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I saw a Brussels Arlines A330 parked in front of the Lufthansa Technik hangar in Malta today, but I wasn't able to see if it was the OO-SFU...

The second BAe is coming back from painting today. Not sure at what time...

If I would have to rank them by "reputation", I think, and this is only a personal opinion, I would rank 1/SFA, 2/Hub Air, and the others behind.
Personally I don't care that much about "reputation" as they will get you all the same licence, so I'm currently learning (PPL for the moment) at New cag ...

not a big deal imho, 35 pilots in comparison of a few hundreds of pilots working for them, they can probably handle this...at least i hope they can...

TWR wrote:

Quel est le bilan carbone des fraises, des haricots et des fleurs que va nous amener à grand bruit ce vieux coucou », a enfin demandé Bruxelles Air Libre

As if they care about THAT !!

Thats the point!

A real beauty this plane! :D

http://www.lesoir.be/mediastore/_2007/octobre/du_11_au_20/_15_Boeing_Bxlairlibre.jpg
Un avion bruyant au-dessus de Bruxelles

La Direction générale du transport aérien vient d'autoriser la mise en service à l'aéroport de Zaventem du Boeing 747-228F de la nouvelle ...

I think Kabila did the right thing, people should know that he wants the country to go forward...

www.lecho.be
...la direction de la compagnie envisage l'achat de trois appareils de type Airbus A320 ou Boeing 737. Le personnel vient d'en être informé mais le conseil d'administration doit encore se prononcer. L'achat se justifie aussi par le fait que certains avions de la compagnie belge ...

Good to see this plane is on schedule! and it looks good...

smacDC-10 wrote:I wouldn't fly on it.

Why not?

New cockpit for the A350
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f343/flyingsystem/blabla.jpg
Flightglobal.com
PICTURE: Airbus reveals all-new A350 XWB flightdeck design
By Max Kingsley-Jones

Airbus has severed links with the A380 for its new A350 XWB cockpit, adopting an all-new configuration that ...

Update: It seems the B767 has a buyer in the USA for 12 million $

Source:Airliners.net Credibility:Average
Indeed, the 767 will be sold, as I wrote in another topic.
Source: a HBA pilot, wich means credibility: good.

Btw, thats why they made an agreement with Bru.Air a few days ago, to have the ...

From Lesoir.be
BA et HBA créent une compagnie congolaise

mardi 11.09.2007, 17:44
Le groupe Brussels Airlines (BA) et Hewa Bora Airways (HBA) ont annoncé mardi la création d’une nouvelle compagnie aérienne congolaise, qui opérera des vols intérieurs en République démocratique du Congo et ...

I got this from a pilot of HBA: They are selling the 767, and they'll create a new airline based in Kinshasa in colaboration with Bru.air, with to 2 Bae146 and 1 737-300: probably coming from Bru.Air. He also told me the name of the new airline: Pan African Airlines.

Some news about Hewa Bora:
Until 27 October, HBA is leasing the fourth A330 of Bru Air. But they also made an agreement: HBA can sell some seats on Bru air flights.

HBA CEO said that their 767 had some problem with right engine but it is fixed now (but if its fixed, why make agreement to sell seats ...

Nice pics! But indeed the weather.....

This will be the situation after OO-DJN is painted:

Avro Rj.85 5/14 are repainted
BAE146-200 0/6 are repainted
Avro Rj.100 10/12 are repainted

Anybody following the painting of the rest of the fleet?

teach wrote:

Translation of SNAFU

Situation Normal; All Fucked Up.

I thought its a joke but its indeed the real meaning!
link to wikipedia for a little history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNAFU

Article courtasy of flightglobal.com
PICTURE: Start-up Cargo B prepares to take first 747
By Victoria Moores

Belgian cargo start-up Cargo B Airlines will take delivery of its first Boeing 747 in late August.

Cargo B Airlines, led by former SN Brussels Airlines chairman Rob Kuijpers, is slated ...

Just to show you, even in very poor countries in Africa, the salary is better: I know somebody working for Hewa Bora Airways, he earns 4000$ a month! As a copi, with 1000hrs of flight...