Tag Archives: Maastricht

Maastricht Airlines is a new start-up in The Netherlands

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Maastricht Airlines (Maastricht) is a new Dutch start-up which plans to launch scheduled passenger flights this spring. The new airline plans to operate to Amsterdam, Berlin (Tegel) and Munich from Maastricht in the Netherlands. Maastricht Airlines will operate up to six Fokker 50 aircraft by the end of 2014. Services are due to start on March 26.

Denim Air ceases all operations

Denim Air (Amsterdam) ceased all operations on February 18, 2010. The company was established in 1996 and commenced operations on April 26, 1996. Air Nostrum acquired the company in January 1999 however in October 2002 the management of Denim Air acquired the all of the shares. The company specialized in ACMI operations and was flying for Air Nostrum and Arik Air and other agencies and companies. It was operating 10 Bombardier DHC-8-300s (Q300s), 10 Fokker F.27 Mk. 050s (Fokker 50s) and three Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100s (Fokker 100s) at the end.

Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems. Fokker F.28 Mk. 0100 (Fokker 100) PH-LNE (msn 11322) is seen at Maastricht.

Arik Air adds Ilorin, service to Lagos and Abuja

Arik Air (Arik Wings of Nigeria) (Lagos) will add Ilorin in Nigeria on October 25 with domestic service to both Lagos and Abuja.

News link:

allafrica.com/stories/200910230255.html

Copyright Photo: Ton Jochems.

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TUI Airlines Belgium goes to a generic brand

Copyright Photo: Bjorn van der Velpen.  OO-TUC taxies at Maastricht after repainting.

Copyright Photo: Bjorn van der Velpen. OO-TUC taxies at Maastricht after repainting.

Jetairfly (TUI Airlines Belgium) (Brussels) has dropped its all-blue with smiling TUI brand on its Boeing 767-341 ER OO-TUC (msn 24844) and the other 767-300 for a more subdued generic brand with very small titles by the nose. Competitor Thomas Cook Belgium bought a lot of seats on TUI’s charter flights for the winter season and probably did not want their booked passengers getting on a competitor’s emblazoned aircraft.