“VLM Airlines” has been registered as a business in Slovenia,
tweeted Raphael Cockx from financial newspaper De Tijd.
We don’t speak Slovenian but with the help of Google Translate we now have more information:
Here’s the entry for ‘VLM Airlines Slovenija’ by the way. Founded back in November. https://t.co/B9SWuJZRc0
— Raphael Cockx (@raphaelcockx) January 8, 2017
http://www.bizi.si/VLM-AIRLINES-D-D/
Parent company
Key persons
Under key persons (Klju?ne osebe) we could find following names:
Stanje TRR (state of the current account)
On this Slovenian website (http://www.exyuaviation.com/2017/01/maribor-airport-likely-to-become-vlm.html):
The new owners of Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport, the Chinese-backed SHS Aviation, who last year became part-owners of Belgium’s VLM Airlines as well, following the carrier’s bankruptcy, are likely to move the company to the Slovenian city in order for it to restart operations. SHS recently registered VLM Airlines Slovenia with two of its board members, Siu Yin Pang and Yeung Gillian Yuen, also serving as directors of SHS Aviation Slovenia. Mr Yin Pang is expected to become the General Manager of Maribor Airport in the near future. VLM Airlines still owns seven Fokker 50 aircraft, which could be moved to Maribor. …
But later during the day, Yves Panneels, external spokesman for SHS Aviation Antwerp told newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws that VLM Airlines will keep its seat and its operations in Antwerp. About the Slovenian business registration of VLM Airlines, Panneels said that it has no significance: the name is registered only to protect the future.
Meanwhile, VLM Airlines is still waiting for its Belgian Air Operator Certificate…
Discuss: http://www.luchtzak.be/forums/viewtopic.php?p=344669#p344669