VLM Airlines

VLM Airlines, short for Vlaamse Luchttransport Maatschappij ("Flemish Air Transport Company"), was a Belgian airline offering scheduled, charter and ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) services. It was headquartered at Antwerp International Airport in Deurne. After getting to difficultiy and ownership changes, it ceased operations on 31 August 2018. It is not to be confused with the almost homonymous Belgian airline VLM Airlines Brussels, which operated leisure charters and ceased operations in December 2018.

Infobox

IATA

IATA ICAO Call sign VG VLM RUBENS

Founded

9 September 2016

Commenced operations

October 2017

Ceased operations

31 August 2018

Focus cities

Antwerp International Airport

Subsidiaries

VLM Airlines Brussels (closed in December 2018) VLM Airlines Slovenia (closed in September 2018)

Fleet size

Destinations

Parent company

SHS Antwerp Aviation

Headquarters

Deurne, Antwerp, Belgium

Key people

Johan Maertens, CEO

Employees

Website

www

Tables

VLM Airlines Fleet · Fleet

Fokker 50

Aircraft

Fokker 50

In service

Orders

—

Passengers

Notes

were to be retired

Total

Aircraft

Total

In service

Orders

—

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Fokker 50	6	—	50	were to be retired
Total	6	—

References

pr – SHS Antwerp Aviation (VLM) goes into liquidation Archived 23 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine 31 August 2018
https://pr.flyvlm.com/shs-antwerp-aviation-vlm-goes-into-liquidation#
"Your VLM contacts". VLM Airlines. 1 August 2003. Retrieved on 6 July 2010. "Headquarters VLM Airlines Belgium NV Luchth
https://web.archive.org/web/20030801135911/http://www.vlm-airlines.com/contacts.asp
Message on the VLM website announcing the takeover Archived 14 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine access date 24 Decem
http://www.flyvlm.com/emc.asp?pageId=1184
"Annual financial summary 2007-08"
https://web.archive.org/web/20081114183024/http://www.flyvlm.com/emc.asp?pageId=1197
"CityJet – CityPlus"
https://web.archive.org/web/20120226090116/http://www.cityjet.com/dyn/_news/cityplus.shtml
VLM Opts for Superjets Aviation News December 2014 page 5
"Lara News Show"
http://www.hmgaerospace.com/news/show/7741
"Certification issues delay Superjet introduction at VLM"
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/certification-issues-delay-superjet-introduction-at-409610/
"VLM Airlines scraps Superjet order"
http://atwonline.com/airframes/vlm-airlines-scraps-superjet-order
aero
http://www.aero.de/news-21810/VLM-Airlines-gibt-Liege-wieder-auf.html
austrianaviation – FDH: VLM tritt InterSky-Erbe an Archived 26 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine 18 December 2015
http://www.austrianaviation.net/news-regional/news-detail/datum/2015/12/18/fdh-vlm-tritt-intersky-erbe-an.html
aerotelegraph – "VLM Airlines escapes into creditor protection" (German) 13 May 2016
http://www.aerotelegraph.com/vlm-rettet-sich-in-glaeubigerschutz
aero – "VLM receives bankruptcy protection" (German) 25 May 2016
http://www.aero.de/news-24178/VLM-bekommt-Glaeubigerschutz.html
"La compagnie aérienne VLM Airlines demande la protection contre ses créanciers"
http://www.rtbf.be/info/economie/detail_la-compagnie-aerienne-vlm-airlines-demande-la-protection-contre-ses-creanciers?id=9297166
ch-aviation – Belgium's VLM closes Waterford base 7 June 2016
http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/46856-belgiums-vlm-closes-waterford-base
"Peoples kündigt VLM-ACMI fristlos"
http://www.austrianaviation.net/news-regional/news-detail/datum/2016/06/22/peoples-kuendigt-vlm-acmi-fristlos.html
flightglobal – VLM files for bankruptcy 22 June 2016
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/vlm-files-for-bankruptcy-426588/
"VLM Airlines on Twitter"
https://twitter.com/flyvlm/status/745571990820487168
flyvlm – This account has been suspended. retrieved 22 June 2016
http://www.flyvlm.com/
[cityjet – Flight disruption] retrieved 25 June 2016