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Challenge Airlines


Taken at Liege in April 2019, their first Jumbo was all white without titles. (Photo: collection Skystef)

 

Base: Liege
IATA: X7
ICAO: CHG
Website: challenge-aircargo.com
Fleet: 4x B747-400F (OO-ACE, OO-ACF, OE-LRG, OE-LRI)
History: formerly ACE Freighters Belgium till June 25 2020, it was formed in 2017 with the aid of Cargo Air Lines (Israel). On March 28 2019, a B747 of the Israel company migrated to the Belgian sister one to conducts ACMI cargo charters, sometimes on behalf of C.A.L. itself. The first commercial flight (to Tel Aviv via Larnaca) took place on May 2 2019. They adopted their current name after a complaint by another American company called "ACE" (Alaska Central Express) which could lead to confusion in the American cargo market.  

 

Belgian Airlines