Brussels Airlines first A330-200

[Bralo20]

HB-IQA will normally have the registration OO-SFY from now on

Correct, on the Belgian register since 31JAN2012:

Aircraft OO-SFY
Register Number 10489
Serial Number 229
Built Year 1998
Category LandPlane
Date first registration 1/31/2012
State Registered
Aircraft type
Origine Indicator External (CICTT)
Make AIRBUS
Model A330
Series 223
Constructor AIRBUS
Home airport
ICAO Indicator EBBR
Holder
BRUSSELS AIRLINES
Jaargetijdenlaan, 100-102/bus30
1050 Brussels
Belgium

[Bimbo]

Hello,

My name is Claude Schmit (Bimbo) from Luxembourg and I am new member in this forum.

I am a bit confused about the registration OO-SFY as being former HB-IQA c/n:229, I have seen brandnew pictures from Zurich with OO-SFY registration apllied and I think this is former HB-IQC which is parked for some time in Zurich now or thr wrong registration has been applied to former HB-IQC.

Maybe HB-IQA has been flown to Zurich to get reregistrated, I hope somebody from the forum may have some infos to clear my confusion between HB-IQA and HB-IQC



Bimbo

[RoMax]

Are you sure it wasn't OO-SFZ on the A332 in ZRH (the registration HB-IQC should get)? The last pictures I can found on the internet of HB-IQC are in SN colors but still with the swiss registration, so I can't check it. Maybe others can help.
The Belgian register of aviation is clear: c/n 229 (this is ex-HB-IQA) has the OO-SFY registration.

[liebensd]

Hello,

I am a bit confused about the registration OO-SFY as being former HB-IQA c/n:229, I have seen brandnew pictures from Zurich with OO-SFY registration apllied and I think this is former HB-IQC which is parked for some time in Zurich now or thr wrong registration has been applied to former HB-IQC.

Maybe HB-IQA has been flown to Zurich to get reregistrated, I hope somebody from the forum may have some infos to clear my confusion between HB-IQA and HB-IQC

The according to flight24, HB-IQA made a flight to ZRH on the 31th January. There are no logs of HB-IQA after January 31. So it is possible that both planes are in ZRH for re-registration.

Regards,

Dave

[RoMax]

The according to flight24, HB-IQA made a flight to ZRH on the 31th January. There are no logs of HB-IQA after January 31. So it is possible that both planes are in ZRH for re-registration.

I found it interesting that it has to fly to ZRH for re-registration... Has this something to do with paperwork and/or some kind of hand over from Swiss Internation Airlines to the leasing company from which SN will lease the two aircraft?
Or is there another simple reason for this?

[airbuske]

C-check in ZRH

[RoMax]

C-check in ZRH

Aha, that makes sense.

btw, a bit off topic, but when will the first A333 depart to Malta(?) to get the new interior?

[airbuske]

C-check in ZRH

Aha, that makes sense.

btw, a bit off topic, but when will the first A333 depart to Malta(?) to get the new interior?

Normally OO-SFM will be the first one and will leave arround the 15th of february 2012.
It will take 1 month.

[liebensd]

According to Flightradar24/Flight24, OO-SFY (ex HB-IQC) arrived yesterday evening around 22:00 CET in Brussels.
On Friday HB-IQC made a flight above Swiss.

Regards,

Dave

[Soneil]

C-check in ZRH

Aha, that makes sense.

btw, a bit off topic, but when will the first A333 depart to Malta(?) to get the new interior?

Normally OO-SFM will be the first one and will leave arround the 15th of february 2012.
It will take 1 month.

What about OO-SFO, it hasn't flown since December 22nd ?

[HighInTheSky]

What about OO-SFO, it hasn't flown since December 22nd ?

SFO is in Malta at the moment for the C-check, however a problem popped up: corrosion & metal fatigue was discovered.

