Brussels Airlines

Brussels Airlines
Founded	7 November 2006
Commenced operations	25 March 2007
Hubs	Brussels Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Brussels Airlines Privilege (Formerly) Miles & More
Airport lounge	HON and Senator Lounge
Alliance	Star Alliance (2009)
Fleet size	45
Destinations	66
Company slogan	Experience our Passion
Parent company	SN Airholding N.V./S.A.; Deutsche Lufthansa AG (45%)
Headquarters	b.house Brussels Airport; Diegem, Machelen, Belgium
Key people	Bernard Gustin (Chief Executive Officer); Peter Kranich (Chief Operating Officer); Etienne Davignon (Chairman);
Website	www.brusselsairlines.com

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

History[change | change source]

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.^[1]

Fleet[change | change source]

Brussels Airlines has the following aircraft in its fleet:^[2]

Aircraft	Number	Seats	Destinations
Airbus A319	9	132	Europe and Middle East
Airbus A320	2	168	Europe and Middle East
Airbus A330	5	284	Africa and North America
AVRO RJ 85	10	82	Europe
AVRO RJ 100	12	97	Europe
Boeing 737-300/400	8	142/164	Europe