Two shipping companies, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique and Compagnie de Navigation Mixte, were the owners of a majority stake (98%) in Air Algérie until Algeria gained its independence in 1962.
Dúas compañías navieiras, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique e Compagnie de Navigation Mixte, foron as donas da meirande parte das accións (98%) de Air Algérie ata que o país se independizou en 1962.