TUI fly Belgium in 2019

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B38M and B39M are banned from Belgian skies for commercial ops until 27JUN.

A0999/19 NOTAMR A0990/19
Q) EBBU/QAFLP/IV/NBO/E /000/999/5029N00411E999
A) EBBU B) 1903271107 C) 1906271200 EST
E) BOEING 737-8 MAX AND BOEING 737-9 MAX PROHIBITED IN BELGIAN
AIRSPACE EXC NON COMMERCIAL FERRY FLT.
REF THE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY IN EXERCISE OF ITS POWERS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION (EU) 2018/1139 ARTICLE 70
CREATED: 27 Mar 2019 11:08:00
SOURCE: EUECYIYN

Doesn't look too good but OK, a NOTAM can always be amended/cancelled when needed.

H.A.

Did Belgium at least consult with other European partners, or did our heroic little country act on its own?

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All 4 MAX are now aligned on taxiway Yankee. OOMAX leading then OOTMY, OOTMA/B and OOTMA/B.

[TLspotting]

OO-TNC ex PH-TFC (MSN 35146) has just joined the Belgian fleet. Boeing 737-8K5WL ex TUI fly Nederland, like his brother OO-TNB ex PH-TFB.

Already a diversion when flying from Malaga to Ostend.

TUI fly to open a weekly seasonal flight from Paris CDG to Sevilla as from 14 April 2019.

The Belgian airline has 6 leased aircraft :
- 1 SmartLynx Estonia A320 ESSAK
- 3 SmartLynx Latvia A320 YLLCS, YLLCT, YLLCU
- 2 AirExplore B737 OMGEX, OMIEX.

[sn26567]

TUIfly Belgium schedules Svalbard charters in June 2019

TUIfly Belgium during the month of June 2019 is offering scheduled charter service to Svalbard, where the airline plans Paris CDG – Longyearbyen routing once a week on Sundays. This service will be offered from 02JUN19 to 23JUN19, with Boeing 737-800.

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TB9007 CDG0820 – 1305LYR 73H 7
TB9008 LYR1400 – 1845CDG 73H 7

Source: Airline Route

[ostair]

The Belgian airline has 6 leased aircraft :
- 1 SmartLynx Estonia A320 ESSAK
- 3 SmartLynx Latvia A320 YLLCS, YLLCT, YLLCU
- 2 AirExplore B737 OMGEX, OMIEX.

Any idea which aircraft are supposed to be based for the summer 2019 at EBOS?
Hopefully none of the above

Very bad experiences in the past with a leased 737-400(Cello Aviation).

[sn26567]

The Belgian airline has 6 leased aircraft :
- 1 SmartLynx Estonia A320 ESSAK
- 3 SmartLynx Latvia A320 YLLCS, YLLCT, YLLCU
- 2 AirExplore B737 OMGEX, OMIEX.

Any idea which aircraft are supposed to be based for the summer 2019 at EBOS?
Hopefully none of the above

By experience too, these aircraft are switched between bases, except ANR of course!

[TLspotting]

The Belgian airline has 6 leased aircraft :
- 1 SmartLynx Estonia A320 ESSAK
- 3 SmartLynx Latvia A320 YLLCS, YLLCT, YLLCU
- 2 AirExplore B737 OMGEX, OMIEX.

Any idea which aircraft are supposed to be based for the summer 2019 at EBOS?
Hopefully none of the above

By experience too, these aircraft are switched between bases, except ANR of course!

NB last year, Estonian A320 were exclusively based at CRL. But many times we can see them at BRU ; at H40 mainly.

[TLspotting]

The Belgian airline has 6 leased aircraft :
- 1 SmartLynx Estonia A320 ESSAK
- 3 SmartLynx Latvia A320 YLLCS, YLLCT, YLLCU
- 2 AirExplore B737 OMGEX, OMIEX.

Now :
- 1 SmartLynx Estonia A320 ESSAK
- 2 SmartLynx Latvia A320 YLLCT, YLLCU
- 1 AirExplore B737 OMGEX.

OO-JAV and OO-TUV came back from their winter lease yesterday, both were for Miami Air International. MAX issues are delaying TUI aircraft for Sunwing, which were supposed to be already at BRU ?

[TLspotting]

Now :
- 1 SmartLynx Estonia A320 ESSAK
- 2 SmartLynx Latvia A320 YLLCT, YLLCU
- 1 AirExplore B737 OMGEX.

- 1 SmartLynx Estonia A320 ESSAK
- 3 SmartLynx Latvia A320 YLLCP, YLLCT, YLLCU
- 1 AirExplore B737 OMGEX.

TUI Group losses due to MAX grounding :

€200M if until July
€300M if until early October

[TLspotting]

OOSRO and OOTUK are both at Sunwing.

And I don't invent, I simply ask...

Well nevermind!

[Poiu]

And I don't invent, I simply ask...

Max missed the question mark at the end of your sentence, which is written as statement, not a question.
Something got clearly lost in translation.

[TLspotting]

Okay I missed something, but I write at the same time that I learn. It seems to be a bad cocktail...

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Yesterday a SACA inspection by the French DGAC resulted in the TUI flight Toulon-Brest operated by SmartLynx Latvia YL-LCU being delayed by 2h30. These inspectors are normally not allowed to delay flights unless it is a major or significant finding.

[Poiu]

Yesterday a SACA inspection by the French DGAC resulted in the TUI flight Toulon-Brest operated by SmartLynx Latvia YL-LCU being delayed by 2h30. These inspectors are normally not allowed to delay flights unless it is a major or significant finding.

Minor things, like missing or wrong paperwork on board, are often a reason for delays during these inspections.

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TUI Airways (UK) is using TUI fly Belgium flightnumbers for its flights from Dublin.
e.g. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/tb8305
Is that an anticipation of a possible Brexit, to be able to operate intra-EU flights in this way?

[Boeing767copilot]

Dutch and Belgian TUI fly units wet-lease A321s

Source: CH-aviation

[TLspotting]

Dutch and Belgian TUI fly units wet-lease A321s

Source: CH-aviation

Might be from SmartLynx or Olympus.

OO-TNC is btw named "Cloudwalker".

[skumfiduse]

Dutch and Belgian TUI fly units wet-lease A321s

Source: CH-aviation

Might be from SmartLynx or Olympus.

OO-TNC is btw named "Cloudwalker".

Flightradar shows SX-ABY and SX-ACP are currently flying for TUI fly Netherlands.Both are former Monarch aircraft.

[TLspotting]

Dutch and Belgian TUI fly units wet-lease A321s

Source: CH-aviation

Might be from SmartLynx or Olympus.

OO-TNC is btw named "Cloudwalker".

Flightradar shows SX-ABY and SX-ACP are currently flying for TUI fly Netherlands.Both are former Monarch aircraft.

And a few of SmartLynx are currently flying for Thomas Cook UK.

[sdbelgium]

ES-SAP and LY-LCU (both A320) currently flying for JAF.