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by longwings
26 Mar 2024, 06:30
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2024
Replies: 329
Views: 56219

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2024

What I don't understand with pilots is that it's the top of the social basket; they can find a job wherever they want in any other company, why go on strike? Seniority... A pilot who moves to a new airline drops at the bottom of the seniority list for the aircraft type and position they hold. SN's ...
by longwings
26 Mar 2024, 06:25
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2024
Replies: 329
Views: 56219

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2024

'Fourth' - As you say, more frequencies and more direct flights is one the priority but also new destinations and there are plenty left. Thinking of Bamako, Libreville, Brazzaville, Lagos, Kilimanjaro, and way more. Cape Town shouldn't be the highest priority as United is already serving it and qui...
by longwings
26 Mar 2024, 06:13
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2024
Replies: 329
Views: 56219

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2024

What I don't understand with pilots is that it's the top of the social basket; they can find a job wherever they want in any other company, why go on strike? Seniority... A pilot who moves to a new airline drops at the bottom of the seniority list for the aircraft type and position they hold. SN's ...
by longwings
07 Mar 2024, 09:02
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BRU Summer 2024: news, new routes, airlines
Replies: 336
Views: 156072

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

SN501 wrote: 06 Mar 2024, 22:24 Summer 24 vs. 23

+5 A320neo
-2 A320
-2 A319
-2 CRJ (Cityjet wetlease)

There is no extra capacity on short haul this summer.
The industry measures capacity in ASK (available seat kilometer). 5 A320neo's is a significant jump in capacity. More passengers on the same route does count.
by longwings
27 Feb 2024, 22:01
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines' fleet renewal
Replies: 4563
Views: 2153179

Re: Brussels Airlines' fleet renewal

But the A330 fleet is relatively young they still can fly more than 10 years with Brussels Airlines is it not the perfect material for the flights to Africa? The oldest aircraft in the fleet must be 4 or 5 years away from the next multi-million € 12-year check. Now is not a bad time to start thinki...
by longwings
17 Feb 2024, 02:44
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airport (BRU) infrastructure: future
Replies: 1937
Views: 910385

Re: Brussels Airport (BRU) infrastructure: future

Once inside, most of the airport stands up quite well against most other European airports. I wish the arrival level in Pier B had much better lighting, whether natural or not. Outside is a different story. Whichever level you look at could see some serious improvements. Without any doubt, the car r...
by longwings
10 Feb 2024, 03:19
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BRU Winter 2025 - 2026: news, new routes, airlines
Replies: 28
Views: 8007

Re: BRU Winter 2025 - 2026: news, new routes, airlines

There are also strong rumors that UA could open a new base in a hot region, with Florida often coming up in discussions. This could be interesting, and practically our only chance of getting a connection with this state in the future. Only time will tell. Maybe. It was tried many times in the past ...
by longwings
07 Feb 2024, 21:35
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2024
Replies: 329
Views: 56219

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2024

Lux_avi wrote: 07 Feb 2024, 19:34Hiring new guys is difficult. Especially at the conditions Belgian airlines offer.
Can/do they offer training bonds?
by longwings
07 Feb 2024, 07:31
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BRU Winter 2025 - 2026: news, new routes, airlines
Replies: 28
Views: 8007

Re: BRU Winter 2025 - 2026: news, new routes, airlines

I understand the W-pattern Crew1990 explains, but they'll need a crew to do the BRU-BOS leg and afterwards again a crew doing BOS-BRU. Quite a costly operation, no? W-patterns are very routine, United has had them on and off at BRU for years. Started after the merger but before Continental and Unit...
by longwings
07 Feb 2024, 03:57
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2024
Replies: 329
Views: 56219

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2024

Lufthansa Group will invest a total of 2.5 billion euros between now and 2025 in improving the comfort of its most expensive classes. This involves not only replacing business-class seats on aircraft but also investing in lounges at home airports, notably the two business lounges at Brussels Airpor...
by longwings
07 Feb 2024, 03:53
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2024
Replies: 329
Views: 56219

