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Union de Transports Aériens (UTA) was the largest wholly privately owned, independent〔independent from government-owned corporations〕 airline in France. It was also the second-largest international, as well as the second principal intercontinental, French airline〔after Air France〕 and a full member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) since its inception. UTA was formed in 1963 as a result of a merger between Union Aéromaritime de Transport (UAT) and Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux (TAI).〔(''France's independent flag carrier'', Air Transport, Flight International, 24 June 1971, p. 945 )〕 The airline was a subsidiary of Compagnie Maritime des Chargeurs Réunis,〔 the French shipping line founded and controlled by the Fabre family. During the post-World War II era, Francis Cyprien Fabre was the President of Chargeurs Réunis.〔(Chargeurs Réunis (Shipping company, France) - Presentation of Chargeurs Réunis )〕〔(''World Airline Directory'', Flight International, 29 March 1986, p. 135 ) "Head Office: 3 Boulevard Malesherbes, F-75008, Paris, France."〕 Francis Fabre was also the founder of the original pre-war Aéromaritime〔 and UTA's chairman from 1969 until 1981.〔〔(''People ...'', Flight International, 2 January 1982, p. 5 )〕 Chargeurs Réunis held a 62.5% stake in UTA.〔 UTA's corporate head office was located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The company's main operating and engineering base was originally located at Paris Le Bourget Airport.〔〔''Aeroplane — Airline of the Month: UTA — Five-star independent'', Vol. 109, No. 2798, p. 4, Temple Press, London, 3 June 1965〕〔(''Progress at Roissy'', Air Transport, Flight International, 27 September 1973, p. 494 )〕 In 1974, the firm moved its main operating and engineering base to the then new Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) near the northern Paris suburb of Roissy-en-France. In 1966, UTA established a subsidiary company named Compagnie Aéromaritime d'Affrètement to give it a foothold in the rapidly growing passenger and cargo charter markets. UTA's charter subsidiary traded as Aéromaritime.〔〔(UTA - In Memoriam )〕〔(Aéromaritime (Compagnie Aéromaritime d'Affrètement) - In Memoriam )〕 Aéromaritime operated Airbus Industrie's Super Guppies (outsize Boeing Stratocruiser conversions) from 1971 until 1989 to airlift early-model Airbus airliner sections from Airbus's and third-party supplier plants in Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain to the consortium's main plant in Toulouse, where final assembly took place.〔(Air Transport ..., Flight International, 7 October 1971, p. 560 )〕〔(''Airbus brings Super Guppy in-house'', Operations: Air Transport, Flight International, 7 October 1989, p. 13 )〕 UTA also had two sister companies. These were UT Hotels (UTH)〔(''France's independent flag carrier'', Air Transport, Flight International, 24 June 1971, p. 947 )〕 and UTA Industrial Centre,〔(''France's independent flag carrier'', Air Transport, Flight International, 24 June 1971, p. 946 )〕 respectively. The former owned and operated 17 hotels at the destinations served by UTA's worldwide scheduled network.〔 The latter was the airline's maintenance arm. UTA Industrial Centre was located at its sister airline's original Paris Le Bourget base,〔 where its headquarters remained when the airline shifted its operating and engineering base to Charles de Gaulle Airport.〔 UTA was an indirect shareholder in Air Afrique, the former multinational airline for francophone West Africa, as well through its shareholding in Société pour le Développement du Transport Aérien en Afrique (SODETRAF).〔UTA held a 75% stake in SODETRAF while Air France owned the remaining 25%〕〔〔(''The eleven member countries'', Air Transport, Flight International, 7 August 1975, p. 177 )〕 UTA furthermore held a significant minority stake in Air Inter,〔(''UTA take-over makes Air France Europe's second-favourite airline'', Operations: Air Transport, Flight International, 24-30 January 1990, p. 10 )〕 the leading French domestic airline as well as the largest scheduled domestic carrier in Europe at the time.〔(''AF and UTA battle for Air Inter'', Air Transport, Flight International, 31 October 1987, p. 7 )〕〔(The New York Times, 13 January 1990, Business - Air France Buying Into 2 Carriers )〕 UTA moreover provided technical assistance to Air Ceylon, Sri Lanka's erstwhile national carrier when that country was still known as Ceylon.〔(''UTA assists'', Air Transport ..., Flight International, 14 October 1971, p. 601 )〕〔(''UTA Ceylon guarantee'', Air Transport ..., Flight International, 20 April 1972, p. 524 )〕 UTA was absorbed into Air France between 1990 and 1992.〔〔(''News in brief - UTA finance'', Business, Flight International, 30 May-5 June 1990, p. 13 )〕〔(''Air France plans UTA break down'', Headlines, Flight International, 2-8 October 1991, p. 4 )〕 ==History== The decision to merge Union Aéromaritime de Transport (UAT)〔based at Paris Le Bourget〕 with Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux (TAI)〔based at Paris Orly〕 was taken in September 1961, building on a commercial relationship between the two airlines that had begun in the early 1950s. UTA, the new company that succeeded UAT and TAI, came into being on 1 October 1963 with a capital of £2.6mn. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Union de Transports Aériens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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