Private company
Belgian cargo airline
Cargo B Airlines was a cargo airline with its head office in the Brucargo Building 706 in Zaventem, Belgium.2 It ceased to exist in 2009.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Cargo B Airlines was a cargo airline with its head office in the Brucargo Building 706 in Zaventem, Belgium.2
The airline was founded by Rob Kuijpers, former CEO of Brussels Airlines and DHL. It started operations on October 14, 2007. In 2009 the company announced its move from Brussels Airport to Liège Airport, more flexible with its 24/7 opening hours. The airline ceased operations on July 1, 2009 after failing to receive tenders. On that same day Cargo B went bankrupt and terminated all operations.
From Wikipedia’s article on Cargo B Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Egypt
Cairo (Cairo International Airport)
Gabon
Libreville (Libreville International Airport)
Kenya
Nairobi (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport)
Libya
Tripoli (Tripoli International Airport)
Senegal
Dakar/Yoff (Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport)
South Africa
Johannesburg (OR Tambo International Airport)
Argentina
Buenos Aires (Ministro Pistarini International Airport)
Barbados
Christ Church (Grantley Adams International Airport)
Brazil
São Paulo (Viracopos-Campinas International Airport)
Colombia
Bogotá (El Dorado International Airport)
Ecuador
Latacunga (Cotopaxi International Airport)
Peru
Lima (Jorge Chávez International Airport)
Trinidad and Tobago
Tobago (Crown Point International Airport)
Venezuela
Caracas (Simón Bolívar International Airport)
Belgium
Brussels (Brussels Airport) (hub)
Spain
Zaragoza (Zaragoza Airport)
2 Boeing 747-200F (OO-CBA and OO-CBB)
2 Boeing 747-400F (OO-CBC and OO-CBD) These aircraft were dry leased from Nippon Cargo Airlines and were used to replace the older Boeing 747-200F (OO-CBA and OO-CBB).
Boeing 747-200F (OO-CBA) was later written off after a tail strike at Brussels Airport on 27 October 2008.
From Wikipedia’s article on Cargo B Airlines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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