Constellation Airlines

Constellation International Airlines
Founded	27 May 1978 as Unijet
Commenced operations	23 June 1995
Ceased operations	3 December 1999
Operating bases	Brussels Airport, Belgium
Fleet size	See Fleet below
Headquarters	Brussels, Belgium

Constellation International Airlines was a Belgian airline that operated during the 1990s.

Code data

IATA Code: CQ
ICAO Code: CIN
Callsign: CONSTELLATION

History

Constellation International Airlines S.A., was established on 27 May 1978 as Unijet, rebranded as BFS International on 28 October 1981 and renamed to the last name on 7 February 1995.^[1] Started operations, with Boeing 727-200 aircraft from Brussels Airport on 23 June 1995, which were replaced by brand new Airbus A320 aircraft, leased from International Lease Finance Corporation. Constellation International Airlines was the first company in the Benelux to operate the Airbus A320 family series aircraft.^[2] Its markets were holiday flights and subservices for other companies, when the need arose. Constellation International Airlines ceased operations due to financial troubles on 3 December 1999, and was declared bankrupt on 15 December 1999.

Fleet

The Constellation Airlines historical fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

2 Airbus A320-232 (registrations: OO-COF and OO-COH)
1 Airbus A320-231 (registration: OO-COL)
1 Airbus A321-231 (registration: G-MIDA)
2 Boeing 727-2X3 (registrations: OO-LLS and OO-CAH)
2 Boeing 737-3H9 (registrations: YU-ANI and YU-ANK)

References

^ "Constellation International Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
^ "Constellation International Airlines". rzjets. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

External links

[1] "Constellation International Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

[2] "Constellation International Airlines". rzjets. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

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