Air Holland
Encyclopedia
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. The airline was headquartered in Oude Meer
, Haarlemmermeer
.
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.
PH-AHI Majoor Alida Bosshardt
PH-AHF Koningin Wilhelmina
PH-AHT and PH-AHS Grace
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It operated passenger and cargo charters to Africa, Asia and the Mediterranean, as well as dry and wet leasing
Wet lease
Aircraft leases are a number of types of leases used by airlines and other aircraft operators. Airlines lease aircraft from other airlines or leasing companies for two main reasons; to operate aircraft without the financial burden of buying them, and to provide temporary increase in capacity...
of aircraft to other airlines. It ceased operations on 25 March 2004. The airline was headquartered in Oude Meer
Oude Meer
Oude Meer is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 7 km east of Hoofddorp.Oude Meer has a population of around 230....
, Haarlemmermeer
Haarlemmermeer
Haarlemmermeer is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water, and the name Haarlemmermeer means Haarlem's Lake, still referring to the body of water from which the region was reclaimed in the 19th century.Its main...
.
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 and registrations
Air Holland operated a range of aircraft:- 3 Boeing 727-200 PH-AHB, PH-AHD and PH-AHZ
- 3 Boeing 737-300Boeing 737The Boeing 737 is a short- to medium-range, twin-engine narrow-body jet airliner. Originally developed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing's 707 and 727, the 737 has developed into a family of nine passenger models with a capacity of 85 to 215 passengers...
PH-OZA, PH-OZB and PH-OZC - 10 Boeing 757-200Boeing 757The Boeing 757 is a mid-size, narrow-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Passenger versions of the twinjet have a capacity of 186 to 289 persons and a maximum range of , depending on variant and cabin configuration...
PH-AHE, PH-AHF, PH-AHI, PH-AHK, PH-AHL, PH-AHN, PH-AHO, PH-AHP, PH-AHS, and PH-AHT - 2 Boeing 767-200ERBoeing 767The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was the manufacturer's first wide-body twinjet and its first airliner with a two-crew glass cockpit. The aircraft features two turbofan engines, a supercritical wing, and a conventional tail...
G-BRIF and PH-AHM (The PH-AHM was wetleased to Air Aruba) - 4 Boeing 767-300ERBoeing 767The Boeing 767 is a mid-size, wide-body twin-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was the manufacturer's first wide-body twinjet and its first airliner with a two-crew glass cockpit. The aircraft features two turbofan engines, a supercritical wing, and a conventional tail...
PH-AHR, PH-AHQ, PH-AHX and PH-AHY
Aircraft names
PH-AHE Soldaat van OranjePH-AHI Majoor Alida Bosshardt
PH-AHF Koningin Wilhelmina
PH-AHT and PH-AHS Grace
External links
- Air Holland Fanclub and Air Holland Virual Airline (The official fanclub and Virtual Airline of Air Holland)
- Air Holland (Archive)
- Air Holland - Airlines Remembered