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The acronym Sabena stood for Société Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aerienne (although English-speaking critics dubbed it Such A Bloody Experience Never Again). It was created May 23, 1923, taking over from Belgium's previous airline, SNETA (Syndicat Aeriens pour l'Etude des Transports Aeriens), which had been formed in 1919.

Sabena was partly funded by Belgians in the then-colony of Congo who had recently lost their only air service. It was one of the early pioneers of air travel in Africa, beginning routes there in 1925, including flights along the Congo River using a flying boat.

After World War II, Sabena expanded into helicopter flights, and for a time had the world's largest scheduled network of helicopter routes.

Like many national airlines of small countries, Sabena lost money in most years and faced severe financial problem when deregulation hit the airline industry beginning in the 1980sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Events and trends. In May 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja, 49.5 percent of it was sold to SwissairSwissair short for "Swiss Air Transport Company Limited," was Switzerland's national air carrier for seventy-one years until 2002. The airline had important hubs at Zurich International Airport in Zurich, Switzerland, and Cointrin International Airport in, the national airline of SwitzerlandThe Swiss Confederation or Switzerland is a landlocked federal state in central Europe, with neighbours Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. The country has a strong tradition of political and military neutrality, but also of international c, but this didn't prove to be enough help.

The final blow came with the September 11 Attacks, which battered the international aviation and travel industries and led to massive financial losses in many international airlines, including Sabena. On November 7November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. Events 1665 The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published. 1783 A man convicted of forgery is the last to be publicly h, 2001, it went bankrupt and ceased operations- the largest commercial bankruptcy in Belgium's history.