Air Holland Charter B.V. was an airline based in the Netherlands. It operated passenger and cargo charters to Africa, Asia and the Mediterranean, as well as dry and wet leasing of aircraft to other airlines. It ceased operations on 25 March 2004.[1] The airline was headquartered in Oude Meer, Haarlemmermeer.[2][3]
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| Founded | 1984 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 25 March 2004 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Amsterdam Schiphol Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 21 | ||||||
| Destinations | Charters & Scheduled | ||||||
| Headquarters | Oude Meer, Netherlands | ||||||
| Key people | A.R. Marx (CEO, 1991–2004) | ||||||
| Founder | John Nicolaas Block (First CEO, 1984–1991) | ||||||
| Website | airholland.nl | ||||||
History
editAir Holland was founded in 1984 by John Block. It took a while for the airline to gain its operating certificate after KLM and Transavia Airlines attempted to stop the airline from getting it. In the early 1990s, Transavia Airlines attempted to purchase Air Holland but they were unsuccessful.
In 1991, Air Holland had to temporarily suspend all operations due to financial difficulties and a loss of DFL 30 million for the end of 1990. On 20 December 1991 Air Holland took to the skies again under A.R. Marx's management.
On 20 February 2004 Air Holland suspended its operations again.[4] Its operations, flights, and aircraft were taken over by HollandExel from the Amsterdam businessman Erik de Vlieger. On 25 March 2004 the airline ceased operations due to financial difficulties.
Fleet
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Air Holland only operated Boeing aircraft. Its fleet consisted of the following:[5]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| Boeing 727-200 | 3 | 1985 | 1988 | |
| Boeing 737-300 | 3 | 1997 | 2000 | |
| Boeing 757-200 | 11 | 1988 | 2004 | |
| Boeing 767-200ER | 1 | 1990 | 1991 | Leased from Britannia Airways |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 3 | 2002 | 2004 | Transferred to HollandExel |
See also
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edit- ^ Air Holland History
- ^ World Airline Directory. Flight International. 26 March-1 April 1997. "44.
- ^ "Contact." Air Holland. 8 April 2003. Retrieved on 22 September 2010.
- ^ Onze redactie (2004-03-25). "Air Holland failliet verklaard". Luchtvaartnieuws. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ^ "Air Holland Fleet Details and History". Retrieved July 16, 2017.
External links
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- Air Holland Fanclub and Air Holland Virtual Airline (The official fanclub and Virtual Airline of Air Holland)
- Air Holland (Archive) (in Dutch)
- Air Holland - Airlines Remembered
