AIS Airlines
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| Founded | 2009 | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 8 (of which 4 airworthy) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lelystad Airport | ||||||
| Key people | Arend van der Meer (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | AIS AIRLINES [1] | ||||||
AIS Airlines is a Dutch airline headquartered at Lelystad Airport in the Netherlands.[1] In addition to scheduled flights, it operates charter and wet lease services all over Europe. The company operates international charters and scheduled services between Denmark and the Netherlands.
The AIS Group also includes AIS Technics which provides technical support and the AIS Flight Academy. The AIS Flight Academy is a flight school located at Lelystad Airport and is engaged in the integrated training of commercial pilots (ATPL(A)). In addition, to the flight school, AIS has a so-called 'type training' for the Jetstream 31/32. AIS's Jetstream full flight simulator is the only approved simulator for this aircraft type in the world. The Group consist of: AIS Airlines, AIS Flight Academy, AIS CAMO, AIS SIM Department and AIS Development.
Overview
[edit]The company started as a flight school and then expanded into the airline business. The airline started an expansion of scheduled routes, mainly within Germany, in 2014, including some formerly served by the now-defunct OLT Express Germany. Flights from Bremen to Luxembourg, Malmö and Nuremberg were announced for autumn 2014, but these plans were later cancelled.[2] By January 2015, AIS Airlines additionally took over some Swedish domestic routes under its own brand, that it formerly operated on behalf of Direktflyg.[3]
On February 27, 2020, AIS Airlines discontinued the Münster-Osnabrück route to Copenhagen (via Groningen).[4]
As of October 2021, AIS Airlines only operated the Torsby route to Stockholm Arlanda via Hagfors on behalf of Amapola Flyg. In 2023 Amapola Flyg lost these route contracts. Instead AIS Airlines won contracts on Denmark routes in 2023.
Destinations
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AIS Airlines serves the following scheduled routes:[5]
- Esbjerg (Denmark) – Stavanger (Norway)
- Karup/Midtjylland (Denmark) – Copenhagen (Denmark).
Fleet
[edit]As of January 2024, the AIS Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[6]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers (Economy) |
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| British Aerospace Jetstream 32 | 8 (of which 4 airworthy)[7] | 0 | 19 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | ||
Electrification of the British Aerospace Jetstream 32
[edit]AIS Development is concentrating on new developments in electric flying. AIS is in the process of developing an electric type of Jetstream. The Jetstream is one of the first to be developed in terms of size and possibilities.
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact Archived 2015-01-06 at the Wayback Machine." AIS Airlines. Retrieved on 7 January 2015. "AIS Airlines Flamingoweg 20 8218 NW Lelystad-Airport The Netherlands"
- ^ "AIS Airlines: Viel angekündigt, wenig geflogen". Archived from the original on 2014-10-15.
- ^ "AIS Airlines assumes majority of Direktflyg´s remaining network". Archived from the original on 2015-06-29.
- ^ "AIS reduziert Präsenz in Münster/Osnabrueck". 2020-02-27. german
- ^ "About". aisairlines.com. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "About - AIS Airlines". Archived from the original on 2015-09-11.
- ^ https://www.ilent.nl/onderwerpen/luchtvaartuigregister/documenten/publicaties/2021/06/07/aircraft-registrations---luchtvaartuigregister [dead link]
