SN Brussels Airlines Avro RJ85

Since the bankruptcy of Sabena, SN Brussels Airlines (SNBA) is the new Belgian airline operating from Brussels International Airport. SNBA started from Sabena's subsidiary Delta Air Transport.

Code Data

• IATA Code: SN
• ICAO Code: SAB
• Callsign: S-tail

History

SNBA was founded in 2002, when a group of Belgian investors (companies, financial institutions and regional investment companies) set up SN Air Holding. In February 2002 SN Air Holding took over the Belgian airline DAT and changed its name to SN Brussels Airlines. SN Air Holding owns 92% of the shares in the airline.

SNBA is a member of IATA and the Association of European Airlines (AEA) and operates subject to stringent JAR standards.

Timeline

• November 10th, 2001: First flight of Delta Air Transport.
• February 15th, 2002: New name for DAT: SN Brussels Airlines.
• April 26th, 2002: Codeshare started with Birdy Airlines for its African Destinations. As from mid 2004 these operations were fully integrated into SN Brussels Airlines.
• February 7th, 2003:Three Airbus A319 received.
• February 7th, 2003: New color scheme for SNBA aircraft.
• Summer 2003: Codeshare with American Airlines for destinations in the US.

Fleet

• 14 Avro RJ85
• 12 Avro RJ100
• 5 BAe 146
• 3 Airbus A319-100
• 3 Airbus A330-300 (operated by Birdy Airlines in full SNBA colors)

External links

• SN Brussels Airlines
• SN Brussels Airlines Airbus Fleet Detail
• SN Brussels Airlines Passenger Opinions
• Official Virtual Airline