Surinam Airways

Surinam Airways
Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij
IATA
PY		 ICAO
SLM		 Callsign
SURINAM
Founded 1953
Commenced operations 1955
Operating bases Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport
Fleet size 4
Destinations 9
Company slogan Flying on trusted wings[1]
Headquarters Paramaribo, Suriname
Key people Ewald Henshuijs (President)[2]
Website www.flyslm.com

Surinam Airways (Dutch: Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij), also known by its initials SLM, is the flag carrier of Suriname,[3] based in Paramaribo.[4] It operates regional and long-haul scheduled passenger services. Its hub is at Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport.

As of July 2012, Surinam Airways was wholly owned by the Government of Suriname.[5]

History

The airline was established in 1953 by private entrepreneurs Ronald Rudi Kappel and Herman van Eyck,[6] aimed at operating feeder flights from a domestic network.[7] Scheduled operations started in January 1955,[6] initially serving the Paramaribo–Moengo route.[8] On 30 August 1962, the company was taken over by the Surinamese government and renamed SLM – Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij.[7][9]

From 1964 Surinam Airways started scheduled international operations to Curaçao together with ALM Antillean Airlines.[6]

Upon the country's independence in November 1975, the carrier was appointed as the national airline of the Republic of Suriname, and it also started services to Amsterdam using a Douglas DC-8-63 that was leased from KLM.[10]

At March 1980, the carrier had 400 employees. At this time, the aircraft park consisted of a Douglas DC-8-63, a Douglas DC-8-50F and three Twin Otters that worked on international routes to Amsterdam, Belem, Curacao, Georgetown, Manaus, Miami and Panama City and to domestic services to Apoera, Avanavero, Bakhuys, Djoemoe, Ladouanie, Moengo and Nieuw Nickerie.[11] From 1955 til 2005 Surinam Airways operated an extensive domestic network.[6] Now, since 2013 Caricom Airways is operating as a feeder commuter airline from the hinterland of Suriname using two Britten Norman BN2 Islanders and a Cessna 206 as Surinam Airways Commuter.[12] On 7 June 1989, a Douglas DC-8-62 crashed on approach to Zandery Airport, killing 175 occupants on board.[13]

In early 2009, Surinam Airways ordered two Boeing 737-300 aircraft from AWAS to replace the McDonnell Douglas MD-82.[3] In November the same year, the carrier retired the Boeing 747-300 from service. The aircraft had been bought from KLM in 2004. It was replaced by the end of 2009 with a 317-seater Airbus A340 that previously belonged to Air France.[14] In June 2013 a third Boeing 737-300 was acquired for the regional operations of Surinam Airways.[15][16]

Corporate affairs

At one time the company had its head office at Coppenamelaan 136.[17] As of June 2013, Surinam Airways was the owner of both the only terminal in Zanderij Airport and the only ground handling company in that airport.[18]

Directors (President/ CEO's) since the establishment of the SLM:[19]

Destinations

Surinam Airways operates scheduled services to the following destinations, as of July 2013. Terminated destinations are also listed.

Country City Airport Notes Refs
ArubaOranjestadQueen Beatrix International Airport—[20]
BarbadosBridgetownGrantley Adams International AirportTerminated[8]
BrazilBelémVal de Cães International Airport—[20]
CuraçaoWillemstadHato International Airport—[20]
French GuianaCayenneFélix Eboué Airport—[20]
GuyanaGeorgetownCheddi Jagan International Airport—[20][21]
HaitiPort-au-PrinceToussaint Louverture International AirportTerminated[8]
NetherlandsAmsterdamAmsterdam Airport Schiphol—[20]
SurinameAvanaveroAvanavero AirstripTerminated[11]
SurinameBakhuysBakhuys AirstripTerminated[11]
SurinameDjoemoeDjoemoe AirstripTerminated[11]
SurinameLadouanieLaduani AirstripTerminated[11]
SurinameMoengoMoengo AirstripTerminated[11]
SurinameNieuw NickerieMajoor Henry Fernandes AirportTerminated[11]
SurinameParamariboJohan Adolf Pengel International AirportHub[20]
SurinameParamariboZorg en Hoop AirportTerminated[22]
SurinameStoelmanseilandStoelmans Eiland AirstripTerminated[22]
SurinameWasjaboWashabo AirportTerminated[22]
Trinidad and TobagoPort of SpainPiarco International Airport—[20]
United StatesMiamiMiami International Airport—[20]

Fleet

Current

The sole Surinam Airways Airbus A340-300 is seen here at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 2013. In February 2014, it was informed the airline intended to acquire another wide body aircraft to complement the A340 on international services.[23]

As of September 2014, the Surinam Airways fleet comprises the following aircraft:[24]

Surinam Airways Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Options Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Airbus A340-300 1 0 0 12 305 317
Boeing 737–300 3 0 0 8 118 126
Total 4 0 0

Retired

A Surinam Airways McDonnell Douglas MD-82 landing at Miami International Airport in 2009.

