BRU 09/09/2009

[Zorba]

Don't know if it's a special:

- Air Mediterranée A321 F-GYAQ from Dakar. ETA 12:00 UTC

[pjvdv]

According to Acars :

Code: Select all

ACARS mode: 2 Aircraft reg: N796AN [Boeing B772]
Message label: H1 Block id: 4 Msg no: F55A
Flight id: AA0088 [ORD-BRU]  [American Airlines]
Message content:-
#M1BRESPWI/AK,71/TS050445,090909C8B8

That's OneWorld
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Oneworld ... 506c4970ac

[sergioboeing]

According to Brussels Airport Website:

ALX103 -> 767 instead of 757

[golf1411]

AA88/AA89 N796AN Oneworld
AY811/AY812 OH-LVF Oneworld
SK2593/SK2594 OY-KBO Retro
ALX103/ALX104 (10th) S9-TOP B767-200
BGB118 G-MKBA MK Airlines

[sergioboeing]

ALX103/ALX104 (10th) S9-TOP B767-200

Which airlines please ? I didn't find the registration. May be Transafrik International ?

[sdbelgium]

According to Airfleets:

Hewa Bora Airways 9Q-CJD Aircraft stored at Brussels Airport since 02/06/07 - Stored as S9-TOP 09/2009

It is in that way strange because EO is still blacklisted AFAIK... Anyone with more info?

[Lyulka]

From the European Blacklist: "Air carriers listed in Annex A could be permitted to exercise traffic rights by using wet-leased aircraft
of an air carrier which is not subject to an operating ban, provided that the relevant safety standards are complied with."

So if I understand it correctly: basically you sell your black-listed plane to a company/ (located in a) country which does not show on the blacklist and you use the same plane again. Since Europe needs some time to update the blacklist, you have a few months to fly the previously banned equipment. There is no S9 registered company on the blacklist.

btw, Flightstats indicates that the inbound flight would be operated by a 757

[sdbelgium]

Yes, that's probably what they have done. S9 is the prefix for Sao Tomé and Principe, basically they did "an Aeroflot" (who also register their planes on the Bermuda Islands, hence the VP prefix).

[Lyulka]

basically they did "an Aeroflot" (who also register their planes on the Bermuda Islands, hence the VP prefix).

Just to be clear: the only reason Aeroflot did this was in a move to evade local import taxes.

[sdbelgium]

Yes, I was not questioning maintenance of aircraft safety with Aeroflot. Sorry for the confusion. I just wanted to mention that they also register their planes in another country.

[Tompompier]

This morning an BAF F16 landed on rwy 02, (reg FA131) for a static show on a family day at the military apron. Took the skies again at 4 pm.

Pics later this week.

Tompompier

[sdbelgium]

The EO/ALX flight was initially delayed until 22H00 (STA 19H00), but that was now amended into 23H50 (all LT)...

[teddybAIR]

I saw the BAF F-16 take off as well. Along with a Piaggio (Avanti?) and an SAS embraer which was making numerous circuits (baptisms?) called for quite an exotic day at BRU yesterday

[Lyulka]

Anybody who can confirm the type used for the ALX flight?

[golf1411]

Anybody who can confirm the type used for the ALX flight?

ALX103/ALX104 S9-TOP B767-200 landed 00.02 on 10/09/2009.

Also tommorow 12/09/2009 a B767-200 will be used to operate the ALX106 flight. ETA 19.00 LT