History

Aerolyon was a long haul airline based in Lyon, France. It flew from various airports in France, including Lyon, Paris, Brest, Nantes and Bordeaux to the Caribbean, West Indies and other overseas French territories. It was owned by French travel company Nouvelles Frontieres, who also owned Corsairfly

Corsairfly

Corsair S.A. trading as Corsairfly, is an airline based in Rungis, France. It is currently the second largest French airline after Air France and operates international scheduled and charter services to 62 European destinations, the French overseas territories, Africa and North America...

. It also worked as a charter airline, and offered services for other carriers . In 2000, it would theoretically have been taken over by TUI AG

TUI AG

TUI AG is a German multinational travel and tourism company headquartered in Hanover. Until 2001 it was an industrial and transportation company named Preussag AG, which in the mid-1990s decided to reinvent itself as a tourism, shipping, and logistics company...

 when they purchased Nouvelles Frontieres. TUI AG took control of Corsairfly.

In 1996, Aerolyon leased a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 from Challengair. Following that lease in 1997, another DC-10 joined the fleet in 1999 along with a third aircraft in 2002. The airline would never expand beyond three DC-10's .

Aerolyon went into liquidation in 2002.

Fleet

Aeroylon operated the following aircraft during operations . Two of the original aircraft were scrapped after Aerolyon's demise, and one the first aircraft delivered to the company in 1997 is currently in storage.

Aircraft	Total
McDonnell Douglas DC10-30 McDonnell Douglas DC-10 The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three-engine widebody jet airliner manufactured by McDonnell Douglas. The DC-10 has range for medium- to long-haul flights, capable of carrying a maximum 380 passengers. Its most distinguishing feature is the two turbofan engines mounted on underwing pylons and a...	3
Total	3

Revival Attempt

Aeroplus L'Air, an outfit run by Jean-Marie Gras attempted to create a revival of the airline using a single Airbus A340. However in December 2002, a court in Lyon decided that a rescue plan was too risky, and rejected the proposal.

The ICAO code of Aerolyon, which was passed to Aeroplus L'Air of AEY is now used by Air Italy

Air Italy

Air Italy S.p.A. is an airline based in Gallarate, Italy, operating scheduled services for tour operators within Europe, to Brazil and Kenya, as well as independent short-haul flights...

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