Air Bleu (Société Anonyme Air Bleu) was a French airline company between 1935 and 1940 that specialised in the delivery of mail within France. Air Bleu started operations on the 10 July 1935 with

Caudron Simoun The Caudron Simoun was a 1930s French four-seat touring monoplane. It was used as a mail plane by Air Bleu, flew record-setting long-range flights, and was also used as a liaison aircraft by the ''Armée de l'Air'' during World War II. The airc ...

aircraft operating four different airmail routes across France, the aircraft would leave Le Bourget in the morning and return later in the afternoon. In August 1936 services were stopped and the aircraft grounded due to financial problems, mainly due to a new surcharge on the cost of letters reducing the volume of mail. In June 1937 the company was reformed with the French state owning 52% 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 ...

24% of the new company. In September 1939 the airline was requisitioned for military duties and operated a mail service between Paris and London. In June 1940 the fleet was reduced to just the Caudron Goélands and by September 1940 the fleet was transferred to

and the company was dissolved.

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* 12 x

* 5 x Caudron Goéland * 2 x

Potez 630 The Potez 630 and its derivatives were a family of twin-engined, multirole aircraft developed for the French Air Force in the late 1930s. The design was a contemporary of the British Bristol Blenheim (which was larger and designed purely as a ...

(fighter aircraft converted into mail carriers)

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* * {{Airlines of France Defunct airlines of France Airlines established in 1935 Airlines disestablished in 1940 French companies established in 1935 1940 disestablishments in France

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