These 'fours' and 'six-Bs' also restarted the airline's historic route to the Belgian Congo. During the early stages the airline used the Farman Goliath, the Breguet 14 and various British-built Handley-Page aircraft including the Handley-Page W8f. It also used the British Westland Wessex aircraft. The fleet initially consisted mainly of Douglas DC-3s. ICAO CODE: SAB SABENA chose to use landplanes for the Congo operation and a program of aerodrome building in the Congo began. 1960 saw big changes for SABENA when the state of Zaire was founded ending the long-held route from Belgium to the Congo. Fokker F-27 'Friendships' were also introduced at this time and they were used from regional Belgian airports to European destinations such as Heathrow. In April 2001, the fleet included 12 long-haul aircrafts and 66 median-haul aircrafts. The airline now flew under the name SABENA - Belgian World Airlines. BELGIUM - OO Boeing 747-200 OO-SGB at JFK in 1979 - C A Gage. By October 1956 the service had new helicopters, the twelve-seat Sikorsky S.58 and SABENA's fleet of eight S.58 helicopters inauguated the service to Paris in 1957! This was the world's first international helicopter service. Sabena, one of the world's oldest airlines, took delivery of its first CFM56-3-powered Boeing 737-300 in 1987. When the new Republic began it's own airline: Air Congo, in June 1961 SABENA held 30 percent of that airline's shares. Junkers Ju-52/3m in pre-war SABENA colours. The 1990s saw further fleet type renewal - the DC-10-30s were replaced with MD-11 jets. Later this year, the French MRO will perform C-checks in “nose to tail” on the two Dreamliners in its Bordeaux facilities. SABENA flew aircraft out to Tropical Africa - it's Congo colony - occasionally but mostly these aircraft were shipped out. WORLD WAR TWO stopped all European services. Douglas DC10-30CFs were introduced from 1974 and SABENA purchased four of these convertible wide-body jets. According to Sabena technics, the company will support ASL Airlines Ireland’s four ATR 42-300F and 12 ATR 72-200F aircraft, providing the carrier with a large range of solutions including full PBH support and pool access as well as repair and overhaul of rotable components. 73 with a speed of 270mph although it flew services at about 250mph. SABENA began international passenger services with the Sikorsky S.55. In Europe SABENA opened services to Copenhagen and Malmo in 1931. After Swissair stopped operations on 2nd October 2001 and refused to repay the money SABENA was forced to stop flying. Airbus A310-300 OO-SCB at Heathrow in 1984 - Sarah Ward. However, for almost 80 years, the country’s national airline went by the name of Sabena. In Europe SABENA opened services to Copenhagen and Malmo in 1931. Airbus A321 on a pre-delivery flight - Airbus Industrie. SABENA poster from circa 1936 showing S.M. In 1995 Swissair purchased a 49 percent stake in SABENA - a move which would bring the airline down in 2001. This was started on 1 September 1953 using the Sikorsky S.55 aircraft, which could carry eight passengers. With the second attempt during December 1989, paper company Sabena World Airlines came into being with support from KLM/British Airways (40%) & Sabena (60%). And what do the Swiss have to do with it? But what happened to these aircraft after Sabena folded? Donaat is a captain on the B737-800 in a major European airline. These were finished in 1926 and SABENA immediately began flights within the Congo in line with it's mandate, the main route being Boma-Leopoldville-Elisabethville - a 1422 mile route over dense jungle. Let us know what you think of the site and tell us what features you want to see next. DAT use Avro 85 and Avro 100 jets. Aug 16, 2020 - The Collection consists of 54 publications about Sabena / Die Sammlung hat 54 Veröffentlichungen von Sabena When Sabena was created, the airline was partly funded by Belgians in the Belgian Congo colony who lost their air service, an experimental passenger and cargo company (LARA) between Léopoldville, Lisala, and Kisangani a year earlier and who expected the new Belgian national airline to fill