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sn26567 wrote:This new livery should have been unveiled in early April, but I think that the ceremony (if any) will be postponed due to the attacks. Thus OO-SNA should still be in OSR where it is being painted.

I believe there will be a low-key ceremony for SN staff, not sure if any press will be there.

The very first post in this topic seems surprisingly accurate today...

Crosswind wrote: Is the aviation world f***ing damned to die, in Belgium?

avroflyer_1 wrote:OO-SNC is the one currently in OSR being painted in Magritte livery iso OO-SNH.

Just took off from OSR.
Flying under the cover of the night to avoid early spotters?

He's talking about capacity growth, not passenger growth

It seems that, contrary to JNL, JDL kept the Belgian flag after repaint?

N912FR (A319 msn1803, to be OO-SSL) departed Bangor today, transatlantic.
http://www.flightradar24.com/data/airpl ... r/#8b9268b

Edit: now descending to Ostrava

Nice to see one of our birds in BRU, but very strange from SN to take an A330 with PW engines, when you have an entire fleet with GE engines... Doesn't 9V-STI have RR engines ? I believe there is a mixup. 9V-STI has RR engines. In the current SN fleet, there are 3 GE's (SFM/N/O) and 5 PW's (SFV/W/Y...

Not only old(er) people, I know quite a few of young(er) people who are calling Brussels Sabena and those were (as a figure of speach) in their diapers when Sabena went bankrupt. (Probably off-topic, but anyway) not only old people. DR Congo especially. I remember being in Kinshasa, and the word in...

sn26567 wrote:Another small thing :the Air Transat looks rather like an A 310.

Looking at the wingtip (typical A330/340 wingtips) and the engines (RR), I'd say this is in fact an A330.

Nice trip report!
One small thing - the Rouge is a 767, not a 330.

Bralo20 wrote: If the engines are current and aren't in need of an overhaul then they shouldn't have much trouble of making a nice profit.

I heard that the engines are not owned by SN but leased, so they will be returned to the lessor.

As of today, SN reopens the crew base in Monrovia, so no more tech stops in DKR.
Flight SN243 BRU-FNA-ROB-BRU

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines_press_r ... -freetown/

Anyway, it looks like a couple of 330s would be welcome at SN: SFY is now stuck in IAD since more than a week and flights are being cancelled due to the lack of plane, and this during the high season! Today's SN203 is not cancelled, but replaced by SN1203 at 17:00 local. Aircraft: A340-300, i think...

I'm afraid that most of these A330 (Emirates, Skymark) don't have the right engines though... I wouldn't be suprised if they are looking at RR-powered aircraft. LH/LX A330's are all RR, so spare parts could be available more easily. Also, if they are looking at A330neo or even A350 in the distant f...

sn26567 wrote: SN205 BRU-DKR operated by HiFly A340-300 CS-TQM

Because OO-SFY is AOG in IAD, after being hit by a luggage cart.

Allow me to find it somehow "strange" that Lufthansa maintains it presence in Accra for the upcoming Winter 2015/16 season. Expect this to change ;) It seems you were right. I can't find any direct FRA-ACC flights on the LH website anymore after Oct '15. Though I find it strange that as o...

If I remember correctly, last year in May there was nearly always a 330 out for C-check.
This year this has not been the case, which I believe is one of the main reasons for the significant long haul passenger increase.

tolipanebas wrote: No that's not what I hinted at: it's a product change on long haul routes which will significantly change the way we do business there and where LH has lead the way.

Let the guessing begin!
Premium economy? (though that would require another cabin refurbishment)
Wifi?

However SN has said : "From this winter season, for the first time in its history, Brussels Airlines will offer direct flights on both the outbound and the inbound flights between Brussels and the Rwandan capital Kigali." http://press.brusselsairlines.com/brussels-airlines-reinforces-pres...

Again, for me it makes perfect sense that LH stops ACC and transfers it to SN and the other way around with NBO. Mind you, I have not seen any official confirmation that LH will drop ACC. (this question has been asked before in this topic). If I try to book a flight to ACC in November or December v...