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Balair was a Swiss airline that became BalairCTA when it merged with CTA/Compagnie de Transport Aerien in 1993. Balair had its headquarters in Basel.^[1]

Code information

ICAO Code: BBB
IATA Code: BB
Call Sign: Balair

Company history

In the history of aviation in Switzerland, there are two Balair airlines; the first one existed from 1925 to 1931^[2] and was a progenitor of Swissair. On March 26, 1931, "Swissair - Schweizerische Luftverkehr AG" ("Swissair - Swiss Aviation AG") was founded through the fusion of the airlines Ad Astra Aero (founded in 1919) and Balair.

The second Balair started in 1953 as a flying school and pilot training organisation. Commercial service began with the acquisition of a Vickers VC.1 Viking in June 1957. Soon afterwards, Swissair invested heavily in Balair and in 1959, two Douglas DC-4s were acquired from Swissair. During that time, Balair flew charter flights and did so for many years. In 1960, the Douglas DC-6 came into service.

Scheduled service started in 1965 and cities served were: Basel (for which the airline is named), Geneva, Bern and Frankfurt. The DC-4s were replaced by Fokker F27 Friendship sometime in the late 1960s. The first jet aircraft was the Convair 990 Coronado and then the Douglas DC-9-32 entered service followed by a Douglas DC-8-63 which it flew on routes to Colombo, Bangkok and Rio de Janeiro. The next expansion came in 1974 when flights to the USA were started and five years later a Douglas DC-10-30 was acquired.

Balair became an all jet airline in 1982 and by 1986 the Airbus A310-325 and the MD-80 were the mainstay of the fleet. By this time, Swissair was a majority owner and in 1993 merged Balair with another subsidiary, CTA (Compagnie de Transport Aerien) to form BalairCTA.

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BalairCTA became Belair after the demise of the Swissair Group.

Historical fleet details

References

^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. April 13, 1967. 560.
^ "ONE YEAR'S AIR TRAFFIC IN SWITZERLAND". Flight. 14 February 1930.
^ Airlines Remembered by BI Hengi, Publisher Midland Publishing

External links

[1] "World Airline Directory." Flight International. April 13, 1967. 560.

[2] "ONE YEAR'S AIR TRAFFIC IN SWITZERLAND". Flight. 14 February 1930.

[3] Airlines Remembered by BI Hengi, Publisher Midland Publishing

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+[[Image:Balair.gif‎|right|250px|thumb|Company Logo]]
-Balair is a Swiss Airline that Became BalairCTA in 1963 when the SAirGroup went Bankrupt and Crossair turned into SWISS Balair was taken over by hotelplan and renamed belair airlines AG and part of the air berlin group instead of swissair
+'''Balair''' was a Swiss airline that became BalairCTA when it merged with CTA/Compagnie de Transport Aerien in 1993. Balair had its headquarters in [[Basel]].<ref>"World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. April 13, 1967. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1967/1967%20-%200574.html?search=%22Bonanza%20Airlines%22 560].</ref>
+==Code information==
+*ICAO Code: BBB
+*IATA Code: BB
+*Call Sign: Balair
+==Company history==
+In the history of aviation in Switzerland, there are two Balair airlines; the first one existed from 1925 to 1931<ref>{{cite journal|magazine=Flight|date=14 February 1930|title=ONE YEAR'S AIR TRAFFIC IN SWITZERLAND}}</ref> and was a progenitor of [[Swissair]]. On March 26, 1931, "Swissair - Schweizerische Luftverkehr [[Aktiengesellschaft|AG]]" ("Swissair - Swiss Aviation AG") was founded through the fusion of the airlines [[Ad Astra Aero]] (founded in 1919) and Balair.
+[[Image:Douglas DC-4 HB-ILU Balair RWY 08.09.63 edited-3.jpg|thumb|right|[[Douglas DC-4]] of Balair at [[Manchester Airport]] in 1963.]]
+The second Balair started in 1953 as a flying school and pilot training organisation. Commercial service began with the acquisition of a [[Vickers VC.1 Viking]] in June 1957. Soon afterwards, Swissair invested heavily in Balair and in 1959, two [[Douglas DC-4]]s were acquired from Swissair. During that time, Balair flew charter flights and did so for many years. In 1960, the [[Douglas DC-6]] came into service.
+Scheduled service started in 1965 and cities served were: [[Basel]] (for which the airline is named), [[Geneva]], [[Bern]] and [[Frankfurt]]. The DC-4s were replaced by [[Fokker F27|Fokker F27 Friendship]] sometime in the late 1960s.  The first jet aircraft was the [[Convair 990|Convair 990 Coronado]] and then the [[Douglas DC-9|Douglas DC-9-32]] entered service followed by a [[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8-63]] which it flew on routes to [[Colombo]], [[Bangkok]] and [[Rio de Janeiro]].  The next expansion came in 1974 when flights to the USA were started and five years later a [[Douglas DC-10|Douglas DC-10-30]] was acquired.
+Balair became an all jet airline in 1982 and by 1986 the [[Airbus A310|Airbus A310-325]] and the [[McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90|MD-80]] were the mainstay of the fleet. By this time, Swissair was a majority owner and in 1993 merged Balair with another subsidiary, CTA (Compagnie de Transport Aerien) to form BalairCTA.
+<ref>Airlines Remembered by BI Hengi, Publisher Midland Publishing</ref>
+BalairCTA became [[Belair (airline)|Belair]] after the demise of the Swissair Group.
+==Historical fleet details==
+*[[Vickers VC.1 Viking]]
+*[[Douglas DC-4]]
+*[[Douglas DC-6|Douglas DC-6A]]
+*[[Douglas DC-6|Douglas DC-6B]]
+*[[Douglas DC-6|Douglas DC-6BF]]
+*[[Sud Aviation Caravelle|Sud SE-210 Caravelle]]
+*[[Fokker F27|Fokker F27 Friendship]]
+*[[Douglas DC-9|Douglas DC-9-32]]
+*[[Douglas DC-8|Douglas DC-8-62F and Douglas DC-8-73F]]
+*[[Douglas DC-10|Douglas DC-10-30]]
+*[[McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90|MD-80, MD-82, MD-83 and MD-87]]
+*[[Airbus A310|Airbus A310-325]]
+*[[Boeing 757|Boeing 757-2G5]]
+*[[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-35H(ER) and 767-3BG(ER)]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+{{commonscat|Balair}}
+*[http://www.rzjets.net/operators/?show=212 Historical fleet data]
+*[http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/bb.htm Timetable images]
+*[http://www.airberlin.com/site/about_belair.php?LANG=eng]
+{{Portal bar|Switzerland|Companies|Aviation}}
+{{Airlines of Switzerland}}
+{{Aviation lists}}
+[[Category:Defunct airlines of Switzerland]]
+[[Category:Swissair]]
+[[Category:Airlines established in 1953]]
+[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2002]]
+[[Category:Former IATA members]]
+[[Category:Charter airlines]]
+[[it:Balair]]

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