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by DannyVDB
09 Feb 2004, 20:38
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Merger Virgin Express (VEX) / SN Brussels Airlines (SNBA)
Replies: 90
Views: 18915

- planes: the lease will end within about one year. I guess that SN will look for a replacement? Why not 4 A332's? I hope this will happen but i think not. Money is the problem. But indeed this would be nice, plus an A332 can do longer ranges than the A333. Greetingzz Sonny :wink: Vliegtuigfreak, I...
by DannyVDB
09 Feb 2004, 20:34
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Merger Virgin Express (VEX) / SN Brussels Airlines (SNBA)
Replies: 90
Views: 18915

I guess both VEX and SNBA have to find an agreement quite fast : SNBA's european network doesn't look profitable to me and VEX seems to lose a lot of money in the fares battle they're having against each other. Fab99, Why does SNBA European network does not look profitable? The network as such is m...
by DannyVDB
09 Feb 2004, 08:06
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Egyptair discontinue services to 14 cities
Replies: 1
Views: 837

Egyptair discontinue services to 14 cities

Hi, I read in the newssection: EgyptAir announced Saturday it would discontinue service linking Cairo and 14 cities by the end of March, as the routes were in the red. The international destinations affected by the move are Aden, Copenhagen, Dar es-Salaam, Entebbe, Fujairah, Hamburg, Harare, Karachi...
by DannyVDB
07 Feb 2004, 15:04
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Will SNBA reduce their flights to BCN?
Replies: 30
Views: 4550

Hi,

I just think that they are reviewing use of their aircraft in function of competition, but also in view of extending elswhere. For example, SNBA will have starting the summer season 2 flights a day to Bilbao ...

Danny
by DannyVDB
26 Jan 2004, 08:57
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: Where will you fly in 2004
Replies: 166
Views: 40748

Wow 8O All those trips! I think we can expect some very nice and detailed flight-reports in the 'airline experience'-forum 8) I have to admid that I made a wonderful trip end of last year - but did not yet make a flight report :oops: BRU-NBO (SN), NBO-BJU (KQ) and back with the same operators, all ...
by DannyVDB
25 Jan 2004, 09:05
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Use of A319 of SNBA
Replies: 24
Views: 3869

I went to GVA last week with SNBA and their tuesday-morning flight at 0700 was operated by A319, although the flight was only half full :!: :!: . BTW their A319's are real beauties :jump: Sometimes flights are almost empty in one direction ... Maybe they used the A319 because the flight the other w...
by DannyVDB
24 Jan 2004, 20:25
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Sobelair deliberately bankrupt?
Replies: 7
Views: 1587

Hi,

It was not (yet) explicitely said that it was management that did so ...

Wait and see ...

Danny
by DannyVDB
24 Jan 2004, 20:13
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Use of A319 of SNBA
Replies: 24
Views: 3869

Use of A319 of SNBA

Hi all, I have a question on the use of the A319 of SNBA. It was discussed here and there in other topics, but I wandered howe the use of the A319 of SNBA will be in the coming months. There is a clear shift of the use of the 3 aircraft to medium haul destinations like Casablanca, Istanbul and Mosko...
by DannyVDB
24 Jan 2004, 20:01
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: Where will you fly in 2004
Replies: 166
Views: 40748

Where will you fly in 2004

Dear friends, I do not know if this topic was already discussed recently. I am curious where our luchtzak members will fly this year. Gives an idea whether Zaventem/SNBA/Virgin/... will be succesful or not. I had some delays for some missions for my job. So in 2004 I will catch up because work needs...
by DannyVDB
24 Jan 2004, 19:55
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: My 2003 flying statistics
Replies: 31
Views: 8061

Dear all, Just have some time now to respond to this message ... I had a total of 27 flights in 2003 According to destination: Africa: 8 Europe: 19 According to class: Economy: 15 Business: 12 According to airline (ticket): SN: 13 KL: 6 KQ: 2 LH: 1 MA: 2 TV: 2 Germania: 1 According to airline (opera...
by DannyVDB
24 Jan 2004, 19:43
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Load Factor of SNBA fligths in January ???
Replies: 9
Views: 2246

