Aviolanda

Aviolanda was a Dutch aircraft company in Papendrecht. It was founded in December 1926 by Adolph H. Burgerhout. Aviolanda mainly built aircraft under license, as the first Dornier - Wal, the Dornier Do-24 flying boat, the Gloster Meteor fighter, the fighter aircraft Hawker Hunter and parts for the Lockheed Starfighter F- 104. In 1967 the company was acquired by Fokker and now belongs to the successor company Stork Fokker Aerospace. In this sense, it is a Dutch partner of the European NH -90 developer NHIndustries.

The factory is still located in Papendrecht, where the tail section of NH 90 is produced. Also planned for the Netherlands NH -90 will be equipped there and looked after.

2009 Stork said, the aviation activities of new regulations and to introduce the tradition name. Fokker Services, Aircraft repair and maintenance operation under the name Aviolanda his activities in future Woendsrecht.