guided tour @ BRU 14/08/04: log + pics

[killerwhale65]

hi all

as you may know i participated in the guided tour at BRU yesterday August 14. Its the second year they organise such tours in the summer holidays, and also the second time i participated (so you can bet i like it) - for only 15€ its really worth for what you get: a 3 hour tour that lasted 3 hours and a half, inclusing a big hour of touring in a bus around the different airport facilities.
Tour was slightly different from last year (other guide, other accents ...). But like last year the same thing was most impressive for me: going to Brucargo and standing there next to an Asiana 747 that just arrived. THEN you feal little!!! This plane is what i would call HUGE. Saw the captain getting out the plane with his violin

here is a small log:
9V-SFA Boeing B747-400 Singapore Airlines Cargo
B-16102 MD11F Eva Air Cargo
B-HME Boeing B747-200 Cathay Pacific Airways Cargo
CA-02 Airbus A310-200 Belgian Air Force
CH-01 C-130 Belgian Air Force
CH-07 C-130 Belgian Air Force
CS-TNL Airbus A320-200 Air Portugal
D-ABWH Boeing B737-300 Lufthansa
EC-GNZ Boeing B737-400 Futura
EC-GRF Airbus A320-200 Iberia
EI-CDD Boeing B737-500 Aer Lingus
G-EUPK Airbus A319-100 British Airways
G-EUPX Airbus A319-100 British Airways
G-ZAPO BAe146-200 Titan Airways
HB-IXO AVRO RJ100 Swiss
HB-JAY Embraer ERJ-145 Swiss
N7375A Boeing B767-300 American Airlines
OO-DJF BAe146-200 SNBA
OO-DJG BAe146-200 SNBA
OO-DJH BAe146-200 SNBA
OO-DJO AVRO RJ 85 SNBA
OO-DJR AVRO RJ 85 SNBA
OO-DJS AVRO RJ 85 SNBA
OO-DJV AVRO RJ 85 SNBA
OO-DJZ AVRO RJ 85 SNBA
OO-DWF AVRO RJ100 SNBA
OO-DWH AVRO RJ100 SNBA
OO-DWK AVRO RJ100 SNBA
OO-LTU Boeing B737-300 Virgin Express
OO-SSG Airbus A319-100 SNBA
OO-SSK Airbus A319-100 SNBA
OO-SUA Airbus A321-200 ex-Sabena
OO-SUB Airbus A321-200 ex-Sabena
OO-TCH Airbus A320-200 Thomas Cook
OO-TCI Airbus A320-200 Thomas Cook
OO-TUB Boeing B737-400 TUI Airlines Belgium
OO-VAC Boeing B737-800 TUI Airlines Belgium
OO-VEN Boeing B737-300 Virgin Express
OO-VES Boeing B737-400 Virgin Express
OO-Vex Boeing B737-300 Virgin Express
OO-VLY Fokker 50 VLM
RA-64021 Tupolev Tu-204-100C Kras Air
TC-MNE Airbus A300B4-200 Jetair (MNG Airlines)
TC-MNH Boeing B737-400 MNG Pax
TF-ELQ Boeing B737-300 Islandflug

and some requests:
* Dolomiti 13:10
* Syrian 13:13
* Vueling 14:55 (my first )
* Asiana 16:10

Pics to follow...

[killerwhale65]

pics online: http://coppermine.luchtzak.be/thumbnails.php?album=226

enjoy and comments welcome of course!

[cka411]

I went on one of thier tours in April, it wasn't like this kind, we paid something like...250 for a personal small group tour. Tour of the new pier and a bus ride, it was really fun. Shame I missed this one too....

[Avro]

Thanks for all those nice pictures.

It must be nice to be escorted by a firetruck

Chris

[killerwhale65]

no problem

the truck was indeed a nice surprise. even for the guides, i think it was new for them too. But as the truck came back from the emergency (of which i still dont know the cause), the driver was waving at us that we could follow him, and so we did

[Robin_Bamps]

Thanks for the pics Killerwhale :thumbsup2:

Just one small correction... the Belgian governmental Airbus is an A310, not an A300

Regards, Robin Bamps.

[Vonsmalhausen]

nice pics
these tours semes to be better than i thought

[luchtzak]

Thanks for the pics Killerwhale!

It's nice for people who are not allowed to walk around the airport to have a visit like this!

[killerwhale65]

thanks for the comments all

@Robin: sorry my bad, i did fill it in correctly in my database however

@Vonsmall: yes they really are worth the 15€; you should participate next year, but dont forget to book early, as they are quickly filled!

@Bart: yes it is. Too bad 9/11 happened, otherwise we would also have visited Canac and the luggage controll center

[Kapitein]

and some requests:
* Dolomiti 13:10
* Syrian 13:13
* Vueling 14:55 (my first )
* Asiana 16:10

Pics to follow...

I hope I can help you:
Dolimiti: I-ADJE CRJ-100
Vueling: EC-JAB A320-200
Syrian: YR-AKC A320-200
Asiana: HL7419 747-400F

There was a problem with a C-130 from the Belgian Airforce, that's the reason the firetruck has to go.

[killerwhale65]

wowowow a very very big thank you for that.

Indeed we saw a C-130 landing at 25L right after the trucks rushed out and we thought it would be him. However, do you know more about the problems

and thanks for the regs

[Kapitein]

Don't know what the problems where. The emergency was already over when I came in my office.