Air Belgium is joining forces with CMA CGM and will be operating a fleet of former QR A330-200F's out of LGG in early March
Jump to postThe 788 is the 762 of yesteryear, it's too small to be economically viable in the long run, esp. now that there are such low CASM options available. For VA they should be able to up-gauge and if the 781 can't go the distance well that's a problem. They would be limited to the 789. The A359 and possi...
Jump to postBEY is a good addition! at just over 4000 km It will be close to 5 h in the air, guess they'll be using the Neo for this. Do they have PTV on those? It will sure be a success if well timed for connections with Latin America. Usually MEA has an edge here because they leave BEY early to meet the TATL ...
Jump to postI guess if it make sense for QF to fly it then it will make sense for BA and even VS to do the same. AF, NZ or TN could as well play this game.
Jump to postSouth African Airways is due to get 4. MSN 226 Hainan B 304z. Currently in Singapore in full SAA colours now ZS-SDC. MSN 345 Hainan B 305a. Currently in Singapore being painted in SAA colours. Will be ZS-SDD MSN 354 Air Mauritius ntu. Awaiting paint and delivery TLS. Will be ZS-SDE MSN 365 Air Maur...
Jump to postThe fact O&D from BRU is not stronger also surprises me, but this unit has been struggling for a long time. BRU is a 30 MLN pax airport where transit is not that important since the demise of Sabena almost 20 years ago. It is highly competitive with most no-frills carriers present and with heav...
Jump to postI wish UA operated more flights at the Star Alliance hub and home of SN just a bit South of AMS: BRU. Especially a US West Coast connection would be well indicated.
Jump to postRemains to be seen whether this upgrade in frequency and hardware will survive the Olympics to be held there next Summer.
Jump to posttravelhound wrote:increasing the 787-9s maximum takeoff weight by around 10% or 2.5 tones.
devron wrote:Playing with statistics..
More disgusting news from Germany... They would try to do the same to Swiss if it wasn't their best performing airline n the group year on year now... It's simple, to gain returns you must invest... Especially with these far more economical planes that are now available. Indeed. An airline must be ...
Jump to postBEY has a small number of gates and not that much parking. Actually <acronym title="Beirut - Rafic Hariri International (BEY / OLBA), Lebanon">BEY</acronym> would need a makeover. I'm wondering whether despite the open skies policy there isn't a trend to protect the national incumbent for example by...
Jump to postCan someone elaborate on how he helped EI? I don't remember him as having the best career track record in the industry.
Jump to postSurprised to read this, I was hoping they'd fly to <acronym title="Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB), Belgium">BRU</acronym>. If this comes to reality I guess that pretty much nails it for <acronym title="Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB), Be...
Jump to postSo the cockpit crews of SQ351 and AI113 might be eye witnesses of the accident?
Jump to postThis has got scenario à la Korean Air cold war shoot down written all over it. Wonder what the NATO radars will show.
RIP
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/LH422" class="quote" target="_blank">LH422</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i> It was D-ALFB: <a href="http://www.flightradar2...
Jump to postI think this is a nice development. Now if MEA did indeed purchase the CY slot, could it mean that this will be a year-round operation?
Jump to postThere's another topic about <acronym title="Cathay Pacific (China-Hong Kong)">CX</acronym> opening up <acronym title="Doha - International (DOH / OTBD), Qatar">DOH</acronym> in codeshare with <acronym title="Qatar Airways">QR</acronym>. <i><a href="/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/6003585...
Jump to postI'm afraid <acronym title="Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB), Belgium">BRU</acronym> is out of the equation because the relationship between <acronym title="OLD: Sabena (Belgium), NEW: SN Brussels Airlines (Belgium)">SN</acronym> and <acronym title="Ethiopian Airlines">E...
Jump to postI don't find it worthy of Iberia or Spain or its people.
Jump to postCan't see <acronym title="Emirates (United Arab Emirates)">EK</acronym> and <acronym title="Turkish Airlines">TK</acronym> both win in this game. Hope <acronym title="OLD: Sabena (Belgium), NEW: SN Brussels Airlines (Belgium)">SN</acronym> opens <acronym title="Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsb...
Jump to postWell, talking about their names, Etihad is really the United version in the UAE while Emirates can be assimilated to American in terms of naming. I don't think either has any kind of flag carrier status though.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/trent1000" class="quote" target="_blank">trent1000</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>What's a business woman?? Isn't that an ...
Jump to postWe also get the BBC here in Belgium, I found the show real nice and interesting. Looking forward to the next episodes!
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/adicool" class="quote" target="_blank">adicool</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i> Do <acronym title="OLD: Sabena (Belgium), N...
Jump to postSo can we expect a new route to be announced soon?
Jump to postSo will they be B777-357ER's or a new customer code? As said, LX is not SR.
