Air Exel

Air Exel airline codes|XT|AXL|Exel Commuter was an airline based in Maastricht in the Netherlands. It was a scheduled regional carrier operating domestic and international services. Its main bases were Eindhoven Airport and Maastricht Aachen Airport. It suspended operations in January 2005, but hopes to resume.

History

The airline was established on 26 April 1991 and started operations on 1 May 1991 working within the framework of a co-operative association with KLM, operating as KLM exel. In 2001 it also entered the charter and lease market. However, in October 2004 Air Exel and KLM agreed to end their co-operation by 6 November 2004. In December 2004, Air Exel's Chief Executive Officer, Harm Prins, was arrested on charges of fraud, blackmail, and money laundering. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CWU/is_2004_Dec_13/ai_n8589399] The airline suspended operations on 31 January 2005 due to financial difficulties, but hopes to resume services.

Services

Air Exel operated the following services (at January 2005):

*Domestic scheduled destinations: Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Maastricht.

*International scheduled destinations: Cuneo, London, Milan, Nantes, Paris, Saint-Étienne and Strasbourg.

Fleet

The Air Exel fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at January 2005):

*3 ATR 42-320
*1 ATR 42-500
*2 Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia
*1 Embraer ERJ-145 EU
*1 Embraer ERJ-145 MP

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