National strike on 13 February in Belgium: Brussels Airlines cancels entire flight programme (except for some long-haul flights)
Belgian trade unions have called a national strike on 13 February after disagreement on a framework wage agreement for the next two years. The...
National strike on 13 February in Belgium: serious impact on air traffic
Belgian trade unions have called a national strike on 13 February after disagreement on a framework wage agreement for the next two years. The...
[Video] Too close for comfort or not ? Iberia Airbus A330 lands seconds after take-off Lufthansa Boeing 747 at Miami Airport, United States
On 17 December, a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 (D-ABYT) was taking off runway 9 at Miami Airport, United States destination Frankfurt, Germany. Meanwhile, an Iberia...
United Airlines puts unaccompanied minor on a Eurowings flight to Germany instead of a SAS flight to Sweden
Anton, a 14-year-old unaccompanied minor (UM) travelling on 30 June from Raleigh Durham, North Carolina, to New York Newark on United Airlines, then onward...
Brussels Airlines A330 to Washington turns back above mid-Atlantic because of administrative issue
On 22 June, Brussels Airlines flight SN515 from Brussels to Washington Dulles was scheduled to operate with Airbus A330-200 aircraft registered OO-SFZ, according to...
Will there be a new Lufthansa livery in 2018?
A new livery for Lufthansa in 2018?
The current livery of Lufthansa aircraft was introduced in 1988. Since October 2017, it is rumoured that Lufthansa...
Passengers of Brussels Airlines flight to Luanda return to Brussels after last-minute diversion to Kinshasa
Brussels Airlines flight SN359 to Luanda and Kinshasa on 17 October had already initiated its descent towards Luanda Airport when the pilots were advised...
BREAKING: Brussels Airlines to acquire two Airbus A340 aircraft, to be operated on behalf of Eurowings
This morning, some top brass of Lufthansa were visiting Brussels Airlines headquarters, and simultaneously there was an extraordinary meeting of the staff council.A first surprising...
A new “euro-white” livery for Brussels Airlines
Several months ago, the Lufthansa Group had decided to adopt a uniformly white livery for all the airlines of the group, with only the...
Why Brussels Airlines cancels many flights operated by CityJet with Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft
During the past few weeks, Brussels Airlines was forced to cancel a series of flights operated by ACMI-partner Cityjet. Indeed, four of Cityjet's six...
Brussels Airlines unveils new logo, emphasising the Belgian identity of the airline
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/brussels-airlines/brussels-airlines-confirms-its-position-in-the-market-with-a-new-brand-identity/A few weeks ago, looking at the Benelux trademark register, a member of the Aviation24.be team discovered by coincidence the above-pictured logo recently protected...
The list of destinations relaunched by Brussels Airlines, with starting date and frequency
On 25 May, Brussels Airlines announced that it would relaunch 59 destinations between 15 June and 31 August.Jim Liu, of Routesonline, checked the booking...
Angry stranded passengers block access towards terminal B of Brussels Airport
Several travellers flying through Brussels Airport reported that disgruntled passengers were blocking the area behind the passport control and the access at terminal B...
Five low-cost airlines fined by the Balearic regional government for limiting hand baggage
easyJet, Eurowings and Volotea join the files already opened by the General Directorate of Consumption against Ryanair and Vueling - The proposed fines exceed...
Passenger dies on Brussels Airlines flight from Freetown, aircraft diverts to Madrid
Brussels Airlines was not lucky with its African flights recently: in just over one week, three flights had to be diverted for medical reasons,...
Edelweiss Airbus A340-300 experiences tense takeoff incident at Zurich Airport
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o59fyCarowAn Edelweiss Airbus A340-300, scheduled to fly from Zurich to Cancun as flight WK24, faced a harrowing situation during takeoff from Zurich International Airport...
Lufthansa to launch new low-cost brand to replace Eurowings on long-haul
The low-cost airline of the Lufthansa Group for long-haul flights should no longer be Eurowings from next year, but a completely new brand. This...
Brussels Airport ground handler Swissport Belgium files for bankruptcy – nearly 1,500 jobs at stake
This morning, the management of Swissport Belgium (Swissport Belgium SA/NV and Swissport Belgium Cleaning SA/NV) filed for bankruptcy, the ground handler said in a...
Lufthansa Group prepares for a summer on the ground and a slow start-up phase in autumn
Next 5 May, Lufthansa Group is holding its annual general meeting. Chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr pre-released his speech on the airline group's website....
Brussels Airlines is gradually phasing out Sukhoi SuperJet 100’s
Brussels Airlines is gradually phasing out the Sukhoi SuperJet 100's - operated by CityJet - during Winter 2018/2019. For some time now, the Belgian...