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| Commenced operations | April 2006 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | May 2007 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Amsterdam Schiphol Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | See Fleet below | ||||||
| Destinations | Sundsvall and Stockholm | ||||||
| Parent company | See History below | ||||||
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||
| Employees | 12 [1] | ||||||
Magic Bird was a cargo airline based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It operates services between Sundsvall and Stockholm for the post office in Sweden. Its main base is Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. [2]
The airline started operations in April 2006, was owned by an unnamed Luxembourg holding company, and had 12 employees (at March 2007). [2] It was the successor to Magic Blue Airlines which went out of business in December 2005. [3] Magic Bird ceased operations in May 2007 and was declared bankrupt on 3 July 2007.
The Magic Bird fleet included the following aircraft (at June 2007): [4]
In June 2006, it was reported that the airline would soon add a second BAe ATP freighter to its fleet [5] and in December 2006 Magic Bird leased an ATP freighter to Atlantic Airlines. [6] In April 2007 the airline leased two ex-Newair Fokker 50F freighters. [7]