Experiencing English 2, Unit 4 Calamities and Rescues t Sabena Airlines NA13:J http://www.brussels-airlines.com/ Sabena was founded in 1923, and opened its first scheduled service between Brussels and Strasbourg(France)in 1924. Scheduled services were further opened to London, Paris and Amsterdam. The first successful flight between Brussels and Leopoldville occurred in 1925, and a scheduled service between these two cities opened in 1938. In 1947, the first transatlantic service to New York was opened. In 1953, SABENA was the first airline in the world to launch an helicopter scheduled service, between Brussels and the European capitals. In April 2001, the fleet included 12 long-haul aircrafts and 66 median-haul aircrafts. SABENA has 11,000 employees and 1,500 more in outstations Passage A Death of a Dream FRNSWUCGExperiencing English 2, Unit 4 Calamities and Rescues Passage A Death of a Dream Sabena Airlines Sabena was founded in 1923, and opened its first scheduled service between Brussels and Strasbourg (France) in 1924. Scheduled services were further opened to London, Paris and Amsterdam.The first successful flight between Brussels and Léopoldville occurred in 1925, and a scheduled service between these two cities opened in 1938. In 1947, the first transatlantic service to New York was opened.In 1953, SABENA was the first airline in the world to launch an helicopter scheduled service, between Brussels and the European capitals. In April 2001, the fleet included 12 long-haul aircrafts and 66 median-haul aircrafts. SABENA has 11,000 employees and 1,500 more in outstations. http://www.brussels-airlines.com/