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OO-SFH will be repainted at the end of april.
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Well, it's going to fly painted like that: scheduled for SN201 to Dakar on Thursday

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OO-SFH streching her legs in a dry run.

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OO-SFU left Brussels, heading to Pinal Air Park in Arizona, to be scrapped.
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Update SN A330 fleet

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Hi,

Could anybody provide an update on the SN's A330 fleet after the departure of OO-SFU to the States for scrapping?
Thanks

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Belgaviation wrote: 09 Apr 2020, 10:53 Hi,

Could anybody provide an update on the SN's A330 fleet after the departure of OO-SFU to the States for scrapping?
Thanks
A332 :

# Registration Type MSN Del.-Date Age Base Livery Status Remark

1 OO-SFT A330-223 291 06.09.1999 20,6 SN parked @ BRU ex LX,WK // new prem. eco // to leave fleet 2022
2 OO-SFU A330-223 324 26.05.2000 19,9 SN part-out & scrap @ MZJ ex SN,LH,LX,VC
3 OO-SFZ A330-223 249 11.12.1998 21,3 SN parked @ BRU ex LX // new premium eco // to leave fleet 2021

A333 :

1 OO-SFB A330-342 915 01.05.2008 11,9 EW parked @ BRU ex CX // new cabin
2 OO-SFC A330-342 895 23.01.2008 12,2 SN parked @ BRU ex CX // new cabin
3 OO-SFD A330-342 959 27.10.2008 11,5 SN maintenance @ AMM ex CX // new cabin
4 OO-SFE A330-343X 1010 29.04.2009 11,0 BRU SN reserve A/C ex SQ // new cabin
5 OO-SFF A330-343X 1132 25.06.2010 9,8 SN cabin-fit @ AMM ex SQ
6 OO-SFG A330-343X 983 17.02.2009 11,1 BRU SN reserve A/C ex SQ // new cabin
7 OO-SFH A330-342 679 27.07.2005 14,7 SN parked @ BRU ex CX // new cabin // paint APR20
8 OO-SFJ A330-343X 701 04.11.2005 14,4 EW parked @ BRU ex LH // wetlease for EW
9 OO-SFK A330-343X 570 03.03.2004 16,1 EW parked @ BRU ex LH // wetlease for EW
10 OO-SFL A330-343X 579 31.03.2004 16,0 BRU EW reserve A/C ex LH // wetlease for EW
11 OO-SFP A330-343X 645 28.01.2005 15,2 BRU EW reserve A/C ex LH // wetlease for EW
12 OO-SFX A330-343X 1085 05.02.2010 10,2 SN parked @ BRU ex SQ // new premium economy

Source : https://sites.google.com/site/lhgroupfleet/brussels
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Why did SFU go first?
It was the youngest of the 3 remaining A330-200's.
But I guess it had the highest number of flight hours and cycles?

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Duke wrote: 11 Apr 2020, 10:23 Why did SFU go first?
It was the youngest of the 3 remaining A330-200's.
But I guess it had the highest number of flight hours and cycles?

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Or shortest lease period left. That would make it the cheapest to get rid off.

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TLspotting wrote: 09 Apr 2020, 12:24
Belgaviation wrote: 09 Apr 2020, 10:53 Hi,

Could anybody provide an update on the SN's A330 fleet after the departure of OO-SFU to the States for scrapping?
Thanks
A332 :

# Registration Type MSN Del.-Date Age Base Livery Status Remark

1 OO-SFT A330-223 291 06.09.1999 20,6 SN parked @ BRU ex LX,WK // new prem. eco // to leave fleet 2022
2 OO-SFU A330-223 324 26.05.2000 19,9 SN part-out & scrap @ MZJ ex SN,LH,LX,VC
3 OO-SFZ A330-223 249 11.12.1998 21,3 SN parked @ BRU ex LX // new premium eco // to leave fleet 2021

A333 :

