Brussels Airlines
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Lufthansa Group Q1 2026: Swiss holds up, Lufthansa bleeding cash
The Lufthansa Group publishes its earnings for Q1 of 2026. Swiss is the strongest performer of the group with a positive EBIT of 30 million Swiss francs. However, the Lufthansa mainline continues to drag down the overall group’s performance with a heavy loss, bleeding cash as it has in past months and years. This has…
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Lufthansa makes cabin bags paid starting May 2026
Lufthansa introduces a new fare in its Economy Class portfolio in May 2026. The new fare will be called Basic and will not include a carry-on bag. This is a move by the German Lufthansa group to increase revenue from passenger operations following the increase in jet fuel cost. Will there be a change back…
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Lufthansa Group Brings Starlink High-Speed Wi-Fi to 850+ Aircraft
Lufthansa Group is rolling out Starlink across 850+ aircraft from H2 2026 through 2029. The new high-speed onboard internet is designed for streaming and cloud work, with free access for status customers and Travel ID users (login required).
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Brussels Airlines: Fleet Composition and Outlook
Despite serving a large number of Sub-Saharan African destinations, Brussels Airlines operates a rather small fleet of 57 aircraft, of which only 11 are wide-body planes. Those eleven wide-body planes, furthermore, are older generation A330-300s, with the rest of the fleet entirely made up of narrow-body A320 family aircraft. Among those 46 narrow-body aircraft, only…
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Brussels Airlines Launches New Flights to Kilimanjaro from June 2026
The Lufthansa Group has structured itself to have airlines specifically specialized in certain operations. The role of Brussels Airlines in this ecosystem is to funnel traffic, via Brussels airport, onto its extensive African route network. The airline’s core business are flights to Africa. That core is getting stronger as the airline prepares to launch another…
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Brussels Airlines: Atomium The Latest Special Livery
It has been the month of special liveries in the Lufthansa Group universe. Earlier this month SWISS revealed its latest special livery to celebrate the arrival of the airline’s very first Airbus A350-900. Now, it’s the Belgian carrier Brussels Airlines’ turn to reveal its latest special livery. Atomium – Celebrating Another Belgian Icon on Brussels…
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Brussels Airlines New Narrow Body Planes Coming – But Not That Soon
Being the beginning of the new year we could see this as some sort of New Year’s resolution for the Lufthansa Group. The German lead group has worked on specializing each of its owned airlines to a specific task and to serve a specific market segment. Brussels Airlines role is to serve sub-Saharan Africa with…
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Brussels Airlines Plans Fleet Expansion, New Cabins, and a Wet-Lease Agreement
Brussels Airlines, the national carrier of Belgium, is part of the Lufthansa Group. Within the German lead group Brussels Airlines has cut itself out a place as the Africa route specialist. The Group management has decided that that is the role of the airline, and that Brussels will become more and more the Group’s and…
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First Non-Stop Brussels Airlines Flight Lands in Nairobi
The first Brussels Airlines direct and non-stop flight from Brussels to Nairobi has landed in Kenya. This marks a further expansion for the Belgian national carrier into sub-Saharan Africa with flights to a very sought after destination for European travellers. Brussels Airlines Enhancing The Existing Nairobi Service Although in the carrier’s announcement it was treated…