Surinam Airways

Surinam Airways (Dutch: Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij), also known by its initials SLM, is the flag carrier of Suriname,[5] based in Paramaribo.[6] It operates regional and long-haul scheduled passenger services. Its hub is at Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (Zanderij). Surinam Airways is wholly owned by the Government of Suriname, although plans have been made in the past to sell it.[7]

Surinam Airways
Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij
IATA ICAO Callsign
PY SLM SURINAM
Founded1953 (1953)
Commenced operations1955 (1955)
HubsJohan Adolf Pengel International Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations10
Parent companyGovernment of Suriname
HeadquartersParamaribo, Suriname
Key people
  • Gerard Lau, Director & CEO[1][2][3]
  • Steve Silos, Chief Financial Officer[4]
Websitewww.flyslm.com

History

The airline was established in 1953 by private entrepreneurs Ronald Rudi Kappel and Herman van Eyck as the Kappel-Van Eyck Aviation Company (Dutch: Luchtvaartbedrijf Kappel-Van Eyck),[8]:18 aimed at operating feeder flights from a domestic network.[9] Scheduled operations started in January 1955,[8] initially serving the Paramaribo–Moengo route.[10] On 30 August 1962, the company was taken over by the Surinamese government and renamed SLM – Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij.[9][11]

From 1964 Surinam Airways started scheduled international operations to Curaçao together with ALM Antillean Airlines.[8]

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.[12]

At March 1980 (1980-03), the carrier had 400 employees. At this time, the fleet consisted of a Douglas DC-8-63, a Douglas DC-8-50F and three Twin Otters. It operated international routes to Amsterdam, Belem, Curacao, Georgetown, Manaus, Miami and Panama City, and domestic services to Apoera, Avanavero, Bakhuys, Djoemoe, Ladouanie, Moengo and Nieuw Nickerie.[13] From 1955 til 2005 Surinam Airways operated an extensive domestic network.[8] 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.[14] On 7 June 1989, a Douglas DC-8-62 crashed on approach to Zanderij Airport, killing 175 occupants on board.[15]

At March 2000, the airline had 543 employees.[16]

In early 2009, Surinam Airways ordered two Boeing 737-300s to replace its McDonnell Douglas MD-82s.[5] In November the same year, the carrier retired the 2011-bought Boeing 747-300s from service. It was replaced by the end of 2009 with a 317-seater Airbus A340.[17] A new Boeing 737-700 was ordered on lease from DAE Capital and arrived on 30 April 2018 in Suriname [18][19] this plane was also formerly flown by Air China.[20][21]

Corporate affairs

At one time the company had its head office at Mr. Jagernath Lachmonstraat 136.[22] 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.[23]

Destinations
A Surinam Airways McDonnell Douglas MD-82 landing at Miami International Airport in 2009.
The sole Surinam Airways Airbus A340-300, seen here at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 2013. In February 2014 (2014-02), it was announced that the airline would acquire another wide-body aircraft to complement its A340 on international services.[24]

Surinam Airways operates scheduled services to the following destinations, as of April 2019.[25] Terminated destinations are also listed.

Country City Airport Notes Refs
ArubaOranjestadQueen Beatrix International Airport—[25]
BarbadosBridgetownGrantley Adams International AirportTerminated[10]
BrazilBelémVal de Cães International Airport—[25]
CuraçaoWillemstadHato International Airport—[25]
France, French GuianaCayenneCayenne – Félix Eboué AirportTerminated[26]
GuyanaGeorgetownCheddi Jagan International Airport—[25][27]
HaitiPort-au-PrinceToussaint Louverture International AirportTerminated[10]
NetherlandsAmsterdamAmsterdam Airport Schiphol—[25]
SurinameAvanaveroAvanavero AirstripTerminated[13]
SurinameBakhuysBakhuys AirstripTerminated[13]
SurinameDjoemoeDjoemoe AirstripTerminated[13]
SurinameLadouanieLaduani AirstripTerminated[13]
SurinameMoengoMoengo AirstripTerminated[13]
SurinameNieuw NickerieMajor Henk Fernandes AirportTerminated[13]
SurinameParamariboJohan Adolf Pengel International AirportHub[25]
SurinameParamariboZorg en Hoop AirportTerminated[28]
SurinameStoelmanseilandStoelmans Eiland AirstripTerminated[28]
SurinameWasjaboWashabo AirportTerminated[28]
Trinidad and TobagoPort of SpainPiarco International Airport—[25]
United StatesMiamiMiami International Airport—[25]
United StatesOrlandoOrlando Sanford International Airport—[25][29]

Codeshare agreements

Fleet

Current
A Surinam Airways Boeing 737-300

As of December 2019, the Surinam Airways fleet comprises the following aircraft:

Surinam Airways fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
J Y Total
Boeing 737-700 2 — 8 120 128 [31][32][33]
Boeing 777-200ER 1 — 26 245 271
Total 3 —

Retired

Surinam Airways operated the following aircraft throughout its history:[34][35][36]

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.[39]

