Ad Astra Aero

Ad Astra Aero
Founded1919
Ceased operations1930
HeadquartersZürichhorn, Switzerland
Key peopleAlfred Comte, Walter Mittelholzer, Émile Taddéoli

Ad Astra Aero (Latin for "to the stars air") was a Swiss airline based at Zürichhorn in Zürich.

Dornier Merkur (CH 142) operated by Ad Astra Aero (1927)
Walter Mittelholzer using Dornier B-Bal Merkur (CH-142) at Berlin Tempelhof Airport
Junkers F.13 (CH-92) operated by Ad Astra Aero
Fokker F.VIIb 3-m (CH-190) operated by Ad Astra Aero
Junkers G.23 (CH-133)
Rohrbach Ro-VIIIa Roland and its pilot Charpentier at Geneva-Cointrin airport (1929)
Flying boats of Ad Astra Aero S.A. at Zürichhorn, as of today Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen lido, Bellerivestrasse nearby Zürich Tiefenbrunnen train station in the background (~1920)
Seaplanes of Ad Astra Aero at Zürichhorn, Albis chain and Fallätsche (to the left), and Uetliberg (to the right) in the background.