Charleroi adds a teaching aircraft to show students aeronautics jobs up close
CHARLEROI, 13 June 2026, 00:00 UTC — A teaching aircraft has been installed in Charleroi to help learners discover aeronautics trades, RTBF reported.
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- RTBF reported that Charleroi now has a didactic aircraft for learning about aeronautics jobs.
- The project targets practical orientation: maintenance, airport work and technical aviation roles.
- Sonaca describes itself as a global aerospace partner and lists 3,861 employees in its 2024 key figures.
- Brussels South Charleroi Airport is Belgium’s second passenger airport and a major local employer.
The subject is a didactic aircraft in Charleroi: a real or adapted aircraft used as a training and orientation tool. According to RTBF, its purpose is to help young people apprendre metiers aeronautique through direct contact with aircraft systems and professional gestures rather than only classroom explanation.
Background
Gosselies has had aeronautical activity for more than a century, from early flight training and aircraft maintenance to companies such as Sonaca. Charleroi’s recent economic strategy has also leaned on technical education, airport activity and advanced industry to rebalance an economy long associated with heavy industry.
What to do
Families should look for linked open days, entry requirements and recognised training pathways before treating the aircraft visit as more than an introduction.
The Belgian angle
The impact is mainly Walloon and local. Charleroi already has an airport, aviation firms and training sites around Gosselies, so the aircraft fits into an existing regional ecosystem rather than creating one from scratch.
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