this gap. The mainstay pre-war airliner that SABENA used in Europe was the successful Junkers Ju-52/3m airliner. But as the 1930s progressed SABENA cooperated with Air France and Deutche Luft Hansa on over-flight rights (who also had interests in routes over Africa and the Congo) and began it's first regular scheduled service from Brussels to Leopoldville in the Congo. McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 OO-CTG with CityBird titles - Marc Schaeffer. After Swissair stopped operations on 2nd October 2001 and refused to repay the money SABENA was forced to stop flying. These aircraft were no longer used on SABENA's main schedules though - the Boeing 707s and Caravelles were the mainstay types during this decade. Airbus A319 OO-SSA at Manchester in 2000 - Andy Kennaugh. SABENA operated helicopter services from 21 August 1950 when it used Bell 47D aircraft on an experimental postal service between Brussels and extending domestically to cities like Antwerp, Liege and Turnhout. The first DC-10 arrived in 1973 or 1974 and it was assigned on long haul routes from Brussels mostly to destinations in Africa, as well as a few destinations in North America and Asia. The Bell 47s were replaced with the larger Sikorsky S.55 allowing the service to extend to internationally to Maastricht. 1993 saw Air France purchase a large minority stake in SABENA which they sold soon after. Fleet:1x F27 leased from Busy Bee (LN-AKD), 1x F50 leased from Maersk Air (OY-MMT) + the fleet of Sabena. By 1960 this international passenger helicopter service from Brussels flew to Rotterdam, Antwerp, Lille, Eindhoven, Maastricht, Liege, Paris, Dortmund, Duisburg, Cologne and Bonn. No use without prior permission. Boeing 727-029 OO-STA at Heathrow in 1970 - Caz Caswell. The Bell 47s were replaced with the larger Sikorsky S.55 allowing the service to extend to internationally to Maastricht. These aircraft were no longer used on SABENA's main schedules though - the Boeing 707s and Caravelles were the mainstay types during this decade. Avro RJ-100 OO-DWD (owned by D.A.T.) SABENA Belgium SN SAB Sabena Sabena Belgian World Airlines Base: Brussels (Haren, Melsbroek, Zaventem) IATA: SN ICAO: SAB Fleet pre 1945: 4x Airco de Havilland DH9, 1x Airco de Havilland DH4, 3x Rumpler C-IV, 3x Farman F-60 Goliath, 1x Ansaldo A 300-C, 4x Blériot Spad 33, 1x Handley Page W.8b, 4x SABCA-Handley Page W.8b, 10x SABCA-Handley Page W.8f, 1x SABCA-De Havilland DH .50A, 1x … Convair 440 'Metropolitan' twins replaced the earlier Convair 240 twins and were used successfully well into the 1960s across European regional destinations. A new name - SABENA World Airlines - and livery was introduced for the 1990s. DESTINATIONS: 27 destinations in Africa, also Far East, Europe, and USA. SABENA, like many other trans-Atlantic airlines was happy with the Boeing 707s but for commercial reasons it had to buy the new jumbo-jets for it's prestige services like New York. These 'fours' and 'six-Bs' also restarted the airline's historic route to the Belgian Congo. (Coll Serge Van Heertum / SBAP) Airbus A321-211 OO-SUC (c/n 1012) Delivered to Sabena on May 04th, 1999, the plane was sold to Magritte Aircraft Leasing Ltd and leased back in September 1999. Douglas 'Super DC-6B' aircraft were still in use with SABENA in the mid 1960s despite the airline introducing a fleet of modern Boeing 707 jets. Afterward the airplane was owned by different airlines and finally crashed in the sea near Fort Lauderdale in Florida. It served Holland, France, Germany and Luxembourg internationally. SABENA purchased only two and continued to fly the 707 into the late 1970s. SABENA chose to use landplanes for the Congo operation and a program of aerodrome building in the Congo began. SABENA also had two Douglas DC-2s. They filed for legal protection against their creditors on 3rd October. Airbus A330s were on order. Today, Belgian commercial aviation is dominated by its flag carrier, Brussels Airlines. 