[OO-ITR]

Since a few days, there is a A330 parked in front of the LH hangar...does anybody know what aircraft it is (registration number)?

[OO-JFP]

by OO-ITR » 19 Feb 2012 08:05 pm

Since a few days, there is a A330 parked in front of the LH hangar...does anybody know what aircraft it is (registration number)?

OO-SFY
A fellow member told me that the landing gear was hit by a pushback truck.

OO-JFP

[Bralo20]

HB-IQC was re-registered OO-SFZ since friday:

Aircraft OO-SFZ
Register Number 10493
Serial Number 249
Built Year 1998
Category LandPlane
Date first registration 2/17/2012
State Registered
Aircraft type
Origine Indicator External (CICTT)
Make AIRBUS
Model A330
Series 223
Constructor AIRBUS
Home airport
ICAO Indicator EBBR
Holder
BRUSSELS AIRLINES
Jaargetijdenlaan, 100-102/bus30
1050 Brussels
Belgium

[sn26567]

brussels airlines A330-200 Summer 2012 Operation

Update at 0620GMT 24FEB12

As per 24FEB12 GDS timetable and inventory display, brussels airlines’ Airbus A330-200 aircraft during Northern Summer 2012 season is to operate following Africa service.

Additional changes remain possible:

Brussels – Bujumbura – Nairobi – Brussels 3 weekly
Brussels – Kigali – Entebbe – Brussels 3 weekly
Brussels – Kigali – Nairobi – Brussels 1 weekly
Brussels – Kinshasa 5 weekly
Brussels – Luanda – Kinshasa – Brussels 2 weekly

Source: Airline Route

[RoMax]

No reall suprise, altough I expected SN to try to operate as fast as possible the first modified A333's to FIH. What routes will it get now? Douala/yaounde, Abidjan,...?

BTW, this can't be completly correct: BRU-FIH-BRU is performed only 4 times/week, BRU-LAD-FIH-BRU indeed 2 times/week, but there is also 1 weekly BRU-DLA-FIH-DLA-BRU... what about that flight? I assume that flight is operated by A333's? Otherwise the 2 A332's would operate a shedule of 14 weekly flights...isn't that a bit too busy for only two aircraft? 13 weekly seems more reasonable.

[jimyvr]

No reall suprise, altough I expected SN to try to operate as fast as possible the first modified A333's to FIH. What routes will it get now? Douala/yaounde, Abidjan,...?

BTW, this can't be completly correct: BRU-FIH-BRU is performed only 4 times/week, BRU-LAD-FIH-BRU indeed 2 times/week, but there is also 1 weekly BRU-DLA-FIH-DLA-BRU... what about that flight? I assume that flight is operated by A333's? Otherwise the 2 A332's would operate a shedule of 14 weekly flights...isn't that a bit too busy for only two aircraft? 13 weekly seems more reasonable.

BRU FIH vv is 5 weekly in NS12 season.

BRU DLA NSI vv is 5 weekly with 333. (It will no operate BRU DLA FIH vv routing)

[convair]

I suppose SN, like the other airlines, had to issue something for publication; otherwise I don't really see the point in that. Surely they take into account expected pax numbers and freight loads for the season but I would think they want and will use some flexibility to adapt to actual loads a few days (hours?) before each flight.
I bet pax won't care if they fly a 200 or a 300, and most of them won't know they're on a A330 anyway.
Besides, the 200 is now flying and has flown to practically all AFI destinations for SN, under both its old and new registrations (cfr data.flight24.com).
Maybe the higher number of business seats in the 200s (still Swiss configuration I assume) played a role in the selection of the destinations they were (theoretically) assigned to. ???

[airbuske]

Maybe the higher number of business seats in the 200s (still Swiss configuration I assume) played a role in the selection of the destinations they were (theoretically) assigned to. ???

The A330-200 has now 24 seats and not longer the 48 of the Swiss configuration.

[Yuri166]

SFZ has arrived in BRU