Brussels Airlines facts for kids

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Brussels Airlines

Founded	7 November 2006
Commenced operations	25 March 2007
Hubs	Brussels Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Miles & More LOOP
Alliance	Star Alliance
Fleet size	58
Destinations	120
Company slogan	We go the extra smile.
Parent company	Lufthansa Group
Headquarters	Diegem, Machelen, Belgium
Key people	Christina Foerster, CEO Dieter Vranckx, CFO

Brussels Airlines is the main Belgian airline. It flies from Brussels Airport to destinations in Europe, Africa and North America.

History

Brussels Airlines was created as the result of the merger of SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express in March 2006. SN Brussels Airlines had been created from Sabena, the former Belgian flag carrier, that had ceased operations on 7 November 2001. SN Brussels Airlines started its operations only five months later. Virgin Express was a low-cost airline, owned by the Virgin Group. In 2004, SN Airholding took over Virgin Express, and in 2006 it was announced that both companies would merge and fly under the Brussels Airlines brand. In 2008, the Lufthansa group bought 45% of Brussels Airlines' shares, and Brussels Airlines joined the Star Alliance.

Fleet

Brussels Airlines has the following aircraft in its fleet:

Gallery

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  A Virgin Express Boeing 737.

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  A SN Brussels Airlines Avro RJ85.

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  A Brussels Airlines plane in 2011.

Images for kids

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  A former Brussels Airlines Avro RJ85 painted in an interem livery following the merger

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  A Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-300 in an interim livery

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  b.house, Brussels Airlines' head office, located on the grounds of Brussels Airport

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  Brussels Airlines aircraft lined up at Brussels Airport

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  Airbus A319-100 in the new livery.

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  Airbus A319-100 in Star Alliance livery.

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  Airbus A320-200 in the former livery.

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  Airbus A330-300 in the former livery.