Schreiner Airways

Schreiner Airways

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Airline
Founded	1945
Defunct	2005
Fate	Purchased by CHC Helicopter Corporation and rebranded as CHC Airways
Headquarters	Netherlands
Products	Passenger, cargo, and charter airline services
Parent	Schreiner Aviation Group (until 2005), then CHC Helicopter Corporation

Schreiner Airways operated as a passenger, cargo, and charter airline headquartered in the Netherlands.

History

Originating in 1945 as an offshore helicopter service provider, Schreiner's aviation activities were managed through multiple entities within the Schreiner Aviation Group, such as Schreiner Airways, Schreiner North Sea Helicopters, and Schreiner Aviation Training. The entire group was purchased by CHC Helicopter Corporation in 2005, leading to the rebranding of Schreiner Airways as CHC Airways.

Flight operations during the 1960s

Starting with smaller aircraft, Schreiner Aerocontractors NV expanded its fleet in 1963 by adding two 28-seat Douglas DC-3 planes to conduct passenger and freight charters across Europe; these aircraft were phased out by 1967. From 1964 through 1967, a combination of six owned and leased Fokker Friendship turboprop aircraft serviced European passenger routes. Furthermore, three long-distance Douglas DC-7C airliners were deployed for intercontinental charter flights between 1965 and 1968.

Schreiner Airways Cargo

In 1997, Schreiner introduced a specialized cargo branch by leasing a Lockheed C-130 Hercules freighter to provide services on behalf of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines until 1998. Following this period, three Airbus A300 freighter jets were acquired and operated for KLM from 1999 until the cargo division was discontinued in 2001.

Code data

• IATA Code: AW
• ICAO Code: SCH
• Callsign: SCHREINER

Fleet

As of August 2006, the Schreiner Airways fleet consisted of:

• 2 ATR 72-200
• 4 Bombardier Dash 8 Q300
• 5 DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300

Historical fleet

Between 1999 and 2001, Schreiner operated three Airbus A300 freighter aircraft on behalf of KLM.

Preserved Schreiner Airways aircraft

An Aérospatiale Dauphin 2 helicopter painted in Schreiner colors is exhibited at the Aviodrome aviation museum located at Lelystad Airport.

Bibliography

• Gradidge, Jennifer. Douglas DC-1, DC-2, DC-3 - The First Seventy Years, Volume 1. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. Tonbridge, Kent. 2006. .
• Roach, J and Eastwood A.B. Piston Engined Airliner Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop. West Drayton, Middlesex. 2007.

External links

• CHC Helicopter Further. More. Home Safely – CHC Helicopter Corporation
• Photo Search Results (Schreiner) – Airlines.net