VLM Airlines news 2017

[Ev.VH]

http://www.exyuaviation.com/2017/06/vlm ... aunch.html

VLM Airlines plans autumn launch


The Slovenian registered VLM Airlines plans to commence services this autumn after it secures an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) for its Belgian unit. SHS Aviation, the parent company of the Maribor-based VLM Airlines, said that despite receiving a Slovenian permit from the Ministry of Infrastructure on May 10, it is also seeking a license from Belgian authorities for its subsidiary SHS Antwerp Aviation, which together with Slovenia's VLM Airlines will commence joint scheduled flights under the common trading name "VLM Airlines". In a statement, the company said, "The delivery of the AOC for the Slovenian subsidiary does not mean that the Belgian AOC has become obsolete. The procedure for the Belgian permit remains ongoing despite the delivery of the Slovenian AOC, because both are essential for the implementation of our business plan. We hope to receive the AOC for SHS Antwerp Aviation as soon as possible".

According to local media, the carrier will commence flights from Maribor later this year with a handful of Fokker 50 aircraft. It is yet to be decided how many of the six turboprops will be divided between Maribor and Antwerp. Furthermore, the number of Airbus A319 jets to be stationed in Slovenia is yet to be determined. According to its initial plans, the airline intended to launch flights from Slovenia's second largest city to Belgrade, Berlin, Hamburg, London, Podgorica, Split, Zurich, Xi'an, Chongqing and Nanchang this summer. However, the company now says that details regarding the number of aircraft to be used, planned routes and schedules will be announced at a later stage. Meanwhile, SHS Aviation acquired a stake in leisure carrier Thomas Cook Airways Belgium (TCAB) last month. It will take over certain contractual obligations, as well as forty of TCAB's ground staff employees.

SHS Aviation purchased the "Aerodrom Maribor" operator for seven million euros in December 2016. The operator recently announced its results for last year, showing that its revenues dropped from 876.000 euros in 2015 to 700.000 euros in 2016. Nevertheless, it managed to reduce its losses to 36.000 euros from 280.000 over the previous year. The Mayor of Maribor, Andrej Fištravec, believes the city will become a global player and specialist for Asian travellers as a result of SHS's ambitions to launch operations from Edvard Rusjan Airport. The company has also committed itself to investing millions into the airport.

[sn26567]

StandardAero (US) has been contracted to provide PW125B engine maintenance and field services support for VLM Airlines' fleet of six F50s, to take place at the former’s Tilburg and Winnipeg facilities.

[Boeing767copilot]

There are quite a few rumors that SHS Aviation (VLM Airlines) will replace the five F50's by F70's (jets). Two or three of them will come over from AUA.

[Ev.VH]

They are looking for pilots for the Fokker 70.
http://flyvlm.com/index.php/careers

I am curious when there will be some (operational) news.

[DIBO]

Published 8 months ago without any details. Only F50 pilots, cabin crew and dispatcher job ads contain a requirements description.
By the way, today was another F50 pilot training day on OO-VLN

[convair]

Maybe not the right topic, but I just saw on Airfleets.com that former OO-VLM (ex-Denim Air?) has joined Air Panama on June 1,2017 as HP-...

[Ev.VH]

Antwerp - Leipzig
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airc ... ln#db418a0

[DIBO]

AOC possibly in august... things starting to move on a political level http://www.hln.be/regio/nieuws-uit-antw ... -a3191047/

By the way, OO-VLN was flying today and OO-VLQ has been undergoing engine maintenance/testing this W.E.

[koninckske]

Since 7 July 2017 they have 3 Fokker 50s on the Slovenian AOC: OO-VLI, OO-VLN and OO-VLS

[Mariborchanka]

True.

[sn26567]

And the ICAO code for the Slovenian AOC airline is WLM rather than VLM

[CTBke]

maybe the VLM icao code is in process at the BCAA ?

[sdbelgium]

WLM7021 (OO-VLS) airborne from ANR at 16.00LT today.

[SR20]

And the ICAO code for the Slovenian AOC airline is WLM rather than VLM

And RTF callsign is "Ribica"

[jan_olieslagers]

A new word in the already colourful Antwerp dialect?

[skumfiduse]

And the ICAO code for the Slovenian AOC airline is WLM rather than VLM

And RTF callsign is "Ribica"

Goldfish in Slovenian. See Google Images.

[sn26567]

Pronounced Ribitsa. Do ATCos know?

[jan_olieslagers]

In Slovenia, mostly yes. The further away, the less it will get

And yet... Barcelona is less far away than Irkutsk - to name just two cities. But I'll bet you the most distant of the two will do best in this little contest.

[Sabena youngster]

2 vlm aircraft will be stationed in italy salerno for 2.5 months flying charter
i thought oo-vln and oo-vli

[ostair]

2 vlm aircraft will be stationed in italy salerno for 2.5 months flying charter
i thought oo-vln and oo-vli

Here is more info;

Per la Summer 2017, il fly&tour operator Balkan Express propone dall’Aeroporto di Salerno Costa d’Amalfi una serie di nuove destinazioni turistiche, con voli operati dalla compagnia aerea belga VLM Airlines.
Le destinazioni raggiunte sono:

Podgorica (Montenegro)
Zara (Croazia)
Corfù (Grecia)
Zante (Grecia
Spalato (Croazia)
Prèveza (Grecia)
Brac (Croazia)
Tivat (Montenegro)
I voli saranno saranno operati due aeromobili Fokker 50. Per info e prenotazioni www.balkanexpress.it

Belgian airline VLM flying for Balkan Express.