Air Belgium (1979–2000)
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| Founded | 1979 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2000 | ||||||
| Fleet size | 9 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium | ||||||
Air Belgium was a charter airline that operated from Brussels, Belgium, in the 1980s and 1990s. The airline flew international services on jet aircraft.
History
On May 1979, the tour operator Sun International, the charter airline Abelag AVIATION and HERFURTH. The same month, the flight operations with leased aircraft, a Boeing 707 and a Boeing 737-200, taken from Brussels to destinations around the Mediterranean.
The following year, in 1980 after the withdrawal of a business partner, the company was renamed in AIR BELGIUM, in the hope that it would be possible to win with this name also passengers from the neighboring countries. The colors of the Air Belgium were red, black and gold.
In 1998, the Air Belgium was sold to Airtours, the end of October 2000 ceased flight operations from market reasons.
Goals
1990 to the European destinations around the Mediterranean destinations were added to the Fort Lauderdale, United States and Mexico. From November 1991, served additionally in service Palma de Mallorca, on that later scheduled flights arrived in Alicante, Faro, Funchal, Malaga, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Tenerife.
Fleet
- 1 Boeing 707 (leased)
- 2 Boeing 737-200 (von Sobelair leased) ABB-OO, OO-PLH
- 2 Boeing 737-300 (OO-ILF; OO-ILK)
- 2 Boeing 737-400 (OO-ILH; OO-ILJ)
- 1 Boeing 757-200 (OO-ILI)
- 1 Airbus A320-200 (OO-AEY)
Destinations
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