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Defunct airlines of the Netherlands Defunct charter airlines Airlines established in 2007 Airlines disestablished in 2011 Dutch companies established in 2007 2011 disestablishments in the Netherlands {{Netherlands-transport-stub
Amsterdam Airlines was a Dutch charter airline
Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft (i.e., chartering) as opposed to individual aircraft seats (i.e., purchasing a airline ticket, ticket through a traditional airline).
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with its head office in Schiphol-Rijk on the grounds of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol , known informally as Schiphol Airport ( nl, Luchthaven Schiphol, ), is the main international airport of the Netherlands. It is located southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province ...
in Haarlemmermeer
Haarlemmermeer () is a municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water. The name Haarlemmermeer means ' Haarlem's lake', referring to the body of w ...
, Netherlands
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. Founded in 2007, Amsterdam Airlines used to provide both charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the rec ...
and wet lease
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services. It ceased its operation on October 31, 2011 and went bankrupt
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on November 22 of the same year.
Fleet
At the time of closure, Amsterdam Airlines' fleet consisted of 3 aircraft: Amsterdam Airlines' first aircraft, anAirbus A320
The Airbus A320 family is a series of Narrow-body aircraft, narrow-body airliners developed and produced by Airbus.
The A320 was launched in March 1984, Maiden flight, first flew on 22 February 1987, and was introduced in April 1988 by Air F ...
, arrived at Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol , known informally as Schiphol Airport ( nl, Luchthaven Schiphol, ), is the main international airport of the Netherlands. It is located southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province ...
on 18 June 2008 from Mexico City
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via Gander, Canada
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. The aircraft (MSN 430), was on lease from ILFC
The International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) was an aircraft lessor headquartered in the Constellation Place in Century City, Los Angeles, California, US.
It was the world's largest aircraft lessor by value, though ILFC's rival, General El ...
, and is registered PH-AAX. Their second aircraft, registration PH-AAY (MSN 527), entered service mid-2009 and a third aircraft, registration PH-AAZ (MSN 299) was delivered on 18 April 2011. Two aircraft have been returned to their lessors. The flights are taken over by ML Tours Strategic Airlines but at the moment Corendon Nederland Airlines NLD operates these flights.
References
External links
Amsterdam Airlines official website
Defunct airlines of the Netherlands Defunct charter airlines Airlines established in 2007 Airlines disestablished in 2011 Dutch companies established in 2007 2011 disestablishments in the Netherlands {{Netherlands-transport-stub