NLM CityHopper

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.

History
The carrier was formed as NLM Nederlandse Luchtvaart Maatschappij in 1966. Starting operations on 29 August 1966 using leased 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 Eindhoven–Hamburg route was the first international service flown by the airline; it was initially aimed at providing a scheduled executive service for Philips, and was made public in April 1974. London-Gatwick was added to the network in early 1975.

The airline changed its name to NLM CityHopper, following the acquisition of Netherlines by its parent company KLM in April 1988; operations of both subsidiaries were subsequently merged. Despite sharing their operational structure, both companies were separate entities until 1 April 1991, when they were absorbed into the newly created KLM Cityhopper.

Destinations


The airline served the following destinations throughout its history:

Fleet
Following is a list of aircraft flown by the airline throughout its history.


 * Fokker F-27-200
 * Fokker F-27-300
 * Fokker F-27-400
 * Fokker F-27-500
 * Fokker F-28-3000
 * Fokker F-28-4000
 * Jetstream 31
 * Saab 340

Accidents and incidents
According to Aviation Safety Network, NLM CityHopper records a single accident/incident event.


 * 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 3000 ft and crashed near Moerdijk, killing all 17 people aboard.