Young Cargo
| Young Cargo | |
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| IATA code : | (without) |
| ICAO code : | CB |
| Call sign : | CHARLIE BRAVO |
| Founding: | 1974 |
| Operation stopped: | 1979 |
| Seat: |
Brussels , Belgium
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| Home airport : | Ostend airport , Charleroi Airport |
| Number of employees: | 85 |
| Fleet size: | 2 |
| Aims: | international cargo flights |
| Young Cargo ceased operations in 1979. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Young Cargo (officially Young Cargo Belgian Airways from 1977 ) was a Belgian cargo airline that ceased operations in 1979.
history
The airline Young Cargo was founded in Ostend in September 1974 by Edouard Le Jeune, the former chief pilot of Trans European Airways (TEA). The company name was derived from Le Jeune's surname (jeune in English: young). The company's first aircraft was a Canadair CL-44 , which came from Cargolux . Operations began on March 5, 1975 with a flight from Milan to Stavanger . Between October 1975 and September 1976 Young Cargo acquired a total of eight Bristol Britannia transport aircraft from the British Royal Air Force . Three of these machines were never used and only served as spare parts dispensers. A fourth Britannia was put into storage in August 1976 after a short period of use.
The company used its aircraft in international cargo charter traffic , including for the transport of weapons to Liberia and Angola and on relief flights on behalf of the Red Crescent . The company also carried out cargo flights in sub-charter for Royal Air Maroc and other companies. In 1977 Young Cargo leased two Boeing 707s from Qantas and ceded their last two airworthy Britannias to Liberia World Airlines (LWA). In July 1979, the company was accused of being involved in organizing arms shipments to Costa Rica . The flight operations were discontinued on July 16, 1979. Young Cargo filed for bankruptcy on July 25, 1979 .
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Flight International, April 28, 1979 [1]
- ^ Flight International, April 3, 1975 [2]
- ↑ jp airline-fleets, Edition 77 and Edition 78
- ^ The Whispering Giant: The Story of the Bristol Britannia, Frank McKim, SCOVAL Publishing 2003
- ↑ The Fort Scott Tribune, July 12, 1979 [3]
- ↑ SkyStef's Aviation Page, Young Cargo [4]
- ↑ jp airlines-fleets international, various annual issues
