Air Exel

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Air Exel
IATA ICAO Call sign
XTAXLEXEL COMMUTER
Founded26 April 1991 (1991-04-26)
(as Air Exel Commuter)
Commenced operations
  • January 1998 (1998-01)
    (as KLM Exel)
  • 6 November 2004 (2004-11-06)
    (as Air Exel Netherlands)
Ceased operations31 January 2005 (2005-01-31)
Hubs Maastricht Aachen Airport
Secondary hubs Eindhoven Airport
Frequent-flyer program Flying Dutchman
Alliance Wings Alliance (affiliate)
Parent company KLM (1998–2004)
Headquarters Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Key peopleHarm Prins (CEO)

Air Exel was a Dutch airline based in Maastricht in the Netherlands, operating scheduled and chartered flights out of Eindhoven Airport and Maastricht Aachen Airport to several domestic and international destinations.

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History

KLM Exel logo KLM exel.svg
KLM Exel logo

The airline was established on 26 April 1991 as Air Exel Commuter on a co-operational base with Dutch national carrier KLM. [1] Scheduled flights were launched on 1 May of the same year. As part of the parent's move to integrate the services of its feeders, the company was renamed to KLM Exel in January 1998. On 6 November 2004, the co-operation with KLM ended, and the airline became Air Exel Netherlands. [2] One month later, in December 2004, Air Exel's Chief Executive Officer, Harm Prins, was arrested on charges of fraud, blackmail, and money laundering. The investigation brought to light financial difficulties with Air Exel, which was subsequently shut down on 31 January 2005. [3]

Destinations

An ATR 42 of KLM Exel approaches Maastricht Aachen Airport in 2002. ATR-42 Air Exel PH-XLE MST March 2002.jpg
An ATR 42 of KLM Exel approaches Maastricht Aachen Airport in 2002.

Upon closure, Air Exel operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:

France
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
United Kingdom
Germany

Fleet

Over the years, the KLM Exel/Air Exel fleet consisted of the following aircraft types: [4]

KLM Exel/Air Exel former fleet
AircraftIntroducedRetiredTotal
(at closure)
ATR 42 19982005
2
ATR 72 19992005
1
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia 19982005
2
Embraer ERJ 145 20002004
3

Historic fleet

Air Exel's fleet consisted of: [5]

RegistrationTyperemarks
PH-XLC ATR 42-320
PH-XLDATR 42-320
PH-XLEATR 42-320
PH-XLH ATR 72-201F
PH-XLIATR 42-320
PH-XLKATR 42-320
PH-XLLATR 42-320
PH-XLMATR 42-320
PH-BRL EMB 120RT
PH-XLAEMB 120RT
PH-XLBEMB 120RTAs a wreck at Maastricht Aachen Airport until 2022.
PH-XLFEMB 120ER
PH-XLGEMB 120RT
PH-RXA E145MP
PH-RXBE145MP
PH-RXCE145LR

References

  1. ↑ "Air Exel Commuter". Airline History. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "KLM Exel". Airline History. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Chief executive Air Exel arrested". 13 December 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  4. ↑ KLM Exel fleet list at airfleets.net
  5. ↑ "KLM Exel Fleet | Airfleets aviation". www.airfleets.net.
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