NLM CityHopper, full name Nederlandse Luchtvaart Maatschappij ( Dutch Aviation Company), was a Dutch commuter airline, founded in 1966. Its head office was in Building 70 in Schiphol Airport East in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands.["World Airline Directory." Flight International. May 16, 1981. 1452. "Head Office: Building 70, Schiphol Airport East, Amsterdam, Netherlands."]
History
The
Air carrier was formed as
NLM Nederlandse Luchtvaart Maatschappij in 1966.
Starting operations on 29 August 1966 using
Aircraft lease Fokker F27 aircraft from the Royal Dutch Air Force, it was set up as a KLM subsidiary under a two-year contract to operate domestic services within the
Netherlands.
The airline saw the incorporation of the Fokker F28 in 1978.
Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Enschede, Groningen, Maastricht, and Rotterdam comprised the airline's network at the beginning.
The airline changed its name to NLM CityHopper, following the acquisition of Netherlines by its parent company KLM in ; operations of both subsidiaries were subsequently merged.
Destinations
The airline served the following destinations throughout its history:
Fleet
Following is a list of aircraft flown by the airline throughout its history.
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Fokker F-27-200
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Fokker F-27-300
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Fokker F-27-400
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Fokker F-27-500
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Fokker F-28-3000
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Fokker F-28-4000
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Jetstream 31
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Saab 340
Accidents and incidents
According to Aviation Safety Network, NLM CityHopper records a single accident/incident event.
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6 October 1981: A Fokker F-28-4000, registration PH-CHI, that was operating the first leg of an international scheduled Rotterdam–Eindhoven–Hamburg passenger service as NLM CityHopper Flight 431, entered a tornado that caused the starboard wing to separate from the fuselage. The aircraft dived into the ground from and crashed near Moerdijk, killing all 17 people aboard.
See also
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Transport in the Netherlands
