Last A330-200 flight at SWISS

by **Air Key West** » 19 Dec 2011, 22:42

I presume all or most of us know that it is to be understood as an additional A330, not a new one in the sense of "brand new from the plant in Toulouse". It's new in the sense that it is a new addition to the fleet, but it's a pre-owned aircraft. You must have know that, Boeing767copilot, mustn't you ?
And if SN announced on Twitter the arrival of a new A330, if they used these words (I didn't check), it shows again they are not good at using words correctly and at formulating their communications properly without creating ambiguity. But communication is not b.air's strong point.

by **Bralo20** » 19 Dec 2011, 22:52

It was announced by Brussels Airport and not SN but indeed they meant new as in an "additional new plane" for SN not a brandnew one from Toulouse

The Tweets:

NEW @FlyingBrussels increase frequency to Douala from weekly flights to daily flight, adding new Airbus A330 to fleet as from April 2012

NEW @FlyingBrussels increase frequency of weekly flights to Yaoundé from 2 to 6, adding new Airbus A330 to fleet as from April 2012

NEW: @FlyingBrussels announces more capacity to Douala, Yaoundé, Abidjan, Nairobi and Bujumbura #africa as from April 2012 adding extra A330

by **sn26567** » 19 Dec 2011, 23:32

Boeing767copilot wrote:A new ??? A330 ?

Let's rather say "another A330". But for SN it will be a new one.

by **shockcooling** » 20 Dec 2011, 11:27

http://nikfrenchphotos.blogspot.com/201 ... chive.html

HB-IQC

by **tolipanebas** » 20 Dec 2011, 11:36

It seems they've moved the 'brusselsairlines.com' banner on the rear of the fuselage towards door 3 on IQC, which is definitely a good thing!

On IQA the banner is located just off door 4 (like on the A333s), yet because an A332 is shorter, it means that to have the banner running parallel with the upsloping row of windows towards the rear of the fuselage, the banner is actually looking very slanted when seen from a distance!

Will they also change it on ICA, please?
It's a quick paintjob and It looks so cheap and badly done right now!
After all, they have also redone the engines of SSC (the STAR alliance A319) to rid it of its ugly lilla-grey engines, which really didn't match well with the STAR alliance fuselage.... yep, livery consistency is not one of SN's strongest points, that much is a given!

by **luchtzak** » 20 Dec 2011, 16:22

copyright Nik French http://nikfrenchphotos.blogspot.com/201 ... chive.html

by **convair** » 21 Dec 2011, 16:09

Anyone knows when these 2 nice a/c will get their Belgium registration?

by **Bralo20** » 21 Dec 2011, 16:22

convair wrote:Anyone knows when these 2 nice a/c will get their Belgium registration?

It was initially said this month but I guess it will be early 2012 instead.

by **convair** » 21 Dec 2011, 16:43

Thank you Bralo20!

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