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Kelowna DC10F was in Liege last night I hear.

Sorry BRU but that's not correct. Anyone can buy capacity on TNT flights. They are certainly not used exclusively for TNT express shipments, which take up only a small percentage of available volume on each flight.

Nordic Global confirm that they will operate MD11Fs for the Finnair Brussels cargo hub.

I think CNC has it about right. Unless the markets generally improve a lot then the investment in
Brucargo is wasted. There is already plenty of excess capacity at Aviapartner and Flightcare/Swissport, the two handlers. What makes Brussels Airport think that cargo carriers are going to come (back ...

If someone with more time and patience than I have would search the Belgische Staatsblad / Moniteur Belge we could perhaps find out who is behind BeOnTop. (http://www.just.fgov.be/staatsblad_help/)
Normally all companies set up in Belgium have to appear in this publication to be legal.
I heard ...

Goodbye Cargo B
OO-CBB is about to leave Liege as N545SG, destination unknown at the moment.

It will come to Brussels. Why should it go to Liege? CargoB only moving there 1st July.
OO-CBD scheduled to operate from Brussels on 17th May.

Atlantis
Could you tell us more about the Africa West 744F?
Any idea whose or when it will start?
Thanks

You can try these people but I don't have personal experience.
http://www.japan-saver.com/
Otherwise look in the ads in the English language newspapers once you
get there - or at the Japanese embassy if you're not too far away.

Arrived in very poor weather. Fire brigade out to welcome it.

I heard it at a meeting with Brussels Airport Company. Here is a link to a written source, NL only sorry
http://regio.acw.be/brussel/in_je_gemee ... scherm.pdf

The customers I was referring to are the air freight brokers. They provide all the business to cargo airlines. In Brucargo you have about 60, in Ostend 2. If you operate to OST and have to truck to Brussels you will pay a lot of money in trucking and handling, and lose time.
And don't think the ...

There are still noise problems at Brussels Airport, even during the day.
I don't think there is a single airline operating at Brussels Airport that hasn't had at least one PV for violating the noise limits of the Brussels region.
Operating a 747-200F from Brussels over a long sector with a ...

Concerning the additonal destinations, I think that what was actually said was that of the 29 most popular long haul business destinations for Europeans, Brussels currently has flights to only 9. When NorthWest start their service to Detroit that will be 10. Brussels Airport would like to get this ...

Saudia is operating 8 flights a week with MD11F and 4 with B747F through Brussels, plus 6 with B747F through Ostend.
When they get delayed to the next day, BIAC website shows them as cancelled.

You can see Ostend movements on teletext or
http://tt.vrt.be/tt_een.php?p=383/1&g=0&s=0&r=0&x=1

Saudi Arabian Airlines has leased 2 747-200 and 1 747-300 from Phuket Air for Hajj operations 6/05-2/06.

Frankfurt is closed at night to civilian aircraft but the U S military may land and take off.
Heathrow is completely closed at night.

Air Force one is scheduled to arrive Brussels 21:00 local on Sunday and depart 08:50 on Wednesday.

The price an airline pays for its fuel is a closely-guarded secret.
It's negotiated with the fuel suppliers on a basis of the amount required per month or per quarter. I guess at Brussels most airlines pay US$0.80-0.90 per U S gallon.