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by Darjeeling
01 Feb 2024, 12:47
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2024
Replies: 254
Views: 45666

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2024

No, it's hydraulic leak according to my source.
by Darjeeling
29 Jan 2024, 14:23
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2024
Replies: 254
Views: 45666

Brussels Airlines' fleet renewal

OO-SFF stuck in Bujumbura, and it'll take time to repair... :(
by Darjeeling
25 Jan 2024, 12:51
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2024
Replies: 254
Views: 45666

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2024

It will not turn them away but it's bad brand image. Showing SN as a secondary airline of the group. In meantime OS is seen better. They are receiving brand new B787 for their long haul ops. SN received a 19 years old A330 from LH. LH is owning SN now already for many years. SN is/was seen as the A...
by Darjeeling
15 Jan 2024, 17:54
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2024
Replies: 254
Views: 45666

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2024

Rather strange we do not read any feedback from the rather successful strike of last saturday. 🤔 I give you one feedback that illustrates SN’s professionalism level: many cases of severe malaria are now reported amongst the crew. You know the crew are overnighting in “tents” in a National Park lodge...
by Darjeeling
05 Jan 2024, 17:12
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BRU Summer 2024: news, new routes, airlines
Replies: 326
Views: 150105

Re: BRU Summer 2024: news, new routes, airlines

THAÏ will come back in BRU in 2024 (I predict Q4), but no precise date is given yet as it's fleet availability depending. Many Belgian and Dutch major tour-opartors have been made aware of that in december 2023.

I think Atlantis knows it as well, but can't confirm I assume. ;)
by Darjeeling
06 Dec 2023, 13:35
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines' fleet renewal
Replies: 4560
Views: 2139201

Re: Brussels Airlines' fleet renewal

Just wondering why SN get the -251 series of engines and all the others LH/LX/OS the -271 series of engines on the NEO Because Lufthansa is upset with their current GTF P&W engine issues, and haven't been compensated accordingly. Hence, the next 30 A320neo and next 9 A321neo of Lufthansa will b...
by Darjeeling
24 Nov 2023, 10:53
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2023
Replies: 497
Views: 321734

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2023

The journey to the city of Kinshasa, where all the hotels are located can take up to 4 hours both way for a layover of just 24h. They found as solution a national park outside with "luxurious" tent... Air France made the choice to send their crew to Brazaville. No other « normal » airline...
by Darjeeling
23 Nov 2023, 12:14
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2023
Replies: 497
Views: 321734

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2023

In today's La Libre.
I will explain more about where SN's management wants its crew to stay at when they layover in Kinshasa... you will laugh.
by Darjeeling
11 Nov 2023, 15:29
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BRU Summer 2024: news, new routes, airlines
Replies: 326
Views: 150105

Re: BRU Summer 2024: news, new routes, airlines

Atlantis wrote: 11 Nov 2023, 09:43
I remember from the past, before 2000, the China Eastern Airlines flying to BRU with their A340.
They did, indeed. 1992 to 1998 or 1999. They flew SHA-BRU-MAD. At first stage with the MD11 then the A343. MU551/552 as far as I remember. ;)
by Darjeeling
21 Sep 2023, 09:46
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Belgium in 2023
Replies: 258
Views: 224400

Re: Air Belgium in 2023

Charelroi Airport begins to understand...
by Darjeeling
19 Sep 2023, 15:28
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Belgium in 2023
Replies: 258
Views: 224400

Re: Air Belgium in 2023

I hope it's readable:
by Darjeeling
19 Sep 2023, 12:36
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Belgium in 2023
Replies: 258
Views: 224400

Re: Air Belgium in 2023

How could it have ended up differently ?

See by yourself, not even taking into account what happened in 2023... (loss making S.A flights).
by Darjeeling
19 Sep 2023, 08:45
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Belgium in 2023
Replies: 258
Views: 224400

Re: Air Belgium in 2023

This new fail for the Belgian commercial Aviation, makes us think to what happened to VG/Delsey Airlines back in 2002/2003. No serious business plan, no feeder, no real interline agreements,... I thought Mr Terzakis was more clever than FVG and Tony Graam. The Covid and Ukraine excuses are just sill...
by Darjeeling
18 Sep 2023, 18:28
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2023
Replies: 497
Views: 321734

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2023

I'm not an expert, but KF planes are available every day at BRU. Why not a joint venture between SN and KF to replace defective planes at the eleventh hour? KF has an ACMI business. So ?!! I strongly suspect that it is more cost-effective for them to cancel the flight, reroute passengers via UA or ...
by Darjeeling
18 Sep 2023, 10:54
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2023
Replies: 497
Views: 321734

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2023

Usually, I don't hold back when it comes to SN, but honestly, this is just absurd. :roll: The SN A330 fleet isn't even remotely old, and let's not beat around the bush here. Lufthansa is still flying antiques A340-300s on critical premium routes like CPT, BOM, IAD, JFK, SJO... Swiss isn't any better...
by Darjeeling
12 Sep 2023, 15:56
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines' fleet renewal
Replies: 4560
Views: 2139201

Re: Brussels Airlines' fleet renewal

On a side note, wasn't SFX suppose to leave the fleet ? It still features the older C-class SN product (but well the current W-class). The reason given for this at the time was that the lease term was much shorter than the others "new" A333s. This may explain why an "11th" is alr...
by Darjeeling
12 Sep 2023, 10:30
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines' fleet renewal
Replies: 4560
Views: 2139201

Re: Brussels Airlines' fleet renewal

Indeed OO-SFP comes back. This is at the moment the D-AIKG at Lufthansa. There will be 6 extra flight. Monday: BRU-NBO-BRU Tuesday: spare aircraft Wednesday: BRU-KGL-NBO-BRU Thursday: BRU-NBO-BRU Friday: BRU-NBO-BRU Saturday: BRU-NBO-BRU Sunday: BRU-KGL-NBO-BRU Small correction; tuesday isn't reall...
by Darjeeling
10 Sep 2023, 12:12
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2023
Replies: 497
Views: 321734

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2023

DVB's interview in LLB this week-end. Sometimes laughable this double talk... :lol:
by Darjeeling
02 Sep 2023, 08:47
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2023
Replies: 497
Views: 321734

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2023

These A330s aren’t that old at all. Moreover, they come from reliable past operators (CX, SQ, LH, …).
by Darjeeling
31 Aug 2023, 16:29
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2023
Replies: 497
Views: 321734

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2023

The situation is more complicated than that. Brussels Airlines is facing significant difficulties with the accommodation of its crews in Kinshasa (and not just there, by the way), and this has worsened in recent months. The city-airport transfers sometimes take up to 4 hours on the dangerous road an...