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Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij
Surinam Airways ( nl, Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij), also known by its initials ''SLM'', is the flag carrier of Suriname, based in Paramaribo. It operates regional and long-haul scheduled passenger services. Its hub is at Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (Zanderij). Surinam Airways is wholly owned by the Government of Suriname. History The airline was established in 1953 by private entrepreneurs Rudi Kappel and Herman van Eyck as the Kappel-Van Eyck Aviation Company ( nl, Luchtvaartbedrijf Kappel-Van Eyck), aimed at operating feeder flights from a domestic network. Scheduled operations started with two Cessna 170B in January 1955 with domestic flights between Paramaribo and Moengo. On 30 August 1962, the company was purchased from Herman van Eyck by the Surinamese government and renamed Surinam Airways or in Dutch ''SLMSurinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij''. The logo of Surinam Airways depicts a 'Sabaku', which is a Surinamese word for cattle egret. From 1964 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Suriname
Politics of Suriname take place in a framework of a representative democracy, representative democratic List of countries by system of government#Assembly-independent republican systems, assembly-independent republic, whereby the president of Suriname is the head of state and head of government, and of a Plurality voting system, pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. The executive power is dependent on the Parliament in theory. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly of Suriname, National Assembly. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Executive branch The executive branch is headed by the President (government title), president, who is elected by a two-thirds majority of the National Assembly of Suriname, National Assembly or, failing that twice, by a majority of the People's Assembly for a 5-year term. If at least two-thirds of the National Assembly cannot agree to vote for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
