Flemish government cuts regional airport subsidies by up to 27% in new funding agreement
The Flemish government has reached an agreement on the future of its regional airports, significantly reducing public subsidies while ruling out airport closures.
Under the...
Belgium’s regional airports and skeyes join forces to boost sustainable operations
Belgian air navigation service provider skeyes and the Flemish regional airports of Kortrijk-Wevelgem, Antwerp and Ostend-Bruges are strengthening their cooperation on sustainability through the...
Flanders seeks to reduce subsidies for regional airports as long-term future comes under scrutiny
The Flemish government is preparing to gradually reduce public subsidies for Antwerp Airport, Ostend-Bruges Airport and Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport, raising fresh questions about the long-term...
ExecuJet Belgium delivers comprehensive Falcon 7X upgrade and refurbishment
ExecuJet MRO Services has completed an extensive maintenance and refurbishment project on a Dassault Falcon 7X at its facility in Kortrijk, Belgium, combining major...
Code Red activists blocked from accessing runways at Antwerp and Liege airports
A group of about 700 climate activists from Code Red attempted to occupy Antwerp Airport but were stopped by the police. Their goal was...
Strategic alliance unlocks long-range drone operations over North Sea and regional airports in Belgium
A skeyes press release today announces a collaboration between the national air traffic authority, skeyes, and the West Flanders Development Agency (POM West Flanders)...
Gulfstream presents the G500 and the G280 at Kortijk Airport on invitation of Luxaviation Belgium
This week Gulfstream presented the G500 and G280 at Kortrijk-Wevelgem airport. In the margins, Ward Bonduel (37), CEO of Luxaviation Belgium, explained how the...
European Commission approves €2.2 million Belgian state aid measures to support Flemish airports in the context of the coronavirus outbreak
The European Commission has approved €2.2 million Belgian aid measures to support the operators of Flemish airports (Antwerp airport, Ostend-Bruges airport and Kortrijk airport)...
Pilot doesn’t survive light sports aircraft crash at Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport
On 27 August, a light sports aircraft (a Morane-Saulnier MS-893 registered OO-VON) crashed next to the runway at Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport. The pilot didn't survive...
Close to 70% of the landing runways in Belgium equipped with satellite navigation thanks to Belgocontrol
As from now, aircraft will be able to land on Brussels Airport’s runway 19 thanks to satellite navigation. From a total of 18 landing...
Helicopter crash at Kortrijk-Wevelgem airport, one passenger slightly injured
On 5 September a helicopter crashed at Kortrijk-Wevelgem airport, one passenger has been slightly injured. The helicopter crashed while attempting take-off. Immediately after the accident,...
Belgocontrol wants to help shape the future of Kortrijk-Wevelgem airport
Since the beginning of November the international airport of Kortrijk-Wevelgem is back in full IFR force thanks to Belgocontrol’s service provision. Both partners look...