SA de Transport Aérien
Defunct Swiss airline
- Charles Jacquat
- Raymond Lambert
- Michel Favre
S.A. de Transport Aérien (SATA) — also known as S.A. de Transport Aérien Genève — was a Swiss airline founded in June 1966, with its head office on the property of Geneva Airport,[1] and with its base in Geneva. It started as an air-taxi operator and evolved to passenger and cargo charters to points in Europe, the US, South America and the Caribbean. It terminated its activities in 1978.
Fleet
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SATA's fleet included these aircraft in 1978
- 1 Cessna 172
- 1 Cessna 421
- 1 Pilatus PC-6
- 2 Douglas DC-8
- 3 Sud Aviation Caravelle
Incidents and accidents
SATA had two major incidents with its aircraft:
- On July 17, 1973, while landing at Tromsø/Langnes Airport in Norway, a Convair CV-640 landed heavily, bounced, and landed back nose-down, resting 15m short of the runway end.
- On December 18, 1977, SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730 a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10R crashed into the sea while on final approach to Funchal Airport in Portugal, killing 36.
Literature
- Charles Jacquat: Le goût du risque. Editions A. Barthelemy, Genf 1982.
References
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 22 April 1978. 1190. "Head Office: PO Box 167, Geneva Airport, Cointrin CH-1215, Switzerland."
External links
- Aviation Safety Network
- Le site des pionniers de l’aéronautique à Genève
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