Brussels Airlines (SN, Brussels National) will acquire two more A330 aircraft over the next twelve to fifteen months for use in expanding its international footprint. ch-aviation research indicates one of the jets will be an A330-300 formerly in service with Singapore Airlines (SQ, Singapore Changi).
In a statement, the Belgian carrier said one of the aircraft would arrive in spring next year and would be used to open up 5x weekly flights to Toronto Pearson, Canada beginning in April. The route will fall vacant in late March following Indian carrier Jet Airways' decision to switch its transatlantic hub from Brussels National to Amsterdam Schiphol with effect from March 2016.
With Jet Airways gone, Brussels Airlines has bandied together with fellow Star Alliance members United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) and Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) will enhance their presence in the transatlantic market. The Canadian carrier will codeshare on Brussels Airlines' Toronto flights while United will add a second daily flight to New York Newark which the Belgian carrier will codeshare on. In parallel, Brussels Airlines will add a sixth weekly flight to Washington Dulles.
The other aircraft, the airline's tenth A330, will be used to expand Brussels Airlines' African network with the launch of two new routes. Libreville Leon M'Ba and Lagos are said to be under consideration.
Brussels Airlines currently operates three A330-200s and five A330-300s.
