Air Belgium Cargo presented

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 08 Apr 2005, 18:54

Today the air Belgium management presented it's newest project, a freighter department. It should begin operations somewhere end 2005/beginning 2006 with a fleet of 5 Bae 146-300QT, 3 B737-300QC, 1 B757-200F, 2 B767-300ERF and 1 B747-200F out of EBOS. In the future the fleet will get additional aircraft to keep it competitive, for example the air Belgium MD11's will go to Cargo once they leave the Passenger fleet after the PAX A380's are delivered. On the long-term Air Belgium Cargo's B742's will be replaced by a mix of new B744ERf and A380F.

But in the meantime enjoy these shots of the First B733Qc wich will be used for PAX charters during the summer months:

Feel free to comment...

Maaske · Post by **Maaske** » 08 Apr 2005, 19:10

Hehehehe ,
Danny , Some little comments

I mean you have a complete fleet of a whole bunch of Airbusses over the whole line (A-318 to A-340) ... Covering allmost the entire world ... and now you are adding the competing boeing 737-3Q , 757 and 763 as a freighter ... 8O

I believe to stay a little realistic to maybe pic a A300-600F for example.

It's nice that your adding things all the time , but I think it's going a little too quick . You have a huge fleet covering almost the entire world and now allready after +-( one year after launch) you are starting a Cargo Division. Your expanding a little to quick i think

It's good that you are very enthousiast , but don't let your enthousiasm take over the realism of your Virtual Airline

Greetz

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 08 Apr 2005, 19:29

Well the cargo fleet came with a take-over, and unfortunatly there still isn't an A320F (otherwise we would have taken it instead of the B737). About the A306F I have to agree that it would have been a more logical plane, but there we have the problem of not having a decent model with a decent paintkit. At this point the cargo divisions fleet might even still change and we haven't got a fixed start date yet. Maybe the date of our second anniversary would be nice (somewhere in January)...

Maaske · Post by **Maaske** » 08 Apr 2005, 19:33

sab319 wrote:About the A306F I have to agree that it would have been a more logical plane, but there we have the problem of not having a decent model with a decent paintkit.

Totally have to agree there , have troubles to finding a good Model or Paintkit !

Maybe Any suggestions Anyone ?

Lamal · Post by **Lamal** » 08 Apr 2005, 20:20

I agree for 100% with Maaske

Lamal

William · Post by **William** » 10 Apr 2005, 21:15

You can always start to paint your planes correct ...
I never saw a freighter with windows to be honest !
It could be me but I think I'm pretty sure about that ...

Or you could leave it like this and use as slogan:

'Premium Cargo Flights, Now your cargo has window seats !!'

Maaske · Post by **Maaske** » 10 Apr 2005, 21:19

'Premium Cargo Flights, Now your cargo has window seats !!

Willy you stole my slogan

, but anyway

quite right observation

Greetz

Post by **Bottie** » 10 Apr 2005, 21:22

William wrote:I never saw a freighter with windows to be honest !

here you go:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/792196/L/

Maaske · Post by **Maaske** » 10 Apr 2005, 21:25

I love that post bottie , great looking aircraft anyway

I didn't know either that that existed !

There goes my Premiun cargo class idea

William · Post by **William** » 10 Apr 2005, 21:33

Well I guess Islandsflugs Cargo has some nice seats there ...

Anyhow...I rather prefer 'closed' a/c bodies for Cargo.

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 11 Apr 2005, 17:05

Well it's a Quick Change meaning that it can bes used for PAx during the day and cargo during the night, there are already a Lot of airlines doing this:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/779457/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/812271/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/807622/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/797733/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/763235/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/735434/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/725733/L/