V Bird
For the group, see VBirds.
A V Bird Airbus A320 | |
Commenced operations | 27 October 2003 |
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Ceased operations | January 2005 |
Operating bases | Maastricht Aachen Airport |
V Bird (IATA: VX, ICAO: VBA, Call sign: VeeBee) (V Bird Airlines Netherlands BV) was a low-cost airline based in the Netherlands which operated services to northern and southern Europe. Its head office was on the grounds of Maastricht Aachen Airport in Beek, Netherlands.[1][2]
History
The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on 27 October 2003. The airline suspended operations on 8 October 2004 and filed for and was subsequently granted bankruptcy on 18 October 2004. V Bird received an offer from an unnamed potential backer three days later with a view to restarting operations, but the airline was liquidated in early January 2005.
Fleet
The V Bird fleet consisted of 4 Airbus A320-200 aircraft.
- PH-VAC (Leased from ILFC)
- PH-VAD (Leased from ILFC)
- PH-VAE (Leased from ILFC)
- PH-BMC (Leased from Dutchbird until 26 May 2004)
References
External links
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- V Bird (Archive)
- V Bird Details and Fleet History
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