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S.C. Compania Națională de Transporturi Aeriene Române TAROM S.A., doing business as TAROM Romanian Air Transport, is the flag carrier and oldest currently operating airline of Romania. The brand name is an acronym for Romanian: Transporturile Aeriene ROMâne (Romanian Air Transport). The head office of the airline is located inside the International Departures Terminal of Henri Coandă International Airport (formerly known as Otopeni Airport) in Otopeni, Ilfov County, near Bucharest. Its main base is Henri Coandă International Airport.
The airline operates scheduled domestic services and international services to 53 destinations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. With 26 aircraft, TAROM's fleet is the largest among the Romanian airlines. Ninety-five percent (95%) of TAROM is owned by the Romanian Government (Ministry of Transport). The airline transported over 1.7 million passengers in 2009 and 2.2 million in 2010 (24% increase). The airline joined SkyTeam on 25 June 2010.
Romania's first national airline was founded in 1920 under the name CFRNA - (French-Romanian Company for Air Navigation). The airline used French-built Potez 15 aircraft for its passenger/mail service between Paris and Bucharest via several cities in Central Europe. In 1925, the city of Galaţi became the first destination in Romania served by regular flights followed, from 24 June 1926, by an extended service to Iaşi and Chişinău. Ten de Havilland DH.9 and five Ansaldo A.300, in addition to the Potez aircraft, operated the service. In 1928 the airline changed its name to SNNA - Serviciul Naţional de Navigaţie Aeriană (The National Air Navigation Service). In 1930, the company adopted the name LARES - Liniile Aeriene Române Exploatate de Stat (Romanian Air Line State Run) while 1937 saw the merger of LARES with its competitor, SARTA (Societatea Anonimă Română de Transporturi Aeriene).
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