83, a development of the S.M. SABENA intended using helicopters on an international rotary-wing passenger service as a feeder service for it's fixed-wing international/European services. Sud-Est SE-210 Caravelle 6 jetliners were introduced on all medium-haul routes in Europe from February 1961 and were flown on most European routes, alongside the Convair 440s, until the early 1970s. The Societé Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne (SABENA) can trace its history back to 1923. It's mainstay fleet type was the Savoia-Marchetti SM-73 airliner (it had 11 of the type) and the Junkers Ju-52/3m airliner (it had 5). The airline built up a a typical European route network before the Second World War but also was instrumental in Belgian's Congo colony pioneering long over jungle flying and in 1935 connecting the colony with Europe. The flight from Belgium to the Congo had, in the past taken 51 days... a mammoth flight. A large 'sabena' title covered the fuselage in very light blue and at times was barely visible although the title was also painted on the fuselage in small clear letters. Regular flights to Amsterdam and Basle via Strasbourg were started by 1923 with further routes to London, Bremen and Copenhagen by 1924.. After an airline recession and the effects on the airline industry of the terrorist attacks on America on 11th September 2001 all airlines that flew across the Atlantic suffered badly. And the Boeing 747-200s that had seen service since the 1970s were replaced with the new Airbus A340 long-haul jet. But that story didn't last long, since Sabena went bankrupt that same year.So SVAGroup decided to recreate the last timetable of Sabena together with the flights of SN Brussels Airlines, Brussels Airlines and European Air Transport. When SABENA was formed it was part funded by Belgians in the Congo colony who had only a year before lost their air service - an experimental passenger and cargo company (L.A.R.A.) During World War Two the airline managed to maintain it's Belgian Congo routes. Callsign: Sabena. 1973 saw Boeing 737-200s replacing the Boeing 727s on the European services. Flyboys aviation. The airline's pre-war routes covered almost 6000 kms within Europe alone. This gave SABENA about three weeks to get further financial backing. 1960 saw big changes for SABENA when the state of Zaire was founded ending the long-held route from Belgium to the Congo. In 1999, the airline expanded its wide-body fleet with an order for CFM56-5C engines to power new Airbus A340 aircraft. By October 1956 the service had new helicopters, the twelve-seat Sikorsky S.58 and SABENA's fleet of eight S.58 helicopters inauguated the service to Paris in 1957! The mainstay pre-war airliner that SABENA used in Europe was the successful Junkers Ju-52/3m airliner. DC10-30CF OO-SLD at Anchorage in 1990 - Daniel Dufner. Caravelle OO-SRA at Copenhagen in 1971 - Erik Frikke. This carrier flew from 1923 to 2001, and its final years saw the presence of 10 Airbus A330s in its fleet. First flights were with De Havilland d.h. 50 aircraft although these were replaced with the larger H.P. Sabena Fleet of B747 (History) - Aviation website for aircraft and airline information (flight, … The airline's pre-war routes covered almost 6000 kms within Europe alone. The award resulting from the Belgian Defence Tender No. Why not follow us on Facebook to be the first to find out about the latest developments. (There were tens of thousands of C-47 Dakotas available to help airlines restart operations after the war). The following year SABENA purchased the latest airliner, the Savoia-Marchetti S.M. The new colours had an overall white colour and the white circle tail logo in blue on the fin. At its collapse, the airline had a diverse fleet of 52 aircraft and 14 aircraft yet to be delivered. With most of the main airlines in Europe fighting for passengers in the aftermath of the attack on the USA and on civil aviation SABENA failed to gain the required backing and went into liquidation on 7 November 2001. And the Boeing 747-200s that had seen service since the 1970s were replaced with the new Airbus A340 long-haul jet. In 1995 Swissair purchased a 49 percent stake in SABENA - a move which would bring the airline down in 2001. 