The passenger list of Sabena Airlines’ 707 Jet Flight 548 for Brussels counted all the types that have become so familiar to airline attendants at New York’s Idlewild International Airport.

In 1935, Belgian national carrier Sabena, which had started operations in 1923, launched the first regular passenger flights between Brussels and Léopoldville, using a Fokker F-VII/3m.

“Sabena will definitely not get any more money ... The impact of Swissair’s announcement was less clear for two small French regional airlines, in which it holds stakes. Corti said on Monday ...