Transall?

I did not say every month :eek:. I sad every other year! 😎

As for the current operation. Air Holland as a company is no more. They have been taken over by the Exel Aviation Group. This is the same organization that runs, amongst others: KLMexel, BONAIRexel, ARUBAexel etc. Soon BELGIUMexel will start and they are looking at starting a Spanish branch.

The personnel and most (all?) of the planes have been transferred to the Exel Aviation group. They will dispose of the Air Holland brand and estabilish HOLLANDexel. HOLLANDexel is to get all of Air Hollands B767s except for two. They will be transferred to BELGIUMexel. Rumours are that there will also be two B737s joining HOLLANDexel.

I am not sure what will happen with the B757s. Last I heard is that the AOC of the exel group does not include the B757 but does include the B767. That seems a bit odd as they both have largely the same type rating, so we will just have to see what is happening with them.

Both HOLLANDexel and BELGIUMexel will be flying to the Dutch Carribean from Amsterdam and Brussels respectively. Expect the planes to be painted in the same livery as the other planes of the Exel Aviation group.

there is not a single plane type i’d rule out straight away. But i do want it to look airworthy. Properly maintained and everything. Some of the aircraft from african and asian airlines don’t look too safe and i’d probably not fly them where i given the opportunity.

my previous source was not DSML but a.net!

Anyway, check the press release by Swiss:

Swiss press release
http://www.swiss.com/web/IE6/about-swiss/sw-nw-pr-press-releases-04.htm?newsid=37655
…the onboard warning system (TCAS, traffic alert and collision avoidance system) indicated the proximity of another aircraft. The SWISS crew followed the system’s instructions and put distance between the two aircraft….

case closed! 😉

colour, i’ll change it to black and white afterwards if needed! 😀