Schreiner Airways
Schreiner Airways | |
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IATA code : | AW |
ICAO code : | SCH |
Call sign : | CARPENTER |
Founding: | 1945 |
Operation stopped: | 2005 |
Seat: | Hoofddorp , Netherlands |
Home airport : | Amsterdam Schiphol |
Company form: | BV |
Management: | Bob Schreiner (1945–1987) |
Fleet size: | 21st |
Aims: | individually |
Schreiner Airways ceased operations in 2005. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. |
Schreiner Airways was a Dutch airline based in Hoofddorp and based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol .
history
The airline was originally founded in 1945 by Bob Schreiner as NV Luchtfoto Nederlands , which was renamed Schreiner Aero Contractors in 1957 and finally became Schreiner Airways in 1964 . Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has also been its home base since 1964.
In 1960 Aero Taxi Rotterdam was founded, which operated between Rotterdam, Groningen, Amsterdam and Hamburg.
At that time, the main business area was feeder flights for oil companies. To this end, Aero Contractors of Nigeria was founded, which carried out shuttle flights between oil platforms and the mainland and in 1976 became majority owned by Nigerians.
In 1968 the National School of Aviation was bought and renamed the Nationale Luchtvaart School.
The cargo division called Air Cargo Europe , established in 1989 together with Zimex Aviation , was renamed Schreiner Airways Cargo and existed until 2001.
The company filed for bankruptcy in 2005, was taken over by CHC Helicopters and renamed CHC Airways , which is why helicopters were flown under code sharing.
fleet
The fleet consisted of:
Aircraft type | number | Seats | comment |
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ATR 72 | 2 | 72 | |
Airbus A300 | 3 | Cargo | Schreiner Airways Cargo until 2001 |
De Havilland DHC-8-100 | 3 | 40 | |
De Havilland DHC-8-300 | 12 | 56 | |
Fokker F50 / F60 | 1 | 60 | |
total | 21st |
Schreiner Airways also had 55 smaller aircraft (Piper and Beechcraft) and 38 helicopters from various manufacturers and series in stock. Detailed information at aerobernie.bplaced.net.
Incidents
- On February 7, 1966, a Fokker F-27 from Schreiner Airways (PH-SAB) , which was used on a domestic scheduled flight on behalf of Indian Airlines, crashed into a mountain near Srinagar (India) after a navigation error . All 37 people on board were killed.
Web links
- www.schreiner.nl History of Schreiner Airways and Bob Schreiner, (English, Dutch), accessed on August 12, 2020
Individual evidence
- ^ Schreiner Airways. In: airlinehistory.co.uk. July 9, 2018, accessed August 12, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e Schreiner Aero Contractors »Schreiner Airways» CHC Airways. In: airlines-airliners.de. Retrieved August 12, 2020 .
- ^ History. In: bflyaero.com. Retrieved on August 12, 2020 .
- ↑ CHC to Acquire Schreiner Aviation Group. In: businesswire.com. December 1, 2003, accessed August 12, 2020 .
- ↑ https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Schreiner-Airways
- ↑ http://aerobernie.bplaced.net/Schreiner%20Airways.html Schreiner Airways fleet
- ^ Accident report F27-200, PH-SAB , Aviation Safety Network