Surinam Airways

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Surinam Airways
Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij
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IATA ICAO Callsign
PY SLM SURINAM
Founded 1953 (1953)
Commenced operations 1955 (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 (1975-11), 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 (1980-03), 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]

Corporate affairs

At one time the company had its head office at Coppenamelaan 136.[15] 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.[16]

Directors (President/ CEO's) since the establishment of the SLM:[17]

  • R. E. Kappel (1953–1955)
  • H. van Eijck (1955–1958)
  • N. Zaal (1960–1962)
  • K. C. de Miranda (1962–1965)
  • G. Veira (1965–1970)
  • B. Th. Maes (1970–1979)
  • eng. L.C. Johanns (1979–1980)
  • eng. E. Marhé (1980–1981 acting director)
  • Mr. M. Mungra (1981–1989)
  • D. E. Deira (1989–1991 acting director)
  • R. H. Calor (1991–1994)
  • R. Lachmising (1994–2005)
  • H. Jessurun (2005–2010)
  • E. Henshuijs (2011-2015)[18]
  • L.Voight (jan. 2016 present director)[19]

Destinations

Surinam Airways operates scheduled services to the following destinations, as of May 2015.[20] Terminated destinations are also listed.

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Aruba Oranjestad Queen Beatrix International Airport — [20]
Barbados Bridgetown Grantley Adams International Airport Terminated [8]
Brazil Belém Val de Cães International Airport — [20]
Curaçao Willemstad Hato International Airport — [20]
French Guiana Cayenne Félix Eboué Airport — [20]
Guyana Georgetown Cheddi Jagan International Airport — [20][21]
Haiti Port-au-Prince Toussaint Louverture International Airport Terminated [8]
Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Airport Schiphol — [20]
Suriname Avanavero Avanavero Airstrip Terminated [11]
Suriname Bakhuys Bakhuys Airstrip Terminated [11]
Suriname Djoemoe Djoemoe Airstrip Terminated [11]
Suriname Ladouanie Laduani Airstrip Terminated [11]
Suriname Moengo Moengo Airstrip Terminated [11]
Suriname Nieuw Nickerie Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport Terminated [11]
Suriname Paramaribo Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport Hub [20]
Suriname Paramaribo Zorg en Hoop Airport Terminated [22]
Suriname Stoelmanseiland Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip Terminated [22]
Suriname Wasjabo Washabo Airport Terminated [22]
Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Piarco International Airport — [20]
United States Miami Miami International Airport — [20]
United States Orlando Orlando Sanford International Airport Seasonal [23]

Fleet

Current

The sole Surinam Airways Airbus A340-300 is seen here at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 2013. In February 2014 (2014-02), it was informed the airline intended to acquire another wide body aircraft to complement the A340 on international services.[24]

As of January 2016, the Surinam Airways fleet comprises the following aircraft:

Surinam Airways Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Options Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Airbus A340-300[25] 1 0 0 12 303 315
Boeing 737–300[26] 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:[17][27][28]

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Accidents and incidents

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.[30]

Citations

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Jessurun maakt plaats voor Ewald Henshuys Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ "Offices in Surinam." Surinam Airways. Retrieved on 6 January 2011. "HEAD OFFICE Mr. Jagernath Lachmonstraat 136 POBox: 2029 Paramaribo – Suriname"
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 24–30, 1993. 125. "Coppenamelaan 136, Paramaribo, Republic of Suriname"
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 http://www.slm.firm.sr/uploads/magazines/f1cba6a0a77e39023525ad862ddf1e105e8890db.pdf
  18. ↑ http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/42915-surinam-airways-in-boardroom-shake-up-privatization-maybe
  19. ↑ http://www.dbsuriname.com/dbsuriname/index.php/louis-voigt-benoemd-tot-directeur-slm/
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Archived 11 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  24. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Archived 26 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  26. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  27. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  28. ↑ http://landewers.net/PZ.TXT
  29. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  30. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  31. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  32. ↑ Accident description for N1809E at the Aviation Safety Network

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