CityBird

History

CityBird was a Belgian airline company founded in 1996 by the former leaders of TEA and EBA, and based with Brussels, Belgium.

It begins its operations charter on behalf of the group Thomas Cook at the beginning of 1997 with a MD-11. A second apparatus MD-11 and Boeing 767 are added quickly to the fleet.

In addition to the contract with Thomas Cook, the company operates flights in Wet lease on behalf of the Sabena and of Luxair. Limiting itself more to the flights passenger it operates also flights cargo liner with Airbus A300 -600F.

In 2000, after the bankruptcy of Constellation International Airlines, it recovers the juicy contract of the flights charter of Thomas Cook. The fleet increases then with Boeing 737-300 and 400 then the following year of 737-800.

At the end of 2001, the Sabena in bad posture having broken the contract of the two MD-11 and the cargo liner activity not being sufficiently profitable, the company falls under legal legal settlement. A recovery plan is studied with Thomas Cook but fails with the refusal of the German group. CityBird goes bankrupt in October 2001.

Float

2 Boeing 767 -300ER
3 McDonnell_Douglas MD-11
1 Boeing 737 -300
4 Boeing 737 -400
3 Boeing 737 -800
2 Airbus A300 -600F

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