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Magic Bird was a cargo airline based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It operates services between Sundsvall and Stockholm for the post office in Sweden. Its main base is Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.[1]
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History
The airline started operations in April 2006, was owned by an unnamed Luxembourg holding company, and had 12 employees (at March 2007).[1] It was the successor to Magic Blue Airlines which went out of business in December 2005.[2] Magic Bird ceased operations in May 2007 and was declared bankrupt on 3 July 2007 due to poor financial management by the directors.
Fleet
The Magic Bird fleet includes the following aircraft (at June 2007)[3] :
- 2 BAe ATP
- 2 Fokker 50F
In June 2006 it was reported that the airline would soon add a second BAe ATP freighter to its fleet [4]and in December 2006 Magic Bird leased an ATP freighter to Atlantic Airlines.[5] In April 2007 the airline leased two ex-Newair Fokker 50F freighters.[6]
External links
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 46. 2007-04-10.
- ^ "Magic Blue Airlines". CH-Aviation. 2005-12-26. http://www.ch-aviation.ch/airlinepage.php?code1=FNE. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
- ^ "Magic Bird Cargo". CH-Aviation. http://www.ch-aviation.ch/airlinepage.php?code1=MBC. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
- ^ "Magic Bird Cargo". CH-Aviation. 2006-06-11. http://www.ch-aviation.ch/airlinepage.php?code1=MBC. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
- ^ "Magic Bird Cargo". CH-Aviation. 2006-12-10. http://www.ch-aviation.ch/airlinepage.php?code1=MBC. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
- ^ "Magic Bird Cargo". CH-Aviation. 2006-04-28. http://www.ch-aviation.ch/airlinepage.php?code1=MBC. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
Categories:- Defunct airlines of the Netherlands
- Airlines established in 2006
- Airlines disestablished in 2007
- Cargo airlines
- Airlines of the Netherlands
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