VLM Airlines

VLM Airlines
IATA ICAO Call sign
VG VLM RUBENS
Founded1992
2017
Commenced operationsMay 1993
30 October 2017
Ceased operations31 August 2018
Focus citiesAntwerp International Airport
Subsidiaries
Fleet size6
Destinations7
Parent companySHS Antwerp Aviation
HeadquartersDeurne, Antwerp, Belgium
Key peopleJohan Maertens, CEO
Employees85
Websitewww.flyvlm.com

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. It ceased operations on 31 August 2018. It is not to be confused with its Belgian sister airline VLM Airlines Brussels, which operated leisure charters and ceased operations in December 2018. A new airline known as Air Antwerp which was owned by CityJet (75%) and KLM (25%) launched operations on 9 September 2019 and consisted of ex-employees and fleet of VLM Airlines until its closure in 2021.