Sobelair

Sobelair is the oldest Belgian charter airline. While operational, it was based out of Brussels Airport. Sobelair is the abbreviation of its Belgian name, "Société Belge des Transports Aériens".

Code Data

*ICAO Code: SLR

History

The airline was founded in 1946 by three ex-employees of Sabena. The airline quickly flourished and turned a reasonable profit, and was on its way to become a serious competitor to Sabena. So Sabena took a majority share in Sobelair. The company became a full daughter of Sabena, and concentrated itself on charter flights. On January 19, 2004, some two years after mother airline Sabena, the airline declared bankruptcy. In June 2004, the bankruptcy was declared invalid. However, service did not resume, as no infrastructure nor personnel remained.