Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines is a Belgian airline and a member of the Lufthansa Group, headquartered in Brussels. It operates scheduled passenger flights connecting Brussels to destinations across Europe, Africa, and other regions, and is a member of the Star Alliance.www.brusselsairlines.com
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Oct 19, 2026
DrewHOST
Yeah.
DrewHOST
ITA, SN Brussels, Swiss in Switzerland, TAP Air Portugal.
DrewHOST
Do they own Aegean in Greece?
DougHOST
I don't think they own Aegean, but Aegean is in Star.
Ian PetchenikHOST
Just give us the list then.
Jason RabinowitzHOST
The main airlines, obviously Lufthansa proper, Austrian, Swiss, Brussels, ITA.
Jason RabinowitzHOST
Feeder airlines, Lufthansa City Airlines, and Air Dolomiti.
Jason RabinowitzHOST
Low-cost airlines, Eurowings and Eurowings Europe, which is a different thing.
speaker_0HOST
European consolidation? A new balance of power? The potential investment in TAP is not an isolated development.
speaker_0HOST
Lufthansa Group already holds a stake in ITA Airways and includes Swiss, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines.
speaker_0HOST
Its multinational structure continues to expand.
speaker_0HOST
But does this signal a new era of consolidation in European aviation? Major airline groups are seeking greater efficiency, stronger networks, and economies of scale.
Bill WhiteGUEST
That's United.
Bill WhiteGUEST
There's Brussels Airlines that flies.
Bill WhiteGUEST
Look, I always say this.
Bill WhiteGUEST
My husband's going to do a coffee table book about Belgium is...
JohnHOST
Brussels is a great little connecting able, if you can get it.
JohnHOST
It's all very compact, that Brussels Airlines operation on that one little pier.
JohnHOST
Yeah, there's a lot of movement.
JohnHOST
I think there's also the question of what SAS is going to be doing as part of the Air France KLM stable.
Sam DenbyNARRATOR
Some airlines, including Qantas, Virgin Australia, WestJet, and more, decided to cancel all but their domestic flights.
Sam DenbyNARRATOR
Other airlines, including LOT, Brussels Airlines, and Austrian Airlines, decided to just completely close down for a few weeks or months.
Sam DenbyNARRATOR
They would fly no flights at all.
Sam DenbyNARRATOR
Since its occurrence, 9/11 has been the defining crisis for the aviation industry.
Sanny NtayombyaHOST
How many flights did we have? Who c- who flew in, like in-
Rosette Chantal RugambaGUEST
SN Brus- I think it was SN Brussels and-
Sanny NtayombyaHOST
Yes
Rosette Chantal RugambaGUEST
... maybe Kenya was, uh, flying in, if I remember well.
Brian SumersHOST
Eventually, we're pretty sure SAS is gonna join, but not yet.
Brian SumersHOST
And then lastly, we have your favorite, Brett, I think of the three groups, Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Discover, Brussels, Edelweiss, and then, uh, they're with United and Air Canada.
Brian SumersHOST
Probably gonna see ITA, which is really your favorite airline, brought into that joint venture.
Brian SumersHOST
Hasn't happened yet.
Gerry MurrayHOST
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Gerry MurrayHOST
Peter also shares some wonderful stories from DHL, Air Malta and the turnaround of SN Brussels Airlines, before we explore what all of this might mean for leadership in an increasingly AI-enabled world.
Gerry MurrayHOST
So, let's listen to what Peter has to say.
Gerry MurrayHOST
Peter Davies, welcome to Leading People.
Mike GallagherHOST
Aer Lingus, British Airways, Lufthansa.
Mike GallagherHOST
Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Air France, Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, American, Dubai, Qatar Airways, SAS, Virgin Atlantic, Southwest.
Mike GallagherHOST
Delta is saying no. Why? Well, reportedly, because Ed Bastian is allegedly so woke...
Mike GallagherHOST
and so anti-MAGA, and so far left that he won't do business with Elon Musk.
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