Avianca Cargo adds Brussels freighter flights
Avianca Cargo has become the latest airline to add freighter flights to Brussels Airport as the hub continues to gain cargo volumes. The new Avianca service will fly to the Belgian hub twice a week – on Fridays and Sundays – utilising an Airbus A330F aircraft. The service will operate on a Bogota, Miami, Brussels, […]
Lufthansa Cargo expands Africa presence with start of Brussels Airlines deal
Lufthansa Cargo has started selling Brussels Airlines’ belly capacity, expanding its presence in Africa. The first Brussels aircraft carrying cargo sold by Lufthansa will takeoff on September 1, but can be pre-booked 30 days in advance. The deal means Lufthansa Cargo’s route network will be supplemented by a further 15 destinations – above all in […]
Por falta de repuestos, Brussels enfrenta problemas con el Sukhoi Superjet
Desde mediados de este mes, ya supera cien el número de vuelos cancelados por Brussels Airlines como resultado de la puesta en tierra de unidades del Sukhoi Superjet 100 operados por CityJet debido a la escasez de piezas de repuesto para el modelo. Primer operador europeo del RRJ-95B con un pedido en firme por quince […]
La principal aerolínea belga cancela sus vuelos a España por la huelga de pilotos
La principal aerolínea belga, Brussels Airlines, ha cancelado todos sus vuelos procedentes o con destino a España del próximo lunes, 14 de mayo, y miércoles, 16 de mayo, debido a la huelga de pilotos convocada para esos días, informó este jueves a Efe una portavoz de la compañía. La empresa suele conectar el aeropuerto de […]
Brussels confirms UK flights to the EU WILL be grounded in 2019 if Brexit deal isn"™t agreed
BRITISH airlines will lose all flying rights to the European Union if there is no transition agreement after Brexit, Brussels has warned. In a notice to all airlines, the European Commission said UK air carriers would no longer enjoy traffic rights under any air transport agreement to which the EU is a party. This means […]
Remembering Brussels: Aviation still "˜No. 1"² target of terrorists
A year ago, a terror attack in Belgium rattled western aviation security officials to the core. The aftershocks continue today as they try to make adjustments to prevent a similar or worse disaster from occurring. On the morning of March 22, 2016, 32 civilians and three terrorists were killed, and 300 people were injured in […]
Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines: Shaping the future together
After Lufthansa and the shareholders of SN Airholding agreed on the terms of the complete takeover, Deutsche Lufthansa AG"™s Executive Board decided yesterday to exercise the call option for the outstanding 55 percent of the shares. The call option comes into effect by December 31, 2016. The transaction will close by the beginning of January […]
Lufthansa aprueba la compra de la totalidad de Brussels Airlines
Lufthansa Group ha aprobado este miércoles ejercitar la opción de compra sobre el 55% restante del capital de Brussels Airlines que no tenía el grupo aéreo alemán, en manos de SN Airholding, matriz de la compañía aérea belga, y que se prevé para finales de este año. En el 2008, Lufthansa desembolsó 65 millones de […]
Lufthansa decide esta semana si adquiere la totalidad en Brussels Airlines
La aerolínea alemana decidió posponer la decisión tras los atentados terroristas en Bruselas el 22 de marzo. Lufthansa decidirá esta semana si ejecuta una «call option» y adquiere el 55% restante en Brussels Airlines, de modo que se haría con la totalidad de la compañía, dijo a EFE un portavoz de la aerolínea alemana. La […]
Passenger Demand Growth Slows – Brussels Attacks Disrupt European Traffic
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for April showing that demand (measured in total revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by 4.6%–the slowest pace since January 2015. April capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by 4.9%, and load factor slipped 0.3 percentage points to 79.1%. The disruptive impact of […]
