Minerve Magic: French Deregulation Pioneer

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Minerve Magic: French Deregulation Pioneer

05-16-2018, 06:38 PM

Some airlines have an impact totally out of keeping with their size but are almost forgotten once they are gone. Minerve is one such airline, which did more than anyone to open up the French market to competition and amassed an impressive array of firsts:

Minerve Magic: French Deregulation Pioneer - YESTERDAY'S AIRLINES

https://www.yesterdaysairlines.com/airline-history-blog/minerve-magic-french-deregulation-pioneer

Charter airlines have come and gone regularly and many barely merit a mention. Some however deserve recognition and Minerve definitely falls into that category. It was a pioneer in opening up the tightly regulated French market. Not only was it first in France to operate the MD-80, it was also the first French charter 747

Minerve Boeing 747-200 by rstretton, on Flickr

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