Second B747-400 for CargoB OO-CBD

[Accry]

the 2nd new 747-400Fof CBA is expected to depart from Evrett on the 12 may @ 0400z and to arrive in BRU @ 1400z

accry

[Mavke]

Should go straight to LGE Liege/luik

mavke

[Atlantis]

Is there someone who can tell if they will land at BRU or LGG?

[Charlie_Fox]

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]

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.

On 12 May there will be a pressconference at LGG airport to announce the new carrier and the new destinations. That's the reason why they would let come OO-CBD first to LGG.

But that was the planning. It's still uncertain if it will go that way. All parties are now a little bit affraid after all the fuss in the newspapers and on national and regional television this week.

[Acid-drop]

I can imagine they want to stay very discreete until they have signed everything ... but if they sign the 12th in the morning, the new 744 could land in the afternoon. I'm not sure why though ... if they're not gonna move all the ops before the 1st of july, it's quite strange.

[Boeing767copilot]

Invitation
For the delivery flight of the second Boeing 747-400F of
Cargo B Airlines
Liege Airport and Cargo B Airlines have the pleasure to invite you to a
Press Conference
which will take place on
Tuesday the 12th of May 2009 at 4.00 pm
in Liege Airport Passenger Terminal
(1st floor)
We are honoured that this press conference will be attended by the
Minister of Economy, Employment, Foreign Trade
and Heritage of the Walloon Region, Mister Jean-Claude Marcourt
Agenda

[Acid-drop]

ok I see now why.
This is a massive show- off, marketing ...

[Atlantis]

No further info in their press release.

http://www.cargob.com/press.asp#74

Source: Cargo B

[Accry]

FltNr Fm STD ETD ATD To STA ETA ATA Status
OOCBD PAE 12MAY 04:00 LGG 14:00 PDEP

[Acid-drop]

This is a good joke for the press conference : oo-cbd is expected to leave for BRU the 13th
STD 09:00 CBB103F OOCBD BRU

[Accry]

sorry acid... I know nothing about your source, but the plane status indicated He left from PAE this morning...

OOCBD BB OOCBD PAE 12MAY 04:00 12MAY 04:00 04:25 LGG 14:00 14:20 ENRT

and is still announce to land in Liège

[Accry]

and tomorrow:

from Liège to BRU
OOCBD BB 101F LGG 13MAY 07:00 BRU 07:30 PDEP

[Acid-drop]

We say the same : it will land in Liège today, and leave for Brussels tomorrow morning.
What is your source btw ?

[LX-LGX]

We say the same : it will land in Liège today, and leave for Brussels tomorrow morning.
What is your source btw ?

Acid-drop : accry's source for Cargo B is first hand.

[BrightCedars]

So let's not forget the pleasure we have now to count no less than 5 Boeing 747-400's in the Belgian registry!

OO-THA, THB & THD and OO-CBC & CBD if my memory serves me well.

Ok they're Freighters but they are still noble beasts!

[Bralo20]

OO-CBA & OO-CBB are still registered also, while OO-CBA probably will be scrapped out of the register, OO-CBB will remain flying as a backup.

EDIT: didn't see that you mentioned the -400. My mistake

[Atlantis]

The new timetable is released:

Ops days to Africa: Wednesday - Thursday and Sunday. On Sunday and Wednesday they are going to depart early: 05.00h and 04.55h local time.

Ops days to Latin America: Monday - Thursday and Saturday.

[nightflyer1980]

OO-CBD landed indeed at LGG.
Saw it around 17h standing at the Passenger Terminal for presentation to the press.
Nice belgian bird
Regards, olli

[Acid-drop]

The new timetable is released:

Ops days to Africa: Wednesday - Thursday and Sunday. On Sunday and Wednesday they are going to depart early: 05.00h and 04.55h local time.

Ops days to Latin America: Monday - Thursday and Saturday.

That makes only 6 take off/landing in BRU per week, that's quite low trafic, isn't it ?