Air Columbus

Air Columbus was a charter airline based in Portugal, which was operational between 1989 and 1994.

Air Columbus

IATA ICAO Call sign BO CNB AIR COLUMBUS[1]
Founded	1988
Commenced operations	1989
Ceased operations	1994
Operating bases	Funchal
Hubs	Faro, Funchal
Secondary hubs	Lisbon, Porto

History

The airline was in the air by October 1989. The Danish charter airline, Sterling Airways (1962–1993) was one of the owners behind Air Columbus, One being Mr. R Morsi. Two Boeing 727 (OY-SAS, OY-SAU), was placed in traffic with the airline in Portugal. One of the main airports was Funchal, Madeira.

The airline was flying to the Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. It also did flights to London Heathrow, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Bristol Airport and Jersey.

In 1992 the fleet was supplied with two Boeing 737-300, adopted from Norway Airlines Charter. In 1994 three more Boeing 737-300 was added to the fleet.

Air Columbus Boeing 737-300.

Fleet

The Air Columbus fleet grew to consist of 2 Boeing 727 and 5 Boeing 737-300 aircraft.

Aircraft type	Registrations
Boeing 727-200	CS-TKA, CS-TKB
Boeing 737-300	CS-TKC, TKD, TKE, TKF, TKG