Brucargo 2016: cargo routes, news

[Atlantis]

Qatar Airways is going to add an A330F and a B748F to it's cargo fleet. They will also be used for more cargo flights to Brussels.


http://www.aircargonews.net/news/airlin ... hters.html

[Acid-drop]

I wonder if your source may be wrong.
Other sources are mentioning a 744F
http://aircargoworld.com/qatar-adds-mai ... 330f-747f/

and a Mycargo 744 flying for Qatar has been seen in LGG yesterday
BRU will most likely get more A330 traffic

[KriVa]

It will indeed be a 747-400F. Multiple sources have mentioned a press release by Qatar, stating that the aircraft will be equipped with Rolls Royce engines, an engine option not applicable for the B747-8f.

[brieky]

TC-MCL also present today @LGG + also 332F from Qatar

[Established02]

Quid Kelowna Flightcraft?

They haven't been operating to BRU for 2 months now.

Flightradar24 no longer has a log for C-GKFD and C-GKFT.

[MD-11forever]

I might be wrong, but I think I saw a DC-10 taking off on the 6th of February when I was on the parking of the Heizel during the afternoon.

[Bralo20]

Quid Kelowna Flightcraft?

They haven't been operating to BRU for 2 months now.

Flightradar24 no longer has a log for C-GKFD and C-GKFT.

KF is still operating but not in BRU anymore at this point. Their flights to BRU were charters and not scheduled flights.

[Passenger]

Serious work accident at Brucargo - one truck driver injured. The fire brigade had to work 1,5 hours to get him out of his cabin. Apparently no life treathening injuries.


photo Het Laatste Nieuws - HLN.be


photo Het Laatste Nieuws - HLN.be


photo Timo Collier - Twitter

Source - more info:

Fire Brigade:
https://twitter.com/BrandweerZvbw/

HLN.be:
http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/957/Binnenland ... neld.dhtml

[Passenger]

Brussels Airport had the largest horse transport on a single flight in Europe today (16/03/2016).

"...This morning, 86 horses left for the Middle East from Brussels Airport. This is the largest export of horses in one aircraft for many years. Thanks to the expertise of Intradco Global, and the creation of appropriate infrastructure at Brussels Airport for this exceptional transport, the horses were relaxed when the flight took off. The mixture of Warmbloods and Arabian horses are travelling in one of the largest cargo aircraft in operation today, a Boeing 747-400F..."

http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/mediaroom/news/69657/

[Established02]

"This morning, 86 horses left for the Middle East from Brussels Airport."

While including several other details, the author of this article consciously decides to not mention the name of the airline involved nor the exact destination in "the Middle East".

[Established02]

IKA

[Acid-drop]

While including several other details, the author of this article consciously decides to not mention the name of the airline involved nor the exact destination in "the Middle East

Yes it is very weird indeed...
Horses flights are common elsewhere, and they don't feel the need to hide the details
http://www.stattimes.com/index.php/qata ... e-to-doha/

[Passenger]

"This morning, 86 horses left for the Middle East from Brussels Airport."

While including several other details, the author of this article consciously decides to not mention the name of the airline involved nor the exact destination in "the Middle East".

Indeed. And it was a very good idea. It was a press release from Brussels Airport, not from the airline or the handling agent. Brussels Airport has many cargo airlines as client, so it's a good idea not to favouritise one aircraft through a press release by mentionning them (specially when they're not a regular BRU client).

Yes it is very weird indeed...
Horses flights are common elsewhere, and they don't feel the need to hide the details
http://www.stattimes.com/index.php/qata ... e-to-doha/

May I honnestly suggest that you read the press release from Brussels Airport? It's the largiest horse transport in one single aircraft (outgoing from the EU, that is). The transport you mentionned in the above article, about your favourite airport, are 118 horses in 3 flights.

[Acid-drop]

Sorry but for me the airlines, the type of A/C and the destination are the interesting bit.
The fast that it took 7h to pack 86 horses in a plane that usually carry a lot less for a reason isn't my focus.
of course they could be butchery horse and not expensive race horse flying first class, the story doesn't say either.

[Established02]

it's a good idea not to favouritise one aircraft through a press release by mentionning them

Passenger, no offense intended, but to me this sounds like some silly kindergarten policy.

You mean SQ, OZ, SV, QR, EK, ET or DHL might get jealous if BRU gives some media attention to another carrier?

In other press releases BRU always tends to identify the carrier involved.

(specially when they're not a regular BRU client).

If the airline involved is not Air Cargo Global (a regular BRU client) to Tehran, then probably it was Air Atlas (with 748) to Baku.

[Passenger]

The main purpose of that press release was that Brussels Airport would be presented as the record holder, and not an airline. By not mentionning the name of the airline, Brussels Airport managed to do so. The second aim was that Brussels Airport would be presented as a leading European cargo airport in the cargo trade press.

Although the press release is seen here as stupid and childish and worthless and very incomplete, I'm quite sure that the Brussels Airport management is very very happy with the double result so far:

http://www.aircargoweek.com/brussels-or ... an-flight/

http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/c ... -vliegtuig

http://www.hotrecentnews.com/en/news/86 ... e-air/7469

http://equnews.com/miscellaneous/brusse ... n-history/

http://www.aerobuzz.fr/transport-aerien ... n-747-400f

http://www.lavenir.net/cnt/dmf20160317_ ... ls-airport

http://article.wn.com/view/2016/03/16/B ... e_chevaux/

[Established02]

Although the press release is seen here as stupid and childish and worthless and very incomplete

Mmmmh, Passenger, aren't you a bit overreacting now?

I'm quite sure that the Brussels Airport management is very very happy with the double result so far:

Very happy about the fact that all these news outlets have kindly "copy pasted" the BRU press release?

None of their investigating journalists were curious to also know about the airline and destination involved?

The main purpose of that press release was that Brussels Airport would be presented as the record holder, and not an airline.

It may be BRU's intention to profile itself as the record holder, but of course the record came as a result of the successful cooperation between BRU + Swissport + Intradco Global + ... an airline that is not identified or that does not want to be identified.

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Each of the mentioned news outlets have apparently been looking for a suitable illustration to their article.
I see pictures of:
- EK B77F
- LH 77F + horse
- UPS 744
- Wild(?) horses in a field

BRU did seem to have released this picture. Not sure if it has been taken at this particular occasion though. You can recognise Brucargo building 706 on the left, but otherwise this picture could have been taken anywhere. This picture does not seem to promote BRU.

[Acid-drop]

<humour mode>
Do they mean :

A horse :


or a horse :


Or 86 well hidden horses ?

[Established02]

<humour mode>
Do they mean :

... or future horses?

[Passenger]

Euh, do I smell some jealousy here because it was Brussels Airport that realized this, and not Liège?



Photo: Tom D’Haenens - Brussels Airport Company


Photo: Tom D’Haenens - Brussels Airport Company


Photo: Tom D’Haenens - Brussels Airport Company


Photo: Tom D’Haenens - Brussels Airport Company


Photo: Tom D’Haenens - Brussels Airport Company

As posted in yet another news article about this superb organization:
http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/bldde_02188012