[db-wg] 57.224.0.0/11

I admit to being a bit naive and uneducated, so perhaps someone here
will take pity on me and explain this to me.

I was under the impression that the world was running out of IPv4
addresses.  But regardless of that, it seems that a old line French
company that has been in business since 1949 was awarded an entire /11
block by RIPE NCC as recently as February of this year.

I confess that this leaves me a bit perplexed.  If someone will explain,
I'll appreciate it.

And, oh, by the way, yes, I do see the word "LEGACY" there.  But I also
see two different created: lines and their associated field values, both
of which appear to tell a rather different story.



inetnum:        57.224.0.0 - 57.255.255.255
netname:        SITA-NET
country:        BE
org:            ORG-SIDT4-RIPE
admin-c:        SITA
tech-c:         SITA
status:         LEGACY
mnt-by:         SITA-MNT
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-LEGACY-MNT
created:        2020-02-04T16:41:22Z
last-modified:  2020-02-04T16:41:22Z
source:         RIPE

organisation:   ORG-SIDT4-RIPE
org-name:       Societe Internationale de Telecommunications Aeronautiques
org-type:       LIR
address:        Chemin de Joinville 26
address:        1216
address:        Geneva
address:        SWITZERLAND
phone:          +41227476000
e-mail:         info at sita.aero
abuse-c:        SITA
mnt-ref:        RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-ref:        SITA-MNT
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         SITA-MNT
created:        2015-06-10T15:19:37Z
last-modified:  2016-08-24T10:21:24Z
source:         RIPE