Rousseau Aviation

Rousseau Aviation was set up in 1963 to offer scheduled passenger and cargo services from Paris (ORY) with a small fleet of DC-3s. Operations began in Jul1963. Flights continued during the remainder of the decade, many as replacement operations on behalf of Air Inter (Lignes Aeriennes Interieures). By 1970, the fleet had been increased to include a number of Hawker Siddeley HS-748s and 8 Nord 262 Fregates. The latter type were employed to offer return service to London (LGW) and other points. In 1973, Rousseau became a part of TAT (Touraine Air Transport)
– [TAT EUROPEAN AIRLINES was formed by Michel Marchais in 1968 as an air taxi company known as TOURAINE AIR TRANSPORT. Acquired AIR ALPES, AIR PARIS, AIR ALSACE, AIR ROUERQUE, TAXI AVIA FRANCE and ROUSSEAU AVIATION. As a result of the wider services the airline was renamed to TRANSPORT AERIEN TRANSREGIONAL. Later renamed to TAT. BA Express. British Airways merged TAT into Air Liberté on 26Oct1997] –
– [AIR LIB was formed by merger of AOM and AIR LIBERTE and was previously known as AOM-AIR LIBERTE. Ceased operations in early 2003]

–:–