Driving Force – The history of Sabena Belgian Airlines, predecessor and successor
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Characteristics
| Book cover finish | Harcover ( square spine binding ) |
| ISBN |
978-0-9573744-4-7 |
| Condition | like NEW |
| Number of pages | 164 |
| Published date |
First published in Norway in 2021 by European Airlines Kunnskapsveien 24b, 3430 Spikkestad, Norway
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| Language | English |
| Size | 23 x 30 cm |
| Author |
Günter Endres |
| Editor | EUROPEAN AIRLINES |
Description
Unusually, the beginnings and early development of Belgian aviation was not to be found in Europe, but in its colony in Central Africa, where Société Anonyme Belge d’Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne, always known as Sabena, went on to establish an extensive network of scheduled services within the Belgian Congo, and also inaugurated the Ligne imperial between Belgium and the Congo. A limited European network was also flown, as was a North American service after World War II.
The loss of the Congo, which became independent in 1960, and with it, some two thirds of its income, was a hefty blow from which it never fully recovered. An ill-fated alliance finally forced it into bankruptcy in 2001.