Air Madagascar Logo Editorial Image

Air Madagascar logo at the Antananarivo airport, Madagascar. Air Madagascar is the Société Nationale Malgache de Transports Aériens, Société Anonyme. The airline was formed in 1947 to feed into flights by Transports Aériens Intercontinentaux and Air France, and upon the independence of Madagascar, it became the national airline. Initially operating services on domestic routes, the airline saw expansion in the late 1960s and 1970s, when it began international flights to destinations such as France and South Africa.