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Air Belgium S.A was a Belgian
On 3 May 1979, tour operator ''Sun International'' and charter company ''Abelag Aviation'' partnered to found the airline Abelag Airways. It began operations with a
Air Belgium operated the following aircraft:
charter airline
Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft (i.e., chartering) as opposed to individual aircraft seats (i.e., purchasing a ticket through a traditional airline).
Regulation
Charter – also called air taxi or ad hoc – flight ...
that launched in May 1979 as a leisure carrier and operated until 2000.
History
On 3 May 1979, tour operator ''Sun International'' and charter company ''Abelag Aviation'' partnered to found the airline Abelag Airways. It began operations with a Boeing 707
The Boeing 707 is an early American long-range Narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body airliner, the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, the initial first flew on Decembe ...
and a Boeing 737-200
The Boeing 737 is an American narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Renton factory in Washington.
Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retained the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating ...
, flying from Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport is the main international airport of Belgium. It is located in the municipality of Zaventem in Flemish Brabant, northeast of Brussels. Also informally known as Brussels-National Airport or Brussels-Zaventem Airport, Brussels ...
to destinations in the Mediterranean. In 1980, after Abelag Aviation withdrew from the company, the airline was renamed to ''Air Belgium''.
In 1990, in addition to European/Mediterranean destinations operated, the airline launched operations to destinations such as the United States and Mexico.
In 1998, Air Belgium and its parent company were bought by Airtours
MyTravel Group plc was a British, global travel group headquartered in Rochdale, England. It was founded in 1972 as Airtours Group. The group included two in-house airlines, MyTravel Airways UK and MyTravel Airways Scandinavia, and various to ...
. By 30 October 2000, Air Belgium had ceased all flight operations.
Fleet
Air Belgium operated the following aircraft:
See also
* List of defunct airlines of BelgiumReferences
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Air Belgium (1979-2000) Defunct airlines of Belgium Airlines established in 1979 Airlines disestablished in 2000 Defunct charter airlines Belgian companies established in 1979 2000 disestablishments in Belgium