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| Founded | 2009; 16 years ago (2009) | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Lelystad Airport | ||||||
| Key people | Arend van der Meer (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | http://www.aisairlines.com | ||||||
AIS Airlines is a Dutch airline headquartered atLelystad Airport in theNetherlands.[1] In addition to scheduled flights, it operatescharter andwet lease services all over Europe. The company operatesinternational charters andscheduled services betweenDenmark and the Netherlands.
The AIS Group also includes AIS Technics which provides technical support and the AIS Flight Academy. The AIS Flight Academy is aflight school located atLelystad Airport and is engaged in the integrated training of commercial pilots (ATPL(A)). In addition, to the flight school,AIS has a so-called 'type training' for theJetstream 31/32. AIS's Jetstreamfull flight simulator is the only approved simulator for this aircraft type in the world. The Group consist of: AIS Airlines, AIS Flight Academy, AIS CAMO, AIS SIM Department and AIS Development.
The company started as a flight school and then expanded into the airline business. The airline started an expansion of scheduled routes, mainly within Germany, in 2014, including some formerly served by the now-defunctOLT Express Germany. Flights from Bremen to Luxembourg,Malmö andNuremberg were announced for autumn 2014, but these plans were later cancelled.[2] By January 2015, AIS Airlines additionally took over some Swedish domestic routes under its own brand, that it formerly operated on behalf ofDirektflyg.[3]
On February 27, 2020, AIS Airlines discontinued theMünster-Osnabrück route toCopenhagen (viaGroningen).[4]
As of October 2021, AIS Airlines only operated the Torsby route to Stockholm Arlanda via Hagfors on behalf of Amapola Flyg. In 2023 Amapola Flyg lost these route contracts. Instead AIS Airlines won contracts on Denmark routes in 2023.
AIS Airlines serves the following scheduled route:[5]
As of August 2025[update], AIS Airlines operates the following aircraft:[6]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers (Economy) | Notes |
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| British Aerospace Jetstream 32 | 4 | 0 | 19 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | ||
AIS Development is concentrating on new developments in electric flying. AIS is in the process of developing an electric type of Jetstream. The Jetstream is one of the first to be developed in terms of size and possibilities.