Citations
  1. "Gerard Lau nieuwe algemeen directeur SLM" [Gerard Lau new general manager SLM] (in Dutch). DAGonline.nl. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  2. "SLM vindt in Gerard Lau nieuwe directeur" [SLM finds new direcor named Gerard Lau]. luchtvaartnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. "Gerard Lau Nieuwe directeur SLM" [Gerard Lau new director SLM]. De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  4. "Surinam Airways versterkt directie" [Surinam Airways strengthens Executive Board]. srherald.com (in Dutch). 7 July 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  5. Pilling, Mark (24 December 2008). "Putting Surinam on the map". Flightglobal.com. Airline Business. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  6. "Offices in Surinam." Surinam Airways. Retrieved on 6 January 2011. "HEAD OFFICE Mr. Jagernath Lachmonstraat 136 POBox: 2029 Paramaribo – Suriname"
  7. Kuipers, Ank (20 July 2012). "Suriname state oil company considers share offering". Reuters. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Suriname is also considering selling shares in telecommunications firm Telesur and Surinam Airways, which are state owned, and bank Hakrinbank, which is partly owned by the government.
  8. LM Publishers. "ISSUU - Flying on trusted wings English version by LM Publishers". Issuu. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  9. "World airline directory–Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschapptj (Surinam Airways—SLM)". Flight International: 1401. 28 April 1979. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  10. "World Airline Directory–Surinam Airways". Flight International. 155 (4668): 99. 17–23 March 1999. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018.
  11. "World Airline Directory–Surinaamse Luchvaart Maatschappij (Surinam Airways-SLM)". Flight International: 939. 2 April 1983. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  12. "World Airline Directory–Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschapptj NV (Surinam Airways—SLM)". Flight International: 959. 10 April 1976. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  13. "World airline directory – Surinaamse Lutchtvaart Maatschappij (Surinam Airways—SLM)". Flight International. 118 (3716): 358. 26 July 1980. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
  14. "SLM vliegt weer naar binnenland". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  15. "Operations: Air transport – Safety board slams illegal crewing". Flight International. 137 (4215): 12. 9–15 May 1990. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
  16. "World airline directory–Surinam Airways". Flight International. 157 (4720): 102. 21–27 March 2000. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018.
  17. Veerman, Ronald (25 November 2009). "Suriname Jumboloos" (in Dutch). Amsterdam: De Telegraaf. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015.
  18. "SLM receives first Boeing 737-700". www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  19. http://demo.publicnieuws.com/2018/02/slm-krijgt-nieuw-toestel-lachmising-en-delegatie-reizen-af-naar-china/
  20. Somsen, Rob (18 February 2018). "SLM directie naar China voor nieuwe 737-700".
  21. http://wp.caribbeannewsnow.com/2017/09/04/surinam-airways-eyes-boeing-for-imminent-fleet-renewal/
  22. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. March 24–30, 1993. 125. "Coppenamelaan 136, Paramaribo, Republic of Suriname"
  23. "DAE forces SLM to provide ground handling services in Zanderij". Willemstad: Curaçao Chronicle. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013.
  24. "Surinam Airways to acquire a B767 in 2015 to aid international ops". ch-aviation GmbH. 26 February 2014. Archived 26 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  25. "Flight Schedule (Effective 24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)–27 October 2019 (2019-10-27))". Surinam Airways. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019.
  26. https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guyane/compagnie-surinam-airways-ne-desservira-plus-guyane-compter-du-1er-juin-592181.html
  27. "Inaugurele vlucht van de SLM naar Guyana". Waterkant.Net (in Dutch). 5 April 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.
  28. "Surinam Airways Timetable (Effective 25 April 1982–31 October 1982)". Airline Timetable Images. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  29. "Surinam Airways Adds Orlando Sanford Flight July - Sep 2015". Airlineroute.net. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  30. "TUI Netherlands / Surinam Airways plans codeshare service from April 2017". Routesonline. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  31. "SLM maakt eerste lijnvlucht met 'nieuwe' Boeing 737-752 vanuit Suriname" (in Dutch). waterkant.net. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019./
  32. "SLM verwelkomt 2e boeing 737-700" (in Dutch). dagbladdewest.com. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018./
  33. "Nieuwe SLM Boeing land vanavond op Zanderij" (in Dutch). DAGonline.nl. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  34. http://www.slm.firm.sr/uploads/magazines/f1cba6a0a77e39023525ad862ddf1e105e8890db.pdf
  35. "SubFleets for: Surinam Airways". AeroTransport Data Bank. 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015.
  36. http://landewers.net/PZ.TXT
  37. "Surinam Airways retires its only Airbus A340-300". Airlinerwatch. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  38. "Surinam Airways Fleet". ch-aviation GmbH. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
  39. "EuroAtlantic to replace SLM's A340 during state visit to China". ch-aviation GmbH. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
  40. Harro Ranter (5 May 1978). "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-6A N3493F Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM)". Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  41. Accident description for N1809E at the Aviation Safety Network
  42. "About us – The SLM Group". Surinam Airways. Archived from the original on 12 April 2011.

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