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2024

Does not explain why not take a bigger part of the market if it exist... Barcelona is a good example why not fly more if there is the potential to do so! Short answer, finite resources. Planes = more frequencies to BCN means less frequencies elsewhere, what city would you downgrade, and why? Staff ...
by longwings
03 Feb 2024, 03:41
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2024
Replies: 329
Views: 56219

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2024

Confirms my point; no ambition, happy to be an underdog. How sad for our national airline. Let us give everything to our competitors. Which competitors? Low-cost airlines? Pinky-swear you won't complain about the inevitable decline in service if Brussels goes full low-cost? This for a business rout...
by longwings
30 Jan 2024, 03:51
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2024
Replies: 329
Views: 56219

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2024

lumumba wrote: 29 Jan 2024, 23:12 I was thinking the same maybe they will be forced to sell to receive the autorisation to buy ITA?
Lufthansa will fight tooth and nail to keep Brussels Airlines, not because it is so valuable (though it is, to a point), but because giving it up would be inviting IAG to their backyard.
by longwings
20 Jan 2024, 06:01
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BRU Summer 2024: news, new routes, airlines
Replies: 336
Views: 156072

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

UA and AC are using from time to time the older ones but this bcs of demand and availability. With a slot request they have to stipulate which type of planes they will use, with the side note that it can change due to demand and availability. United stayed with the 787 for the summer season not bec...
by longwings
20 Jan 2024, 05:37
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines in 2024
Replies: 329
Views: 56219

Re: Brussels Airlines in 2024

On a side note, SN contributes around 36,5% of the Brussels airport traffic at this moment. This is a surprisingly low number. Is that about average? Lufthansa, Air France, and British Airways all have about ten percentage points more in their respective home airports (and these are the only three ...
by longwings
20 Jan 2024, 05:21
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airport (BRU) infrastructure: future
Replies: 1937
Views: 910385

Re: Brussels Airport (BRU) infrastructure: future

To claim otherwise is folly. This is obviously not about a few pictograms pointing passengers to the train station. If this is all you retained, no wonder you can't understand how unfriendly to non-locals the public transport options are. It would be foolish to think anyone would land unprepared. I...
by longwings
18 Jan 2024, 01:17
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airport (BRU) infrastructure: future
Replies: 1937
Views: 910385

Re: Brussels Airport (BRU) infrastructure: future

Badly connected, not well connected. Public transport at BRU is designed solely for passengers from Brussels and its immediate vicinity and employees. Badly connected? There's from STIB line 12 which is very frequent ( minimum 4 per hour from Schuman) There's De Lijn all around, even a night line c...
by longwings
15 Jan 2024, 00:35
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airport (BRU) infrastructure: future
Replies: 1937
Views: 910385

Re: Brussels Airport (BRU) infrastructure: future

First question BRU is well connected with public transportation!? Badly connected, not well connected. Public transport at BRU is designed solely for passengers from Brussels and its immediate vicinity and employees. The other question I'm not sure you will find another space in Belgium far enough ...
by longwings
13 Jan 2024, 01:02
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airport (BRU) infrastructure: future
Replies: 1937
Views: 910385

Re: Brussels Airport (BRU) infrastructure: future

Perhaps BBL should read this: https://luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/3/airports/onderzoek-bijdrage-luchtvaart-aan-luchtvervuiling-blijkt-nihil?fbclid=IwAR1ZN1HMNsoRUYUwMDOBqHIlHExJaGNylP7VXNBzK2XwLcMC74_uuQzJf8Q The argument that another source pollutes more as an excuse for inaction is only ...
by longwings
12 Jan 2024, 06:42
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines' fleet renewal
Replies: 4563
Views: 2153179

Re: Brussels Airlines' fleet renewal

Well, I can't remember whether a CEO is group 2 or 3 at CDG. If 3, then a NEO gets a deeper discount in MAD, and that's one of the most expensive airports (save for LHR, a class of its own). Even if the CEO is group 2, the NEO does get a bigger noise discount in CDG but it is offset in less than an ...