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COBETA
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| Base: Brussels (Haren, Melsbroek) |
| IATA: * |
| ICAO: COB (not official) |
| Fleet: 4x C-47/C-53 (OO-APB, OO-APB(2), OO-APC, OO-AWZ) + several C47s of Scottish Aviation (G-AJBD carried COBETA titles), 1x Lockheed Hudson (OO-APM) |
| History: Compagnie Belge de Transports Aériens (COBETA) was formed on April 16 1946 to provide scheduled / charter pax and cargo services from its Brussels (Haren & Melsbroek) base. Scheduled operations in cooperation with Scottish Aviation to Manchester started on July 17 1947. Other scheduled destinations in Europe included London (Gatwick), Glasgow, Frankfurt, Munich. Also Haïfa on a once weekly service was included on November 9 1948 which lasted till February 9 1950. From 1948 on the company cooperated with John Mahieu Aviation using some of its airplanes. During the summer of 1949, a thrice weekly service was also offered between Knokke (Het Zoute) and Manchester. Financial troubles lead to a decline in business and it seems that no flying activity took place from February 1950 onwards, and on February 3 1954 the company was dismantled completely. |
