2014 Liège Airport (LGG/EBLG) latest news

[Passenger]

Liege Airport wants to collaborate with Maastricht Aachen Airport

Liege Airport intends to cooperate intensively with Maastricht Aachen Airport. That's what the Belgians said to the Dutch province of Limburg.

For the passenger and business aircraft markets, Liege wants include joint marketing and common schedules. Liege also wants cooperation in the field of aircraft maintenance.

In the cargo market, LGG believes to work more efficiently than MAA, for example because it may be operated at Liege also at night. The Belgians would be happy to see the cargo of MAA coming to Liege.

The Maastricht Aachen Airport has been working for years with difficulty, and will soon be taken over by the Province. Until that acquisition is official on July 1, deputy Twan Beurskens does not want yet anticipate a possible collaboration. According to him, the province had exploratory talks with several airports to discuss the possibilities of a takeover. He does say that precisely the cargo business will determine the future of Maastricht.

From Luchtvaartnieuws.nl:

The provincial authorities ("Provinciale Staten van Limburg") have voted in favour of a rescue plan for Maastricht Aachen Airport. The province of Limburg takes over the airport from current owner Omniport/Vermeer, for one symbolic Euro. The province gives itself two years to find a new operator to run the airport. During the next ten years, the province will invest a further 45 mio Euro for security and fire brigade. Another 15 mio Euro is set aside for a possible joint venture with the new operator. Another 16 mio Euro is expected from the federal government (10m) and the regional cities (6m). The airfield will be divided into an airport part and a business company (property development). The province plans to sell 180 hectare of this development.

Luchtvaartnieuws.nl continues: "Within two years, the province expects to know if MAA is suitable for passenger flights. If not, MAA will remain a cargo airport".

Source:
http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nl-NL/Ar ... ht_Airport

edited -> quote adjusted

[tangolima]

Hello

Qatar Airways Cargo will start ATL - LGG on 02JUN14

Greetings,

[Desert Rat]

Atlanta?

[BRU]

Yes, Atlanta. In cooperation with TNT. Seems they will operate the Sunday flight. Also the flight LUX - MEX Qatar will start in a few weeks will return to LGG due to curfew at LUX.

[tangolima]

Atlanta?

Hello

Complete route will be ATL-LGG-DOH

Greetings,

[pigthebest]

Atlanta?

Hello

Complete route will be ATL-LGG-DOH

Greetings,

Correction: DOH - LUX - MEX - ATL - LGG - DOH

[liege-bierset]

Also as from 16/06/14 :
QR8160 IAH-LGG-DOH (day 1) with B77F
(Source: Qatar Cargo schedule)

[Passenger]

http://www.lameuse.be/1-201/article/201 ... tribunal-c

The public prosecutor wants a court case for corruption against José Happart (president LGG 2004-2009) and Luc Partoune (actual CEO LGG).

[Acid-drop]

http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/ ... ub-to-lige
Astral Aviation (8V, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) will switch its European hub from Ostend to Liège at the end of this month. CargoFacts reports the African freight specialist will also add a second B747-400(F) to its longhaul fleet in September. At present, Astral wet-leases a B747-400(F) from Atlas Air (5Y, New York JFK) in cooperation with ANA Aviation.

They just follow ANA I guess.

[pigthebest]

http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/ ... ub-to-lige
Astral Aviation (8V, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) will switch its European hub from Ostend to Liège at the end of this month. CargoFacts reports the African freight specialist will also add a second B747-400(F) to its longhaul fleet in September. At present, Astral wet-leases a B747-400(F) from Atlas Air (5Y, New York JFK) in cooperation with ANA Aviation.

They just follow ANA I guess.

Yes, but the most important information to remember is the second 747-400 from September...
Someone know if it's with Atlas, CAL, TNT or an other airlines???

