Around 188 passengers remain stranded in Varna, Bulgaria, after a passenger bus collided with a TUI fly Belgium Boeing 737 MAX 8 on Tuesday, 8 September. The aircraft, believed to be OO-TMT, had operated from Brussels to Burgas before continuing to Varna as flight TB2861. The aircraft arrived safely in Varna, but while passengers were […]
Aviation24.be•Bart Noëth9 Sept
Air Cairo will launch three weekly flights to Brussels Airport from 18 December 2026, adding new capacity between Belgium and Egypt alongside the existing EgyptAir service. The programme includes two weekly Cairo–Brussels return flights and a third triangular operation linking Cairo, Brussels and Luxor. The two regular Cairo rotations will operate on Thursdays and Fridays […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban9 Sept
Travelski will introduce a weekly overnight ski train linking the Netherlands and Belgium with the French Alps during the 2026–2027 winter season. The Travelski Night Express will leave Amsterdam on Friday evenings, stopping at Rotterdam, Antwerp and Brussels-South before continuing to Moûtiers, Aime-la-Plagne and Bourg-Saint-Maurice in the Tarentaise Valley. Connecting transfers will serve nearby ski […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 Sept
Emirates is looking for new cabin crew members in Belgium and will hold recruitment open days in Antwerp and Brussels later this month. The Dubai-based airline will organise two cabin crew recruitment events, giving candidates the opportunity to apply directly for a position with Emirates’ multinational cabin crew team. The first open day will take […]
Aviation24.be•Bart Noëth7 Sept
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will hold the fourth World Sustainability Symposium (WSS) in Brussels, Belgium, on 13-14 October 2026. Bringing together leaders from aviation, energy, finance, technology, academia, and government, the event will focus on the policies and actions needed to advance air transport’s transition to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Belgian federal police have targeted crypto wallets linked to offshore piracy platforms in a cross-border enforcement action, according to an official govern...
NewsBTC•NewsBTC Editorial Team1 Sept
Belgium's stance highlights tensions between EU financial stability and geopolitical strategies, impacting future asset management and international trust.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team31 Aug
Belgian authorities are intensifying their fight against digital piracy by requiring European domain registrars to hand over sensitive operator data, including cryptocurrency wallet details. Crackdown on Digital Piracy Belgian authorities have escalated their efforts to combat digital piracy by issuing sweeping demands to European domain registrars, requiring them to turn over financial records, cryptocurrency wallet […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara31 Aug
Three weekly services would connect Belgium and the Netherlands with Copenhagen and southern Sweden European Sleeper is preparing to launch a new night train linking Brussels with Copenhagen and Malmö in April 2028, in partnership with German railway operator RDC. The planned service would operate three times per week in each direction. Trains are expected […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban26 Aug
Air Belgium launched a nonstop 747-8F flight connecting Brussels with Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Aug. 1. The route was the result of a late June visit by Sapar Palvanov, Turkmenistan’s ambassador to the European Union, to Air Belgium’s headquarters where he met with Air Belgium Chief Executive Georges Chachati, according to a release from the Embassy […]
A recent report indicates that even after Binance announced it would wind down its services in several EU nations after failing to obtain a MiCA license, the exchange still allows European users in countries such as Austria, France, Germany, Spain and Belgium to register on its platform. Binance Reportedly Still Onboarding Users in the European […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko21 Aug
European condemnation of Israeli settlements may increase diplomatic pressure but is unlikely to lead to immediate policy changes.
CryptoBriefing•Estefano Gomez21 Aug
Seven helicopters and two water-bombing aircraft were operating over the High Fens on Wednesday as firefighters sought to consolidate the perimeter around Belgium’s largest recorded wildfire. The aerial operation is being coordinated from Spa airfield, which has become the temporary base for an unusually diverse multinational firefighting fleet. Aircraft from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban19 Aug
The socialist trade union BBTK is demanding urgent clarity from TUI fly Belgium over the future of its Belgian fleet, operations and employment, following recent comments by TUI Group CEO Sebastian Ebel about a possible reduction in the number of aircraft based in Belgium. TUI has since sought to nuance the reports, but BBTK says […]
Aviation24.be•Bart Noëth18 Aug
Belgium has requested international aerial support to fight the rapidly expanding wildfire in the High Fens, where difficult terrain, dry peat and strong winds have severely complicated the work of firefighters on the ground. By Saturday evening, approximately 2,000 hectares of vegetation had reportedly been affected, making it the largest wildfire recorded in Belgium. The […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban15 AugTUI is considering reducing the number of aircraft based in Belgium, partly blaming the federal government’s decision to increase the passenger departure tax from €5 to €7 from 1 January 2027. TUI Group chief executive Sebastian Ebel described Belgium’s tax environment as unfavourable and argued that the government must decide whether it wants to preserve […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban14 AugThe Belgian authorities have blocked the planned acquisition of Ostend-based helicopter operator NHV Group by GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF), citing concerns over national security, strategic interests and the company’s potential involvement in Belgian military helicopter maintenance. The proposed transaction, announced in December 2025, would have seen GDHF acquire NHV Group from French private equity firm […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban8 AugBelgian space company Aerospacelab has secured the largest contract in its history after being selected by the European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium to help build IRIS², the European Union’s flagship secure satellite communications constellation. The Mont-Saint-Guibert-based company will be one of four prime satellite manufacturers responsible for delivering the space and ground infrastructure required […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 AugBelgium has deployed four F-16 fighter jets and around 100 military personnel to Keflavik Air Base in Iceland as part of NATO’s Air Policing mission, marking the second such deployment in a year. The mission aims to protect Icelandic airspace, as the country has no air force of its own despite its strategic location between […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 Aug
Brussels Airlines has decided to freeze its long-haul fleet expansion plans, citing weaker-than-expected profitability, Belgium strikes, and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.
AviationSource News•Len Varley6 Aug