Birdy Airlines
| Birdy Airlines | |
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| IATA code : | 4V |
| ICAO code : | BDY |
| Call sign : | BEL-BIRD |
| Founding: | 2002 |
| Operation stopped: | 2004 |
| Seat: |
Brussels , Belgium
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| Home airport : | Brussels-Zaventem Airport |
| Number of employees: | 64 |
| Fleet size: | 3 |
| Aims: | Africa |
| Birdy Airlines ceased operations in 2004. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Birdy Airlines SA was a short-lived Belgian airline that operated its aircraft for SN Brussels Airlines , which it acquired in 2004.
history
After the airline Sabena had to file for bankruptcy in November 2001 , its subsidiary Delta Air Transport ( DAT ) remained and was able to maintain flight operations on European routes. However, Delta Air Transport had neither the capital nor a suitable type of aircraft to continue Sabena's long haul flights . The Belgian entrepreneurs Victor Hasson and Georges Gutelman , who had already jointly managed the airlines Eurobelgian Airlines and City Bird , acquired the African route rights of the former Sabena and founded the scheduled airline Birdy Airlines in early 2002 . This should resume flight operations on some African routes. For this purpose, the company leased three Airbus A330 aircraft in February 2002 that were previously in use at Sabena .
In the meantime, had Delta Air Transport with the SN Airholding found a new investor and was for SN Brussels Airlines was renamed. Before Birdy Airlines started operating, it was able to sign a cooperation agreement with this company. The three planes were given a color scheme in the brand identity of SN Brussels Airlines and were operated for them on a wet lease on African routes from April 26, 2002 . The long-haul flights were profitable and achieved an average seat occupancy of 80 percent. Before expiry of the 30-month lease submitted SN Brussels the Birdy Airlines a bid. On October 27, 2004 Birdy Airlines was fully integrated into the airline SN Brussels .
fleet
- 3 Airbus A330-300 ( code : OO-SFM, OO-SFN, OO-SFO )
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Application of Birdy Airlines SA, Department of Transport, PDF [1] (PDF; 591 kB)
- ↑ jp airline-fleets international, Edition 2002/03
- ↑ Flight international, April 22, 2002 [2]
- ↑ Flight International, September 15, 2003 [3]
- ↑ jp airline-fleets international, Edition 2004/05
