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- Sun Mar 27, 2022 8:34 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Satire: IL-86 to be back in the air
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6816
Re: Satire: IL-86 to be back in the air
Russian media agency Interfax originally wrote about the story, from the Russian Minister of Transport. It's still on the website of Interfax as well. One can find it funny, or a journalistic failure. But if you can't rely a minister or a press agency anymore ... https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-st...
Jump to post- Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:39 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: 3 x EK 380s at YYZ right now....
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4321
Re: 3 x EK 380s at YYZ right now....
20JUL - EK242 - engine trouble at 250 feet and return to YYZ https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/emirates-airline/airbus-a380-to-dubai-u-a-e-returns-to-toronto-canada-after-an-engine-issue/ 21JUL - EK242 - sked flight 21JUL - EK242D - rescue flight Passengers were far from happy how the airline hand...
Jump to post- Sun May 05, 2019 5:38 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated: Aeroflot 1492 SSJ100 fire at Moscow (SVO) - 40+ confirmed dead
- Replies: 836
- Views: 175096
Re: Aeroflot SSJ100 on fire at Moscow (SVO)
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/aeroflot/sukhoi-superjet-makes-emergency-landing-at-moscow-sheremetyevo-after-a-fire-on-board/ This belgium site said "Initial reports suggest that the fire originated from electrical equipment on board."? News agency TASS is reporting that the crew conf...
Jump to post- Sun Dec 23, 2018 1:27 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Gomair AN-26 crashes
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3140
Spacepope wrote:Via JACDEC: An AN-26 registration 9S-AGB has reportedly crashed outside Kinshasa (DRC), with no survivors reported.
Pictures and video from the scene: https://youtu.be/JOYC90sK2C0 Jump to post
- Fri Dec 21, 2018 11:47 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Gatwick drone closures
- Replies: 547
- Views: 79508
Re: Gatwick closed because of 2 drones
I hope I'm wrong, but I get the feeling that airport spotting may have just become more difficult as a result of this. What a nightmare for all those involved trying to travel or keep the place running. Not an easy situation to be in. Why should that be more difficult ? It's the spotters that are r...
Jump to post- Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:54 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Flight attendants have a higher rate of every cancer outcome, study says
- Replies: 70
- Views: 10765
Flight attendants have a higher rate of every cancer outcome, study says
Flight attendants have a higher rate of every cancer outcome compared to the general population, a large and comprehensive study of cabin crew members by the Harvard School of Public Health (Boston) and published in the journal Environmental Health has found. https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/art...
Jump to post- Mon May 14, 2018 8:32 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: A Sichuan Airlines’ Lhasa-bound flight from CKG made emergency landing at CTU after cockpit window broke
- Replies: 61
- Views: 12604
- Tue Jan 16, 2018 9:25 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Airline in Belgium: Air Belgium
- Replies: 178
- Views: 45952
Re: New Airline in Belgium: Air Belgium
So...apparently starting March 2018 operating HKG-CRL? http://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-belgium/l-echo-launch-operations-from-brussels-south-charleroi-airport-from-march-2018/ How things have changed since this thread started, though, with CX starting HKG-BRU also in March 2018. Personally I f...
Jump to post- Mon Jan 15, 2018 2:34 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Updated: Brussels Airlines to operate two A340 aircraft for Eurowings
- Replies: 45
- Views: 14692
Re: Brussels Airlines to operate two A340 aircraft for Eurowings
qf789 wrote:https://twitter.com/eurowings/status/952850452844089344
Nice!!
Registrations for the first 2 Brussels Airlines operated Airbus A340-313 deployed from DUS will be:
OO-SCW
OO-SCX
In line with the Sabena-based registration system in use at SN. Jump to post
- Fri Jan 12, 2018 3:10 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: BeNeLux aviation - 2018
- Replies: 171
- Views: 22326
- Tue Jan 09, 2018 3:56 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Hotlinking images allowed by EU law ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1064
Re: Hotlinking images allowed by EU law ?
https://www.charlotteslaw.nl/2014/10/embedden-mag-nu-echt/ The embedding in a website of a protected work which is publicly accessible on another website by means of a link using the framing technology … does not by itself constitute communication to the public within the meaning of [the EU Copyrigh...
