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French Charter Firm faces liquidation
By: Chad Trautvetter
Caption: Financial records at French air ­charter operator Blue Line are being  scrutinized following the company’s compulsory liquidation on October 6  with debts 
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Financial records at French air ­charter operator Blue Line are being  scrutinized following the company’s compulsory liquidation on October 6  with debts of €37 million ($52 million). The suddenness of the  200-employee company’s demise prompted the judge in charge of the  liquidation to tap a certified public accountant to investigate Blue  Line’s financial affairs. A preliminary report is to be released by  year-end. Depending on the accountant’s findings, civil or legal action  could follow, the official liquidator told AIN. The entire workforce is  being laid off and all eight aircraft on Blue Line’s air operating  certificate–three MD-83s, two Airbus A310s and three Fokker 100s–have  been returned to their owners.