Sabena airliners which were augmented and later replaced by Douglas DC-6Bs. The DC-4s also restarted the airline's traditional route to the Belgian Congo. Sabena was the first airline to introduce transatlantic schedules from the north of England, when one of its DC-6Bs inaugurated the Brussels-Manchester-New York route on 28 October 1953. The Convair 240 was introduced in 1949 to partially replace the DC-3s that until then had flown most European services. As of 1956, improved Convair 440 "Metropolitan" twins began replacing the Convair 240 twins and were used successfully well into the 1960s between European regional destinations. In 1957, the long-range
Republic Express Airlines 2012 the Republic Express Airlines fleet includes: Republic Express Airlines Republic Express Airlines (RPX Airlines) is a cargo airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates domestic and regional cargo services. Republic Express Airlines is listed in category 2 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality. The airline was established in 2001 and started operations on 17 October 2001. It is wholly owned by the RPX Group. Since 1985 RPX has been the licensee in Indonesia for Federal Express. The airline is banned from flying in the European union. The airline flies to Batam, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Surabaya, Balikpapan,