Hi all, I can confirm pressSN. I was also on a flight of SN to Rome. I was lucky to fly Business Class. When I left for Rome there were 'only' 8 people in business, but when I came back there were 17 on a total number of 30 seats (A319 flight). This means even for business seats more than 50% and th...
by DannyVDB
10 Jan 2004, 15:57
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: How many passengers for Brussels Airport in 2003 ?
Replies: 11
Views: 2689

Hehe, not a bad guess, if i may say so myself :lol: Good news for the airport, hope to see passengers rise to somewhere between 16,5 MIO and 17 MIO in 2004! And let's hope we see some more long haul flights (Asia would be nice) and cargo! So let's hope that DHL can stay! Greets, Pieter Hi Flybe, I ...
by DannyVDB
10 Jan 2004, 15:46
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: SN cancellation this morning (9/1/04)
Replies: 5
Views: 1295

Maybe there weren't enough booked on the flights to make it worthwhile operating them? That sounds like a possible move from FR but not from a serious company like SN. ciao, TriStar :) Indeed, I think they just cancelled them because they had not enough pax. Don't forget that it is January, a very ...
by DannyVDB
10 Jan 2004, 15:39
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium (FQ) and Air Luxor (LK) news
Replies: 14
Views: 2703

Re: Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium (FQ) and Air Luxor (LK) new

Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium (FQ) will be launching scheduled services ex BRU, to it's 5 most successful non-scheduled destinations :arrow: Alicante (ALC), Malaga (AGP), Palma de Mallorca (PMI), Tenerife-South (TFS) and Heraklion (HER) :D All destinations will be served non-stop & 4x weekly wit...
by DannyVDB
19 Dec 2003, 21:30
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: SN to Moscow and St Petersburg
Replies: 20
Views: 3187

sn26567 wrote: Next step: Istambul. When?
SN26567,

I saw on the website of SNBA that they are looking for a responsible guy/girl for Istanbul. So I guess it won't take a long time to decide to start services ...

Danny
by DannyVDB
25 Oct 2003, 19:19
Forum: Français - Nederlands - Deutsch
Topic: DELETED
Replies: 120
Views: 19834

HI, Nice pictures and the B777 seems very high or is this not true? I don't understand the question, can you elaborate ? 63 Dear 63, The B777 seems high above the ground. But I guess this is a wrong impression that I have from the photographs. I do not know the hight of a B777 as compared to a A330...
by DannyVDB
25 Oct 2003, 16:09
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: A380 Question
Replies: 34
Views: 5643

Many People are in the clouds about airbus the A380 in addition to the A330/340, but I can't get over the DISRESPECT airbus is showing towards its own History. First prototype ever broken-up in 1974 and the second ever A300B1 broken-up at EBBR in 2003. It is a real SHAME. Contrarily Boeing is setti...
by DannyVDB
25 Oct 2003, 15:58
Forum: Français - Nederlands - Deutsch
Topic: DELETED
Replies: 120
Views: 19834

Re: re

yes...it`s great. the MD-11 and 777 are great planes....much better then the a330-200 Hi Bartjuh, Seems you are a boeing lover ... I personally like the A330 much (but flew a lot in MD11 - B767 - B747 ... as well). What's better about it, maybe technically? Would like to fly the B777! Nice pictures...
by DannyVDB
21 Oct 2003, 20:33
Forum: Plane spotting - Rest of the world
Topic: A330 -200/-300
Replies: 138
Views: 22508

Re: normal

Hi Danny, It's normal that they do that, otherwise they will break immediatly... True to hit a plastic and non rigide rubber on a table and a rubber in wood, you'll see the difference... :wink: Regards Hi SierraFoxtrotMike, I guess it is 'normal', but I was especially surprised that they were movin...
by DannyVDB
21 Oct 2003, 20:29
Forum: Plane spotting - Rest of the world
Topic: The European Parliament flies to Strasbourg
Replies: 16
Views: 2777

Bart, Do you know if the Gatwick route is working well :?: or well enough to operate an A319 :roll: We don't have to forget that BA stopped the route because it couldn't fill its B737. Greetz Chris 8) Avro, Is it because BA could not fill its plaine, or they had low yield? SNBA is now offering the ...