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Report from local television Antwerp TV, including interview with the club's president:

http://www.atv.be/item/vliegtuigje-crasht-hoevenen

(medical report : fracture of one rib and one arm, and a concussion)

No need to stereotype all people that live in the neighbourhood of the airport... Indeed. But we don't have to stereotype all action groups either. Action group Noordrand accepts that an airport benefits to the whole community, and they accept the fact that aircraft make noise. Quote from their web...

The Netherlands have won 20 medals in London, inclusive a bronze medal in sailing (double, 470) for Lisa Westerhof and Lobke Berkhout. Not that special, indeed. However, Lisa Westerhof is a KLM pilot (FO).
http://www.oranje.nl/nederlander/lisa-westerhof

They could send the bill to Belgocontrol as they direct the pilots to flightpaths which is not taken into account the local environmental laws. This is not about an invoice that one can protest in a trade court. It’s about extremely heavy fines that have been protested, but that now have been decla...

The pilot has been taken to hospital: see video VRT (Flemish television):

http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/m ... /1.1399639

Seems it was OO-G75, a two seater Rans Coyote. The pilot was apparently taking off on one of her first solo flights. She was injured, but VTM reports it's not life-threatening. Two photo's (with article in Dutch): http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=DMF20120811_088 Hoevenen Airpor...

Two very recent court decisions by a Suppreme Justice Court of Belgium (Raad van State / Conseil D’Etat) have confirmed that the noise restrictions from the Brussels Capital Region are legal and that the imposed fines are therefore also legal. See Case 21st June 2012 (NL): http://www.raadvst-conseta...

Dreamliner GEnx engine spews metal, starts fire at Charleston Boeing, General Electric and US officials are investigating a malfunction that spewed metal debris from a GE engine on a 787 Dreamliner and caused a grass fire at the Charleston, South Carolina, airport. Material was ejected from the bac...

Armavia has sent the first production Sukhoi Superjet 100 back to the manufacturer: http://www.eturbonews.com/30528/armavia-returns-russian-sukhoi-superjet-100-due-substandard-qual "...An Armavia spokeswoman told the Arka and RIA Novosti news agencies on Monday that the airline has decided to r...

Saturday's JAF675 from Brussels to Phuket/Bangkok : delayed from 15h00 till 07h00.

(source BrusselsAirport.be)

It's quite amazing to see how all self declared financial experts here have put much effort in analyzing the balances and prognoses from/for Brussels Airlines, SN Airholding, Brussels Airport and Lufthansa, whilst at the same time ignoring an important press release from Belgium's National Bank from...

The Lufthansa Group had an excellent second quarter 2012, and they almost made up the loss from the first quarter 2012: http://investor-relations.lufthansa.com/en/meldungen/financial-news/investor-relations-financial-news/datum/2012/08/02/lufthansa-konzern-verzeichnet-aufwaertstrend-bei-ergebnisentw...

"...The partnership between Brussels Airlines and Tomorrowland is already listed as the most creative marketing move of the year. The airline has put the atmosphere and the positive vibes of the mega music festival in a 360° total creative deal. This is a case for studies and conferences on mar...

photo's from the first arrival/departure at AMS:

http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=87574

Tom123 wrote:A380 cannot operate commercially to BRU due to fire department not certified
so empty yes unless some VIP or press

Emirates has started its daily Dubai-AMS today, with A380. Does the fire dep restrictions at BRU mean that a divertion from AMS to BRU is not possible when AMS is closed (fog, snow)?

Tomorrowland in 88 pictures (Knack.be):
http://focus.knack.be/entertainment/fes ... 157966.htm

LY733 Tel Aviv-Brussels, expected for 20h45, has diverted.

Flight is now announced to arrive at 01h15.

Source:
http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/passngr/flinfo/arrivs/

Aircraft diverted to Budapest because of a fuel system problem:
http://avherald.com/h?article=4537a76d

LY733 Tel Aviv-Brussels, expected for 20h45, has diverted.

Flight is now announced to arrive at 01h15.

Source:
http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/passngr/flinfo/arrivs/

Legislation about cancellation of flights: in English: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32004R0261:EN:HTML in Polish: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32004R0261:PL:HTML in Dutch: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32004R...

There's a new statement on their website - only in Polish - thus translated through Google.Translate: OLT Regional Express Sp. of o.o. performing regular trips around the country submitted today for bankruptcy. Passengers of flights canceled from the air carrier shall refund tickets purchased, and i...