Air Holland

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 March 25, 2004.[1] The airline was headquartered in Oude Meer, Haarlemmermeer.[2][3]

Air Holland
IATA ICAO Callsign
GG HLN ORANGE
Founded1984 (1984)
Ceased operations25 March 2004 (2004-03-25)
Operating basesAmsterdam Schiphol Airport
Fleet size21
DestinationsCharters & Scheduled
HeadquartersOude Meer, Netherlands
Key peopleJohn Nicolaas Block (Founder & CEO) [1984-1991]
A.R.Marx (CEO) [1991-2004]
Websiteairholland.nl

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 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 the December 20, 1991, Air Holland took to the skies again under A.R. Marx's management.

On February 20, 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 March 25, 2004, the airline ceased operations due to its financial difficulties.

Fleet
An Air Holland Boeing 757-200 taxiing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in 2002

Air Holland operated a fleet consisting only of Boeing aircraft. The fleet consisted of the following:[5]

Air Holland fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
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

References
  1. Air Holland History
  2. World Airline Directory. Flight International. 26 March-1 April 1997. "44.
  3. "Contact." Air Holland. 8 April 2003. Retrieved on 22 September 2010.
  4. Onze redactie (2004-03-25). "Air Holland failliet verklaard". Luchtvaartnieuws. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  5. "Air Holland Fleet Details and History". Retrieved July 16, 2017.
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