Air Holland
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| Founded | 1984 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1985 (first time) 20 December 1991 (second time) | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 25 March 2004 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | ||||||
| Fleet size | 21 | ||||||
| Destinations | Charters & Scheduled | ||||||
| Headquarters | Oude Meer, Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | ||||||
| Key people | John Block (Founder & CEO) [1984-1991] A.R.Marx (CEO) [1991-2004] | ||||||
| Website | airholland.nl | ||||||
Air Holland 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]
History
Air 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 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 the 20 December 1991, Air Holland took to the skies again under A.R. Marx's management.
On 25 March 2004, Air Holland ceased operations again due to financial difficulties.
Fleet
Air Holland operated a fleet consisting only of Boeing aircraft. The fleet consisted of:[4][5]
| Registration | Aircraft Type | Origin | Next user
(after the last use by Air Holland) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH-AHB | B727-2H3 | Leslie-Air One | World Wide Airlines | 189 passengers [citation needed] |
| PH-AHD | B727-2H3 | Air One | EAS - Europe Aero Service | 189 passengers [citation needed] |
| PH-AHZ | B727-2D3 | ASC-Dominicana | Dan Air London | 189 passengers [citation needed] |
| PH-OZA | B737-3L9(WL) | Maersk Air [6] | CIT Leasing Corporation | 149 passengers [citation needed] |
| PH-OZB | B737-3Y0 | TEA Cyprus | Aeris | 149 passengers [citation needed] |
| PH-OZC | B737-36N | nieuw [7] | Philippine Airlines | 149 passengers [citation needed] |
| G-IEAB | B757-23A | Inter European Airways | Inter European Airways | 213 passengers [citation needed] |
| G-MONC | B757-2T7 | Monarch Airlines | Monarch Airlines | 213 passengers [citation needed] |
| PH-AHE | B757-27B(WL) | nieuw of onbekend[8] | HollandExel | 213 passengers [citation needed] |
| PH-AHF | B757-27B(WL) | nieuw of onbekend[9] | Air Anatolia | 213 passengers[citation needed] |
| PH-AHI | B757-27B | nieuw of onbekend[10] | Spanair | 213 passengers[citation needed] |
| PH-AHK | B757-23A | nieuw of onbekend[11] | Wilmington Trust Co Trustee | 213 passengers[citation needed] |
| PH-AHL | B757-27B | nieuw of onbekend[12] | Condor | 213 passengers[citation needed] |
| PH-AHN | B757-236 | Air Europe | Air Aruba | 213 passengers[citation needed] |
| PH-AHO | B757-2T7 | Monarch Airlines | Monarch Airlines | 213 passengers[citation needed] |
| PH-AHP | B757-23A | Britannia Airways | Transavia | 213 passengers[citation needed] |
| PH-AHS | B757-28A | Air Transat | ILFC | 213 passengers[citation needed] |
| PH-AHT | B757-204 | Britannia Airways | Britannia Airways | 213 passengers[citation needed] |
| G-BRIF | B767-204(ER) | Britannia Airways | Britannia Airways | 290Y[13] |
| PH-AHR | B767-328ER | ILFC | Castle 2003-1A LLC | 272 passengers[citation needed] |
| PH-AHX | B767-383(ER) | SAS Scandinavian Airlines | HollandExel | 272 passengers[citation needed] |
| PH-AHY | B767-383(ER) | SAS Scandinavian Airlines | BelgiumExel | 272 passengers[citation needed] |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Air Holland Fleet". Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Air Holland Fleet Details and History". Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Maersk Air Fleet Details and History". Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Registration Details For PH-OZC (Air Holland) 737-36N - Air Fleets.net". Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Registration Details For PH-AHE (Air Holland) 757-27B(WL) - PlaneLogger". Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Registration Details For PH-AHF (Air Holland) 757-27B(WL) - PlaneLogger". Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Registration Details For PH-AHI (Air Holland) 757-27B - PlaneLogger". Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Registration Details For PH-AHK (Air Holland) 757-23A - PlaneLogger". Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Registration Details For PH-AHL (Air Holland) 757-27B - PlaneLogger". Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "JY-JAI Jordan Aviation Boeing 767-200 - cn 24736 / 296". Retrieved 16 July 2017.
External links
- 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