2025-03-21

[Video] Operation Manna and Chowhound | April 1945

When Usaaf and RAF were saving life

[Video] Le pouvoir du Dragon

F16 Fighters Fast & Low in the Mach loop Four Belgian F-16 Fighting Fal...

2025-03-15

[Marc Lecocq] ALFRED RENARD dit Freddy : Faire part de Décès - Invitation pour un dernier adieu

Another great architect of the preservation of our aeronautical heritage has left us

Chers membres du FNAR,

C'est avec une profonde tristesse que je viens d'apprendre le décès de Monsieur Alfred-François Renard, fils de Monsieur Alfred Renard, survenu ce 12 mars 2025. Il était le président du Fonds National Alfred Renard qui gère le stand Renard à la section Air du Musée de l'Armée et contribue à la construction d'une réplique statique de Renard R 31. Je me permets, au nom du FNAR, de présenter nos sincères condoléances à sa famille et ses amis.

En annexe, le faire-part et une photo de Freddy Renard communiquée par la famille.

|Event] 20250322 Invitation à l'Exposition : "Fusion aérienne"

Forwarded message -De : Christian Berteaux

Chers passionnés de l'aviation, de l'art et de la photographie,

J'ai le plaisir de vous inviter à une exposition unique qui célèbre l'alliance fascinante de l'image et du métal : "Fusion aérienne".

Venez découvrir mes œuvres qui explorent la richesse des textures et des réflexions offertes par l'aluminium. Cette exposition met en lumière des images où la photographie se mêle à la brillance du métal, créant ainsi un lien entre art visuel et innovation matérielle.

Date : 22 mars 2025
Heure : 11h00 à 18h00
Lieu : Aérodrome de Namur, Rue du Capitaine Aviateur Jacquet 44, Namur, Belgique

Au cours de cette journée, vous aurez l'occasion de me rencontrer et d'échanger sur ce processus créatif. L'exposition sera ouverte un seul jour, offrant un cadre idéal pour apprécier cette fusion audacieuse entre photographie et métal.

Je serais honoré de votre présence.

À très bientôt,
Christian Berteaux

[Book] The fantastic book of Ludo is now availlable at the shop of the 1 Wing Historical centre

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See more at https://www.belgianaviationnews.be/2025/03/book-ludo-vrancken-de-aeronautique-en.html

The F-35 'Kill Switch': Separating Myth from Reality

A great article

The F-35 'Kill Switch': Separating Myth from Reality

With heightened tensions between Europe and the United States over NATO and Ukraine, the myth of an F-35 "kill switch", which would supposedly allow the

http://theaviationist.com/2025/03/10/f-35-kill-swit…

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[Event] Hottolfiades 22 23 24 08 2025

https://hottolfiades.com/

Page d'accueil des Hottolfiades

Les Hottolfiades sont une manifestation de montgolfières se déroulant du 23 au 25 aout 2024 à Hotton (Belgique).

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[Brussels Airport Company] More than 1.5 million passengers at Brussels Airport in February

Forwarded message - From: Press Office - Brussels Airport Company

Read the press release online
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More than 1.5 million passengers
at Brussels Airport in February

Almost 60,000 tonnes of freight transported

In February, Brussels Airport welcomed over 1.5 million passengers, down 1.6% from the same period last year. This is primarily due to February having one fewer day this year than in leap year 2024. The nationwide industrial action on 13 February also negatively affected passenger numbers. The total amount of transported cargo increased by 0.3% to reach almost 60,000 tonnes.

Passenger numbers: -1.6% compared to February 2024

In February 2025, 1,528,190 passengers travelled via Brussels Airport, down 1.6% compared to February last year. This is primarily explained by February having one fewer day than in the leap year 2024 and by the nationwide industrial action on 13 February, due to which no flights could depart or land throughout the day. Additionally, the mid-term holiday in Dutch-speaking schools began in March this year instead of February.

Given that the mid-term holidays in French-speaking schools began in the last week of February, there were more departing passengers than arriving ones. Transfer passengers made up about 15% of departing passengers, primarily on routes to and from Africa and North America.

The top 10 countries were Spain, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Switzerland, France, Türkiye, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, respectively.

Flown cargo volumes: +1.4% compared to February 2024

Total cargo volumes through Brussels Airport in February 2025 increased by 0.3% compared to the same period last year, reaching 59,177 tonnes. Flown cargo volumes grew by 1.4% to a total of 49,580 tonnes.

There was a 12% decline in the full-freight segment. Belly cargo increased by 6.3%. Integrator services were up 13% compared to February 2024, while trucked volumes were down 5%.

The primary import regions were Asia, Africa and South America. The major export regions are again Asia, followed by North America and Africa.

Flight movements: -0.5% compared to February 2024

The number of flight movements in February dropped slightly (-0.5%) compared to last year. The number of passenger flights saw a 1.5% decrease. The number of cargo flights remained almost status quo compared to February 2024.

There were an average of 138 passengers per flight in February, the same number as in 2024.

About Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport is one of the most important airports in Europe. In 2024, Brussels Airport welcomed 23.6 million passengers and transported 733,000 tonnes of cargo through the airport. Brussels Airport caters for the specific needs of business travellers and holidaymakers alike, on both intra-European and long haul flights. In 2025, the airport offers direct connections between Belgium and 210 destinations worldwide, with flights operated by 80 airlines.
The airport also offers a leading cargo platform, specialised in the transport of pharmaceutical products, perishable goods, e-commerce and live animals. Brussels Airport is the most important pharmaceutical hub in Europe.
With its SHIFT 2027 strategy, launched in 2022, Brussels Airport Company intends to strengthen its position as a major European hub, accelerate its ambitious sustainability goals, e.g. through the European Green Deal project Stargate, and continue to diversify its activities by focusing on innovation and cooperation.
Brussels Airport is the second most important economic growth pool in Belgium, good for 64,000 direct and indirect jobs and is owned and operated by Brussels Airport Company. The shareholders are a consortium of private investors (75%) and the Belgian State (25%). Follow Brussels Airport on Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.