Former Brussels Airlines CEO Christina Foerster becomes co-chair of SN Airholding, the parent company of the airline
The former CEO of Brussels Airlines Christina Foerster has been appointed co-chairwoman of SN Airholding, the parent company of the Belgian airline and a...
Brussels Airlines expands its flight offer in September and October
Brussels Airlines launches its flight schedule for September and October, offering more destinations and extra frequencies on both leisure and corporate routes. During these...
Lufthansa Group: 50 percent of the fleet back in the air by October
Lufthansa Group airlines publish flight schedules through the end of October, encompassing autumn holidays Demand for longer-term bookings increasing 380 aircraft back in service...
Brussels Airlines reaches agreement with social partners saving 75% of the jobs (updated)
Brussels Airlines reaches agreement with its social partners on structural measures paving the way for a long-term profitable future of the company Agreement reached...
Brussels Airlines management and unions reach an agreement on the restructuring
The management and unions of Brussels Airlines have reached an agreement in principle on the restructuring announced last month, the three trade unions and...
Brussels Airlines’ restructuring: agreement reached with unions for ground staff, close for flight crew
In the negotiations on restructuring the company between Brussels Airlines management and the trade unions, an agreement has been reached for the ground staff,...
Lufthansa could let Brussels Airlines go bankrupt
The Lufthansa Group could let its Belgian subsidiary Brussels Airlines be sold or go bankrupt if no rescue agreement is reached with the Belgian...
Lufthansa Group informs works councils about personnel situation : 22,000 jobs threatened
Prospective of personnel surplus at Lufthansa Group companies totals 22,000 full-time positions, half of them in Germany Reduction of overcapacities due to redundancies...
[Pictures] A safe journey restarts at Brussels Airport with 4,000 passengers today and more than 1 million passengers in July and August
Brussels Airport from today will be able to welcome more passengers now that non-essential travel is allowed again in Europe. The passenger can expect...
Brussels Airport can handle 90% of the flights after the demise of Swissport
Ninety percent of all flights at Brussels Airport can be handled, the operator of the national airport said on Thursday. Monday, 15 June, is...
How Brussels Airlines gets ready for takeoff after 12 weeks of hibernation
Aircraft are not made to stand still. And the same goes for staff, who have missed their jobs dearly. On Monday, Brussels Airlines will...
Difficult negotiations between Belgian Government and Lufthansa on Brussels Airlines blocked by sanctions issue
The negotiations between Lufthansa Group and the Belgian federal government on state aid for Brussels Airlines continue to be difficult, financial newspapers De Tijd...
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...
Coronavirus global response: EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flights to the Democratic Republic of Congo
As announced in our plane-spotting forum, the EU Humanitarian Air Bridge is operating three flights to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), carrying on...
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...
Brussels Airport, Brussels Airlines and TUI fly Belgium are ready to safely resume air travel
Air traffic at Brussels Airport will resume as of 15 June, Brussels Airport CEO Arnaud Feist proudly explained to the many journalists that gathered...
Brussels Airlines prepares to start flights on 15 June with set of sanitary measures
Brussels Airlines is getting ready to welcome passengers and staff again as from 15 June. Next to retraining its cockpit and cabin crew to...
Sunweb Group will start with sunshine holidays from 15 June
As of June 15, tour operator Sunweb Group will again start offering sun vacations in which the safety of travellers is the top priority. That...
Brussels Airlines explains why it will no longer fly to Conakry and Ouagadougou
A 100% subsidiary of the German carrier Lufthansa since the end of 2016, the Belgian airline was struggling to make profits since it was...
Brussels Airlines reports a first-quarter net loss of €93 million
The travel restrictions imposed due to the global spread of the coronavirus have significantly impacted Brussels Airlines' financial results in the first quarter of...