It is the last French airline to operate the small Brazilian prop aircraft.
A few aircraft of this series entered service with French airlines in the 1920s.
Aircraft Transport and Travel closed down in early 1921, due to competition from subsidised French airlines.
The state-owned French airline has paid £66m for its shares, with a simultaneous £150m cash injection from the Belgian state.
A few airlines showed some initial interest but only Air Inter, a domestic French airline, placed an order.
It was operated by the French military and in small numbers by French airlines from the late 1940s.
Flights are currently operated by Axis Airways, a French airline.
"Something wrong with French airlines?"
I should like to ask who is the higher flier, a member of the French Government or the French national airline?
He went on to become a commercial pilot for the French airline, where he started flying the Airbus A320 in 2006.