If FR24 is correct, then EK 181 made a missed approach at BRU on 16/2 during the storm, and immediately diverted to ZRH (without making a new trial to land). Is this a normal procedure? Why divert to Zurich? Was there no alternative closer to BRU? Only 90 minutes later, the plane returned to BRU. Re...

Or will they give OO-SFH a Star Alliance livery?

I guess if they intented to repaint OO-SFH, it would also have been done in AMM?
Or are the planes (re)painted at a different location?

Any plans to give OO-SFH a new livery? or is it going to fly on like that?

Magiktrix wrote: ↑

24 Jan 2020, 18:55

Stream is up. Already 20k people watching.

Link doesn't work to me...

DeltaWiskey wrote: ↑

26 Nov 2019, 10:44

OO-SFH is currently flying from HKG to AMM for cabin retrofit. It's the last one (7th) of the current A330 refleet program.

Is it also painted in the modified Brussels Airlines colours with the white belly, like OO-SFF?
How long does the cabin retrofit usually take?

We flew economy class with El Al, and it was by far the best medium-haul flight I've ever had. There was plenty of legroom, every single seat got an audio system with headset so you could listen to the flims that were played on the overhead screens or to up to 15 different radio stations. We got a ...

Is SN still flying to TLV? Security doesn't seem too guaranteed... Yes, SN still flies to TLV, even mostly twice a day... (although the second flight is a "night flight", leaving Brussels at 9.30 pm and arriving in TLV at around 2 am...) I flew to TLV last month, and was surprised to see that secur...

sn26567 wrote: ↑

06 Nov 2019, 11:57

I was contacted by Niky Terzakis, CEO of Air Belgium.

Interesting to see that Mr. Terzakis reads this forum... Or at least has an assistant informing him about it...
Good work, luchtzak!!

Regards,

Duke

It seems the problems with the A333's are mostly happening with OO-SFE, -SFF and SFG, so the newer and most recently introduced ex-SQ or ex-CX aircraft.
Is this a coincidence?
I thought the newer aircraft would reduce the operational difficulties...
Regards,

Duke

Air Belgium to operate “World Tour – Air Cruise 2019” for French travel agency Safrans Du Monde : https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-belgium/operate-world-tour-air-cruise-2019-for-french-travel-agency-safrans-du-monde Three observations : 1) This "World Cruise" is scheduled to take place in abo...

On my last longhaul trip with a B 777-300 I noticed that the cruise level of the plane in the early stages of the flight never passed above 31-33.000 feet. Only about halfway the plane climbed to around 36.000 feet, and only in the final stage to 38.000 feet. On FR24, I see the "newer" generation ai...

TLspotting wrote: ↑

23 Jul 2019, 10:39

OO-SFF, newest A333, is being delivered from Singapore.

According to FR24, OO-SFF arrived on July 23 at 18:40.
Any pictures available of the plane in Brussels?

Regards,

Duke

But some people will pretend that everything at AMS is better than BRU... Well, to be honest, I had a very good experience with AMS. On July 20, a very busy day at AMS, our flight (GA 88 from Jakarta) landed at 7.28 am. At 8.10 am we were already in our car on our way home (luggage delivery, custom...

Those aren’t available second hand. LH didn’t retract that only profitable airlines receive new equipment. That applies to ‘network airlines’ as well. OS getting second hand airplanes, while LX and LH receive new ones. Maybe more efficient planes are exactly what SN needs to become a profitable net...

Maybe we can start dreaming about A330-neo's?
And A220's for the European routes, to replace the older A319's?
Let's keep fingers crossed!

Regards,

Duke

sn26567 wrote: ↑

18 Jun 2019, 11:07

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TB1765 BRU0730 – 1120TFS1135 – 1315FNC E90 6
TB1766 TFS1135 – 1315FNC1340 – 1900BRU E90 6

Source: Routes Online

I didn't know the E190 had the legs to do BRU-TFS non-stop?
Also, just 15 minutes turnaround time in TFS seems very short, no?
Regards,

Duke

On Emirates, a zone is mentioned on the boarding pass.
Boarding calls are made using the different zones (passengers seating in the back of the plane board first).
This seems to be working quite well, I'm surprised that this is not standard procedure with other carriers...

Duke

According to FR24, it did KJK-LIS today.
Special charter?
Is the runway at KJK long enough for such a take-off?
About 10 years ago, there was a special 737 flight from KJK to Jersey; return flight the same day... I was happy to be one of the passengers then.
Regards,

Duke

There are many complaints about the interior of ex-SIA and ex-CX aircraft. It was never the plan to fly so extensively with these birds with the old cabin. The delay of refitting the new cabin of the 7 SIA/CX aircraft (due to certification issues) has forced SN to start operating with the newer bir...