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by bxleu
27 Jan 2011, 22:41
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Aegean and Olympic Air merger
Replies: 27
Views: 8445

Re: Aegean and Olympic Air merger

Commission blocks proposed merger between Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air The European Commission has prohibited, on the basis of the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed merger between Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air, as it would have resulted in a quasi-monopoly on the Greek air transport market. F...
by bxleu
03 Jan 2011, 23:25
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Registration SN3811 BRU-OPO 20 Dec: Is disclosure a risk?
Replies: 59
Views: 7550

Re: Registration SN3811 BRU-OPO 20 Dec: Is disclosure a risk

Registration OO-VES. :D Have a nice and safe flight bxleu !! Hope you can return safe with the deicing-and snow problems.. Enjoy a port ! and thx for a remarkable topic ! CX-B Actually it was a very tiring and not that pleasant experience! Indeed, we first left the gate at 18:39 after being delayed...
by bxleu
19 Dec 2010, 13:42
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Registration SN3811 BRU-OPO 20 Dec: Is disclosure a risk?
Replies: 59
Views: 7550

Re: SN 3811 BRU-OPO, 20 Dec.: Registration?

You probably misunderstood my question, I'm not asking for confidential information, just wanted to know what's the aircraft I'm going to fly in, that's all...

haven't made any question or comment about weather/airport/staff...
by bxleu
19 Dec 2010, 10:46
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Registration SN3811 BRU-OPO 20 Dec: Is disclosure a risk?
Replies: 59
Views: 7550

Registration SN3811 BRU-OPO 20 Dec: Is disclosure a risk?

Hi there,

Would anyone know what's the aircraft performing SN 3811 BRU-OPO this Monday 20 Dec?
Which leg will it do before SN 3811?

Many thanks!
by bxleu
05 Dec 2010, 15:37
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: Question about flying to the UK
Replies: 13
Views: 2283

Re: Question about flying to the UK

You can always check the info on the following website re: documents you need when travelling to another EU country:
http://ec.europa.eu/youreurope/citizens ... dex_en.htm
by bxleu
05 Dec 2010, 15:18
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: BRU. Hours to de-ice on Nov 30.
Replies: 31
Views: 6393

Re: BRU. Hours to de-ice on Nov 30.

Related news article on BBC:
Heathrow's defence against winter
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11880204
by bxleu
18 Nov 2010, 23:13
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airlines Avro RJ100 flaps problems
Replies: 59
Views: 12389

Re: Brussels Airlines RJ1H at Gothenburg flaps problem

Problems have been reported on MSN.be: Brussels airlines: deux atterrissages sans volets en deux semaines Un avion de la compagnie aérienne belge Brussels Airlines a été contraint d'opérer un atterrissage sans volets mercredi vers 21h10 lors de son arrivée à l'aéroport international de Gothenburg en...
by bxleu
17 Nov 2010, 23:06
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: EU & US publish joint report on transatlantic alliances
Replies: 1
Views: 786

EU & US publish joint report on transatlantic alliances

Competition: EU Commission and US Department of Transportation publish joint report on transatlantic alliances The European Commission and the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) have published the main findings of a joint research project aimed at deepening their understanding of tran...
by bxleu
17 Nov 2010, 23:02
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: EU Commission approves public funding for Dutch regional jet
Replies: 7
Views: 1767

EU Commission approves public funding for Dutch regional jet

EU Commission approves €19.7 million public funding for innovative Dutch regional jet The European Commission has authorised The Netherlands to grant a repayable advance of €19.7 million to Rekkof Aircraft N.V, for the development of a new generation of Fokker regional aircraft. The Commission foun...
by bxleu
16 Nov 2010, 23:08
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Air Malta restructuring talks
Replies: 2
Views: 1001

Re: Air Malta restructuring talks

Commission temporarily authorises €52 million rescue aid for Air Malta The European Commission has authorised a loan facility worth €52 million for Air Malta. The aid is in line with EU state aid rules, because it is limited in time and scope. The Commission approved the measure temporarily, until ...
by bxleu
23 Mar 2010, 22:32
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: Service on Swiss international airlines flights
Replies: 7
Views: 3248

Re: Service on Swiss international airlines flights

Hello everyone, I was wondering what the service is on board of Swiss flights. We've booked tickets from Brussels to Zurich (1:15) and from Zurich to Istanbul (3:50). We're flying with an economy saver ticket (class T). What's the service on board? Do you get free food and/or drinks on board? Or do...
by bxleu
23 Mar 2010, 22:22
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: TAP pilots announce 6-days strike
Replies: 11
Views: 2736

Re: TAP pilots announce 6-days strike

Strike at TAP has been cancelled after management and the pilots' union reached an agreement

Further info on TAP's website http://www.flytap.com/Portugal/pt/Empre ... otos?GREVE (only in Portuguese for the moment)
by bxleu
26 May 2009, 23:37
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Security chaos at Brussels last night
Replies: 109
Views: 17840

Re: Security chaos at Brussels last night

Was flying from BRU Pier A on Thursday (21 May 09) at 9am. I have never seen anything close to such a mess before at BRU (and I have flown from BRU on average twice a month in the last four years). The longest waiting I had before was less than 10 minutes. On Thursday, it took 43 minutes (I timed i...
by bxleu
08 Feb 2009, 22:49
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: LH's CEO on the EU conditions regarding SN's take-over
Replies: 14
Views: 2843

Re: LH's CEO on the EU conditions regarding SN's take-over

If the average citizen has still not discovered the truth about the Brussels bureaucray- I can't help them. It's a nest of "profiteurs" ,lobbyists,black-mailers and crooks.Nothing positive will ever come out of those egg-heads brains.It's -what we call in French "..une usine a gaz&qu...
by bxleu
03 Feb 2009, 23:26
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Ryanair in order talks for 400 jets with Boeing and Airbus
Replies: 11
Views: 2280

Ryanair in order talks for 400 jets with Boeing and Airbus

FT reports that Ryanair is in early talks with Boeing and Airbus about an order for 300-400 short-haul jets. The deputy chief executive and chief operating officer for Ryanair said he expected the group to place the order within 24 months to take advantage of the weakening commercial aerospace marke...
by bxleu
20 Dec 2008, 22:07
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: SkyEurope for sale
Replies: 7
Views: 2383

Re: SkyEurope for sale

SAPO International and Longstock Financial Group to acquire SkyEurope Monday, December 15, 2008 SAPO International S.A. based in Athens-Greece (...) and Longstock Financial Group based in Lisbon-Portugal (...) announced their newly developed partnership formatting Longstock SAPO Ltd. based in Gibral...
by bxleu
20 Dec 2008, 00:29
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Beleaguered SAS sells airBaltic, Spanair to boost finances
Replies: 1
Views: 609

Beleaguered SAS sells airBaltic, Spanair to boost finances

STOCKHOLM (AFP) — Scandinavian carrier Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) announced Thursday plans to sell its stakes in subsidiaries Spanair and airBaltic in a bid to pull itself out of its financial woes. SAS said it would sell a majority holding in its wholly-owned company Spanair to a group of S...