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What we compareSabenaBrussels Airlines
Country in archiveBelgiumBelgium
Founded19232006
FounderBelgian government with the Devriendt familySN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express (merger)
HeadquartersZaventem, Flemish Brabant, BelgiumBrussels Airport, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Name originSabena is an acronym of the airline's French name, Société anonyme belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation aérienne, or in Dutch Belgische Naamloze Vennootschap tot Exploitatie van het Luchtverkeer.The airline took the name of Belgium's capital. It was announced on 7 November 2006 at a press conference at Brussels Airport, after SN Brussels Airlines and Virgin Express agreed to merge.
HighlightsBrussels Airport hub, Congo routeBrussels Airport hub, Airbus A320 family, Airbus A330, Star Alliance membership
Earliest archived brand logo19762006
Latest archived logo19932021
Archived logo assets23

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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