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ASL Airlines Belgium, (ASLB) formerly TNT Airways, is a Belgian cargo airline operating chartered flights mainly to European destinations. It has its head office and hub on the grounds of Liège Airport. The airline used to be a subsidiary of TNT Express but was acquired by ASL Aviation Holdings DAC.
TNT Express was established in Australia in the 1940s, by Ken Thomas. The company expanded from a single truck to road and rail freight services across Australia including, for the first time, new overnight services. In 1958, the company became known as Thomas Nationwide Transport or TNT for short and, by 1961, TNT had become so successful that it was listed on the Australian stock exchange.
The company was founded in 1999 as TNT Airways in Belgium. Air cargo operations began in Belgium and operated from Liège Airport. TNT Airways started to work with BAe 146-300 and Airbus A300. This transformation brought the company to an extension from a European to a Worldwide coverage. The Group introduced their first Boeing 737-300 in 2003.
In May 2004, TNT Post Group (TPG) announced major expansion of the TNT Express European air hub in Liège, Belgium. To consolidate and improve recognition of the TNT brand, the name 'TPG' was dropped in favor of 'TNT' in 2005.
The split-up of TNT N.V. which was announced in December 2010, materialized in May 2011 when TNT Express and TNT Post (now: PostNL) were separately listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
In May 2016, ASL Aviation Holdings acquires TNT Airways which joins the ASL portfolio of 9 other airlines in Europe, South Africa and Asia. Rebranded as ASL Airlines Belgium, the Airline signs a multi-year service agreement with the new Fedex/TNT combination.
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As of November 2021, ASL Airlines Belgium serves six scheduled destinations in North America and China under its own brand name[2] with several dozen more operated as contracted charters, e. g. on behalf of DHL.
Aircraft Inventory ASL/TNT Airlines.
As of October 2023, the ASL Airlines Belgium fleet consists of the following registered aircraft:
Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Notes |
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Boeing 737-400BDSF | 3 | — | |
Boeing 737-400SF | 12 | — | |
Boeing 737-800BCF | 14 | — | More NG’s to be added in 2023 |
Boeing 747-400ERF | 2 | — | |
Boeing 747-400F | 3 | — | |
Total | 34 | — |
Aircraft | In fleet | Orders | Notes |
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Boeing 737-300 | 7 | 0 | 3 were leased from Air Slovakia 2 were stored at BUD |
Boeing 737-500 | 2 | 0 | Two were dry-leased from Avia Asset Management |
Boeing 737-700 | 4 | 10 | 1 was seized at ORY |
Total | 13 | 10 |
Thomas Nationwide Transport
The namesake Thomas Nationwide Transport grandfather company was originally started in 1946 with a single truck in Adelaide, South Australia.
On 26 May 2011, TNT Express separated from its parent company, TNT NV, being listed on the Euronext Amsterdam. TNT NV subsequently renamed itself PostNL.
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Role Narrow-Body Jet Airliner |
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Primary Users Southwest Airlines |
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Cockpit crew | Two | |||
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2-class: | 108 (8F @36" 100Y @32") | |||
1-class: | 123 @32" - 130 @30" | |||
Exit Limit | 149 | |||
Seat width | First: 22 in / 56 cm; Economy: 17 in / 43 cm | |||
Length | 102 ft 6 in / 31.24 m | |||
Height: | 41 ft 3 in / 12.57 m |
Flight envelope | 41,000 feet (12,497 m) Ceiling, Mach 0.82 (470 kn; 871 km/h) MMo | |||
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Cruise | Mach 0.785 ( 838 km/h) | |||
Range | 3,235 nmi (5,991 km; |