The management of skeyes wants to push a crucial agreement on the joint committee today. But because of the resistance of the Christian and the liberal trade union, the social unrest threatens to flare up again. https://www.tijd.be/ondernemen/luchtvaart/directie-skeyes-zet-vakbonden-mes-op-de-keel/1...

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Is it the first time in Belgium for the SF50 ?

Saudia Cargo has added a second additional weekly freighter flight to operate on Tuesday and Thursday to JFK Airport in New York via LGG Airport in Liege, Belgium by a 747-400F freighter aircraft. https://www.stattimes.com/saudia-cargo-expands-freighter-network-with-nyliege-nairobieurope-flights-air...

skeyes is hiring about 100 people !

https://fr.metrotime.be/2019/09/02/star ... ez-skeyes/

https://nl.metrotime.be/2019/09/02/star ... ij-skeyes/

New flights to dubai and Hongkong too... would be nice to know more Flights to Dubaï and Hong-Kong have been operated for weeks already ! Like some intra-european destinations as Vienna, Basel, Milano, London Stansted and East-Midlands who have been operated for months by FedEx B757 and FedEx crew ...

New FedEx operations between IND and LGG, first flight today !
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Russian jet crash-lands in field outside Moscow after striking flock of gulls

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/15/europe/r ... index.html

"Eight days after the opening of reservations on the Caribbean, 20% of flights are already filled," says Niky Terzakis, the CEO of Air Belgium, who is sure that his company is filling a gap. https://www.lecho.be/entreprises/aviation/niky-terzakis-ceo-d-air-belgium-sur-les-antilles-air-belgium-va-com...

After Alibaba a new Chinese logistics player is setting its sights on Liege airport to establish its bridgehead in Europe. This is Shengsheng Supply Chain Management Company. This Shanghai-based company employs more than 700 people in China and is the leader of a niche market: logistics for biotech ...

The real reasons behind delay - a spot-on article from the European Cockpit Association (ECA).

https://www.eurocockpit.be/news/delays-holidays

An alphajet from "Patrouille de France" just had an accident in Perpignan !
https://www.lindependant.fr/2019/07/25/ ... 330603.php

TFL786 from Izmir to Amsterdam just diverted to Liège. Looks like the refueling system in Amsterdam is not working properly and fuel tanks are nearly empty !

This night between 01:30 and 04:30 (UTC +2), the Eastern part of Belgian airspace below 24,500 feet will be closed, skeyes announced. The reason is lack of air traffic controllers. Liège Airport is impacted by the closure. https://twitter.com/frederikureel/status/1142015114763296769 Liege Airport w...

Air traffic controllers go online to oppose extension of CEO’s mandate

https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/ ... s-mandate/

Staff shortage in this case means there are not enough controllers at work for a specific shift to ensure business continuity during the whole shift. How can this happen? Combination of several factors: 1) several controllers call sick for the same shift Is it just a coincidence? 2) no (or not enou...

14th June, press release by the unions: results from the negociations are not good enough yet... management still hasn't given in to all our demands... there is slow progress, but most probably there will be no partial strike... https://www.hln.be/nieuws/binnenland/nog-steeds-geen-witte-rook-na-soc...

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17 Jun 2019, 19:19

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"Skeyes strikes will end as summer approaches", says CEO

https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/ ... keyes-ceo/

Digital remote control towers : skeyes has started a project for the airports of Charleroi and Liège to replace the physical towers. The intention is that both airports will be managed from one location. Fewer air traffic controllers will then be needed than in two separate towers. https://m.hln.be/...

Digital remote control towers : skeyes has started a project for the airports of Charleroi and Liège to replace the physical towers. The intention is that both airports will be managed from one location. Fewer air traffic controllers will then be needed than in two separate towers. https://m.hln.be/...