Brussels Airlines' fleet renewal

Matt · Post by **Matt** » 28 Apr 2021, 15:19

sn26567 wrote: 27 Apr 2021, 16:13
Yuqu12 wrote: 27 Apr 2021, 15:58 According to the website of Brussels Airlines, the Magritte livery would stay until 2022. We'll have to wait and see whether it returns or not I guess.
Furthermore, SN is getting rid of the A319s and wants to replace them by A320s, hence it would be strange to abandon one of its iconic A320s.

Accorrding to https://sites.google.com/site/lhgroupfl ... sels/fleet it's being painted .

TLspotting · Post by **TLspotting** » 28 Apr 2021, 15:54

Matt wrote: 28 Apr 2021, 15:19
sn26567 wrote: 27 Apr 2021, 16:13
Yuqu12 wrote: 27 Apr 2021, 15:58 According to the website of Brussels Airlines, the Magritte livery would stay until 2022. We'll have to wait and see whether it returns or not I guess.
Furthermore, SN is getting rid of the A319s and wants to replace them by A320s, hence it would be strange to abandon one of its iconic A320s.
Accorrding to https://sites.google.com/site/lhgroupfl ... sels/fleet it's being painted .

+ "to leave fleet" !

Matt · Post by **Matt** » 28 Apr 2021, 15:55

woops, didn't even notice that.

#Sadness

Post by **sdbelgium** » 28 Apr 2021, 16:01

OOSNC apparently going to Aero Mongolia. AFAIK their first Airbus.

Post by **sn26567** » 28 Apr 2021, 16:36

sdbelgium wrote: 28 Apr 2021, 16:01 OOSNC apparently going to Aero Mongolia. AFAIK their first Airbus.

Aero Mongolia just acquired (on lease from World Star Aviation) the SN A319 formerly registered OOSSI and stored since last month as 2-SSIA.

Samuel Zerilli · Post by **Samuel Zerilli** » 28 Apr 2021, 18:22

Ex OO-SSI now in the livery of Aero Mongolia

https://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo ... rbus-a319/

Crédit to : Stuart Lawson via Airplane Pictures

Aero-25 · Post by **Aero-25** » 28 Apr 2021, 19:11

sdbelgium wrote: 22 Apr 2021, 10:27 OO-SSQ was ferried yesterday to LJU for return to lessor.

SSQ is currently in C-check in LJU but will continue to fly for SN afterwards.

Yuqu12 wrote: 27 Apr 2021, 09:20
sdbelgium wrote: 27 Apr 2021, 07:44 OOSNC will be ferried to EMA today (Magritte livery).
What is the reason? Maintenance, storage or maybe something else?

SNC is in EMA to be painted in Star Alliance livery.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » 28 Apr 2021, 21:33

Aero-25 wrote: 28 Apr 2021, 19:11
sdbelgium wrote: 22 Apr 2021, 10:27 OO-SSQ was ferried yesterday to LJU for return to lessor.
SSQ is currently in C-check in LJU but will continue to fly for SN afterwards.

Yuqu12 wrote: 27 Apr 2021, 09:20
sdbelgium wrote: 27 Apr 2021, 07:44 OOSNC will be ferried to EMA today (Magritte livery).
What is the reason? Maintenance, storage or maybe something else?
SNC is in EMA to be painted in Star Alliance livery.

Why not do that to OO-SNN?

skumfiduse · Post by **skumfiduse** » 28 Apr 2021, 21:51

Matt wrote: 28 Apr 2021, 21:33
Aero-25 wrote: 28 Apr 2021, 19:11
sdbelgium wrote: 22 Apr 2021, 10:27 OO-SSQ was ferried yesterday to LJU for return to lessor.
SSQ is currently in C-check in LJU but will continue to fly for SN afterwards.

Yuqu12 wrote: 27 Apr 2021, 09:20

What is the reason? Maintenance, storage or maybe something else?
SNC is in EMA to be painted in Star Alliance livery.
Why not do that to OO-SNN?

