About Tarom
TAROM is the flag carrier airline of Romania. Its main base is the Henri Coanda International Airport in Bucharest (formerly Otopeni airport). The airline operates scheduled domestic services and international services to destinations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. 91% of it is owned by the Romanian Government (Ministry of Transport, Constructions and Tourism of Romania). The brand name TAROM is an acronym for Transporturile Aeriene ROMâne (Romanian Air Transport).

History
TAROM was founded in 1920 under the name CFRNA - (French-Romanian Company for Air Navigation). The airline used French-built Potez aircraft for its passenger / mail service between Paris and Bucharest via several key cities in Central Europe.
In 1925, the city of Galati became the first destination in Romania served by regular flights. In 1926 the airline changed its name to CIDNA (The International Air Navigation Company). In 1930, the company adopted the name LARES (Liniile Aeriene Române Exploatate de Stat) while 1937 saw the merger of LARES with its competitor SARTA (Societatea Româna de Transporturi Aeriene).
It was only in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 that the airline was finally able to acquire Western-built jets of its own choice. It has also introduced a frequent flyer programme Smart Miles and is under contract with Schabak and Wooster Plastic Planes to make their model airplanes.
By 1993, TAROM had introduced long haul flights to Montreal and Bangkok, using Ilyushin IL-62 and Airbus A310 aircraft. During the 1990s, TAROM replaced its long-haul fleet of Boeing 707s and IL-62s with three new A310 jets. In 2001 the airline cancelled its non-profitable long haul services to Bangkok and Montreal and also terminated services to its remaining intercontinental destinations of Beijing (in 2003), Chicago (in 2002), and New York City (in 2003).
TAROM is recovering from a difficult period that began in the 1990s, when losses of up to $68 million a year were registered, caused by serving unprofitable routes. At the beginning of the new millennium, the airline initiated a program that was aimed at restoring profitability. This was achieved by terminating loss-making intercontinental services.
TAROM has decided to focus its operations on Bucharest (Henri Coanda International Airport) (OTP) and Cluj-Napoca International Airport (CLJ). Code-share arrangements with foreign partner airlines are in place for several international routes. To meet competition from Carpatair, which uses the major city of Timisoara in Western Romania as its hub city, TAROM has initiated direct international flights from Sibiu, Cluj-Napoca and Iasi (in codeshare with Austrian). In June 2005 it was announced as one of the four future associate members of Skyteam Alliance, due to join by 2006. A fleet update program started the same year (2006) with the acquisition of the first two Airbus A318 airplanes (from a total of four ordered).
In February 2007, TAROM announced the intention of restarting its long haul operations, by leasing 2-4 A343/A333 or B772/B763 [1] and by re-introducing the 2 Airbuses A310 in service.