1973 saw Boeing 737-200s replacing the Boeing 727s on the European services. The aircraft I was on was probably a Boeing 707 because at that time both Sabena and South African Airways flew Boeing 707's and Sabena didn't have DC-10's yet. SABENA AIR LINES' first paying flight was on 1 April 1924 on a flight from Rotterdam to Strasbourg stopping at Brussels. After the second world war in 1946 SABENA's fleet consisted of Douglas DC-3s. It's mainstay fleet type was the Savoia-Marchetti SM-73 airliner (it had 11 of the type) and the Junkers Ju-52/3m airliner (it had 5). With an eye for privatization more attempts for alliances were tried. The airline was created by the Belgian government after its predecessor SNETA (Syndicat national pour l'étude des transports aériens, National Syndicate for the Study of Aerial Transports) - formed in 1919 to pioneer commercial aviation in Belgium - ceased operations. After an airline recession and the effects on the airline industry of the terrorist attacks on America on 11th September 2001 all airlines that flew across the Atlantic suffered badly. (There were tens of thousands of C-47 Dakotas available to help airlines restart operations after the war). At a speed of 200mph it reduced this route to only four days and the service ran alternative weeks in cooperation with Air Afrique who flew the every other week. It's mainstay type was the Fokker 7b with a lesser number of the smaller Fokker 7a and 14 Handley-Page types. The airline now flew under the name of SABENA - Belgian World Airlines. This was the world's first international helicopter service. SABENA also had two Douglas DC-2s. Further to this SABENA was owed 84 million by the Swiss airline Swissair. One of the latest fleet types that SABENA has introduced is the Airbus A-319 which saw service in 2000. What went wrong? By the late 1990s the airline colours were changed again. Thus, SABENA's first long-haul flight to the Congo occurred 23 February 1935 and took five and a half days. But as the 1930s progressed SABENA cooper… It's mainstay type was the Fokker 7b with a lesser number of the smaller Fokker 7a and 14 Handley-Page types. 1999 saw the new colours on the latest Airbus equipment to be used by SABENA - the Airbus A321. Air Europa, the Spanish airline, has trusted Sabena technics to perform base maintenance operations on two of their Boeing 787-8. It served Holland, France, Germany and Luxembourg internationally. WORLD WAR TWO stopped all European services. In 1938 the airline purchased the new S.M. When the new Republic began it's own airline: Air Congo, in June 1961 SABENA held 30 percent of that airline's shares. Douglas 'Super DC-6B' aircraft were still in use with SABENA in the mid 1960s despite the airline introducing a fleet of modern Boeing 707 jets. By 1931 SABENA's fleet, including the aircraft used on the Congo network, totalled 43 aircraft. These were finished in 1926 and SABENA immediately began flights within the Congo in line with it's mandate, the main route being Boma-Leopoldville-Elisabethville - a 1422 mile route over dense jungle. SABENA flew aircraft out to Tropical Africa - it's Congo colony - occasionally but mostly these aircraft were shipped out. Savoia-Marchetti SM-73 OO-AGL in the late 1930s. SABENA improved the helicopter services with eight Sikorsky S.58s. It was begun in co-operation with the Belgian Post Office. Sabena planned to nearly double its fleet of 35 planes within five years to meet the conditions of the pact. 1971 saw Boeing 747-200s introduced on the transatlantic routes flying alongside the Boeing 707-320Cs. DESTINATIONS: 27 destinations in Africa, also Far East, Europe, and USA. Today, Belgian commercial aviation is dominated by its flag carrier, Brussels Airlines. After the second world war in 1946 SABENA's fleet consisted of Douglas DC-3s. By 1931 SABENA's fleet, including the aircraft used on the Congo network, totalled 43 aircraft. 