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The Aviation Herald has an update: http://avherald.com/h?article=454af355/0000&opt=0 I can't really make out what the update is about? That initial report on AvHerald.com about those fuel emergencies has been created on 22nd August 2012. There have been a few updates since then. And today, Simo...

The Aviation Herald has an update:

http://avherald.com/h?article=454af355/0000&opt=0

Seems there is a wildcat strike at Brussels Airport by the luggage handling of Swissport.

(source HLN.be)

The BMI ERJ-135 was at Antwerp today, for a press presentation about this new route. Report from ATV Antwerp TV (2 minutes, in Dutch, with at the end a short interview in English): http://www.atv.be/item/minder-passagiers-voor-luchthaven-van-deurne (the topic starts with "less passengers for An...

Press release 17th September 2012:

http://www.fastjet.com/financial-news/242-tanzania

Report from local television news TV Limburg: http://www.tvl.be/nl/2012-09-16/sanicole-airshow-in-hechtel-eksel/ Report from Flemish commercial tv VTM (probably restricted to the northern part of Belgium): http://nieuws.vtm.be/binnenland/201209167873-straaljager-van-stuntteam-neergestort The leader ...

KLM Flight Academy has confirmed they have three fatalities. KLM says that the FAA confirmed that the aircraft crashed against a rock. "PHOENIX - Het verongelukte lesvliegtuig van de KLM Flight Academy met aan boord twee Nederlanders en een Amerikaan, is tegen een rots gevlogen. Dat heeft de Fe...

The local newspaper "Het Belang van Limburg" is confirming that both crew are OK:

http://www.hbvl.be/limburg/lommel/vlieg ... icole.aspx

The photo's from Belga Press Agency, as published by Knack:

http://www.knack.be/beeldreportages/in- ... 192943.htm

airazurxtror wrote:High price of fuel and economic crisis hit all carriers - some of them make a profit, though.

If your favourite airline would not get all those unfair subsidies from local and regional governments, they would also be loss making.

from Lufthansa's "travel information" page: "...The nationwide cabin crew strike called by the Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) on Friday, 7 September 2012, has been ended. Lufthansa and UFO signed a preliminary agreement over mediation. Starting on Saturday, 8 Septemb...

And here is a photo from the welcome by the fire brigade (photo Het Laatste Nieuws - Belga): http://static0.hln.be/static/photo/2012/4/13/4/20120910091850/media_xll_5145964.jpg source : http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1901/reisnieuws/article/detail/1498292/2012/09/10/Dreamliner-geland-op-Brussels-Airport.d...

The landing at 08h37 was reported live on Radio 1 - VRT, Flemish radio - who joined the spotters in Steenokkerzeel.

("live" : OK, with just 15 minutes delay...)

cathay belgium wrote:
hope they get them in the air back soon!

Seems they indeed have : arrival time is now set for 11h33.

arrival 9W226 from Chennai : ETA 07h50 - delayed till 18h41

arrival JAF686 from Pkuket/Bangkok : ETA 19h35 - delayed 12h25

JAF676 Phuket-Bangkok-Brussels :

arrival Sunday 19u35 delayed till Monday 12h25

http://www.brusselsairport.be/nl/passngr/flinfo/arrivs/

It's a long time since EasyJet was a true LCC, but it's now becoming a true traditional carrier... all meals and drinks: additional. preseating : additional £3. front row or exit seat : additional £12. first few rows : additional £8. This is exactly the opposite a "true traditional carrier&quo...

US750 from Philadelphia (Boeing 762 N245AY) was diverted to Boston and arrived in BRU with a delay of 8h 40min. From "The Aviation Herald": Incident: US Airways B762 near Boston on Aug 11th 2012, smoke in cockpit A US Airways Boeing 767-200, registration N245AY performing flight US-750 fr...

Sorry to spoil the party of the FR-bashers. Read what happened to AF, BA and AA... http://avherald.com/h?article=4555e531&opt=256 Seems you've missed the most relevant quote from that report: " ...It is currently not known what amounts of fuel were remaining after landing of these three fu...