Silverback loses $7.000.000 after Brussels' grounding

Twenty4 · Post by **Twenty4** » 28 Mar 2006, 10:38

Silverback loses US$7m

The decision by the Belgium Civil Aviation Authority to ground a Rwandan registered cargo airliner, the Silverback, in Belgium for alleged non-compliance of flight standards seven months ago has caused the company a loss of US $7 million.

For more see: http://www.newtimes.co.rw/index.php?opt ... 5&Itemid=1

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Post by **luchtzak** » 28 Mar 2006, 12:22

Twenty4 wrote:for alleged non-compliance of flight standards seven months ago has caused the company a loss of US $7 million.

Excuse me but alleged non-compliance? you have got to be kiddin'! Here is how it looked like when it just arrived in Belgium: https://www.aviation24.be/postp111445.html#111445

SN_Bigbirdy · Post by **SN_Bigbirdy** » 28 Mar 2006, 18:38

luchtvaartnieuws quotes another amount: 3,3 milion euros for grounding one of the 2 DC-8s owned by the company...

They are even proceeding against the fact that they are placed on the european blacklist.

source: http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/news/?ID=13048

(don't know if this was already mentioned in a topic, if so: plz delete this one)

Simon

killerwhale65 · Post by **killerwhale65** » 29 Mar 2006, 13:49

ocheere ocharme ....

And how much is SNBA still loosing now because they dont fly to Rwanda anymore?

regi · Post by **regi** » 29 Mar 2006, 23:46

how can they loose 7 million dollars? If they would have had that amount of money, they wouldn't use a museum DC-8.

EBAW_flyer · Post by **EBAW_flyer** » 30 Mar 2006, 10:29

And how much is SNBA still loosing now because they dont fly to Rwanda anymore?

If they just wouldn't fly to Rwanda it would even be better because now they have to lease an aircraft (of Rwandair Express I believe) to do the flight to Rwanda. Imagine what losses SNBA makes because of that!

Twenty4 · Post by **Twenty4** » 01 Apr 2006, 13:27

EBAW_flyer wrote:
And how much is SNBA still loosing now because they dont fly to Rwanda anymore?
If they just wouldn't fly to Rwanda it would even be better because now they have to lease an aircraft (of Rwandair Express I believe) to do the flight to Rwanda. Imagine what losses SNBA makes because of that!

The funny part of all is that stories goes by that SNBA wants to take over Rwandair!!

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