Bravo Airlines to brussels?

Post by **Kapitein** » 14 Feb 2006, 19:26

vliegtuigfreak wrote:
website-info wrote:HWA are on the market for another L1011 instead of a B767 (apparently there are not many Boeings around at the prices they wanna pay !) Delivery of the L1011 should be in 3-4 weeks
I think i found the possible L1011 for HWA in Victorville.
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1002496/L/
This one is ready to escape the desert!

Greetingzz
Sonny

They where searching in Jordan some time ago not in the US. But maybe they changed there minds again.

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 07 Mar 2006, 18:58

The B767-200 (ec-joz) made his first flight from Spain to Kinshasa.

Next on their list are Brussels, Paris and London. No news about the first date when they are entering those cities.

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 07 Mar 2006, 20:11

I received more info. The first commercial flights are beginning at the 1st of April.

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 11 Mar 2006, 20:30

It's now official: Bravo Airlines starts commercial flights from Madrid, Paris and Brussels to Kinshasa on 1 May.

At this moment they have one B767-200. With this airplane they have done their first VIP flight to the airport of Kinshasa. After that they have a flight to Dakar and some technical flights.

In a short period a B757 will add the fleet, normally before 1 May.

For European routes they will use the B757 and B767. For the domestic routes in Africa they are going to use a DC9.

Their forecast: first flights to Europe before starting service to the Carabien.

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 11 Mar 2006, 20:37

Will they come with the B757 or B767 to Brussels ? I suppose 767 !

Chris

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 11 Mar 2006, 22:18

Normally B767, but don't shoot me if it isn't.

DannyVDB · Post by **DannyVDB** » 12 Mar 2006, 13:29

Hi,

Anything known about their schedule?

I saw on BIACs website that ALX will have second flight on Thursday during the holiday period (June-September). So Kinshasa will be linked by three airlines, or is this wrong?

Danny

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 12 Mar 2006, 13:34

At this moment nothing known about a schedule, it will be released in a couple of weeks.

Kinshasa will be served indeed by three carriers: SNBA, ALX and Bravo Airlines

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 19 Mar 2006, 16:03

Iberia is in talk with Bravo Airlines for the flights from Madrid to Africa.

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 21 Apr 2006, 21:24

The first airplane, B767-200 (EC-JOZ) of Bravo Airlines is repainted in new fresh colors at Maastricht.

Also the name is changed in Bravo Air Congo.

At this moment no flight schedule is known. The first flight ex-Bru to Kinshasa is planned on 1 May.

Dreamflight · Post by **Dreamflight** » 21 Apr 2006, 21:32

This afternoon I had a chat with a crew-member from Bravo Air during roll out of EC-JOZ in his new livery. Operations for this airliner will start up in june with this aircraft.
Brussels here we come

Grtz,

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 21 Apr 2006, 21:49

Thanks Dreamflight for the up date. That's explain maybe why we didn't see the flight schedules at this moment.

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 22 Apr 2006, 21:20

Finally the confirmation:

Bravo Air Congo will start operations on 8 june 2006.

This airline will fly three times a week to Brussels with the B 767-200 and this on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. There is no intention to fly via MAD because the flight time is the real flight time between Kinshasa and Brussels.

Bravo Air Congo will fly from Kinshasa and Brazaville to Brussels.

Timetable:

Kinshasa - Brussels

FF 1142 22.30h - 07.30h (This flight starts at Brazaville via Kinshasa)
FF 1272 22.30h - 07.30h (This flight starts at Brazaville via Kinshasa)
FF 1412 22.30h - 09.10h

Brussels - Kinshasa:

FF 1411 12.30 - 20.25
FF 1151 23.15 - 06.15 (This flight is going further to Brazaville)
FF 1121 23.15 - 06.15 (This flight is going further to Brazaville)

There are three flights a week from Bru and CDG. There is only one flight from MAD.

Again good news for BRU

mstaviation · Post by **mstaviation** » 23 Apr 2006, 08:17

They recived new colors + titels on the 767 , and the pilots confirmed they will start at Brussels
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1034570/M/

ehamspotter · Post by **ehamspotter** » 23 Apr 2006, 13:38

Hello;

:jump: I can't wait to spot EC-JOZ-ke!!! :jump:

But why can't he arrive a bit later???

rgds:Jeroen

lumumba · Post by **lumumba** » 23 Apr 2006, 13:51

Hi Atlantis.
But there is one stop if you take off at 22H30 and you arrive at7H30 it's 9 Hours.
The flight to Kin is 7H30.Also it's impossible to fly 3 times to BRU and CDG.
If you look at the timetable they arrive in the morning and go back in the late evening it's not possible with one plane.
Regards
Patrice

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 23 Apr 2006, 15:55

Hi Patrice,

You are right, but only for the flight on Monday. The flight from Kinshasa to BRU will go via CDG. This is the only flight. The return flight, around noon, will go direct, like all other flights.

The timetable for CDG is different then BRU. It's a busy schedule with one single aircraft. But the second B767 is on it's way to add the fleet.

Regards

Established02 · Post by **Established02** » 23 Apr 2006, 19:54

FF 1142 22.30h - 07.30h (This flight starts at Brazaville via Kinshasa)

I would be curious to see the BZV-FIH-(BRU) schedule

Probably something like...
BZV-FIH 22:30-22:45
FIH-BRU 00:30-07:30

How much of a hassle is it to reach FIH from BZV on the ground?

Did any Sabena flight connect BZV with FIH or was is rather BRU-BZV-LUA or BRU-BZV-JNB?

One day I should read something to understand why there is Republic of Congo (BZV) and a Democratic republic of Congo (FIH). Can we expect something like a "Wiedervereinigung" between both Congo's?

lumumba · Post by **lumumba** » 23 Apr 2006, 20:10

HI established.
Kinshasa and Brazaville are the 2 capital that are the most near to each other.
It's lese than 1KM to go from KIN to Brazaville.
But the Congo river is there and you have no bridges but a small boat that makes the rotation between the 2 city's in 45 minutes.
And yes SABENA use to fly BRU BZV FIH even BRU kano BZV FIH with there DC 10 in the 80s.
Those flight's where VERY long.
Regards
Patrice

Robin_Bamps · Post by **Robin_Bamps** » 24 Apr 2006, 21:20

Nice to see this carrier finally confirming BRU ! Can't wait to spot them...

BTW a nice fait divers : FF was originally the IATA code of Tower Air, operating a JFK-BRU-TLV service a long time ago ! Thanks to PS for that.

Regards, Robin Bamps.