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Well well well... Flight crew repeatedly not respecting ATC instruction, and ignoring TCAS alerts. I am impatient to read their version of the story.

Another tricky aspect is the fact that sabena is actually the name of two existing companies, not related (and sometimes in competition) to Brussels Airlines : Sabena Technics, and Sabena Aerospace. Branding an aircraft with someone else's name is delicate, isn't it ?

Hi. This is no B747, but an A340. It's sitting there for about two weeks now. Probably diverted to LGG due to pilot strike.

This cannot be exact. A non european could not own more than 49,9% of a european airline. The deal certainly involves other european partner(s).

Well, "Air Services Liege" (ASL) is based in ANR for years, and seems profitable.

Well, at tender for contract renewal, there was belgian airline proposing a B757 for this service, but it has not been the minister preference...

Something that worth metionning here, it the coming postponement of the ADSB-OUT mandate by EASA. This is yet to be published in the regulations, but seems a firm decision. Source : http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ainalerts/2014-08-19/europe-delays-ads-b-out-equipment-mandate Also, the rumour...

No good news for Korongo I guess.

I wonder how they got Burn Certificates for the artificial turf in the cabin. No joke, I am really intrested to know.

I guess (and hope) that they still know way more than what they say. If piracy is involved, the communication strategy is different than for an accident.

Maybe the right moment to rephrase my earlier statement : I am sure that some airlines have propose B757 to the tender from the government, but were not selected. This is the minister decision and we can only trust that the choice was based on solid arguments in the fair intrest of the nation.

So 10 TNT flights, 3 OO-aircraft...

The aircraft livery is certainly part of the contractual deal between the provider and the government. If the deal covers an exclusive usage of the aircraft, it is legitimate to see a clear "Belgian Air Force" branding. However, it the tender and contract is limited to a certain number of ...

The article states :
"all three twinjets are currently on long-term lease to an undisclosed European express carrier, (...) and have been acquired with the leases attached."
So if it's true, this would be only a financial deal between lessors, without impact on the current operator.

As per FlightRadar24, STA in BRU 11:30 CET. I wonder if she has already a valid CofA/ARC, or if she is flying under a Permit to Fly.

It looks like the investigation team proceeded with some testing today in LGG. There was a PC6 performing impressive acceletared climbs

The speculations on a possible non-respect of inspections interval due to the date in 2013 are irrelevant. Indeed only the maintenance records are valid source of info. Without being familiar to the Thai maintenance program, we can suspect that their C-check calendar interval is 20 months as per MPD...

To confirm Tomskii's thoughts, indeed TNT Airways stopped all PAX flight, and all QC aircraft (737 and BAe146) have left the fleet.
And to answer Andorra-airport's question. Yes, a combi aircraft has a defined main deck freight section (here at the front), and another PAX section (here at the back).