Air ALM (IATA: LM, ICAO: ALM, and Callsign: Antillean) was an airline based in the Netherlands Antilles, flying out of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. It was dissolved in 2001. IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... Anthem: Tera di Solo y suave biento Capital Kralendijk Largest city Kralendijk Official language(s) Dutch Government See Politics of the Netherlands Antilles  - Bonaire Administrator  - Governor of N.A. Frits Goedgedrag Constitutional monarchy part of the Netherlands Antilles  Area  - Total 288 km² 111 sq mi  Population  - 2001 census 10,791... Anthem: Himno di Kòrsou Capital Willemstad Area  - Total  - % water (Not ranked) 450 km² Negligible Population  - Total  - Density 173,400 (2006) 391/km² Curaçao (pronounced [kurasão]) is an island in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

History

The airline was established in 1964, and started operations on 1 August 1964, as Antilliaanse Luchtvaart Maatschappij (ALM), to take over the services of the Caribbean division of European giant KLM. KLM wanted to compete with Pan Am in the Caribbean and in South America and so created ALM, leasing the airline Douglas DC-8 jets so the airline could reach places like John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. On 1 January 1969, ALM's major shareholding was transferred from KLM to the Netherlands Antilles government. August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... World map depicting Caribbean: West Indies redirects here. ... European redirects here. ... KLM Tailfins KLM (in full: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally Royal Aviation Company; usual English: Royal Dutch Airlines) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before its merger with Air France, KLM was the national airline of the Netherlands. ... Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal international airline of the United States from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined jet airliner, manufactured between 1959 and 1972. ... John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK, ICAO: KJFK) is an international airport located in Jamaica, Queens, in south-eastern New York City. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

Eventually, ALM grew into a large Caribbean-area airline, with flights to Miami International Airport, to Trinidad and Tobago, and Santo Domingo. They also operated an intensive inter-island connection, flights to many large Venezuelan cities and flights to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, then known as Isla Verde International, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The Luis Muñoz Marín route would become a staple of the airline. Except for a short period in the late 1980s, they served Luis Muñoz until their bankruptcy. Miami International Airport (IATA: MIA, ICAO: KMIA), is a major airport located in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida between the cities of Hialeah, Doral, and Miami Springs, the village of Virginia Gardens, and the unincorporated community of Fountainbleau. ... Santo Domingo, population 2,061,200 (2003), is the capital of the Dominican Republic. ... Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (IATA: SJU, ICAO: TJSJ) is a public airport located in Carolina, 3 miles (5 km) southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... Statue of Roberto Clemente located at entrance of Ciudad Deportiva Roberto Clemente Nickname: Ciudad de Gigantes Official website: None Location Location within the island of Puerto Rico Government Country Puerto Rico Mayor José E. Aponte de la Torre (PPD) Geographical characteristics Area Total 117. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Such expansion gave ALM the need for a smaller airplane that could efficiently cover short, international or domestic routes with good passenger loads. They therefore introduced the Douglas DC-9, among the smallest of the jet aircraft available. The DC-9 proved efficient for the airline for two decades and the DC-8s were soon returned to KLM. The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names. ...

Political changes such as the autonomy of Aruba from the Netherlands Antilles affected the airline: not only did they have to decrease their frequencies from the new country, but they also faced new competition in the shape of Air Aruba, another DC-9 operator that had a large share of passengers on Caribbean routes for many years. In April 1991, KLM became a minority shareholder in the airline again. ALM during the 1990s grew disenchanted with their association with KLM, obtaining independence from the European airline a few years after the start of that decade, selling their DC-9s and settling for service as an all-propeller airline. ALM became part of the ALM Group of Companies in December 1997. Arubas Constitution Day: Arubas State Constition was unanimously approved by all political parties represented in Arubas Parliament on August 9, 1985, and was proclaimed in the Afkondigingsblad van Aruba, No. ... Air Aruba was the main air carrier from the island of Aruba. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the late 1980s and shortly after the year 2000. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Air ALM as successor-in-interest to ALM was consequently designated national carrier of the Netherlands Antilles. As Air ALM, they re-introduced services to Puerto Rico, and the flights to Venezuelan cities were kept. It is ironic that Air ALM went into direct competition with their creators at KLM during their later years, offering flights to Amsterdam with a partner airline. A Flag carrier refers to: A transportation company, such as a shipping or airline company, that is registered in a given state. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 743,905 (1 April 2006) Demonym Amsterdammer Coordinates Website www. ...

Government and public uninterest drove the airline into bankruptcy and in September 2001 it was dissolved. By then, some of Air ALM's airplanes were broken-up near Curaçao's airport, and no one was willing to buy the airline. Air ALM was replaced with an all-new operation, Dutch Caribbean Airlines, but it ceased operating in October 2004. Dutch Caribbean Airlines was an airline based in the Netherlands Antilles. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Fleet

Air ALM operated a fleet of DC6, DC8, DC9, Dash8, FH-227B, L-188F and MD80 aircraft. Most of the MD80 were leased from Continental Airlines, Aero Lloyd and Adria Airways Continental Airlines (IATA: CO, ICAO: COA, and Callsign: Continental) (NYSE: CAL) is an airline of the United States. ... Aero Lloyd Flugreisen GmbH & Co was a charter airline based in Oberursel, Germany. ... Adria Airways is an airline based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. ...