December 12, 2024
According to a new study by Nature Communications, tourism turnover almost doubled between 2009 and 2019, representing an annual growth of 5This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 11, 2024
IATA, the global airline umbrella organization, expects airlines worldwide to carry 5.2 billion passengers next year, the first time this wiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 06, 2024
The company that wants to take over the financially troubled airline Air Belgium is known. It is a consortium of two companies: Dutch companThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 03, 2024
According to a new ranking by Transport & Environment (T&E), only 10 out of 77 airlines are making noteworthy efforts to switch to sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 03, 2024
From March, Brussels Airlines will start flying direct to Kinshasa daily. Currently, there are five direct flights a week and two flights a This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 02, 2024
Brussels Airport has started another pilot project with a self-driving shuttle bus. The van will transport employees on the airport’s tarmacThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 29, 2024
What was first feared is now confirmed: the only take-over bid for Air Belgium only concerns the cargo operations. In other words, passengerThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 28, 2024
French aerospace and defense company Safran has inaugurated BeCOVER, a new aviation test center of the future. The test center in Herstal, iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 27, 2024
Starting next summer, Funchal, on the Portuguese island of Madeira, will be added to the network of destinations to which Brussels Airlines This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 25, 2024
In no other European country is rail travel more popular than in Switzerland. Last year, the Swiss traveled an average of 2,466 km by rail aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 22, 2024
German parcel company DHL Express and energy company Shell have signed a one-year agreement for the use of 25,000 tons of sustainable aviatiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 21, 2024
The Jan Yperman Hospital, located in a rather enclosed region in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium, has deployed drones to transport blood samplThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 21, 2024
These are tense times for Air Belgium. An investor has submitted a bid for the ailing Walloon airline. Judicial reorganization proceedings eThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 13, 2024
Lufthansa and the Italian government have agreed to take over ITA Airways, formerly Alitalia, after tough negotiations, the Italian Finance This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 11, 2024
The private jet sector is emitting more and more greenhouse gases. Between 2019 and 2023, greenhouse gas emissions from private aviation neaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 06, 2024
Brussels Airlines has chosen the Atomium as the new design for painting one of its aircraft. The Atomium design was chosen from the five mosThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 30, 2024
From the summer of 2025, Brussel Airlines will employ job students on its flights. This will be a first for the airline. The students will rThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 29, 2024
Xpeng Aeroht, the flying car subsidiary of Chinese EV manufacturer Xpeng, has started constructing a new factory in Guangzhou to produce itsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 28, 2024
According to a new Oxfam report titled ‘Carbon Inequality Kills’, super-rich Europeans, with their investments and intensive use of superyacThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 21, 2024
Stay Grounded, a network of organizations wanting to phase out aviation, calls for a European tax on frequent flyers. This would apply from This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 16, 2024
Will Brussels Airlines again have a well-known Belgian comic book figure on the fuselage of one of their planes alongside Tintin? That mightThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 15, 2024
British low-cost airline EasyJet has appointed Belgian Jan De Raeymaeker as CFO. The company announced this on Monday. De Raeymaeker is currThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 09, 2024
Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary plans to abolish the paper boarding pass and allow online check-in only. The measure, which would apply from MThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 01, 2024
European aircraft maker Airbus will build a new campus for training and flight operations in its home port of Toulouse. The Toulouse site, tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 30, 2024
Brussels Airport and air traffic controller Skeyes are starting demonstration flights with landings at a steeper angle on Tuesday. This testThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 27, 2024
European aircraft maker Airbus is reorganizing its production to better respond to supply chain disruptions and its main competitors, the AmThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 26, 2024
High-speed train operator Eurostar and the airline alliance SkyTeam will work together to offer integrated tickets. They have signed a memorThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 16, 2024
Brussels Airlines’ fleet will be expanded with three new A330 long-haul aircraft, the first of which is expected in mid-2025. With four leasThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 12, 2024
From the end of October, Latin American airline LATAM Cargo is tripling the number of flights at Brussels Airport from four to twelve per weThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 04, 2024
The new Swedish government, a right-wing minority government with tacit support from the radical-right Sweden Democrats, will abolish the ‘fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 03, 2024
