page_title: Machelen
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Machelen / Economy
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: b.house, der Sitz von Brussels Airlines English: b.house (Brussels Airport Building 26), the Brussels Airlines head office Français&#160;: b.house, le siège de Brussels Airlines Nederlands: b.house, het hoofdkantoor van de Brussels Airlines
context_page_description: Machelen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Diegem and Machelen proper. On 1 January 2006 Machelen had a total population of 12,500. The total area is 11.59 km² which gives a population density of 1,078 inhabitants per km².
  Machelen may have been the birthplace of composer Cypriano de Rore.
  A portion of Brussels Airport is located in Diegem, Machelen.
context_section_description: Brussels Airlines has its corporate headquarters in the b.house on the grounds of Brussels Airport and in Diegem, Machelen. Brussels Airlines formed in 2006 as a result of a merger between SN Brussels and Virgin Express.
  The Europe, Middle East, and Africa operations of Chevron Phillips are based in Stockholm Building in Airport Plaza in Diegem.
caption: Brussels Airlines head office in Diegem, Machelen
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