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I read eysterday in theHerald Tribune that the US has placed sanctions on Russia, India, N. Korea and some other nations. These bans are limited, and state that US companies cannot work together with companies in these coutnries, and have been placed because these nations supplied militairy ...

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I forgot to mention that because of the Thalys-KLM alliance, it is very likely that this line will replace the flight once the trains start travelling at their usual speed. The same thing has happened on the Antwerp-Amsterdam line, and because of the limited demand on the Brussels flight ...

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All of you are thinking of all these complicated possibilities with transfers. The truth I think is a lot simpler. Firstly, traffic between Brussels and Amsterdam is often not transfer traffic. I assume that Air France handles this, because those flights to Paris are more frequent. Secondly ...

2 days ago, I went to the Exel Aviation Group pages. All was still running, except the Air Exel website. Today though, when I tried HollandExel, I got detoured to ArkeFly, A new dutch airline that will continue, owned by TUI. he site looks much better than that of HollandExel, and there's more ...

I forgot to mention that Martinair might acuire additional A320 aircraft, and will maybe even lease A330 equipment, since it will phase out 767 aircraft soon

There is no formanl decision made! HolandExel still flies, if you don't believe me, go on their website!

It is only a rhumor, since MArtinair has alrealy signed agreements with an unnamed carrier to buy 747-300 aircraft!

Last week, Erik De Vlieger, a Dutch aviation CEO, owning ExelAviationGroup, finally went to the Dutch court to ask for a sureance for Air Exel. Air Exel, formerly known as KLM Exel, is a regional operator, basing its operations around Maastricht and Eindhoven, but got inot financial difficulties ...

As many know, Martinair was always very negative about the merger of KLM and Air France. Martinair was scared Air France would suck out all of the Martinair operations, and merge it with KLM. Martinair is only partly owned by KLM. The other half is of Nedlloyd, a container company. Martinair was so ...

Air Dolomiti, a Lufthansa carrier in Italy has decided to opperate the BAe 146, for future growth. The airline was first planning to aquire 737 equipment, but this has changes to BAe 146 equipment. The airline will slowly replace the CRJ 200 with the BAe 146, but will still fly with the ATR aircraft ...

A few days back, the Air Alps (formerly KLM Alps) personell announced that the airline, a sole Dornier 328 operator would replace the aircraft with larger props. The ATR and Bombardier were the prefered by the airline, yet no descision has been made. In the alps region, there are very few, if not ...

In earlier years, Rekkof (Fokker backwards) was created, to produce Fokker JetLiner aircraft. This would include the 70, and 100. The company would start production when 85 orders would be reached. Rekkof believes the the 70 and 100 both have a good future, this is evident in Europe now, since many ...

On the news in Holand, there is a continuous speculation about the Exel Aviation Group. So far, not much is clear, yet it has been announced that De Vlieger might have to do with illegal black money. One of his airlines, Air Exel, has also been asked for money by Air Denim, who gave the airline ...

After much speculation of who was the real owner of Dutchbird, the Dutch news just notified the Dutch people that charter airline Dutchbird has gone bankrupt. The news was a shock, since nothing was heard from the airline for a while, after the owner incident with De Vlieger. Dutchbird was always ...

Ever since its creation, Surinam Airlines has been flying with KLM. IT was even created by KLM! In the past, since routes, like to the Caribbean and to Miami have been flown without KLM help, yet to Amsterdam was always flown with KLM. Last year, KLM gave SLM an old 747-200 that no one wanted, so ...

After Air Europe was taken over by Volare, the airline suffered, since all its profit was inserted in keeping Volare Airlines in the air. After Volare's bancrupcy, Air Europe also suspended its operations, yet it is trying to get a new AOC, to operate again. I hope the best for Air Europe

After ALM made its fatal discision to code share with City Bird to Amsterdam, for cheaper prices, (1996), KLM has had a sweet revenge, allocating all its ongoing flights from Curacao to Bonaire, and flying these alone, without ALM. After this move of KLM, ALM was slowly rotting away, till about 200 ...

Obviously VLM will order the Fokkers, since Rekkof is woned by VLM boss Jaap Rosen, and VLM wasnts to expland

In the last few years, KLM has revised its fleet, selling all the older aircraft, and renewing these with newer aircraft. The 747-300 was replaced with 777's, and the 767 will be replaced by the A330. If any of you have noticed, the A330 order was only 6, while there are 12 767 aircraft. This ...

After many years of a growing heap of dust on the Fokker production convayer belt, Rakkof, the new company planning to build Fokker aircraft, has finally gotten an order for the Fokker 100. Rekkof has been waiting for many years for this order, but believes the Fokker 100 and 70 have a whole life ...