Compania Națională de Transporturi Aeriene Române TAROM S.A., doing business as TAROM, is the flag carrier and oldest currently operating airline of Romania, based in Otopeni near Bucharest. Its headquarters and its main hub are at Henri Coandă International Airport. It is currently the largest airline operating in Romania based on international destinations, international flights and the second largest measured by fleet size and passengers carried.
The history of Romanian National Air Transport Company can be traced back from 1920, when CFRNA - (French-Romanian Company for Air Navigation) was founded. In 1928 the airline changed its name to SNNA (Serviciul Național de Navigație Aeriană, National Air Navigation Service). In 1930, the company adopted the name LARES (Liniile Aeriene Române Exploatate de Stat, Romanian State-Operated Air Lines) while 1937 saw the merger of LARES with its competitor, SARTA (Societatea Anonimă Română de Transporturi Aeriene). Immediately After World War II, in 1945, when the Soviet Union had extended its influence across Eastern Europe, a new reorganization replaced LARES with TARS (Transporturi Aeriene Româno-Sovietice). Over the following decade, the company's Soviet share was purchased by the Romanian government and, on 18 September 1954, the airline adopted the name of TAROM (Transporturi Aeriene Române, Romanian Air Transport).
On 25 June 2010, TAROM became a full member of SkyTeam.
Livery
Airbus A318-111, registration YR-ASC, built 2007, serial number 3220 Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 10 July 2016
Happy 60 Years livery
Boeing 737-78J, registration YR-BGG, built 2001, serial number 28442 Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 15 July 2016
