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.
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| Founded | 8 February 1919 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 19 May 1933 (merged with Air Orient, Air Union, Aéropostale and CFRNA to form Air France) | ||||||
| Operating 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 | ||||||
History
editInitially 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
edit- On 5 May 1927, Farman F.60 Goliath registered as F-ADFN was lost in the Atlantic Ocean on a flight from Saint-Louis Senegal to Pernambuco, Brazil. Three crewmen were killed.[1][2]
Aircraft
editThe airline operated Farman aircraft exclusively, including these types:
- Farman F.60 Goliath - 12-14 passengers
- Farman F.70 - 4 passengers
- Farman F.121 Jabiru - 9 passengers
- Farman F.170 Jabiru - 8 passengers
References
edit- ^ "FRENCH PRE-WAR REGISTER Version 120211" (PDF). Air Britain. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ "Accident Farman F.61 Goliath F-ADFN, Thursday 5 May 1927". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
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