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| Founded | February 1996 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | November 2016 | ||||||
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| Destinations | various | ||||||
| Parent company | Sky Greenland | ||||||
| Headquarters | Mijdrecht,Netherlands | ||||||
| Key people | Gert Brask,CEO | ||||||
| Website | denim.aero | ||||||
Denim Air ACMI B.V. was[1] aDutchcharter airline based inMijdrecht.[2] It provided ACMIwet lease services to other airlines. Its main base wasAmsterdam Airport Schiphol.[3] It was wholly owned by Sky Greenland and had 50 employees in January 2016.[3] Denim operated full charters and under wetlease (ACMI) contracts on behalf of other airlines as well as governments and corporations. Its operations licence was revoked on 24 November 2016.[1]
This airline was established in 1996 and started operations on 26 April 1996.
Denim Air mainly targeted African, Asian and other willing markets, operating for the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees inSudan and Central Africa, for theNorwegian Army inAfghanistan, and for Veba Oil inLibya. The airline also operated aircraft for airlines, mainlyAfrican airlineArik Air andSpanish airlineAir Nostrum. They also operated one aircraft for African airlineAir Affaires Gabon.
On 18 February 2010, Denim Air ceased operations after all wet-lease contracts had ended within weeks and Dutch legal company De Vos & Partners was appointed as curator of wet-lease specialist Denim Air after it was declared bankrupt. A successful restart of the company was initiated as Denim Air ACMI or Denim in short.
In April 2015, Denim establishedFlyDenim as a new brand andcorporate design for their charter operations.[4] During the summer of 2015, the airline operated several new charter flights - for example fromManchester to Murcia and Innsbruck.
From December 2015 to February 2016, Denim operated domestic flights inItaly thanks to an agreement with the Italian tour operator Air Sud.[5] flights fromReggio Calabria toVenice andBergamo were operated withFokker 100 andFokker 50 of Denim's fleet.[6] As of March 2016, all Air Sud's flights were suspended.[7]
On 24 November 2016, the Dutch aviation authorities revoked Denim Air's operational license which subsequently led to the grounding of all of its flights.[1] At the time, Denim Air operated its sole aircraft on behalf ofPeople's Viennaline and was immediately replaced byHelvetic Airways after Denim Air's grounding.[8]
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The Denim fleet consisted of the following aircraft as of November 2016:[9]
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Notes |
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| Embraer ERJ 145 | 1 | 50 | operated forPeople's Viennaline |
| Total | 1 |
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:[8]
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