ALF Alsland

ALF Alsland

IATA ICAO Callsign AZ AAS ALF Alsland
Founded	14 November 1928 (1928-11-14)
Commenced operations	30 January 1929 (1929-01-30)
Hubs	Wottested-Yndyk Yndyk Súdlikthús
Focus cities	Rahu
Frequent-flyer program	Doarst
Alliance	UnitéCéleste
Subsidiaries	Air Yndyk ALF Alsland Cargo Neevenline Ralind
Fleet size	TBD
Destinations	TBD
Parent company	ALF Group
Headquarters	Wottested, Alsland
Key people	Leho Sokk (CEO)
Employees	28,800
Website	www.alf-alsland.com

ALF Alsland, legally Aalslânsk loftferfier - Aalslân/Aalsmaa (lit. Alslandic Air Transport - Alsland) is the flag carrier of Alsland. It is headquartered in Wottested where its main hub at the nearby Wottested-Yndyk International Airport. It also operates a hub at the smaller Yndyk Súdlikthús Airport. Founded in 1928, it is the oldest airline in Alsland and a founding member of the UnitéCéleste alliance and operates several dozen international routes and seasonal destinations to many countries.

The airline was founded in 1928 to transport goods for the Alslandic government during the opening stages of the Great War and to facilitate faster transportation in and out of the Neeves regions of Alsland which were difficult to reach by road. The airline's assets and aircraft were seized by the Grand Alliance to prevent them from being captured by advancing Gaullican forces. The airline's commercial services recommenced following the war when the airline began passenger flights primarily between Rahu, Wottested, Yndyk and other Neeven regions. The first international services began when Alslandic External Air Service was forcefully merged with ALF by the Alslandic government in 1943. Services were disrupted during the Valduvian-Weranian War. On 19 June 1962 the airline began its first jet services and replaced its aging fleet with new jet aircraft shortly afterwards.

In the 1990s the Airline expanded to more intercontinental destinations and launched the then longest flight in the world to Khmelnytskyi as a publicity stunt in 1994 before closing the route several months later. The airline's financial status was called into question in 2002 after the ALF Alsland heist which was the largest joint-robbery in Alslandic history at the time as well as the airline's bloated and ageing fleet. In 2006 the airline was nationalised to prevent an imminent bankruptcy and went through a period of restructuring including the creation of various subsidiary airlines such as the low-cost carrier Ralind, despite this. The airline was privatised once again in 2009 when it created the ALF group consisting of the airline and its subsidiaries. Since the airline's privatisation its finances have recovered and the airline turned a significant profit between 2018 and 2022 as well as the expansion of several of its subsidiaries and the creation of the long-haul Air Yndyk in 2019.

Services

Accidents and incidents

• On 23 December 1955, ALF Alsland Flight 43 crashed into a mountain in the Neeves. The Fokker F27 Friendship was operating its maiden commercial flight for the airline and was enroute from Súdlikthús to Newick when the aircraft experienced a controlled impact with the mountain whilst on approach to the airport. An investigation after the accident found that the pilot was intoxicated throughout the flight and the co-pilot did not challenge the pilot's ability to fly the aircraft. All 25 passengers and 2 crew members were killed in the crash with the sole survivor being the aircraft's air steward who was thrown from the aircraft when the tail section detached on impact.
• On 28 January 1983, an ALF Alsland Airbus A300 registered as (registered OE-LFO) and operating as ALF Alsland Flight 2273 from Morwall to Yndyk overran the runway whilst landing at Yndyk Súdlikthús under blizzard conditions. The aircraft exited airport grounds before stopping in Súdlikthús forest. The aircraft then caught fire during its impact with the forest and two passengers and the pilot were killed and a further 102 passengers and crew were injured. The accident was blamed on an issue with the aircraft's navigation system which failed on approach and gave the crew a false impression on their location in relation to the runway during their final approach into the airport.
• On 14 June 2002, two ALF Alsland flights, ALF Alsland Flight 18 from Verlois and ALF Alsland Flight 2034 from Nedrohari were both carrying large cargos of diamonds and jewellery. Shortly after landing the diamond cargo of both aircrafts was stolen. Approximately €92,000,000 worth of diamonds and jewellery was stolen during the heist, the vast majority of which has yet to be recovered. Approximately 20 people have been arrested in connection to the crime although all bar one was released without charge. Voldemar Pihlak subsequently vanished after being escaping police custody several weeks following his arrest and has since remained missing despite being named as the most wanted person in Euclea for several years for his participation in the heist. The heist remains the largest ever to have occurred in Alsland and one of the largest in Euclea. After the heist the airline was sued by various jewellers who accused the airline of failing to sufficiently protect their cargo, the airline in return countersued the jewellers for defamation. The issue was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum of money.