Jump to postYou guys are right, <acronym title="Delta Air Lines (USA)">DL</acronym> might last, just because of their sheer size, but I still think <acronym title="OLD: Sabena (Belgium), NEW: SN Brussels Airlines (Belgium)">SN</acronym>+UA will eventually command the vast majority of the market. <acronym title=...
Jump to postI think these regional jets would definitely help increase daily service and could also be useful on routes like <acronym title="Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB), Belgium">BRU</acronym> were now they already run 4 flights a week using A320 but that apparently aren't eve...
Jump to postAs far as <acronym title="Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB), Belgium">BRU</acronym> and <acronym title="OLD: Sabena (Belgium), NEW: SN Brussels Airlines (Belgium)">SN</acronym> are concerned I don't think this will be very problematic, quite the contrary. <acronym title=...
Jump to postWell, I think there are still potential point to point routes that are not covered by today's range options, and even more that would be viable if the plane had an even better range that wouldn't need to be used i.e. be even more economical. I'm pretty sure <acronym title="Qantas (Australia)">QF</ac...
Jump to postI think building up feed is a good idea for <acronym title="Virgin Atlantic Airways (United Kingdom)">VS</acronym>. I believe they should hook up to the Skyteam European network at <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym> and provide some medium haul flights of t...
Jump to postTiens, tiens, <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> and <acronym title="OLD: Sabena (Belgium), NEW: SN Brussels Airlines (Belgium)">SN</acronym> have made it quite openly clear that they would rather use a new handler licence at the airport and take their business in their own hands, sud...
Jump to postSo that will free a daily slot for BA to start a new route, me wonders where to!
Jump to postGuess he's talking about the A380-800R which would add range to the current size on offer when the A380-900 will be offered as a higher capacity size with current performance. Not sure how soon this will be...
Jump to postWell, a typical business case that seems to work is to run it from <acronym title="London - City (LCY / EGLC), United Kingdom">LCY</acronym> to <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym> and back as a banker's bus. Kind of think of...
Jump to postI think the 77W is perfectly suited for <acronym title="OLD: Crossair (Switzerland), NEW: Swiss International Airlines (Switzerland)">LX</acronym> and a nice introduction to the wider <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> group fleet. A carrier the size of <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/raffik" class="quote" target="_blank">raffik</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>It's a shame because <acronym title="Beirut ...
Jump to postIn any case it would make better sense for ME to operate the route as the timing would be more appropriate for transatlantic connections, but there aren't that many destinations served out of <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym> that aren't out of <acronym ti...
Jump to postGladly ME still have their own program! They award more miles for a given flight than if you put it toward your AF account.
A pity they don't allow children to be members though.
That's a thin long leisure route. No way <acronym title="Macae (MEA / SBME), Brazil">MEA</acronym> will ever run that kind of business again. The market is saturated with connections via <acronym title="Istanbul - Ataturk (Yesilkoy) (IST / LTBA), Turkey">IST</acronym>, <acronym title="Abu Dhabi - (N...
Jump to postThe livery doesn't seem as detailed as on Boeing's scheme, I don't see several shades of blue, nice nonetheless.
Jump to postI flew <acronym title="CSA Czech Airlines">OK</acronym> in and out of <acronym title="Beirut - Rafic Hariri International (BEY / OLBA), Lebanon">BEY</acronym> from <acronym title="Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB), Belgium">BRU</acronym> via <acronym title="Prague - Vacl...
Jump to postI flew to <acronym title="St. Petersburg (Leningrad) - Pulkovo (LED / ULLI), Russia">LED</acronym> 2 Summers ago on Swiss. First the airport is way below standard, and there is no decent connection with the city yet. I think the metro is supposed to reach there one day and that'll be a great benefit...
Jump to postI think it will be a bit of both, I expect a follow on order in the coming years when the regional situation allows. I would see this as a defensive order, about enough to replace the existing short haul fleet, knowing that <acronym title="Macae (MEA / SBME), Brazil">MEA</acronym> may grow beyond th...
Jump to postI know of some people who flew them ALP-<acronym title="Beirut - Rafic Hariri International (BEY / OLBA), Lebanon">BEY</acronym> a couple weeks ago, ALP airport is open on and off. They are banned from landing in the EU so that has reduced their network considerably, but there are quite a lot of fli...
Jump to postSingapore Airlines has to adapt to its new environment in that the development initiative has been successful that Singapore is now a 1st World country and economy. The local market has matured and more people can fly but are more cost conscious about it, and the global market has evolved dramatical...
Jump to postFollowing this MoU last Summer: <i><a href="/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/5514926" target="_blank"><acronym title="Macae (MEA / SBME), Brazil">MEA</acronym> Signs MOU For 5 X A320NEOs & 5 X A321NEOs</a></i> <font size="1">(by <a href="/profile/<acronym title="Macae (MEA / SBME), Br...
Jump to postI think they will flying a flag on the tail à la EK, could be gorgious!
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