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| Founded | 1920,France |
|---|---|
| Commenced operations | 1920,France |
| Ceased operations | 7 October 1933 (1933-10-07) (merged withAir Orient,Air Union,Aéropostale andSGTA to formAir France) |
| Operating bases | Paris,France Bucharest,Romania |
| Headquarters | Paris,France |
CFRNA ("The French-Romanian Company for Air Transport";French:Compagnie franco-roumaine de navigation aérienne;Romanian:Compania franco-română de navigație aeriană) was aFrench–Romanian airline,founded on 1 January 1920. Its name changed on 1 January 1925 toCIDNA ("The International Air Navigation Company";French:Compagnie internationale de navigation aérienne).[1]
Using French-builtPotez aircraft, the company provided passenger, mail and cargo transportation, by air, fromParis toBucharest, viaStrasbourg,Prague,Vienna andBudapest. As such, CFRNA was the first operativetranscontinental airline in the history of aviation. The company also made the first passenger international night flight, betweenBelgrade and Bucharest in 1923. In 1925 CIDNA opened the first domestic Romanian route Bucharest –Galați, followed, from 24 June 1926, by an extended service toIași andChișinău and toBălți.
In 1930, the Romanian arm adopted the nameLARES [ro] (Liniile Aeriene Române Exploatate de Stat –Romanian Airlines Operated by the State), which further becameTAROM.[2] The company ceased to exist when it became one of the constituting companies ofAir France on 7 October 1933.
| Type | Passengers | Total number |
|---|---|---|
| Aero A.38 | 8 | 2 |
| Bernard 190T | 8 | 8 |
| Blériot-SPAD S.33 | 1 | 5 |
| Blériot-SPAD S.46 | 5 | 38 |
| Blériot-SPAD S.56 | 4 or 6 | 13 |
| Caudron C.61 | 8 | 6 |
| Fokker F.VII | 8 | |
| Farman F.190 | 4 | |
| Potez SEA VII | 2 | 25 |
| Potez IX | 4 | |
| Potez 29 | 5 | 1 |
| Potez 32 | 4 | |
| Salmson 2 A.2 | 1 |
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