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Production of the 737 MAX continues, despite the MCAS-related problems. Here is a picture of the first 737 MAX for TUI Germany, D-AMAX: https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1112610591263330304/IrTjDWUS?format=jpg&name=600x314 Please notice that in Germany, contrarily to Belgium, TUI shows the country...

Icelandair will double the number of flights between Iceland and BRU. During Summer they will fly 10 times a week. On Tuesday, Friday and Saturday they will fly twice a day Source: Luchtvaartnieuws This has already been announced before. Or they reconfirm their commitment, with unintentionally incr...

OO-SFM today left for the American desert: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/brussels-airlines/a-second-brussels-airlines-airbus-a330-flies-to-the-american-desert-for-scrapping/ OO-SFM at Crestview with engines already removed. https://scontent-bru2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/49938665...

KriVa wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 22:33 I seem to recall it’s in LJU for a C-check?
And if I remember it correctly, it won’t return sporting the Tintin colour scheme, but it will return in SN colours.

Until 2019 says the Brussels Airlines website... unless it's to be read as until the beginning of 2019

TLspotting wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 14:06 SNB at LJU, what's happening?

Somewhere/someone mentioned maintenance?

Nordica is mulling buying out the stake held by LOT in their joint carrier, Regional Jet (Estonia), as Nordica does believe LOT will be in it for the long-run due to changing market conditions. However, the buyout would not necessarily be the end of their collaboration. Nordica is underperforming, ...

Sukhoi got a new customer in Western Europe for its SSJ100: Adria Airways (Slovenia) signed an LOI with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft for the purchase of 15 SSJ100s. Deliveries, under a long-term lease, are scheduled to start in 2019. The two sides also signed an agreement to establish a joint venture for ...

Walloon Government examined this morning the possibility of granting a loan of €4 mln for Air Belgium. If that is allowed by EU ? Perhaps they should start working iso celebrating King day :roll: State aid? Or will they give 4 mln euros to Brussels Airlines, TUI fly and SHS Aviation as well? 😁

OO-SFJ, an ex LH A333, which will be wetleased to Eurowings in the near future, is sheduled to operate flight SN1205 to Dakar tomorrow (15/11). It will be the first flight of OO-SFJ in SN/EW-service. source: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/oo-sfj https://www.brusselsairport.be/en/passen...

Given Wow Air is to be purchased by Iceland Air, how likely is it both airlines will continue to serve BRU in future? Icelandair said that in a first step it would keep the two airlines independent. Draw your own conclusions :) This first step will most likely include an optimization of the network...

From January, Nordica will cut routes from Tallinn; Oslo, Amsterdam and St-Petersburg The number of flights to Stockholm-Arlanda and Munich will be reduced The carrier cites heavy competition (up to 4 carriers on route to Arlanda), and predicts loss for this year. Last year they did make a profit, ...

De SSJ will be fased out starting 28 oct. They will be replaced by CRJ-900 and CRJ-1000 aircraft from Air Nostrum. 1st 28/10 2nd end of Decembre 2 others in January 2019 Although it's sad to see the SSJ go, I'm glad to read SN will get something decent in return. The CRJ rarely disappoints! Now I w...

sn26567 wrote: ↑25 Sep 2018, 21:38

Boeing767copilot wrote: ↑25 Sep 2018, 21:03 FR new route from Brussels Airport to Pisa, a three times weekly service commencing in April 2019

Which route is sacrificed or reduced to make room for those new flights?

Haha... exactly my thought as well

The Diabolo surcharge on train tickets has been made compulsary by the European Commission. Otherwise, it would be illegal state aid - illegal competition towards other airports. Thanks, that is new to me. Not really a surprise, though. Does this also imply the level of the surcharge? As the curren...

TAP Air Portugal is planning expansion at OPO in 2019. Brussels is mentioned as one of the new destinations from their second Portuguese hub.

Source: https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticia ... ano-352378 (in Portuguese)

Icelandair will increase the amount of flights to Brussels and will start flying with 737 Max 8 Reykjavik Keflavik – Brussels eff 15MAY19 Increase from 5 to 10 weekly, 737 MAX 8 replaces 757-200 A pity from a spotters perspective: So no opportunity anymore to see the beautiful Hekla Aurora or Vatna...

Poiu wrote: ↑29 Aug 2018, 12:31 Rumour only for the moment: BA will wetlease one or two A340s from AB.
(Sean you have more info?)

Do you mean British Airways or Brussels Airlines? As both airlines happen to be referred to BA on this forum

Primera Air to fly from BRU to EWR, IAD and BOS. YES !!! https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/primera-air/primera-air-to-link-brussels-with-boston-newark-and-washington-by-boeing-787-9/ Btw, it seems like the plane(s) will be based in BRU? Anyone has more info about that? The full schedule looks like...

I hope Primera's BRU-flights will be more successfull than their BHX-operations. They were short-lived: one summer season only. Let's hope their 737's will be delivered in time to start with and Primera can make it through the end of the season at Brussels. Given Primera's product offer, frequencies...

TLspotting wrote: ↑17 Aug 2018, 16:20 10 flights a week vs 3...

The picture looks different when we compare seat capacity:

• airBaltic's CS300 have 145 seats * 3 = 435 seats a week (one-way)
• LOT/Nordica's CRJ900 have 88 seats * 10 = 880 seats a week (one-way)

So the 3 BT-flights account for 50% of LO's seat capacity