Aeris was an

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company based in

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

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. It was founded in 1969 and was defunct in 2003 after being unable to raise additional capital. Aeris offered charter flights until 2003, after acquiring 7,612 slots at

Orly Airport Paris Orly Airport (french: Aéroport de Paris-Orly), commonly referred to as Orly , is one of two international airports serving the French capital, Paris, the other one being Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). It is located partially in Orly an ...

due to the bankruptcy of Air Liberté. Aeris took on passengers as a low-cost carrier, competing with

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and

Air France Air France (; formally ''Société Air France, S.A.''), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global air ...

for flights between Paris and south of France. Aeris aimed for business travelers, but was only able to fill about 60% of their seat capacity. In 2003 the company missed a government deadline to raise extra capital which was extended in August 2003, with the airline hoping to raise 15m euros in the following weeks from a mixture of foreign and domestic investors. At Paris, Aeris' 12,092 annual slots were redistributed after the bankruptcy. After rebranded as Aeris, the company began operation with a small fleet of Boeing 737-300 aircraft and 767-300 aircraft. These were generally operated in an all-economy configuration. Aeris operated many scheduled services with fixed timetables. However, the airline soon branched out into charter services.

Fleet

Gallery

File:Aeris Boeing 737-300 KvW.jpg, An Aeris Boeing 737-300 File:Air Toulouse International Caravelle Aragão.jpg, Air Toulouse International

Sud Aviation Caravelle The Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle is a French jet airliner produced by Sud Aviation. It was developed by SNCASE in the early 1950s and made its maiden flight on 27 May 1955. It included some de Havilland designs and components developed for t ...

File:Air Toulouse (F-BMKS), Dublin, February 1993 (01).jpg, Air Toulouse International

Dublin Airport Dublin Airport (Irish language, Irish: ''Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath'') is an international airport serving Dublin, Ireland. It is operated by DAA (Irish company), DAA (formerly Dublin Airport Authority). The airport is located in Collinsto ...

in 1993 File:Air Toulouse Boeing 737-200 Mutzenberg.jpg, Air Toulouse International

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in 1997

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* Defunct airlines of France Companies based in Occitania (administrative region) Airlines established in 1999 Airlines disestablished in 2003 French companies disestablished in 2003 French companies established in 1999 {{europe-airline-stub