A Boeing 757 belonging to bankrupt Equatorial Airways (ECAir) has finally been allowed to leave Brussels-Zaventem Airport after seven years.
After bankruptcy in 2016, the machine left for the Belgian airport. Because of its seizure, Brussels Airport, the airport's operator, was unable to do anything with the 757. In the end, the airport became the owner of the machine. The decision was made to sell the plane to the dismantling company Eco-FLY. The dismantling process began last Monday. It is expected to continue until the end of this month. It is expected that a small portion of the pavilion will remain at Brussels Airport. A spokesman for the Belgian airport said: “We want to use this to prepare a strategic place to conduct tests during winter periods to see the effects on the aircraft in specific weather conditions, such as very cold weather and snow.” VRT.
Last 757
In 2010, the national airline of the Republic of the Congo ECAir was established. The community seemed to be well underway and was growing rapidly. Investments were made, but after six years things were no longer going well. Due to late payments, ECAir lost access to its navigation software, forcing it to turn off its equipment. Three planes departed for Brussels Airport. The 757 was held at Brussels Airport on the Mechelsesteenweg in Steenokkerzeel. It served as a magnet for plane spotters. It is the last machine that can still be admired at the Belgian airport. “Birds even built their nests there,” Nathalie Berard, an airport spokeswoman, said in 2021. HLN.
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