Fire at Sabena Technics

Andries · Post by **Andries** » 05 May 2006, 12:40

ok, destroyed aircraft seem to be :

Armavia A320 EK-32010
Armenian A320 EK-32001
Hellas Jet A320 SX-BVB
BAF C-130 CH-02
(last 3 allready reported by Brubiac)

Sad day for Belgian Aviation ... again ...

Greetz,

Andries

Old Nickname - VG · Post by **Old Nickname - VG** » 05 May 2006, 12:59

How Many Wounded?

And WHo Most Pay this

AFApresident · Post by **AFApresident** » 05 May 2006, 13:03

3 wounded (2 firefighters and 1 employee of Sabena Technics).

Insurance companies will pay for this normally. However the indirect costs (image + loss of revenues because you have less planes ... is most likely for the companies).

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 05 May 2006, 13:09

this is extremely sad news, how did it happen?

And didn't a similar thing happen quite a few years ago in the Sabena times?

BAV1026 · Post by **BAV1026** » 05 May 2006, 13:15

Hi everyone,

I went to the airport this morning to have a look at hangar and to make some pictures.
I've uploaded the pictures here as well, click on the images to see a bigger one:

Kind Regards

Kenny Vinckbooms

teddybAIR · Post by **teddybAIR** » 05 May 2006, 13:22

Hi,

I just read on A.net that all technical data (technical files, databases,...) were lost. If this is true, this would mean that an unbelievable amount of knowledge is simply lost. One starts to doubt the future of Sabena Technics after reading these things.

Article can be found here:

http://www.tijd.be/mijn_nieuws/binnenla ... Id=2238780

I sincerely hope they made back-ups of everything.

Kind regards,
bAIR

Stella_Caeli · Post by **Stella_Caeli** » 05 May 2006, 13:26

sab319 wrote: And didn't a similar thing happen quite a few years ago in the Sabena times?

Yes, Sabena technics already lost a hangar in a fire in 1997. In that hanger they stocked all Boeing replacement parts.

teddybAIR · Post by **teddybAIR** » 05 May 2006, 13:27

By the way,

I just crossed this article released some 40 minutes ago confirming that indeed 2 Armenian planes have been destroyed in the fire.

http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniare ... 80B0C8.ASP

Sad days for Armenian and Belgian aviation history!

Flyuli · Post by **Flyuli** » 05 May 2006, 13:55

Hello,
very sad day indeed

i just watch news and a see one plane with a orange engine. Is it the Airbus from Armavia?

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » 05 May 2006, 13:57

teddybAIR wrote:Hi,

I just read on A.net that all technical data (technical files, databases,...) were lost. If this is true, this would mean that an unbelievable amount of knowledge is simply lost.

If that's the case, I hope for Sn technics they do have backups of all those documents (in other buildings, safe, ...) and I hope they have a Business Continuity Plan (taking backups on a regular base, making agreements with other companies to "rent" hangars, ...) so work can be restarted almost immediately , .... .

Ovostar · Post by **Ovostar** » 05 May 2006, 14:09

These pictures are shocking, what a huge destruction! it's tragic !
Luckily the SN A330 was in Zurich instead of beeing in that hangar...
Anyway, good luck to everyone involved! my thoughts are with you!

Telspace · Post by **Telspace** » 05 May 2006, 14:29

Thanks for the pictures. No live lost; that the most important. Hangar and aircrafts can be replaced.

Denis

Flying-Belgian · Post by **Flying-Belgian** » 05 May 2006, 14:35

What a sad day for Belgian aviation, AGAIN.

All my thoughts are with the injured colleagues of Sabena Technics and all their fellow colleagues. I have the occasion to see many of them in my daily job and they are all very smart guys. I'm really sad.

Let's hope they will overcome all this and that their praised know-how will help them out.

FB.

Post by **luchtzak** » 05 May 2006, 14:40

Very sad for all employees involved in this disaster

I sincerely hope that Sabena Technics can recover from this disaster

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 05 May 2006, 14:53

blackhawk wrote:
teddybAIR wrote:Hi,

I just read on A.net that all technical data (technical files, databases,...) were lost. If this is true, this would mean that an unbelievable amount of knowledge is simply lost.

If that's the case, I hope for Sn technics they do have backups of all those documents (in other buildings, safe, ...) and I hope they have a Business Continuity Plan (taking backups on a regular base, making agreements with other companies to "rent" hangars, ...) so work can be restarted almost immediately , .... .

If they irrecoverably lost valuable data that was stored on computers as a result of a fire at a single location, they are the only ones to blame for that.

FlightSimCrew · Post by **FlightSimCrew** » 05 May 2006, 14:55

All my sympathy for the people injured in this tragic event. Hope they will make a quick and full recovery !
I do beleive that all aviation collegues will share the same sympathy as I do !

teddybAIR · Post by **teddybAIR** » 05 May 2006, 15:18

The following article (with pictures) will give you a good idea of the rage of the fire. I know I was impressed by it.

http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/20 ... mavia.html

All my compliments to the firefighters who did tried their best to limit the consequences of this disaster.

bAIR

Bilboone · Post by **Bilboone** » 05 May 2006, 15:22

No comment, this is again a bad day for belgian aviation......

Edit : pictures removed......

Ovostar · Post by **Ovostar** » 05 May 2006, 15:35

it was the SN technics main hangar ?

Flying-Belgian · Post by **Flying-Belgian** » 05 May 2006, 15:43

Ovostar wrote:it was the SN technics main hangar ?

No. They have two hangars, the 40 and the 41. I think it was the 40 that was destroyed. I might be wrong though.

FB.

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Fire at Sabena Technics

Pictures of the hangar