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I've read the strike will cut the (fragile!) profits in half... Well done pilots and all parties involved, well done! Ah, always amazing how people swallow this managerial propaganda whilst the same managers are laughing their way to the bank to collect big bonuses! A 10% pay rise for every SN empl...

Atlantis wrote: ↑21 Mar 2024, 14:21 Don't forget Jet Airways who had 4 daily flights from India to BRU and onward to the US and Canada

BRU was a crossover point and fueling stop, not really point to point flights.

lumumba wrote: ↑19 Mar 2024, 17:03 There is a flight of Brussels Airlines arriving tonight with an A320 NEO is this a test flight?

No, why do you think so?
SBC is operating Bamako with a fueling stop in Las Palmas.

theeuropean wrote: ↑16 Mar 2024, 15:14 Maybe I am reading way too much into it but I’m wondering if the new lufthansa cargo is a sign for things to come - apart from the press release itself about the growing partnership between LH, UA and SN

I wouldn’t call two flights a week a “sign”.

You mean like one of the most competition distorting situations in all of European airline industry (Ryanair’s position in CRL), right. The only reason it still exists as if CRL is a small 2mio pax regional airport today is because of Belgium’s unique political set-up. Yes from a competitive point ...

oldblueeyes wrote: ↑01 Mar 2024, 17:55 If a company can fly destination A and earn 5 EUR why should it fly destination B and earn only 4?

Business decision are not emotional.

Correct! So may I suggest you stop bashing Ryanair for making money by flying from nowhere to nowhere?

Summer 24 vs. 23 +5 A320neo -2 A320 -2 A319 -2 CRJ (Cityjet wetlease) There is no extra capacity on short haul this summer. The industry measures capacity in ASK (available seat kilometer). 5 A320neo's is a significant jump in capacity. More passengers on the same route does count. 3 NEOs as 2 are ...

rupert108ss wrote: ↑28 Feb 2024, 12:04 I have wondered what will happen when the last 2 Belgium registered aircraft depart, currently that is not for at least one year, that's what I have been advised.

Nothing will happen! Why do you think something would change?

The main reason of the CityJet wetleases going feom SN to LH is the grounding of many A320 neo with PW engines. Originally it was indeed the plan to also have cityet wetleases for SN in S24 (they make profits), but it was reshuffled to LH because they will have over 20 a320 grounded due to the engi...

If you want to operate smaller aircraft you have to do like KLM, Finnair, Aer Lingus, Air France, British Airways, Iberia and TAP Air Portugal. To get your own regional brand affiliated to your parent company. KLM has KLM City Hopper, Air France has Air France HOP, Aer Lingus has Aer Lingus Regiona...

if you claim new aircraft, better income for employees etc these are all cost factors which would need to be covered in the ticket prices. Correct, but the impact is minimal, eg a 10% salary increase for every employee would increase the ticket price by 1,5% or less than 1€ for the majority of tick...

Are you impressed by reviews ?? Organized by BAC themselves ? Every airport of any big city in EU is way better than BRU. Maybe in Bulgaria, Moldavia... there are worse cases. What are the managers doing in their fancy offices? They make big plans like BRU 2040… nice video, blabla. Then nothing... ...

The new multi-storey parking tower. Parking for managers and staff. Any project for PAX? To improve convenience and facilities forpeoplewho pay airporttaxes. Staff and rental cars, rental car companies pay BAC as well. Don’t feed the troll! They know all too well that staff (their employers) and ca...

nordikcam wrote: ↑11 Feb 2024, 16:03 I guess if they're putting an A320 on BHX this Sunday afternoon it's because there's demand one way or the other...it's not for pure pleasure

Not necessarily, could be operational!

cathay belgium wrote: ↑10 Feb 2024, 16:04 Hi,

Ni direct SN flights to BHX !!! WTF !!!?????

Why ???

Praying for Easyjjet to step in now. ??!!!!!!!!

What's going on ???? BHX is already served by BA,BMI,SN in the past and now nothing ???

CXB

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DannyVDB wrote: ↑08 Feb 2024, 18:02 Do these figures include 'regular' retirement?

Knowing attrition is a problem, the spokesperson would have certainly mentioned retirement.
There was a big wave of forced early retirement during the 2020 reorganisation, so not many, if any, SN pilots are eligible for retirement in the coming years.

longwings wrote: ↑07 Feb 2024, 21:35

Lux_avi wrote: ↑07 Feb 2024, 19:34Hiring new guys is difficult. Especially at the conditions Belgian airlines offer.

Can/do they offer training bonds?

They impose training bonds indeed, but even that doesn’t seem to stop the brain drain.

problem no need to offer better conditions you can find the people you need. :lol: Don't take me wrong here if it's necessary they could for sure but this is another debate. A friend was recently invited to a SN direct entry captain selection: out of the 5 candidates 3 made it to the second day, ou...

I understand the W-pattern Crew1990 explains, but they'll need a crew to do the BRU-BOS leg and afterwards again a crew doing BOS-BRU. Quite a costly operation, no? You, clearly, don’t understand! Example of an IAH based crew duty: Day 1: IAH-BRU Day 3: BRU-BOS Day4: BOS-BRU Day6: BRU-IAH. Why woul...

convair wrote: ↑30 Jan 2024, 21:10 Just guessing: SN465's (SFG) diversion to BJM today might (!?) indicate it's bringing a piece of equipment; maybe a replacement engine following a bird strike.

And where would they put a spare engine?