Cargo B Airlines Explained

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Destinations

Africa

Egypt

• Cairo (Cairo International Airport)

Gabon

• Libreville (Libreville International Airport)

Kenya

• Nairobi (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport)

Libya

• Tripoli (Tripoli International Airport)

Senegal

• Dakar/Yoff (Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport)

South Africa

• Johannesburg (OR Tambo International Airport)

Americas

Argentina

• Buenos Aires (Ministro Pistarini International Airport)

Barbados

• Christ Church (Grantley Adams International Airport)

Brazil

• Sao Paulo (Viracopos-Campinas International Airport)

Colombia

• Bogotá (El Dorado International Airport)

Ecuador

• Latacunga (Cotopaxi International Airport)

Peru

• Lima (Jorge Chávez International Airport)

• Tobago (Crown Point International Airport)

• Caracas (Simón Bolívar International Airport)

Europe

Belgium

• Brussels (Brussels Airport) (hub)

Spain

• Zaragoza (Zaragoza Airport)

Fleet

Cargo B Airlines operated the following aircraft:^[3]

• 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.^[4]

External links

• Cargo B

Notes and References

1. "cargo b in Belgium." Cargo B Airlines. 18 April 2008. Retrieved on 20 February 2012. "Brucargo Building 706 Box 75 1931 Zaventem, Belgium"
2. http://www.eyefortransport.com/content/cargo-b-airlines-admits-defeat www.eyefortransport.com
3. Web site: Cargo B Airlines . PlaneSpotters . 9 November 2021.
4. Web site: Cargo B Airlines 747 tail strike . aviation24 . 9 November 2021.