1 OO-SFB A330-342 915 01.05.2008 11,9 EW parked @ BRU ex CX // new cabin
2 OO-SFC A330-342 895 23.01.2008 12,2 SN parked @ BRU ex CX // new cabin
3 OO-SFD A330-342 959 27.10.2008 11,5 SN maintenance @ AMM ex CX // new cabin
4 OO-SFE A330-343X 1010 29.04.2009 11,0 BRU SN reserve A/C ex SQ // new cabin
5 OO-SFF A330-343X 1132 25.06.2010 9,8 SN cabin-fit @ AMM ex SQ
6 OO-SFG A330-343X 983 17.02.2009 11,1 BRU SN reserve A/C ex SQ // new cabin
7 OO-SFH A330-342 679 27.07.2005 14,7 SN parked @ BRU ex CX // new cabin // paint APR20
8 OO-SFJ A330-343X 701 04.11.2005 14,4 EW parked @ BRU ex LH // wetlease for EW
9 OO-SFK A330-343X 570 03.03.2004 16,1 EW parked @ BRU ex LH // wetlease for EW
10 OO-SFL A330-343X 579 31.03.2004 16,0 BRU EW reserve A/C ex LH // wetlease for EW
11 OO-SFP A330-343X 645 28.01.2005 15,2 BRU EW reserve A/C ex LH // wetlease for EW
12 OO-SFX A330-343X 1085 05.02.2010 10,2 SN parked @ BRU ex SQ // new premium economy

Source : https://sites.google.com/site/lhgroupfleet/brussels
Thank you very much for this very appreciated detailed overview.

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Regarding the medium haul fleet, I wonder how SN will proceed : will they put on hold the A320s over the A319s?

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brusselsairlinesfan wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 21:10 Regarding the medium haul fleet, I wonder how SN will proceed : will they put on hold the A320s over the A319s?
Difficult question as it is too early to guess how traffic will resume when the corona crisis will be over. But I guess it will be more or less like at the beginning of SN Brussels Airlines (or rater DAT) after the bankruptcy of Sabena. The airline started with only small Avro RJ85 and RJ100 aircraft. As traffic grew, they added 3 A319s, and then more of the same, and only much later the A320s. One can imagine a similar scenario at the end of the crisis.
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Hi,

Then ... cheap leased fast filling aircraft...

But now.. no more 'small' aircraft, no cheap leases...
All cheap? small leases were send away..

So level field is quite different after the crisis...
Not a big issue of economy resumes quickly..
Guess a big chunk of A320 must leave asap...

But if economy won't return quickly.. :/
Travel bans extended until july/August... Spain closed for months... ??
Luckily oil is cheap enough to heal quicker...


No such thing of a big return to normal I guess.. :/

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sn26567 wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 22:01
brusselsairlinesfan wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 21:10 Regarding the medium haul fleet, I wonder how SN will proceed : will they put on hold the A320s over the A319s?
Difficult question as it is too early to guess how traffic will resume when the corona crisis will be over. But I guess it will be more or less like at the beginning of SN Brussels Airlines (or rater DAT) after the bankruptcy of Sabena. The airline started with only small Avro RJ85 and RJ100 aircraft. As traffic grew, they added 3 A319s, and then more of the same, and only much later the A320s. One can imagine a similar scenario at the end of the crisis.
In that way, do you mean that brussels airlines could retain all of their 319s and axe mostly their 320s ?

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brusselsairlinesfan wrote: 13 Apr 2020, 02:59
sn26567 wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 22:01
brusselsairlinesfan wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 21:10 Regarding the medium haul fleet, I wonder how SN will proceed : will they put on hold the A320s over the A319s?
Difficult question as it is too early to guess how traffic will resume when the corona crisis will be over. But I guess it will be more or less like at the beginning of SN Brussels Airlines (or rater DAT) after the bankruptcy of Sabena. The airline started with only small Avro RJ85 and RJ100 aircraft. As traffic grew, they added 3 A319s, and then more of the same, and only much later the A320s. One can imagine a similar scenario at the end of the crisis.
In that way, do you mean that brussels airlines could retain all of their 319s and axe mostly their 320s ?
I have the same thought. The A320 is too big. Keep only a few of them for routes like Tel Aviv.
The A319 is more then big enough as the demand in the next months, and maybe full year, will be low.

