Sabena taken delivery of two Douglas DC-3s. During the war the airline managed to maintain its Belgian Congo routes, but all European services ceased. After the war, in 1946 Sabena resumed operating a network of intra-European scheduled services. The fleet initially consisted mainly of Douglas DC-3s. There were thousands of surplus Douglas C-47 Skytrains (the military variant of the DC-3) available to help airlines restart operations after the war. The airline now flew under the name of SABENA - Belgian World Airlines. Sabena started its first transatlantic route to New York City on 4 June 1946, initially using unpressurised Douglas DC-4
European Low Fares Airline Association Middle East airlines. Former members include Air Polonia (ceased operations on 5 December 2004), Bmibaby (ceased operations on 9 September 2012), Flying Finn (ceased operations on 27 January 2004), My Way Airlines, later MyAir.com (ceased operations on 24 July 2009), SkyEurope (ceased operations on 1 September 2009), Sterling(ceased operations on 29 October 2008), Volareweb.com(ceased operations on 12 January 2009), Basiqair (merged into Transavia.com on 1 January 2005), Clickair (merged into Vueling on 15 July 2009), Hapag-Lloyd Express, later TUIfly (merged into TUIfly in January 2007), and Blue Air. European Low Fares Airline Association The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA)