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by PttU
22 Aug 2017, 20:50
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Swissport wildcat strike at Brussels Airport - 22/08/2017
Replies: 76
Views: 16144

Re: Swissport wildcat strike at Brussels Airport - 22/08/2017

Problem with strikes (not only this from Swissport) is they happen too often. If a union or a group of employees is unhappy, a strike has become the default action. Why not putting stickers on the bags of the passengers with the message you're wanting to spread? Or do something else, something origi...
by PttU
22 Aug 2017, 18:46
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Swissport wildcat strike at Brussels Airport - 22/08/2017
Replies: 76
Views: 16144

Re: Swissport wildcat strike at Brussels Airport - 22/08/2017

Michael O'Leary is op dit moment een flesje champagne aan het kraken! :lol: https://www.aviation24.be/ground-handling/aviapartner/ryanair-ends-swissport-contract-brussels-airport/ I did not know that Swissport still had so many customers. According to deredactie.be: Aangezien de bagageafhandelaar v...
by PttU
21 Aug 2017, 22:19
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 2017 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news
Replies: 200
Views: 63099

Re: 2017 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news

A small article about the airport in the Gazet Van Antwerpen: http://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20170821_03027 ... uvenirtjes
by PttU
11 Aug 2017, 08:13
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Brussels Airport (BRU) infrastructure: future
Replies: 1981
Views: 942584

Re: BRU infrastructure: future

This e-gate discussion started around Another 1,5hr queue at Brussels Airport this morning for passport control. The queue actually stretching to the escalators down to A gates. People missing flights left, right and center. Automatic gates .... closed (again) I can understand there's a shortage in ...
by PttU
09 Aug 2017, 22:35
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BRU - Long haul & intercontinental in the medium-long term
Replies: 60
Views: 24719

Re: BRU - Long haul & intercontinental in the medium-long term

And what about the new(er) A330-300's coming from SQ etc? Will they have a larger range?
by PttU
07 Aug 2017, 22:18
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BRU - Long haul & intercontinental in the medium-long term
Replies: 60
Views: 24719

Re: BRU - Long haul & intercontinental in the medium-long term

Which ones will see light (% chance?) and when, why/why not ... Missing some of the rumors or plans? Previous rumors materialized, so it seems BRU is continuously working on new routes in a systematic way with good results: second daily Emirates, Shanghai, Beijing going daily, ... Please, only indi...
by PttU
03 Aug 2017, 16:31
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 2017 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news
Replies: 200
Views: 63099

Re: 2017 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news

And does CityJet and/or TUI?
by PttU
03 Aug 2017, 12:27
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 2017 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news
Replies: 200
Views: 63099

Re: 2017 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news

Freight? Most airplanes I can see are either the JetAir or CityJet-flights, private jets or training aircraft... Which ones take freight with them? Or is the luggage of passengers counted as freight? Diamonds... Cheers, Stij I guess most Diamonds are carried along by passengers, either on regular r...
by PttU
03 Aug 2017, 07:36
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 2017 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news
Replies: 200
Views: 63099

Re: 2017 Antwerp Airport (ANR/EBAW) latest news

Freight? Most airplanes I can see are either the JetAir or CityJet-flights, private jets or training aircraft... Which ones take freight with them?
Or is the luggage of passengers counted as freight?
by PttU
24 Jul 2017, 20:22
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: VLM Airlines news 2017
Replies: 396
Views: 118936

Re: VLM Airlines news 2017

So... "fishy"? :)
by PttU
17 Jul 2017, 23:55
Forum: Plane spotting - Belgium
Topic: ANR 15/07/2017 A320
Replies: 19
Views: 5056

Re: ANR 15/07/2017 A320

Aegean also has an A319 in their fleet. Just wondering: why didn't they use the A319 in stead of the A320? For only 60 passengers the A319 is big enough, and I would guess the A319 has shorter runway requirements compared to the A320? seems SX-DGF (A319) is mostly based at Kalamata airport and flie...
by PttU
17 Jul 2017, 23:37
Forum: Plane spotting - Belgium
Topic: ANR 15/07/2017 A320
Replies: 19
Views: 5056

Re: ANR 15/07/2017 A320

Aegean also has an A319 in their fleet. Just wondering: why didn't they use the A319 in stead of the A320? For only 60 passengers the A319 is big enough, and I would guess the A319 has shorter runway requirements compared to the A320?
by PttU
28 Jun 2017, 19:49
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: TNT blocked by malware
Replies: 4
Views: 1476

Re: TNT blocked by malware

To discuss this news : https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/tnt-airways/tnt-group-affected-global-cyber-attack-parcels-planes-blocked-liege/ 100 trucks, 40 flights canceled, 100.000 packages delayed. Some comments : - it's not a cyber attack, it's simple malware (throwing 5 stones in the sky and hitt...
by PttU
27 Jun 2017, 21:57
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Strikes affecting Belgian airports in 2017
Replies: 154
Views: 45442

Re: Strikes affecting Belgian airports in 2017

De Lijn plans strikes from Friday June 30 until Monday July 3rd: http://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20170627_02944017/de-lijn-staakt-vier-niet-drie-dagen. Probably with impact on the bus lines serving BRU, ANR and OST... ... and Rock Werchter ;) Not entirely: http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/binnenland/1.30...
by PttU
27 Jun 2017, 11:36
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Strikes affecting Belgian airports in 2017
Replies: 154
Views: 45442

Re: Strikes affecting Belgian airports in 2017

De Lijn plans strikes from Friday June 30 until Monday July 3rd: http://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20170627_02944017/de-lijn-staakt-vier-niet-drie-dagen. Probably with impact on the bus lines serving BRU, ANR and OST... (Or is this something not supposed to be posted here as it doesn't impact the airports th...
by PttU
25 Jun 2017, 12:08
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: PowdAir, a new Sion-based airline with flights to a.o. Antwerp
Replies: 102
Views: 29745

Re: PowdAir, a new Sion-based airline with flights to a.o. Antwerp

Very long interview with Marcel Buelens in today's Gazet van Antwerpen: http://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20170623_02938767/grote-ambities-voor-luchthaven-deurne-mijn-doel-20pct-groei-tegen-2020 Tui stelt zijn winterprogramma voor Deurne nog samen, en de maatschappij PowdAir vliegt vanaf december vanuit Deu...
by PttU
22 Jun 2017, 22:50
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: 2017 Paris Air Show news #pas17
Replies: 13
Views: 3679

Re: 2017 Paris Air Show news #pas17

sn26567 wrote: 22 Jun 2017, 22:38
By aircraft type:
Boeing 737 Max: 707
Airbus A320neo family: 272
Bombardier Q400: 64
Boeing 787: 50
Embraer E-Jet E2: 40
Airbus A320 family: 39
What about Sukhoi?