Cargo B Airlines
{{Short description|Former Belgian cargo airline}}
{{Infobox airline |
airline=Cargo B Airlines|
IATA=BB|
ICAO=CBB|
callsign=CARGO-BEE|
founded=2007|
ceased=2009|
headquarters=Zaventem, Belgium|
key_people=Rob Kuijpers (CEO)|
hubs=Brussels Airport|
fleet_size=3|
destinations=10|
website= http://www.cargob.com|
}}
Cargo B Airlines was a cargo airline with its head office in the Brucargo Building 706 in Zaventem, Belgium."[https://web.archive.org/web/20080418041505/http://www.cargob.com/ cargo b in Belgium]." Cargo B Airlines. 18 April 2008. Retrieved on 20 February 2012. "Brucargo Building 706 Box 75 1931 Zaventem, Belgium"
History
The airline was founded by Rob Kuijpers, former CEO of Brussels Airlines and DHL. It started operations in October 2007. In July 2009 the company announced its move from Brussels Airport to Liège Airport, more flexible with its 24/7 opening hours. The airline ceased operations in July 2009 after failing to receive tenders.
On July 1, 2009, Cargo B went bankrupt and terminated all operation until further notice.[http://www.eyefortransport.com/content/cargo-b-airlines-admits-defeat www.eyefortransport.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711131908/http://www.eyefortransport.com/content/cargo-b-airlines-admits-defeat |date=July 11, 2009 }}
Destinations
;Africa
;{{flag|Egypt}}
;{{flag|Gabon}}
;{{flag|Kenya}}
;{{flag|Libya}}
;{{flag|Senegal}}
;{{flag|South Africa}}
;Americas
;{{flag|Argentina}}
;{{flag|Barbados}}
;{{flag|Brazil}}
;{{flag|Colombia}}
;{{flag|Ecuador}}
;{{flag|Peru}}
;{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
;{{flag|Venezuela}}
;Europe
;{{flag|Belgium}}
- Brussels (Brussels Airport) (hub)
;{{flag|Spain}}
Fleet
File:Cargo B Airlines Boeing 747-200F Bakema.jpg
Cargo B Airlines operated the following aircraft:{{cite web | url = https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Cargo-B-Airlines | title = Cargo B Airlines | publisher = PlaneSpotters | access-date = 9 November 2021}}
- 2 Boeing 747-200F (OO-CBA and OO-CBB)
- 2 Boeing 747-400F (OO-CBC and OO-CBD) These aircraft were dry leased from Nippon Cargo Airlines and were used to replace the older Boeing 747-200F (OO-CBA and OO-CBB).
Boeing 747-200F (OO-CBA) was later written off after a tail strike at Brussels Airport on 27 October 2008.{{cite web | url = https://www.aviation24.be/do-you-remember/cargo-b-airlines-boeing-747-tailstrike-takeoff | title = Cargo B Airlines 747 tail strike | publisher = aviation24 | access-date = 9 November 2021}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Cargo B Airlines}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080418041505/http://www.cargob.com/ Cargo B]
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Category:Defunct airlines of Belgium
Category:Airlines established in 2007
Category:Airlines disestablished in 2009
Category:Cargo airlines of Belgium