AeroLyon McDonnell Douglas DC-10
AeroLyon was formed in 1996 by the French travel company Nouvelles Frontieres, with the intention of operating charter flights from France to French overseas possessions in the Caribbean, along with charters as needed during European holiday season. It acquired three DC-10s to fly these routes directly from both Paris and other French cities, including its namesake Lyon.
When Nouvelles Frontieres was acquired by the German travel company TUI AG, the new company saw little reason to maintain the airline when its competitor, Corsair, was larger and more profitable; TUI AG also owned Corsair. Combined with the post-9/11 airline downturn, AeroLyon ceased operations in 2002.
AeroLyon is represented in the Poletto Collection by a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, the sole operating type of the airline. The real F-BDAA was originally ordered by UTA in 1977, and flew with UTA and AOM until it was acquired by AeroLyon in 1997. AeroLyon would be the final stop for F-BDAA, which was retired with the demise of the airline in 2002, and scrapped in 2005.
AeroLyon McDonnell Douglas DC-10
AeroLyon was formed in 1996 by the French travel company Nouvelles Frontieres, with the intention of operating charter flights from France to French overseas possessions in the Caribbean, along with charters as needed during European holiday season. It acquired three DC-10s to fly these routes directly from both Paris and other French cities, including its namesake Lyon.
When Nouvelles Frontieres was acquired by the German travel company TUI AG, the new company saw little reason to maintain the airline when its competitor, Corsair, was larger and more profitable; TUI AG also owned Corsair. Combined with the post-9/11 airline downturn, AeroLyon ceased operations in 2002.
AeroLyon is represented in the Poletto Collection by a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, the sole operating type of the airline. The real F-BDAA was originally ordered by UTA in 1977, and flew with UTA and AOM until it was acquired by AeroLyon in 1997. AeroLyon would be the final stop for F-BDAA, which was retired with the demise of the airline in 2002, and scrapped in 2005.