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CityBird was an airline founded in 1996, and based in Building 117D, Melsbroek Airport in Zaventem.[1] The airline filed for bankruptcy in October 2001. Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium considered buying them out of bankruptcy, but later pulled out.

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CityBird

IATA ICAO Callsign H2 CTB Dreamflight
Founded	1996
Ceased operations	2001
Hubs	Brussels Airport
Fleet size	16
Destinations	50+
Parent company	CityBird Holding SA
Headquarters	Zaventem, Belgium
Key people	Victor Hasson (Chairman & CEO), Georges Gutelman
Website	Former website

They flew a fleet of twelve aircraft including the Boeing 767-300ER, various Boeing 737 models (series -300, -400 and -800 aircraft), the Airbus A300-600R and the McDonnell Douglas MD-11. Over 50 European cities were served via Brussels. Citybird employed over 600 employees as of 2001 and was listed at NASDAQ Europe a.k.a. Eastdaq under the ticker symbol CBIR (CityBird holding SA) in November 1997. Though they had bought their first MD-11 in December 1996, they did not begin operations until March 1997.

Their planes offered a "Royal Eagle" business class, "Premium Flamingo" class (not on Newark flights), and "Colibri" economy class. They used the "point-to-point" approach to air travel rather than the "hub and spoke" wherein all transatlantic flights (from Los Angeles, Newark, Oakland, Miami, Orlando or Mexico City) went to Brussels Airport (BRU). All aircraft featured the airline's tagline, "The Flying Dream."

In July 1999, CityBird began cargo activities using two A300-600 "full freighters."

Destinations in the western hemisphere

According to the airline's timetable covers, the following destinations in the western hemisphere were served by CityBird from its hub in Brussels:[2]

North America[3]

• Cuba
  • Varadero
• Mexico
  • Cancun
  • Mexico City
• United States
  • Las Vegas
  • Los Angeles
  • Miami
  • New York City (served via the Newark Liberty International Airport)
  • Oakland (San Francisco was served via the Oakland International Airport)
  • Orlando

South America

• Suriname
  • Paramaribo

CityBird also served over 50 destinations in Europe from its Brussels hub.

Fleet

• Two Airbus A300-600R
• One Boeing 737-300
• Four Boeing 737-400
• Three Boeing 737-800
• Two Boeing 767-300ER
• Three McDonnell Douglas MD-11

References

External links

• CityBird (Archive)
• Airlines Remembered

На других языках

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[de] City Bird

City Bird SA (firmierend unter der Marke CityBird) war eine belgische Fluggesellschaft, die Linien- und Charterflüge sowie Luftfrachttransporte durchführte. Zudem verleaste das Unternehmen seine Maschinen auch an andere Fluggesellschaften. Die Gesellschaft hat ihren Betrieb im Jahr 2001 eingestellt.

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- [en] CityBird

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[es] CityBird

CityBird fue una aerolínea fundada en 1996 con sede en el Edificio 117 D del Aeropuerto Melsbroek en Zaventem. La aerolínea se declaró en quiebra en octubre de 2001. Thomas Cook consideraba la compra de ella de la fuera de la quiebra, pero más tarde se retiró. Volaron una flota de 12 aviones incluyendo Boeing 767-300ER , Airbus A300-600 , Boeing 737 y McDonnell Douglas MD-11 . Más de 50 ciudades europeas fueron servidos a través de Bruselas. CityBird empleaba a más de 600 empleados a partir de 2001 y fue incluido en el NASDAQ Europa a.k.a Eastda bajo el símbolo CBIR ( CityBird Holding SA ) en noviembre de 1997 .

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[fr] CityBird

CityBird était une compagnie aérienne belge fondée en 1996 par les anciens dirigeants de TEA et EBA (Victor Hasson et Georges Gutelman), et basée à Bruxelles en Belgique, avec une succursale et un centre d'appel à Bethesda (Maryland)

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[it] CityBird

CityBird era una compagnia aerea fondata nel 1996 e con sede a Zaventem.[1] La compagnia aerea dichiarò bancarotta nell'ottobre 2001. Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium prese in considerazione la possibilità di acquistarla dopo il fallimento, ma in seguito si ritirò dalla trattativa.

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