SkyStef's aviation page
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SkyStef's aviation page |
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26/04/1991 Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: collection Skystef Description: the seventh Bae146 for DAT was delivered at Antwerp on April 26 1991, but the official operator was however DAT Wallonie with marketing name Air Meuse. Here depicted in basic DAT colors with only "Belgian regional airline" titles as it would be immediate transferred to its Waloon sister company adopting their markings shortly aftewards. |
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12/08/1991 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: seen with Air Meuse logo's. |
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03/05/1995 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: solely operated on behalf of Sabena, it appeared later in 1991 in the flag carriers first (of three) color schemes, here seen such four years later. |
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10/05/1998 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: airframes second color scheme of Sabena adopted by December 30 1995. |
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1996 Location: STR/EDDS Photo: collection Skystef Description: seen with "Suske & Wiske" cartoon.. |
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12/2001 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: airframes third and final color scheme of Sabena with small additional "operated by DAT "titles, which was adopted on July 21 1999. It was captured when stored after the flag carrier collapse. |
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05/04/2004 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: transferred to SN Brussels Airlines on February 15 2002, depicted in their first Sabena style colors. |
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12/10/2005 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: in their second and final colors adopted by summer 2004. |
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27/08/2007 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: the airframe was transferred to Brussels Airlines on March 25 2007 but remained active in the old c/s with only the internet address changed and "SN" painted out. Its last flight took place on December 21 2007. |
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09/02/2008 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: on January 10 2008, it arrived at Brussels in AirDC markings and baptized "Etoile". This new Congolese carrier was a proposed joint venture between HBA en Brussels Airlines for domestic operations in black Africa. Here captured during a training flight, the airframe was due to be operational as "3B-PAE" by spring 2008. However the registration of this plane to a holding company in Mauritius posed troubles and was not accepted undermining the flying plans and the frame remained stored at Brussels. |
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17/01/2011 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: from November 2010 onwards again in maintenance prior delivery to newly proposed Congolese carrier Korongo Airlines (joint venture Brussels Airlines - George Forrest Group). On January 17 2011 it made a test flight in Air DC colors, but without titles. |
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12/03/2011 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: between January 26 and February 1 2011, it was painted at Southend in Korongo markings. From February 3 2011 onwards on it was on occasional basis operational for Brussels Airlines (crew training in Europe) pending delivery to Congo. |
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07/02/2011 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: Skystef Description: below the cockpit window, tiny "operated by Brussels Airlines" titles. Final flight for Brussels Airlines was made on March 22 2012. Five days later it left for the Congo (via Cameroon). It came back to Brussels on October 18 2012 and was laid up. It made a test flight on December 19 2012 and was later seen in basic markings without titles. It was cancelled as "N192DD" on January 21 2013 and left via Iceland for Canada six days later. |