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Airbus Industrie A330-301 (37)

 

 
Date: 27/08/1999

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: this A330 of Sabena arrived at Brussels on July 30 1997 as "F-GMDB", entered the Belgian register the same day and became operational on August 2. Here captured in its second (of two) color scheme(s) adopted in march 1999, it was active for the carrier till one day before its demise on November 7 2001.

Date: 13/10/2005

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: after a 5 month period of storage at Bordeaux, it arrived again at Brussels on April 23 2002, this time in SN Brussels Airlines markings with tiny "Birdy Airlines" titles, latter was the new operator but conducting flight for SN Brussels Airlines. Its first commercial flight took off three days later. On October 27 2004, SN Brussels Airlines absorbed Birdy Airlines and the only change was the erase of the tiny "Birdy Airlines" titles and it's such depicted

Date: 30/07/2006

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: on June 3 2006, it arrived from Zurich (after overhaul) in the new jacket.

Date: 26/04/2007

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: since March 25 2007 known as Brussels Airlines, first months the only differences of its jacket were "SN" painted out and the internet address changed.

Date: 10/02/2008

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: on October 17 2007, after maintenance at Zurich, it arrived with a modified tail c/s. The airframe is still current in this outfit.

 

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