How 9/11 changed aviation forever: from airport checkpoints to the cockpit door
Twenty-five years after the attacks of 11 September 2001, their effects are still visible on almost every commercial flight. Passengers pass through controlled security...
Financial pressure pushes airBaltic to trim network and capacity across Europe
Latvian carrier airBaltic is stepping up efforts to reduce costs and improve the profitability of its network, cutting routes and frequencies not only from...
The final flight of Czech Airlines: A century in the sky comes to an end
After 101 years of flight, Czech Airlines (CSA) took off for the last time. On Saturday evening, the airline’s final commercial flight OK767 carried...
Guglielmo Marconi: wireless pioneer and his legacy at Bologna and its Airport
Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, is best known for pioneering the practical use of radio waves for long-distance wireless communication. His...
Cabin crew – not just drinks and duty free
Every plane journey begins and ends with a cheerful smile from the cabin crew, and throughout the trip, they will be on hand to...
Orange is the new black: the history of the ‘black box’
From its invention and throughout its evolution, the ‘black box’ has been crucial for maintaining and improving commercial aircraft safety since the 1950s. Here,...
How to avoid many problems when travelling by air in these difficult times…
In recent times, we have reported several times about cabin crew or security staff strikes, cancelled and delayed flights, chaos in airports, lack of...
Inside the Boeing Everett Factory and Boeing Renton Factory in Seattle
In June 2022, Aviation24.be was invited by Boeing to Seattle for a series of briefings, updates and factory visits together with other aviation reporters from...
“Europe for Aviation” promotes a more sustainable aviation at the World ATM Congress 2022 in Madrid
The “Europe for Aviation” team, consisting of nine European aviation organisations working to promote the modernisation, sustainability and resilience of a safe European aviation,...
[Belgian Air Component] Airbus A400M CT-01 arrival at Melsbroek 15th Wing
A400M CT01 Arrival at Melsbroek 15th Wing
Authors: Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet, reporting from Melsbroek Air Base.October 9th 2020, the press was invited for the...
[Opinion] Why businesses like Brussels Airlines are of strategic importance for Belgium
The current coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented in the world of aviation, most - if not all - commercial passenger airlines have been severely affected...
[Aviation finance analysis] Expect market turbulence as Covid-19 hits air transport hard
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and disease-containment measures by governments, most drastically the US ban on flights from most of Europe, will shake up the...
[Analysis] Europe’s big five take more than half of region’s air travel market as small airlines struggle
Europe’s top five airlines crossed the 50% threshold in their combined share of the region’s passenger traffic in 2018 as low prices and overcapacity...
Brussels Airport inaugurates two new spotting platforms
Along with hundreds of plane spotters and officials from the neighbouring municipalities of Steenokkerzeel and Zaventem, Brussels Airport has inaugurated two spanking new plane...
The end of the mystery around the disappearance of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart in 1937
It is a mystery that researchers and aviation buffs have been trying to solve for decades: what happened to this American woman who was...
The Brussels Air & Space Museum is restoring a Fairchild C-119 “Flying Boxcar”
Aviation24.be and RateOne.be were invited to visit a nice restoration project initiated by AELR, the association of friends of the Air & Space Museum,...
Why airlines are eager to connect Europe with mainland China
2018 is the EU-China Tourism Year (ECTY), an agreement that was reached by the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the Chinese...
13 great aircraft liveries you can spot at Brussels Airport
Airlines take great pride in their aircraft liveries. It is a vital part of their marketing strategy and improves the visibility of their brand at...
Are the three big Middle East carriers distorting the international aviation market ?
More and more organisations, airlines and experts in trade, economics and aviation have shown concern over the massive expansion of the three Middle East...
The last commercial flights of Brussels Airlines’ last Avro RJ100 aircraft [Trip Report – PICS]
After 24 years in service with Sabena's subsidiary DAT and later with SN Brussels Airlines and finally with Brussels Airlines, the Avro RJ100 registered...