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Title: Sabena |
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Description: The Sabena ad of 1930 which pictures the Fokker F.7 plane, common at this time, promotes the security, comfort, economy and quickness of their service. The freedom of flight is symbolized by Sabena’s emblem, the bird. Sabena which stands for Societe Anonyme Belge d’Exploitation de la Navigation Aerienne, was created May 23, 1923, based on interests in developing business in both Europe and the Congo. In 1926 Sabena established regular schedules on its London route, and later in 1928 established a route to Colonge. In 1929 Sabena acquired 13 Fokker F.7b/3m planes and these planes, which flew a record 100 m.p.h. were an vast improvement from the Handley W.8b and W.8f which were standard in the mid 1920’s. In 1930, Sabena adopted a method of blind flying so their crew could begin an overnight postal service between Brussels and London, becoming the first to pioneer night flying. A measure which other airlines would soon follow. Less than three months after armistice November 1918, a little forty-seven page book entitled "Belgian Expansion through Aviation" appeared in Brussels. This book prompted aeronautical interest which lead to the creation of commercial aviation in Belgium. The National Syndicate for the Study of Air Transport or SNETA(Syndicat National d’etude du Transport Aerien) was founded predating the Belgian airline, Sabena. |
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