Union de Transports Aériens
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| Founded | 1 October 1963 (amalgamation) | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 18 December 1992 (merged into Air France) | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Fréquence Plus | ||||||
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| Headquarters | 8th arrondissement, Paris, France | ||||||
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Union de Transports Aériens (French pronunciation: [ynjõ də tɾɑ̃spɔʁz‿aeʁjɛ̃]; abbreviated as UTA and sometimes known as UTA French Airlines), was a private independent airline in France that operated from 1963 until it merged with Air France in 1992. UTA was formed by the merger of Union Aéromaritime de Transport (UAT) and Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux (TAI). UTA was the largest wholly privately owned, independent airline in France. It was also the second-largest international, as well as the second principal intercontinental, French airline and a full member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) since its inception.
The airline was a subsidiary of Compagnie Maritime des Chargeurs Réunis, the French shipping line founded and controlled by the Fabre family, but was absorbed into Air France between 1990 and 1992.