Lufthansa’s big boss, Carsten Spohr, met yesterday with members of the Portuguese government about a possible stake by the German airline grThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 30, 2024
Several environmental organizations are suing the European Commission for not imposing sufficiently strict CO2 standards on member states unThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 29, 2024
The ministerial instruction of outgoing Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) preventing the use of Boeing 777 aircraft at Brussels AirThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 28, 2024
Brussels Airlines will soon introduce a new Belgian Icon, following the tribute to Tintin, the Smurfs, Tomorrowland, and the Red Devils, to This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 23, 2024
Brian Niccol, Starbucks’ new top executive, will be provided a jet by the American coffeehouse chain group to fly from his home in CaliforniThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 20, 2024
The Belgian government introduced a flight tax of two to ten euros for short flights under 500 km two years ago, and that tax raised more thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 20, 2024
Most airlines still have a long way to go in using sustainable jet fuel, despite their promise to get at least 10% of their fuel from sustaiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 09, 2024
Flying is getting safer and safer. A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) shows that the risk of dying on a plane flightThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 07, 2024
Schiphol Airport is the first worldwide to test a hydrogen-powered Ground Power Unit (GPU). The H2-GPU can power KLM Cityhopper aircraft on-This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 05, 2024
The Flemish government is invoking a conflict of interest regarding federal Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) ‘s decision to prevenThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
August 01, 2024
As expected, Lufthansa’s second-quarter profit almost halved compared to the same period last year. Net profit came in at 469 million euros,This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 24, 2024
Despite nearly 6,000 submitted objections, the airport in Deurne, also known as Antwerp Airport, has been granted a new environmental permitThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 23, 2024
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair saw profits nearly halve in the first quarter. Still, the airline expects ticket prices in the second quarterThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 23, 2024
Boeing’s 777X, the biggest dual-engine commercial airplane in the world, is expected to fly through the skies starting in 2025. The AmericanThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 22, 2024
On Friday, a computer glitch caused many problems at airports worldwide. From Sydney over Dubai to Berlin, nearly 4,300 aircraft had to be gThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2024
Lufthansa, still Europe’s largest airline group, has downgraded its financial outlook 2024 and announced a “recovery plan”. After a disappoiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 10, 2024
“Lift-off,” reported the European Space Agency (ESA) on social networking site X, Tuesday at 9 pm Belgian time, from the European Space BaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 09, 2024
If all goes well, Europe’s newest rocket, Ariane 6, will finally be launched this Tuesday from its space base in Kourou, French Guiana. In tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 04, 2024
The European Commission has ruled that the Lufthansa Group can enter the capital of its Italian sector partner, ITA Airways, the successor tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 03, 2024
European cities are still much better connected by air than by rail, according to research by Greenpeace. From Brussels, for example, 41 of This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 03, 2024
Oil giant Shell has temporarily halted the construction of a biofuel factory in Pernis, near Rotterdam (Netherlands) – one of Europe’s larThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 02, 2024
Cargo transporter DHL Express at Brussels Airport is leading the way in electrifying its ground-handling equipment. The company’s crew busesThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 02, 2024
Belgian Dieter Vranckx, who was previously CEO of Brussels Airlines, has again been appointed chairman of the board of SN Airholding, the hoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 01, 2024
German airline Lufthansa suffers from delays in aircraft deliveries from Boeing and Airbus. According to CEO Carsten Spohr, the problems wilThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 26, 2024
German airline group Lufthansa, to which Brussels Airlines also belongs, is launching an environmental surcharge of 1 to 72 euros for all flThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 25, 2024
VIL, the point of contact for the Flemish logistics sector, and WaterStofNet have installed the first mobile hydrogen refueling station at BThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 19, 2024
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun has acknowledged the seriousness of the situation in a US Senate hearing on the quality of Boeing production and apoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 19, 2024
Suppose you’re willing to pay €120 to €160 and not weigh nearly 100 kg. In that case, you can be one of the first to experience pure eleThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 18, 2024
The Ostend-Bruges airport will soon have the largest solar park in West Flanders and the second-largest park in Belgium. The 66,200 solar paThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 14, 2024
Petrochemical analysis samples can now be transported by drone from the Antwerp port area to a laboratory. The innovative project by SGS, GeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
