Air Belgium (KF, Brussels Charleroi) has announced it has secured its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) from the Belgian civil aviation authority (Direction Générale Transport Aérien - DGTA).
The start-up plans to commence commercial flights between Brussels Charleroi and Hong Kong Int'l in mid-April with ticket sales to open shortly.
Air Belgium is a privately funded operation and has secured four ex-Finnair A340-300s for its needs. Aside from Hong Kong, Air Belgium will add six other destinations on the Chinese mainland by May 2018.
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Air Belgium secures AOC, preps for launch
About Air Belgium
| Type | Scheduled Carrier |
|---|---|
| Base | Brussels Charleroi |
| Aircraft | 4 |
| Destinations | 2 |
| Routes | 1 |
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Air France secures leased A340 capacity for late 2Q18
Air France (AF, Paris CDG) will wet-lease an A340-300 from Air Belgium (KF, Brussels Charleroi) later this quarter, ch-aviation analysis of schedule data has revealed.
Research indicates the quadjet will ply the French carrier's daily Paris CDG-Libreville, Gabon route over the period June 1 to 30.
Flightradar24 ADS-B data indicates Air France has also been wet-leasing an A340-300 from Spain's Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas (PU, Madrid Barajas) on a contract running from May 24 through to May 29. ...
Research indicates the quadjet will ply the French carrier's daily Paris CDG-Libreville, Gabon route over the period June 1 to 30.
Flightradar24 ADS-B data indicates Air France has also been wet-leasing an A340-300 from Spain's Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas (PU, Madrid Barajas) on a contract running from May 24 through to May 29. ...
Air Belgium secures trans-Siberian rights, preps for launch
Air Belgium (KF, Brussels Charleroi) has confirmed that its inaugural commercial service will now take place on Sunday, June 3, 2018.
The start-up said in a statement last week that it had now secured trans-Siberian transit rights from the Russian authorities paving the way for it to start flights between its Brussels Charleroi base and Hong Kong Int'l.
"Given the impact of the delayed launch, Air Belgium has been forced to adapt the frequency of its flights to Hong Kong during the launch ...
The start-up said in a statement last week that it had now secured trans-Siberian transit rights from the Russian authorities paving the way for it to start flights between its Brussels Charleroi base and Hong Kong Int'l.
"Given the impact of the delayed launch, Air Belgium has been forced to adapt the frequency of its flights to Hong Kong during the launch ...
Air Belgium defers scheduled ops over Russia, GDS delays
Air Belgium (KF, Brussels Charleroi) has confirmed it has delayed its inaugural scheduled flights between Brussels Charleroi and Hong Kong Int'l until June 3 of this year. The start-up had planned to start the service on April 30.
In a statement, CEO Niky Terzakis said Air Belgium had yet to secure trans-siberian transit rights from the Russian authorities.
“At this date and despite all efforts of our teams and the Belgian authorities, we are still expecting to receive the overflight ...
In a statement, CEO Niky Terzakis said Air Belgium had yet to secure trans-siberian transit rights from the Russian authorities.
“At this date and despite all efforts of our teams and the Belgian authorities, we are still expecting to receive the overflight ...
