N/A N/A Commenced operations 18 April 1919 Founded February 1919 | N/A N/A Ceased operations January 1, 1923 | |
Destinations Haren Airport, Brussels, BelgiumLille-Lesquin Airport, Lille, FranceHounslow Heath Aerodrome, Middlesex, United Kingdom Key people Founders:Louis BlériotLouis-Charles BreguetRené CaudronLouis Renault | ||
Compagnie des messageries aériennes was a pioneering French airline which was in operation from 1919–23, when it was merged with Grands Express Aériens to form Air Union.
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Compagnie des messageries aériennes was established February 1919 by Louis-Charles Bréguet. Other founders were Louis Blériot, Louis Renault and René Caudron. The first commercial route, a mail and freight service between Le Bourget Airport, Paris and Lille-Lesquin Airport, Lille, was started 18 April 1919 using ex-military Breguet 14s. In August, a service was started to Brussels, Belgium. On 19 September, an international passenger service between Paris - Le Bourget Airport and London (Hounslow Heath Aerodrome) was started, also using Breguet 14s.
The company was merged with Grands Express Aériens to form Air Union on 1 January 1923.