VLM Airlines
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| Founded | 1992 2017 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | May 1993 30 October 2017 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 31 August 2018 | ||||||
| Focus cities | Antwerp International Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 7 | ||||||
| Parent company | SHS Antwerp Aviation | ||||||
| Headquarters | Deurne, Antwerp, Belgium | ||||||
| Key people | Johan Maertens, CEO | ||||||
| Employees | 85 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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.