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Aria

Airline based in Mulhouse, France

Aria was an airline based in Mulhouse, France. It firstly operated a scheduled route and later on, from Paris – Le Bourget Airport, ad hoc passenger and cargo flights, as well as medevac flights.2 It ceased to exist in 2005.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2004Founded1

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Beech 1900C, Aria Compagnie Aerienne JP6025744
Photo: Pedro Aragão, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Aria was an airline based in Mulhouse, France. It firstly operated a scheduled route and later on, from Paris – Le Bourget Airport, ad hoc passenger and cargo flights, as well as medevac flights.2

The story

The airline was established on 7 July 2003 and started flying on the following 25 October. It operated a scheduled service between Basel/Mulhouse and Toulouse, but this was suspended on 25 January 2005 because recorded passenger traffic was 1/3 of what was expected. The airline hoped to resume and build a regional network, but this did not happen.

The only aircraft in the fleet – a single Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner – was moved to Coventry (U.K.) from where it flew to all Europe and part of Africa for freight or passenger contracts. When the Beechcraft owner sold the aircraft (it was on lease-purchase) Aria found itself without a flying machine and unable to find a replacement. So it was grounded in November 2006 and was put in liquidation from June 6, 2007.

From Wikipedia’s article on Aria (French airline), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

At March 2007 Aria fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

1 Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner

1 Raytheon Beech King Air C90B

From Wikipedia’s article on Aria (French airline), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2005Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2004Founded Founded1

Sources

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