Private company
S.A. de Transport Aérien
Swiss airline
S.A. de Transport Aérien (SATA) — also known as S.A. de Transport Aérien Genève — was a Swiss airline founded in June 1966, with its head office on the property of Geneva Airport, and with its base in Geneva. It started as an air-taxi operator and evolved to passenger and cargo charters to points in Europe, the US, South America and the Caribbean. It terminated its activities in 1978.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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S.A. de Transport Aérien (SATA) — also known as S.A. de Transport Aérien Genève — was a Swiss airline founded in June 1966, with its head office on the property of Geneva Airport, and with its base in Geneva. It started as an air-taxi operator and evolved to passenger and cargo charters to points in Europe, the US, South America and the Caribbean. It terminated its activities in 1978.2
Products and brands
SATA's fleet included these aircraft in 1978
1 Cessna 172
1 Cessna 421
1 Pilatus PC-6
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2 Douglas DC-8
3 Sud Aviation Caravelle
From Wikipedia’s article on SA de Transport Aérien, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Controversies and legal
Incidents and accidents
SATA had two major incidents with its aircraft:
On July 17, 1973, while landing at Tromsø/Langnes Airport in Norway, a Convair CV-640 landed heavily, bounced, and landed back nose-down, resting 15m short of the runway end.
On December 18, 1977, SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730 a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10R crashed into the sea while on final approach to Funchal Airport in Portugal, killing 36.
From Wikipedia’s article on SA de Transport Aérien, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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Links
- WikipediaSA de Transport Aérien
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- WikidataQ1290606
Sources
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsS.A. de Transport Aérien photo by Michel Gilliand, GFDL 1.2