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The Societé anonyme belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation aérienne (French; lit. 'Belgian Corporation for the Exploitation of Aerial Navigation'), better known by the acronym Sabena or SABENA, was the national airline of Belgium from 1923 to 2001, with its base at Brussels Airport.
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Apr 17, 2020 · There have been few airline collapses as big as Sabena, Belgium's national carrier. The airline went bankrupt in 2001. So why did it fail, and what could they have done differently? Let us explore.
May 22, 2023 · Sabena began planning aerodrome construction following the first flight to the African colony. Once completed in 1926, the Belgium carrier initiated domestic Congo flights between Leopoldville and Elizabethville, a route of 1,422 miles flying over dense jungle.
May 23, 2023 · Since the start of its liquidation, Belgian courts have recovered €1.1 billion in assets and other investments from the defunct company, of which some €800 million have been paid to creditors so far. The company now hopes to completely dissolve by 2024.
Jul 11, 2023 · DALLAS — Today in Aviation, the Belgian flag carrier, Société Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne, or Sabena (SN), ceased operations in 2001. The final flight SN690, operated by an Airbus A340-300 (OO-SCZ), touched down in Brussels (BRU) from Abidjan (ABJ) via Cotonou (COO).
May 23, 2023 · Exactly 100 years ago, on 23 May 1923, Sabena was founded by the Belgian government. The national carrier of Belgium took over the fleet of SNETA, a project company to investigate the need for commercial air traffic, consisting of four De Havilland DH.9, three Rumpler C.IV, one De Havilland DH.4, four Blériot-SPAD S.33, one Ansaldo A.300C and ...
Mar 2, 2018 · Sabena was one of the emblems of Belgian pride that was exported around the world. Founded in 1923, Sabena (Société Anonyme Belge d’Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne) was the third oldest airline in the world, just behind KLM (Netherlands) and Avianca (Colombia) created in 1919.
Nov 7, 2021 · Sabena was declared bankrupt. Flight SN690, an Airbus A340-311 registered OO-SCZ coming from Cotonou and Abidjan, was the last Sabena aircraft to land at Brussels on 7 November, with 266 passengers and 11 crew.
Oct 14, 2018 · Sabena (Societa Anonyme Belge d’Exploitation de la Navigation Aerienne) was formed 23May1923 as the successor to SNETA (founded 1919). First paying flight was on 01Apr1924 & last flight 07Nov2001.
