Air Belgium, new airline starting up in june

[luchtzak]

Air Belgium just released its livery: http://www.luchtzak.be/airlines/air-...y-airbus-a340/

Startup expected next June with A340: http://www.luchtzak.be/airlines/air-...ibre-belgique/

[RAT 5]

Air Belgium was a charter airline in 90's. Is there a connection?

[Hotel Tango]

I'll believe it when I see it! Me cynical? YES!

[PAXboy]

Well, a computer painted image is not an airline. Obviously has big ambitions, if starting with 340s...

[luchtzak]

Originally Posted by RAT 5

Air Belgium was a charter airline in 90's. Is there a connection?

Not at all.

[G-ARZG]

Headed up by former MD of TNT Liege, so not necessarily a pipedream...

[crewmeal]

Plenty of 340's in mothballs, so guess they'll come cheap. Running them is something else.

[davidjohnson6]

Article mentions a desire to co-operate in future with Brussels airlines. I'm wondering how Lufthansa would view this against their existing Asian long haul operations from Frankfurt

[Hotel Tango]

Article mentions a desire to co-operate in future with Brussels airlines.

Not unusual for "new" start-ups to release a rosy outlook to the press about future co-operations and, of course, fleet expansion. After all, they have to appear to be serious. Most of the time the reality is something else.

[Harry Wayfarers]

Article mentions a desire to co-operate in future with Brussels airlines.

Well going back in history airline Sobelair worked in cooperation with one or more of the bigger boys so history may repeat itself!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobelair

[Hotel Tango]

Yes, but Sobelair was already a well established carrier by then. This new venture hasn't even got off the ground yet. So let's wait and see.

[AerRyan]

Who's financing this?

Economically it seems like a great way to slaughter millions and millions of euro.

[jensdad]

Going off on a tangent here, but could they not come up with a more inspiring name?

[El Bunto]

Plenty of 340's in mothballs, so guess they'll come cheap. Running them is something else.

Also the only real option for a non-wetleased start-up these days, as everything else needs carrier ETOPS approval. If they're still operating in two years' time then they can submit their paperwork and pick-up some cheap A330s.

[Evanelpus]

Well, a computer painted image is not an airline. Obviously has big ambitions, if starting with 340s...

Is the Guvnor out then?

[Hotel Tango]

Going off on a tangent here, but could they not come up with a more inspiring name?

If they are serious then I would say that as a Belgian carrier wishing to attract a market for flying from and to Belgium, I'd say Air Belgium pretty much fits the bill! Although it would be novel, I don't think Moules et Frites Airlines would quite have the same impact!

[Harry Wayfarers]

I don't think Moules et Frites Airlines would quite have the same impact!

Or Air Dog ****