-03-07|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 F-GTDI Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA) }}</ref> The Guatemalan ''[[Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (Guatemala)|Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil]]'' investigated the accident.<ref>"[http://www.bea.aero/docspa/1999/f-di991221e/pdf/f-di991221e.pdf INFORME FINAL ACCIDENTE AEROPUERTO LA AURORA, PISTA 19 CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120227034012/http://www.bea.aero/docspa/1999/f-di991221e/pdf/f-di991221e.pdf Archive]) ''[[Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (Guatemala)|Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil]]''. Retrieved on 13 June 2011.</ref><ref>[https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991221-0 aviation-safety.net]</ref>
{{More citations needed section|date=June 2011}}
⚫
*[[Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216]]: On December 21, 1999, a [[Cubana de Aviación]] [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10|McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30]] (''F-GTDI'') on lease from AOM on an international non-scheduled passenger flight from [[Havana]] ([[José Martí International Airport]]) suffered a landing accident at [[Guatemala City]] ([[La Aurora Airport]]), [[Guatemala]]. The aircraft overran runway 19 and continued down a steep slope before coming to rest in a residential area. 8 of the 296 passengers and 8 of the 18 crew as well as 2 people on the ground were killed and the aircraft written off.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}<ref>https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991221-0</ref><ref></ref>} The Guatemalan ''[[Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (Guatemala)|Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil]]'' investigated the accident.<ref>"[http://www.bea.aero/docspa/1999/f-di991221e/pdf/f-di991221e.pdf INFORME FINAL ACCIDENTE AEROPUERTO LA AURORA, PISTA 19 CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120227034012/http://www.bea.aero/docspa/1999/f-di991221e/pdf/f-di991221e.pdf Archive]) ''[[Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (Guatemala)|Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil]]''. Retrieved on 13 June 2011.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|AOM}}
{{Commons category inline|AOM}}
*[https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.aom.fr AOM French Airlines] (Archive) {{in lang|fr}}
*[https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.aom.fr AOM French Airlines] (Archive) {{in lang|fr}}
*[http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=4465 Air Outre-Mer] at the [[Aviation Safety Network]] Database
*[http://aviation-safety.net/database/operator/airline.php?var=4465 Air Outre-Mer] at the [[Aviation Safety Network]] Database
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204234600/http://www.rati.com/ALLANDING_366.htm AOM French Airlines] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20120412013004/http://www.rati.com/ rati.com]
*[http://www.aviationexplorer.com/defunct_airlines_worldwide.htm Defunct airlines] at http://www.aviationexplorer.com
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204234600/http://www.rati.com/ALLANDING_366.htm AOM French Airlines] at https://web.archive.org/web/20120412013004/http://www.rati.com/
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AOM French Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
IW AOM FRENCH LINES
Founded1988 (1988)
Commenced operations1990 (1990)
Ceased operations25 March 2001 (2001-03-25)
(merged into Air Liberté)
HubsOrly Airport
Frequent-flyer programQualiflyer
HeadquartersParay-Vieille-Poste, France
Key peopleMarc Rochet

AOM French Airlines, previously named Air Outre-Mer, was the second-largest airline in France that operated from 1988 until 2001. Its head office was in Building 363 at Orly Airport, Paray-Vieille-Poste.[1]

History[edit]

Foundation[edit]

Air Outre Mer, or AOM for short, was founded in 1988 in the French overseas département of the island of Réunion and began scheduled passenger service in 1990 with a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 and a Dornier 228. In October 1991, Air Outre Mer merged with Air Minerve, a French airline which was based at Orly Airport and had operated since 1975. The two companies began operating under the name AOM French Airlines although the administrative name was "AOM-Minerve S.A.". Air Minerve was the first airline to compete directly with Air Inter on the French domestic airline market by opening a Paris (Orly) - Nice route in May 1990. In February 1999, Swissair acquired a 49% stake in the airline as a part of its "hunter strategy". For most of the decade, the airline fiercely competed with Air France on both the French domestic market and on the air routes to the French overseas territories.

Merger[edit]

Due to inappropriate fleet management and overcapacity, the airline quickly accumulated huge debts and consequently ceased operations in 2001 (possibly as a result of the bursting of the dot-com bubble and the early 2000s recession which followed)[citation needed]. The airline's final bankruptcy was approved after several months of strikes.[citation needed] On 25 March 2001 AOM French Airlines merged with Air Liberté, the airline retaining the name "Air Liberté".[2] On 22 September 2001 the airline was renamed "Air Lib".{Wikipedia French article}.[3] AOM's disappearance was followed by several other French airlines in the next several years.

Destinations[edit]

AOM Boeing 737-500
AOM McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30

AOM French Airlines served the following destinations:

France[edit]

French overseas departments and territories[edit]

International routes[edit]

 Australia
 Bahamas
 Cuba
 Dominican Republic
 Ecuador
 Japan
 Libya
 Maldives
 Sri Lanka
 Switzerland
 Thailand
 United States
 Vietnam

Fleet[edit]

AOM French Airlines has operated the following aircraft throughout its existence:[5]

AOM French Airlines fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A300B4 1 1999 2000 Leased from TransAer International Airlines.
Airbus A340-200 3 1999 2001
Airbus A340-300 2 2000 2001
Boeing 737-200 1 1996 1996 Leased from Air Toulouse.
Boeing 737-500 3 1998 2000 Leased from LOT Polish Airlines.
Boeing 747-200B 1 1992 1993
Douglas DC-8-62CF 1 1992 1992
Douglas DC-8-73 1 1992 1992 Leased to Air Sweden.
Fokker 100 1 1996 1996 Leased from Transwede Airways.
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 15 1990 2001 One crash as Cubana Flight 1216.
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 1 1994 1994 Leased from Meridiana.
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 14 1992 2001
McDonnell Douglas MD-87 1 1995 1996 Leased from Transwede Airways.

Accidents and incidents[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "World Airline Directory 1999." Flight International. 2000. 363.; "Nos coordonnées agences en "France Métropolitaine "." AOM French Airlines. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. "SIEGE Bâtiment 363 B.P. 854 94 551 ORLY AEROGARE CEDEX"; "Résultat de votre recherche." Le Journal officiel électronique authentifié. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. "Siège social : compagnie Air Lib, bâtiment 363, zone centrale à l’aéroport d’Orly, 91550 Paray-Vieille-Poste."
  2. ^ "Home." AOM French Airlines. 6 May 2001. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. "Le 25 Mars 2001 AOM change de nom et devient Air Liberté."
  3. ^ "Découvrir Air Liberté." Air Liberté. 23 February 2002. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. "Le 22 Septembre 2001, AOM et AIR LIBERTE ont donné naissance à une nouvelle compagnie aérienne qui porte désormais le nom AIR LIB."
  4. ^ a b c Flight Global News, 20 September 1995 [1]
  5. ^ "AOM French Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
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