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Caravelle-Cta-HB-ICQ-004

CTA Compagnie de Transport Aerien was a Swiss charter airline formed in September 1978 to succeed the privately owned charter airline SATA. Operations began in November 1978. In 1993 CTA merged with BALAIR ( formed in 1953) to form BALAIR – CTA. CTA operated a fleet of Caravelle's during the '80s.

HB-ICQ (SE210 Caravelle 10R c/n 222 l/n 218) was delivered as new to UTA Union De Transport Aerien in March 1967 as F-BNRB. In November 1972 the plane was acquired by SATA S.A. de Transport Aerien Geneve as HB-ICQ. From October 1978 the plane continued its service with the newly formed CTA until being sold in January 1987 Istanbul Airlines as TC-ASA. It was retired in November 1991 and the airframe should be still stored in Eskisheir in Turkey.

Slide taken in ZRH during August 1987.

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Uploaded on October 1, 2021