Sabena

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:airline
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Qualiflyer
gptkbp:callsign gptkb:SABENA
gptkbp:ceased_operations 2001
gptkbp:country gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:filedForBankruptcy 2001
gptkbp:fleetSize over 80 (at peak)
gptkbp:founded 1923
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Société_Anonyme_Belge_d'Exploitation_de_la_Navigation_Aérienne
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brussels,_Belgium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sabena
gptkbp:ICAO_code SN
SAB
gptkbp:logo blue S on white background
gptkbp:mainHub gptkb:Brussels_Airport
gptkbp:majorCity over 100 (at peak)
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:Convair_440
gptkb:Douglas_DC-10
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Airbus_A340
gptkb:Boeing_737
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:Christophe_Mueller
gptkb:Paul_Reutlinger
gptkbp:notableEvent operated flights to Africa, North America, Asia, and Europe
faced financial difficulties in the 1990s
liquidation in 2001
major carrier for Belgium
merged into SN Brussels Airlines after bankruptcy
one of the world's oldest airlines
operated intercontinental flights
partnered with Swissair
privatization attempts in the 1990s
gptkbp:notableRoute Brussels to Johannesburg
Brussels to Kinshasa
Brussels to New York
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Belgian_government
gptkbp:successor gptkb:SN_Brussels_Airlines
gptkbp:website www.sabena.com (defunct)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4