Jump to post- Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:22 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: BeNeLux aviation - 2018
- Replies: 171
- Views: 22326
Re: BeNeLux aviation - 2018
sf260 wrote:2015 - 2017 growth (2 years in order to minimise the effect of the March 22 terror attacks):
BRU: +5,6%
AMS: +17,1%
(sometimes it feels so humble to be Belgian)
But at Brussels Airport there is still stretch, not the case in Amsterdam... Jump to post
- Mon Jan 08, 2018 6:09 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: BeNeLux aviation - 2018
- Replies: 171
- Views: 22326
Re: BeNeLux aviation - 2018
In the past year, Brussels Airport received 24.8 million passengers, an absolute record in the history of the airport. Last year, the records for both day and month were also shattered, both in the month of July. Cargo closes the year with 536,000 tonnes of cargo, the highest cargo volume handled by...
Jump to post- Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:51 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Hotlinking images allowed by EU law ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1064
Re: Hotlinking images allowed by EU law ?
cpd wrote:Just put in rules preventing hot-linking to your images. It's not just copyright, but it is using up your server resources.
Yes, but are you allowed to hotlink from other websites? Jump to post
- Sun Jan 07, 2018 11:19 pm
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Hotlinking images allowed by EU law ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1064
Hotlinking images allowed by EU law ?
A EU law says that embedding youtube, twitter, facebook content is allowed. So you are able to publish them on your site. The same would go for embedding an image between the known <img>-tags. The so-called hotlinking. I would be able to hotlink images from other web sites without paying a copyright...
Jump to post- Tue Jan 02, 2018 10:58 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: QR A320’s returning to BA
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2273
Re: QR A320’s returning to BA
Today the airline confirmed to have cancelled the QR leasing: British Airways says it is no longer pursuing leasing of A320s from Qatar Airways between February and April to cover late deliveries and new slots at #Gatwick. Says it is looking at a range of options.
Jump to post- Wed Dec 13, 2017 3:43 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Opening of BER airport postponed for another 2-3 years (2020/2021)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 561
Re: Opening of BER airport postponed for another 2-3 years (2020/2021)
A few weeks ago it was already announced that the airport would not open in the coming years ...
Jump to post- Wed Dec 13, 2017 3:33 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Brussels: Why such a big chaos with so little snow
- Replies: 44
- Views: 9886
Re: Brussels: Why such a big chaos with so little snow
A temperature of zero or -1C and snowfall is not that easy to deal with than a good hard frost (-25C). When it’s zero degrees, it’s moist and there will be ice.
Jump to post- Thu Nov 30, 2017 2:56 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Joon unveils 7 new routes
- Replies: 58
- Views: 16030
Re: Joon unveils 7 new routes
persiangulf93 wrote:luchtzak wrote:Millennials flying to Tehran ?
Iran has become a hotspot for backpackers and people that like to visit historical sites of ancient Persia.
So the female flight attendants are allowed to enter Iran in that outfit ? Jump to post
- Thu Nov 30, 2017 12:37 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Joon unveils 7 new routes
- Replies: 58
- Views: 16030
- Thu Nov 30, 2017 12:36 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Joon unveils 7 new routes
- Replies: 58
- Views: 16030
Re: Joon unveils 7 new routes
Joon offers free drinks, unless other LCC. So, in Y, no difference in service compared to AF?! Looking at the catering concept for economy class medium-haul (menu card, the possibility to buy on board, …) there doesn’t seem much difference from other carriers like Ryanair or easyJet (except a free ...
Jump to post- Thu Nov 30, 2017 11:59 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Joon unveils 7 new routes
- Replies: 58
- Views: 16030
- Thu Nov 30, 2017 10:54 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Joon unveils 7 new routes
- Replies: 58
- Views: 16030
Re: Joon unveils 7 new routes
About the uniforms, website Upinthesky.nl says: "The airline targets youngsters, looking at the flight attendants uniforms. It's not a traditional uniform, but they look like hipsters in coffee bar!" Do they have to work at Joon until 60 ? or is that age-restricted ;-) http://www.upinthesk...
Jump to post- Sun Oct 22, 2017 9:13 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: VIM Avia returns most 777s to lessors
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2579
Re: VIM Avia returns most 777s to lessors
Already declared bankrupt since early 2017. I will not further comment ...
