Fairways Rotterdam
Operated from Mar 1961 to Aug 1964
Country of Origin – The Netherlands
Founder/Director – Subsidiary of the SA and SSM Shipping Comp
Another short lived European airline came in the form of Fairways Rotterdam which started out in late 1960 as a subsidiary of the Dutch SA & SSM Shipping Company. This outfit quickly went through a couple of names including Air Transport Rotterdam and Transaero Rotterdam before finally settling for the Fairways title that it began using in the early spring of 1961. Almost from the outset, their sole DC-3 began operations between Rotterdam and Southend freighting in fresh vegetables from the Continent with a second example joining it in August. Needless to say, Fairways would continue to be a regular visitor at Southend and in 1962 the airline flew in and out of the airport a total of 89 times mostly on cargo charters. By 1964, Fairways was also carrying out charters on behalf of Martin’s Air Charter and by August of this year, ownership of the company had passed into the hands of M.A.C.
Fairways Rotterdam fleet from 1961 to 1964
Douglas C-47
PH-SCC* – 8/61 to 1/66
TFR to Martin’s Air Charter
PH-SSM* – 2/61 to 6/66
TFR to Martin’s Air Charter
Other very short term leases included the use of C-47s:
LN-RTA / PH-MAA / PH-MAB / PH-DAC / PH-ERZ
Although it is unlikely that these aircraft visited SEN in Fairways livery.
Do you have any other, interesting snippets of information about this airline’s SEN history or indeed, any pictures or paraphernalia that you would like to share? If so, then please contact us on saadinfomail@gmail.com
Many thanks from the SAAD Admin Team.
Operated from Mar 1961 to Aug 1964
Country of Origin – The Netherlands
Founder/Director – Subsidiary of the SA and SSM Shipping Comp
Another short lived European airline came in the form of Fairways Rotterdam which started out in late 1960 as a subsidiary of the Dutch SA & SSM Shipping Company. This outfit quickly went through a couple of names including Air Transport Rotterdam and Transaero Rotterdam before finally settling for the Fairways title that it began using in the early spring of 1961. Almost from the outset, their sole DC-3 began operations between Rotterdam and Southend freighting in fresh vegetables from the Continent with a second example joining it in August. Needless to say, Fairways would continue to be a regular visitor at Southend and in 1962 the airline flew in and out of the airport a total of 89 times mostly on cargo charters. By 1964, Fairways was also carrying out charters on behalf of Martin’s Air Charter and by August of this year, ownership of the company had passed into the hands of M.A.C.
Fairways Rotterdam fleet from 1961 to 1964
Douglas C-47
PH-SCC* – 8/61 to 1/66
TFR to Martin’s Air Charter
PH-SSM* – 2/61 to 6/66
TFR to Martin’s Air Charter
Other very short term leases included the use of C-47s:
LN-RTA / PH-MAA / PH-MAB / PH-DAC / PH-ERZ
Although it is unlikely that these aircraft visited SEN in Fairways livery.
Do you have any other, interesting snippets of information about this airline’s SEN history or indeed, any pictures or paraphernalia that you would like to share? If so, then please contact us on saadinfomail@gmail.com
Many thanks from the SAAD Admin Team.