Tag: Brussels Airlines

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Brussels Airport expands its Asian network

Air China will offer new direct Beijing and Chengdu routes from Brussels Airport starting March 2026. Flights to Beijing will begin on the 24 March 2026, with five services operating a week. This will increase to a daily service for the summer season. Chengdu was previously only served by carg...

Lufthansa Group unveils record 2026 summer schedule with new global routes

Planning your next summer vacation as the gloomy season begins? Passengers can now do that with Lufthansa Group Airlines flights. The 2026 summer flights are now available for booking, featuring new intercontinental and European destinations as well as numerous frequency increases for Lufthansa A...

Icelandair joins JFK Terminal 6 for operations in 2026

JFK Millennium Partners (JMP), the company selected by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to build and operate John F. Kennedy International Airport's new world-class Terminal 6 (T6), and Icelandair, the carrier of Iceland, today announced that Icelandair has selected T6 for its future ...

Lufthansa to cut 4,000 jobs as AI and digitalisation reshape business

Lufthansa Group has announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs by 2030, citing the growing use of artificial intelligence, digitalisation and efficiency gains from consolidating work across its airlines. The company said most of the reductions would take place in Germany and would affect administrative rath...

Brussels Airlines introduces VR for A320 pilot training

Brussels Airlines introduces VR for A320 pilot training

Brussels Airlines now uses virtual reality (VR) as an integral part of A320 type rating training for pilots. Lufthansa Aviation Training and Airbus collaborated for two years to develop the new software, and Brussels Airlines is the launch customer within Lufthansa Group. After an intensive test p...

Lufthansa Group and ITA Airways: Codeshares now also possible on long-haul flights

The Lufthansa Group is taking another important step toward the rapid integration of ITA Airways: Customers will be able to combine flights from Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines with long-haul flights from ITA Airways in a single booking. Corresponding codeshare offers w...

Repeated national strikes hit aviation disproportionately hard

Brussels Airport, Brussels Airlines and TUI fly are expressing growing concern about the monthly national demonstrations that are systematically disrupting air traffic. From January to April this year, national union actions have impacted the airport every single month. As a result, a total of 18...

Brussels Airlines unveils “Atomium” lively

Brussels Airlines, in collaboration with the Atomium, has introduced its newest Belgian Icon dedicated to the renowned landmark. After a contest launched in August last year, the winning design of architect Thomas Faes (Faes Architecture) was brought to life. The “Atomium” celebrates the n...

Condor selects JFK Terminal 6 for operations in 2026

JFK Millennium Partners (JMP), the company selected by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to build and operate John F. Kennedy International Airport's new world-class Terminal 6 (T6), and Condor, an airline known for its curated leisure travel experience, today announced that Condor has...

Brussels Airlines will welcome 3 more A320neo aircraft in the fleet by summer 2026

Brussels Airlines continues its fleet renewal program and will welcome three more Airbus A320neo aircraft in its fleet by summer 2026. The A320neo uses less fuel, produces up to 20% less CO2-emissions, and represents a 50% noise reduction compared to previous generation aircraft. This will bring ...

Brussels Airlines to grow capacity for sub-Saharan route network

Brussels Airlines to grow capacity for sub-Saharan route network

Brussels Airlines has announced a 10 per cent capacity increase for sub-Saharan flights by summer 2025. The increase will be made possible as Lufthansa Group is expecting an additional Airbus A330 to enter its fleet, bringing its long-haul fleet up to 11 aircraft. From next year, the airline w...

Brussels Airlines lands back at Birmingham Airport

Brussels Airlines has resumed flights from Birmingham Airport, operating six times a week. These regular weekly services will offer convenient flight times and will use an A319 aircraft, which is ideally placed to serve both business and leisure passengers. Brussels is a must-see city especially ...

Brussels Airlines takes delivery of its first A320neo

Brussels Airlines, Belgium’s national airline and member of the Lufthansa Group, has taken delivery of its first out of five new A320neo aircraft. The A320neo is part of the airline's fleet renewal strategy to operate the latest state of the art, efficient aircraft in order to meet Brussels Air...

Berlin Brandenburg Airport: facial recognition replaces boarding pass

Berlin Brandenburg Airport is introducing BER Traveller – a digital service for biometric access control. Effective immediately, Lufthansa Group Airlines Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings’ HON Circle Members and Senators can enjoy the new service at BER. ...

Dorothea von Boxberg to be CEO of Brussels Airlines

Dorothea von Boxberg is set to become the new CEO of Brussels Airlines. Subject to the pending resolution by the Board of Directors of SN Airholding, Dorothea von Boxberg, who is currently Chairperson of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG, will take over in Belgium as of 15 April 2023. In ...

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