Jump to post- Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:41 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: BA F/A canned over snapchat remarks about Nigerians
- Replies: 71
- Views: 12310
Re: BA F/A canned over snapchat remarks about Nigerians
I wonder what she has been smoking before her flight 
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 4:55 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Brussels Airlines to wet-lease Superjets from CityJet
- Replies: 100
- Views: 21392
Re: Brussels Airlines to wet-lease Superjets from CityJet
TWA772LR wrote:Stupid question, if SN likes how they perform, is there a chance they would buy some SSJs of their own?
Not likely as they would like to stick with 1 type of a/c thus Airbus Jump to post
- Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:58 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Man Refusing To Pay $12 For Blanket Makes Scene--Flight Diverted
- Replies: 83
- Views: 13141
Re: Man Refusing To Pay $12 For Blanket Makes Scene--Flight Diverted
The guy walked away without charge!!!
Jump to post- Fri Mar 03, 2017 10:30 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: BeNeLux aviation - 2017 (# 7)
- Replies: 154
- Views: 22725
Re: BeNeLux Aviation # 7
konkret wrote:Flights from Maribor to Xian, Chongqing and Nanchang - do they mean passenger flights or cargo?
Passenger flights ... Jump to post
- Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:21 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: BeNeLux aviation - 2017 (# 7)
- Replies: 154
- Views: 22725
Re: BeNeLux Aviation # 7
http://www.luchtzak.be/airlines/air-bel ... rbus-a340/Startup expected next June with A340: http://www.luchtzak.be/airlines/air-bel ... -belgique/
Air Belgium just released its livery: http://www.luchtzak.be/airlines/air-bel ... rbus-a340/
Startup expected next June with A340: http://www.luchtzak.be/airlines/air-bel ... -belgique/
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 2:43 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: New Members Posting For First Time
- Replies: 118
- Views: 79389
Tell the webmaster to upgrade to 3.2 where a new and secure reCAPTCHA 2.0 has been programmed: https://www.phpbb.com/about/features/#recaptcha2
Jump to post- Wed Jan 25, 2017 9:06 pm
- Forum: Travel, Polls & Preferences
- Topic: ANA Special Livery Voting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1729
Re: ANA Special Livery Voting
JA786A wrote:LGAviation wrote:I've gone with Mr Asahi's design but I feel like they are all, not in a bad but unfamiliar, sense, tailored to the Asian customer.
Same with me. Incidentally, this 772 will only fly domestic routes in Japan.
Another one that will only fly domestic ... Jump to post
- Tue Jan 17, 2017 3:22 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Rumor: Etihad, Lufthansa in talks to merge airlines: Report
- Replies: 45
- Views: 11577
- Tue Jan 10, 2017 3:06 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Baby just born on UA972 ORD-BRU
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5616
Re: Baby just born on UA972 ORD-BRU
Amazing story! Waw!
Apparently she was sent back to Belgium as immigration was afraid she would give birth on US soil ... But she denied this claims, as she has 4 more children living in Belgium.
- Fri Dec 23, 2016 12:03 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Russian police chases intoxicated driver, chase ends in (not at) Kazan Airport
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2552
Russian police chases intoxicated driver, chase ends in (not at) Kazan Airport
Fastlane at airports reinvented! Russian police was chasing this drunk driver, the chase continued inside Kazan Airport … The total damage inside the airport mounted up to 6 million rubles (94.000 €), the terminal was left in total devastation, many desks have been destroyed and water pipes damaged....
Jump to post- Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:20 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Brussels Airlines Unveils Tintin Aircraft: Rackham
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5437
Brussels Airlines Unveils Tintin Aircraft: Rackham
Today Brussels Airlines and Moulinsart unveiled something never seen before: an Airbus A320 with a livery inspired by the Belgian cartoon character Tintin. Both Belgian companies have worked several months on this unique project, based on the original drawings by the hand of Hergé. <a href="http://w...
Jump to post- Fri Dec 12, 2014 4:07 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Belgian Airspace Closed For 24 Hours From 14 Dec
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7689
Belgian Airspace Closed For 24 Hours From 14 Dec
Belgian airspace will be closed as union group <acronym title="Arcata / Eureka - Arcata (ACV / KACV), USA - California">ACV</acronym>/CSC Transcom and thus air traffic controllers at Belgocontrol just announced a 24-hour strike from 14 December 22:00 onwards. <a href="http://www.luchtzak.be/airports...