1961 also saw a major upheaval for SABENA in the Congo colony. Comprehensive and Worldwide Airline Start-Up Tracker; Full Airline Search options; ch-aviation PRO users also have the option to subscribe to other ch-aviation modules such as: ch-aviation fleets: Detailed production lists and aircraft details as well as engine information; ch-aviation contacts: Extensive database of Senior Airline Management contacts SABENA purchased a fleet of eleven of this type. This carrier flew from 1923 to 2001, and its final years saw the presence of 10 Airbus A330s in its fleet. It was flown by a SABENA Fokker F7b on a direct service. In 1984 Airbus A310s were introduced on routes that had high passenger-density. in Sabena special livery - Marc Schaeffer. 73. 73 aircraft, E-mail : sabena@alpe.be | 2002-2015 © www.sabena.org | design by alpe | sitemap | Last update: 07/08/15, All rights belong to the photographer. However, protests by British Midland and Belgian charter carrier Trans European Airways caught the ear of the European Commission and the British Monopolies and Mergers Commission. Today, the airline has 15 CFM-powered 737s in service. A new name - SABENA World Airlines - and livery was introduced for the 1990s. The new colours had an overall white colour and the white circle tail logo in blue on the fin. Convair 240 in post-war and early 1950s colours. One of the latest fleet types that SABENA has introduced is the Airbus A-319 which saw service in 2000. In 1938 the airline purchased the new S.M. SABENA flew aircraft out to Tropical Africa - it's Congo colony - occasionally but mostly these aircraft were shipped out. This was the end of the impressive regional network of routes and airports in Congo that the airline had built up since 1924. For the past two years, Sabena technics has been providing Air Europa with airframe solutions for their fleet of A330s. It took over from Belgium's previous airline, SNETA (Syndicat Aeriens pour l'Etude des Transports Aeriens) which was formed in 1919 as a national airline. The following year SABENA purchased the latest airliner, the Savoia-Marchetti S.M. Services to Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Strasbourg(France) we… Douglas DC-7 at Harare in 1959 - Brian Robbins. ASL Airlines Ireland Ltd has extended its strong partnership with the European MRO for the support of their fleet of four ATR 42-300F and twelve ATR 72-200F. This gave SABENA about three weeks to get further financial backing. ASL Airlines Ireland has extended its ATR support partnership with Sabena technics. 1993 saw Air France purchase a large minority stake in SABENA which they sold soon after. It was begun in co-operation with the Belgian Post Office. SABENA purchased only two and continued to fly the 707 into the late 1970s. WORLD WAR TWO stopped all European services. SABENA operated helicopter services from 21 August 1950 when it used Bell 47D aircraft on an experimental postal service between Brussels and extending domestically to cities like Antwerp, Liege and Turnhout. The SABENA markings for the immediate post-war period up to the early 1950s are shown on the Douglas 'Super DC-6B' shown here... Douglas DC-6B OO-CTP in post-war and early 1950s colours - Capt. In 1999, SABENA carried for the first time more than 10,000,000 passengers in a year and served 165,000 flights (83.1% in Europe, 6;6% to Africa, and 9.2% transatlantic). SABENA (Societe Autonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aerienne) began on 23 May 1923 as the Belgian national carrier. The SN Virtual Airlines Group ( SVAGroup ) was founded on July 1st, 2001. SABENA also had two Douglas DC-2s. However, for almost 80 years, the country’s national airline went by the name of Sabena. For the past two years, Sabena technics has been providing Air Europa with airframe solutions for their fleet of A330s. With most of the main airlines in Europe fighting for passengers in the aftermath of the attack on the USA and on civil aviation SABENA failed to gain the required backing and went into liquidation on 7 November 2001. Sabena operated its first commercial flight from Brussels to London (UK) on 1 July 1923, via Ostend. 83, a development of the S.M. By the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939 SABENA's fleet totalled 18 aircraft. 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