Airliner World — September 2017

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Flying the Whisperjet

daily links from Brussels and it was on

one such flight that I chose to join.

After a brief chat with Brussels

Airlines’ Avro Fleet Manager Captain

Michaël Sanczuk, we’re joined by First

Officer Tom De Ridder at the company’s

operations centre and run through the

pre-flight preparations. This includes a

look at AMOS (Aircraft Maintenance and

Engineering System), which provides

an overview of the fleet at a glance and

flags up any important technical issues

of which the crew should be aware.

There’s no such problems with our

steed for the day, the 1997-vintage RJ100

OO-DWB (c/n 3315), which has a clean

bill of health.

The crew then analyses the latest

meteorological data and Notices to

Airmen (NOTAMs) supplied by flight

dispatch’s Sabre system. The weather

The Belgian flag

carrier has equipped

its RJ100s in a spacious

five-abreast, 97-seat

layout.

The crew members

of SN2305 find time

between flights to pose

for a photograph.