Jump to post- Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:50 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: BA A320 Emergency Landing At BRU / Smoke In Cargo
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7494
BA A320 Emergency Landing At BRU / Smoke In Cargo
This evening around 19.15 a British Airways Airbus A320 registered G-BUSF flying from London Heathrow to Frankfurt had to make an emergency landing at Brussels Airport. Inflight the pilots where warned by the cargo hold smoke detector and decided to make an emergency landing at Brussels. Passengers ...
Jump to post- Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:14 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Exlusive Pictures Of Emirates' A380 Escort By PDF
- Replies: 31
- Views: 27375
Exlusive Pictures Of Emirates' A380 Escort By PDF
He is Belgian ánd he is leading the Emirates-Airbus A380 integration program: captain Patrick De Roeck was the very first commercial pilot to fly the Airbus A380 for Emirates Airlines on the Dubai Air Show, escorted by the 'Patrouille De France'. Have a look at the images here: <a href="http://www.l...
Jump to post- Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:37 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Google Flight Search
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2213
RE: Google Flight Search
Well, it doesn't work for all airports. Brussels - Madrid is a no-go:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&q=bru+mad&btnG=Search
- Sat Sep 24, 2005 1:21 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: SN Brussels Airlines Rebranded?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 6984
RE: SN Brussels Airlines Rebranded?
For those who are interested, pictures of the Astérix and Obélix planes are available here: http://www.luchtzak.be/postp113599.html#113599
Jump to post- Sun Feb 27, 2005 2:44 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AI's Second 777 Is Here [Pics]
- Replies: 161
- Views: 19902
AI's Second 777 Is Here [Pics]
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Jump to post- Sun Feb 27, 2005 12:17 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: AI's Second 777 Is Here [Pics]
- Replies: 161
- Views: 19902
AI's Second 777 Is Here [Pics]
Please note that we at <a href="http://www.luchtzak.be" target=_blank>http://www.luchtzak.be</a> don't support people copy/paste entire copyright-protected articles. It's mentioned in about every forum to not do so ( <a href="http://www.luchtzak.be/postp65303.html#65303" target=_blank>http://www.luc...
Jump to post- Wed Feb 23, 2005 12:35 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Your Opinion Please, Hole In Tail Biman Bangladesh
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3983
Your Opinion Please, Hole In Tail Biman Bangladesh
Hi all, need your opinion, on the following picture, you can see a hole in the tail of a Biman Bangladesh DC10. The flight BG011 from <acronym title="Brussels - National (Zaventem) / Melsbroek (BRU / EBBR / EBMB), Belgium">BRU</acronym> to <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Id...
Jump to post- Sun Feb 13, 2005 2:45 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Kai Tak Videos
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3084
- Sat Feb 05, 2005 10:18 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Stealing Fuel From A Parked Airliner. Wow!
- Replies: 41
- Views: 11352
RE: Stealing Fuel From A Parked Airliner. Wow!
More information on the fuel-steal can be found here: http://www.luchtzak.be/postp58845.html#58845 + pictures 
- Mon Jan 31, 2005 6:37 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: BAE 146 APU
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3050
RE: BAE 146 APU
Mel,
it's not the APU-door, it's the airbrake that pilots are using to slow down during descent or on final approach.
- Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:55 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: SN Brussels Airlines New 'best Buy'-fares
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3978
SN Brussels Airlines New 'best Buy'-fares
SN Brussels Airlines will -as from tomorrow- reduce fares to 25 European destinations. The fare of the 'best buy'-tickets will be approximately 40% lower than before. Where a flight from Brussels to Bilbao costed 130€, the fare is now 89€ all-in. Same for Lyon: 144€ now 69€ all-in, Berlin Tempelhof,...
Jump to post- Thu Jan 06, 2005 9:17 am
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Emirates Airlines' First Class First By Forbes
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4426
Emirates Airlines' First Class First By Forbes
Emirates has closed 2004 with a premium accolade. The global business information website Forbes.com has just selected Emirates as offering the "Best First Class 2004" from among 10 top contenders. Recently the airline had been selected by the leading travel publication Globe Traveler, US for provid...
Jump to post- Wed Nov 24, 2004 6:13 pm
- Forum: Civil Aviation
- Topic: Hewa Bora Airways "borrowing" Fuel-procedure
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3113
RE: Hewa Bora Airways "borrowing" Fuel-procedure
Below is a full explanation of the incident:
Hewa Bora Fuel Incident
- Sun Nov 21, 2004 4:50 am
- Forum: Non-Aviation
- Topic: Bring Luchtzak To Valencia
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1722