Originally posted by EGNM
Jeanski, when you say crews could start on the ARJ how did this work? As far as i knew DAT were a seperate company entirely to Sabena and hence crews would be hired seperatly? I’m just curious as to how close there two companies actually were and if DAT were so close to SABENA howcome they didn’t get dragged down into the same financial ruin that SABENA did? Were they a subsidery company, or as Schriner did, operate under the SABENA banner (DHC-8s of Schriner operated into many UK airfields under the SABENA banner).

They were some sort of subsidairy company Like you have KLM Cityhopper, but focused on routes up to 2.5 hours of flying. Sabena started them with two or three BAE 146’s and then ARJ85/100. If Fokker weren’t in trouble, it could have been F70/100’s. A few days after the bankruptcy of Sabena, DAT flew again, later renamed SN Brussels Airlines. Sabena took care of the crews and all the aircraft. Crews were also trained in the Sabena Flight Academy.
I don’t know that much about it either. I’d want to, but it’s difficult to find information about it. I might read another of the many Sabena Bankruptcy books. I’ll read the one with many numbers in it again.

I always wanted to show you all this nostalgic poster.