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=== Air France Asie and Air France Cargo Asie ===
[[File:144dt - Air France Cargo Boeing 747-200F, F-GCBH@CDG,10.08.2001 - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg|thumbnail|An Air France Cargo Asie Boeing 747-200F]]{{Main|Air France Asie}}
Owing to the [[Foreign relations of Taiwan|disputed status]] of [[Taiwan]], Air France could not operate flights to the island under its own name. In 1993, its subsidiary, [[Air Charter International|Air Charter]], began operating flights between Paris and [[Taipei]] via Hong Kong,<ref>[http://www.scmp.com/article/43219/french-plans-taipei French plans for Taipei], ''[[South China Morning Post]]'', 8 September 1993</ref> but after Air Charter ceased operations in 1998, a subsidiary called '''Air France Asie''' was established.<ref>[http://www.sciencespo.fr/ceri/sites/sciencespo.fr.ceri/files/jpcabest.pdf FRANCE'S TAIWAN POLICY: A CASE OF SHOPKEEPER DIPLOMACY], Jean Pierre Cabestan, 2001</ref> The airline was one of a number of airline subsidiaries flying under the "Asia" name with the purpose of flying to Taiwan, which included [[Japan Asia Airways]] (a [[Japan Airlines]] subsidiary), [[KLM Asia]], [[British Asia Airways]], [[
The livery of Air France Asie differed from that of Air France by having blue and white stripes on the tailfin, rather than blue, white and red ones, representing the [[French Tricolour]]. Air France Asie used two Airbus A340-200 aircraft, F-GLZD and F-GLZE, and two Boeing 747-428Ms, F-GISA and F-GISC. Similarly, '''Air France Cargo Asie''' used a 747–200 Combi (for passengers and freight), F-GCBH) or the all-cargo (F-GCBL, F-GPAN and F-GBOX). Air France Asie ceased operations in 2004 while Air France Cargo Asie ceased operations in 2007.
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