Coastal Air Lines Lockheed 049-46-10 (C-69-5-LO) Constellation N2737A (msn 1976) OAK (Christian Volpati Collection). Image: 912167.
Copyright Photo: Christian Volpati Collection.
Surinam Airways (Paramaribo) is celebrating 50 years as an airline. Organized in 1953, the airline commenced scheduled commercial operations on January 6, 1955 as SLM (Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij) flying from Paramaribo to Moengo with a Cessna 170B aircraft. The Surinam Airways name was adopted in 1966 and gradually replaced all references to SLM.
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Peter Sanches has written a beautiful book (we helped Peter with many of the photos) on the first 50 years of Surinam Airways: Flying on Trusted Wings: 50 Years of Surinam Airways (hardcover).
Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems. Ex-Air France Airbus A340-311 F-GLZG became PZ-TCP (msn 049) with Surinam Airways and is the European lifeline aircraft for the company flying between Paramaribo and Amsterdam.
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Surinam Airways (Paramaribo) will acquire an ex-Air France Airbus A340-311 (msn 049, ex F-GLZG) later this month to replace its Boeing 747-306 PZ-TCM (msn 23508).