[liege-bierset]

http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/ ... ub-to-lige
Astral Aviation (8V, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) will switch its European hub from Ostend to Liège at the end of this month. CargoFacts reports the African freight specialist will also add a second B747-400(F) to its longhaul fleet in September. At present, Astral wet-leases a B747-400(F) from Atlas Air (5Y, New York JFK) in cooperation with ANA Aviation.

They just follow ANA I guess.

Yes, but the most important information to remember is the second 747-400 from September...
Someone know if it's with Atlas, CAL, TNT or an other airlines???

Maybe nothing to do with previous post, but CAL should introduce B747-400Fs. One in August and an other in Oct.

[Acid-drop]

http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/ ... ub-to-lige
Astral Aviation (8V, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) will switch its European hub from Ostend to Liège at the end of this month. CargoFacts reports the African freight specialist will also add a second B747-400(F) to its longhaul fleet in September. At present, Astral wet-leases a B747-400(F) from Atlas Air (5Y, New York JFK) in cooperation with ANA Aviation.

They just follow ANA I guess.

Yes, but the most important information to remember is the second 747-400 from September...
Someone know if it's with Atlas, CAL, TNT or an other airlines???

Most likely Atlas no ?
Since they share it with ANA

[tangolima]

Hello

July Schedule of QRcargo 01JUL14-31JUL14

LGG OSL DOH 8439 33X day 1 STD 08:30
LGG DOH 8160 77X day 2 STD 1:20
LGG OSL DOH 8483 33X day 2 STD 08:45
LGG OSL DOH 8434 33X day 4 STD 09:55
LGG DOH 8136 77X day 4 STD 23:35
LGG OSL DOH 8462 33X day 6 STD 04:40
MEX IAH LGG 8159 77X day 1 STA 23:20
NBO LGG 8482 33X day 1 STA 07:10+1
EBB LGG 8433 33X day 4 STA 08:25
MEX ATL LGG 8135 77X day 4 STA 21:35
NBO LGG 8461 33X day 5 STA 03:10+1
EBB LGG 8439 33X day 7 STA 06:50 +1

All times local
+1 means next day (so for example the last one EBB-LGG, arrival will be on day 1)

Greetings,

[liege-bierset]

Israel's CAL to acquire two B747-400(F)s
CAL Cargo Air Lines (5C, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) has announced plans to dry lease a B747-400(F) in addition to acquiring a B747-400(ERF) as part of its fleet renewal plans. The Israeli freight operator expects the B747-400(F) to enter service in September with the second aircraft due in November.

Founded in 1976, the El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) subsidiary currently owns and operates two B747-200(F)s on flights to Liège and New York JFK.
(Source: CH-Aviation)

For memo, C.A.L. where the first air cargo company to have a base in LGG. More than 30 y. ago.

[Desert Rat]

There will be 4 Thai Cargo charter flight to Liege next month...origin is Hong Kong

Spotters be ready...

[sn26567]

World-class show jumping horses aboard a special chartered Qatar Airways Cargo flight from Canada to Belgium.

[sn26567]

World-class show jumping horses aboard a special chartered Qatar Airways Cargo flight from Canada to Belgium.

DB Schenker, along with Overseas Horse Services (OHS), Liege Airport and Qatar Airways Cargo, has transported 53 showjumping horses from Calgary in Canada to Liege Airport in Belgium for the upcoming World Equestrian Games in France.

The horses were provided first class service on board a non-stop Boeing 777F flight. They will take part in the games scheduled for 23 August to 7 September 2014 in Normandy.

In addition to horses, the aircraft also transported eleven tons of equipment, nine animal care staff and three dogs.

The horses were loaded in 22 double stables and three triple stables, whereas the equipment was placed on ten lower deck pallets.

[Desert Rat]

Does anyone know if AviaCare is still providing Maintenance part 145 support on the tarmac in LGG?

[LiPèkèt]

Yes they do

[Desert Rat]

Ok Thanks, do you have an idea on how many people are working for them and what kind of Aircraft they handle?
Do they have a lot of contacts in LGG?