On 1 January 1962, Madair took over service to some 58 points in Madagascar, and on 14 October the name of the airline was changed to Air Madagascar, because of a negative image of the name Madair.
1962年1月1日，Madair接管國內58個航點的服務；同年11月14日，因Madair的形象過於負面，而更改為現時的名字—Air Madagascar。