Surinam Airways operated the following aircraft throughout its history:[19][25][26]

Incidents and accidents

See also


Notes

  1. ↑ Leased temporarily from EuroAtlantic Airways while the company's sole Airbus A340 was used for the Surinamese president's visit to China.[28]

Citations

  1. ↑ "About us – The SLM Group". Surinam Airways. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Jessurun maakt plaats voor Ewald Henshuys
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pilling, Mark (24 December 2008). "Putting Surinam on the map". Flightglobal.com. Airline Business. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Offices in Surinam." Surinam Airways. Retrieved on 6 January 2011. "HEAD OFFICE Mr. Jagernath Lachmonstraat 136 POBox: 2029 Paramaribo – Suriname"
  5. ↑ Kuipers, Ank (20 July 2012). "Suriname state oil company considers share offering". Reuters. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Suriname is also considering selling shares in telecommunications firm Telesur and Surinam Airways, which are state owned, and bank Hakrinbank, which is partly owned by the government.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 LM Publishers. "ISSUU - Flying on trusted wings English version by LM Publishers". Issuu. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "World airline directory–Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschapptj (Surinam Airways—SLM)". Flight International: 1401. 28 April 1979. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "World Airline Directory–Surinam Airways". Flight International: 99. 17 March 1999–23 March 1999. Retrieved 22 July 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ↑ "World Airline Directory–Surinaamse Luchvaart Maatschappij (Surinam Airways-SLM)". Flight International: 939. 2 April 1983. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "World Airline Directory–Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschapptj NV (Surinam Airways—SLM)". Flight International: 959. 10 April 1976. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 "World airline directory – Surinaamse Lutchtvaart Maatschappij (Surinam Airways—SLM)". Flight International 118 (3716): 358. 26 July 1980. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "SLM vliegt weer naar binnenland". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Operations: Air transport – Safety board slams illegal crewing". Flight International 137 (4215): 12. 9 May 1990 – 15 May 1990. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ↑ Veerman, Ronald (25 November 2009). "Suriname Jumboloos" (in Dutch). Amsterdam: De Telegraaf. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.
  15. ↑ First Arrival Surinam Airways 3rd Boeing 737-300 PZ-TCQ. YouTube. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Surinam Airways to add third Boeing 737 to fleet and expand network". Curaçao Chronicle. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 24–30, 1993. 125. "Coppenamelaan 136, Paramaribo, Republic of Suriname"
  18. ↑ "DAE forces SLM to provide ground handling services in Zanderij". Willemstad: Curaçao Chronicle. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 http://www.slm.firm.sr/uploads/magazines/f1cba6a0a77e39023525ad862ddf1e105e8890db.pdf
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 "Route map". Surinam Airways. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013.
  21. ↑ "Inaugurele vlucht van de SLM naar Guyana". Waterkant.Net (in Dutch). 5 April 2012. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 "Surinam Airways Timetable (Effective 25 April 1982–31 October 1982)". Airline Timetable Images. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  23. ↑ "Surinam Airways to acquire a B767 in 2015 to aid international ops". ch-aviation GmbH. 26 February 2014. Archived 26 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  24. ↑ "Surinam Airways Fleet". ch-aviation GmbH. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014.
  25. ↑ "SubFleets for: Surinam Airways". AeroTransport Data Bank. 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013.
  26. ↑ http://landewers.net/PZ.TXT
  27. ↑ "Surinam Airways Fleet". ch-aviation GmbH. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013.
  28. ↑ "EuroAtlantic to replace SLM's A340 during state visit to China". ch-aviation GmbH. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013.
  29. ↑ Harro Ranter (5 May 1978). "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-6A N3493F Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM)". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  30. ↑ Accident description for N1809E at the Aviation Safety Network

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