Cargo B Airlines aims to operate under a Belgian Aircraft Operating Certificate and will employ mostly Belgian nationals.
The three founders of the new airline are: the Chief Executive Officer Robert Kuijpers, who has had many years industry experience, previously Executive Chairman of SN Brussels Airlines and prior to that CEO of DHL Worldwide Express. Captain Arno Broes who has held several senior management positions in the airline industry takes the position of Executive VP Operations. Niek Van Der Weide, with a successful track record in airline cargo sales, will be the Executive VP Sales and Marketing. A recruitment campaign is in progress to fill other key positions, ready for the October start up.
Brussels being not only the heart of the EU economy, is also ideally situated as an operational cargo hub for both export and import, with efficient road and rail connections as well as global passenger and cargo flights network. Working closely with the airport authorities, handlers, international and local forwarders and other carriers, Cargo B Airlines will provide the much needed main deck capacity to satisfy the current market demand and at the same time, reinforce the role of Brussels Airport as one of the world's leading trade and cargo centres.