Probably a cost-cutting measure: flying around in Magritte colours doesn't come for free. My guess is SN has terminated this contract to save costs and repaint OO-SNC earlier than planned. An aircraft needs to be repainted once in a while, so that's probably already 'in the books'. Flying around in Eurowings-colours doesn't cost anything extra.

TLspotting · Post by **TLspotting** » 28 Apr 2021, 23:39

skumfiduse wrote: 28 Apr 2021, 21:51
Matt wrote: 28 Apr 2021, 21:33
Aero-25 wrote: 28 Apr 2021, 19:11

SSQ is currently in C-check in LJU but will continue to fly for SN afterwards.

SNC is in EMA to be painted in Star Alliance livery.
Why not do that to OO-SNN?
Probably a cost-cutting measure: flying around in Magritte colours doesn't come for free. My guess is SN has terminated this contract to save costs and repaint OO-SNC earlier than planned. An aircraft needs to be repainted once in a while, so that's probably already 'in the books'. Flying around in Eurowings-colours doesn't cost anything extra.

One of the possibilities is to make like a "one step contract" which lasts a few years. And for me it is a stupid idea to repaint SNC while SFH is still with its old colors and SFF is not yet with its complete livery...

Lux_avi · Post by **Lux_avi** » 29 Apr 2021, 11:22

TLspotting wrote: 28 Apr 2021, 23:39
And for me it is a stupid idea to repaint SNC while SFH is still with its old colors and SFF is not yet with its complete livery...

You think it's stupid because you know nothing about the reasons behind the repaint, but I'm pretty sure they know what they're doing.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » 29 Apr 2021, 11:24

Lux_avi wrote: 29 Apr 2021, 11:22 but I'm pretty sure they know what they're doing.

Unfortunately; you can't blame people for doubting that

Lux_avi · Post by **Lux_avi** » 29 Apr 2021, 20:14

Matt wrote: 29 Apr 2021, 11:24

Unfortunately; you can't blame people for doubting that

Even in a climate where every single penny is counted? I doubt so.

skumfiduse · Post by **skumfiduse** » 05 May 2021, 11:24

Former OO-SSD in a hybrid livery with its new operator 'Tiketa Tour', a Baltic tour operator, on a sublease from Avion Express.

Picture: 15min.lt

Matt · Post by **Matt** » 06 May 2021, 18:05

Did someone see OO-SNC land by any chance?

TLspotting · Post by **TLspotting** » 06 May 2021, 18:34

Matt wrote: 06 May 2021, 18:05 Did someone see OO-SNC land by any chance?

I saw a few pictures, put the SSC livery on SNC, change OO-SSC by OO-SNC and there you go. It means that there's no "significative" change to the Star Alliance livery except that it is adapted to the 320.

Post by **luchtzak** » 06 May 2021, 18:38

Matt wrote: 06 May 2021, 18:05 Did someone see OO-SNC land by any chance?

Robin Rouffe did !

Brussels Airlines continues its Belgian Icons series ==> https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/luft ... ns-series/

Matt · Post by **Matt** » 06 May 2021, 21:56

Sad to see margritte go...

But this kind of livery is nice and cheap. They could do this to OO-SFH as well ( just need to redo the tail )

ChemtrailSwitch · Post by **ChemtrailSwitch** » 28 May 2021, 16:22

OO-SNA (Red Devils livery) is enroute from Ljubljana (LJU) to East Midlands (EMA) for a new/change paint livery regarding the UEFA European Championship Football 2021.

https://www.flightradar24.com/BEL9902/27db956e

Samuel Zerilli · Post by **Samuel Zerilli** » 30 May 2021, 19:21

Hello,

OO-SFP and OO-SFJ currently operated by Eurowings will return on June 2 to BRU. I suppose to do a check before leaving for Africa / America !

Samuel,

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