Starting smaller, smaller airplanes and grow in future

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Atlantis wrote: 13 Apr 2020, 12:43
brusselsairlinesfan wrote: 13 Apr 2020, 02:59
sn26567 wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 22:01
Difficult question as it is too early to guess how traffic will resume when the corona crisis will be over. But I guess it will be more or less like at the beginning of SN Brussels Airlines (or rater DAT) after the bankruptcy of Sabena. The airline started with only small Avro RJ85 and RJ100 aircraft. As traffic grew, they added 3 A319s, and then more of the same, and only much later the A320s. One can imagine a similar scenario at the end of the crisis.
In that way, do you mean that brussels airlines could retain all of their 319s and axe mostly their 320s ?
I have the same thought. The A320 is too big. Keep only a few of them for routes like Tel Aviv.
The A319 is more then big enough as the demand in the next months, and maybe full year, will be low.

Starting smaller, smaller airplanes and grow in future
I will even repeat my own words of a couple of months ago. The SN fleet is missing a small airplane for the thinner routes. OK, this will be not for soon as no money, reboot, etc.

But in a few years it would be a really good idea to have the A220-100 in the fleet. Max 100 pax. Good for thinner routes and no need to have expensive lease contracts like City jet.

Besides this, the backbone with the A319 end a few A330 for dense routes.

This to keep it in the Airbus family and lower costs.

But like I said, in a few years

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maybe Lufthansa sends in some CRJ's from Germany to help out their Belgian daughter (if they'll have too many of them)
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A321Lufthansa wrote: 03 Aug 2019, 14:39 Will OO-SFP be ex D-AIKG or AIKH? As I know, LH wanted to transfer both
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CTBke wrote: 13 Apr 2020, 15:50 maybe Lufthansa sends in some CRJ's from Germany to help out their Belgian daughter (if they'll have too many of them)
There are 7 or 8 to be sold as not in plan for the Future.

But this would increase local complexity, so better to stay with 1 family and this is the A320.

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oldblueeyes wrote: 23 Jul 2020, 08:03
CTBke wrote: 13 Apr 2020, 15:50 maybe Lufthansa sends in some CRJ's from Germany to help out their Belgian daughter (if they'll have too many of them)
There are 7 or 8 to be sold as not in plan for the Future.

But this would increase local complexity, so better to stay with 1 family and this is the A320.
It's a difficult balance: uniformity and only A320, with the risk of having underfilled planes, versus having a few CRJ's or similar and making flights easier to be profitable, but having a mixed fleet.

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True.

There is no right or wrong, but just acceptable compromises.

But let's see how things look like top-down:

The Group wants to reduce the number of aircraft by approx 100 and maintain the number of flown paxkm. It means generally upgauging. For sure this will be adjusted to post-crisis demand, but this is the trend.

Cut of the low end - the Q400 fleets are retired - Eurowings not coming back (was anyhow scheduled for end of 2021) and Austrian retiring the last turboprops end of next year. Citylines' CRJ will become the smallest size.

Simplyfing the fleets - we can see this best at Austrian - E195 and A320 on shorthaul, with the A319 being phased out. But, we speak there still about a company carrying twice as many pax as Brussels.

Internal availabilities - as the group would force in the coming years cash compression, unlikely that external aircraft will be leased, further more available fleet will be flown till the end of their meaningfull commercial lifetime. Having that said, the easiest option is to replace outgoing leasings with an appropriate mix of Lufthansa owned A319 and A320, depending on demand and network.
A E195 and A320 fleet similary to Austrian would mean a A319 fleet for Dolomiti - they were looking after this before the crisis, but not anymore the case yet. CRJ900 and Airbus might be to high from cost per seat prospective, given the LCC competition in the market and thus pressure on lower cost per seat, balancing everything more towards the A320.

Looking towwards the Lf before Corona, the 319 would have been the better choice. Maybe in the future as well, at least as transition model.

Of course the A223 might be ideal with cost per seat similar to the A320NEO and better size for the local market, but realistically there is no capital available for such an investment now.

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