25 - TAI - Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux. c. 1947

TAI - Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux. c. 1947 Signed “VIC” Rare original lithographed advertising card. 32 x 24 cm. “Vic.Imp-Paris” Exceptionally fresh condition - It features vivid, luminous colors and optimal brilliance. Complete with its backing on the reverse. A private French airline (1946–1963) founded by Colonel Paul Octave Valéry Genain (former manager of Régie Air Afrique) with Paul Henri BERNARD. A pioneer of postwar long-haul routes, it served Africa, Asia, and the Pacific (Polynesia) with a fleet of Douglas aircraft (DC-4, DC-6, DC-7, DC-8). In 1963, it merged with UAT to form UTA. The griffin logo was not originally designed by TAI. It was created around 1939 for Régie Air Afrique and was then adopted in its entirety by TAI upon its founding in 1946. Paris/Île-de-France