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PH-AST Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain c/n 31-7752046 of FAST Airways Holland, at Groningen Airport Eelde on 26/05/1977

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The Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain is an all-metal low-wing twin-engine business aircraft for up to 10 passengers. The Piper Aircraft Corporation developed the PA-31 Navajo in the early 1960s. The first prototype PA-31 flew first on September 30th 1964. The production model PA-31-310, powered by two 230kW turbo-charged Lycoming TIO-540-A1A engines, entered production in 1967. In 1971 development of a stretched version of the Navajo with a maximum seating for 10 passengers began and in 1973 this design was introduced as the PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain. The PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (later renamed Chieftain) is powered by two 260kW Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD turbo-charged engines. Deliveries of the PA-31-350 Chieftain began in 1974. 1827 Chieftain were built.

Fast-Eelde bv, "Frisian Air Service Transport" was founded in 1977. Their first aircraft, the Navajo Chieftain PH-AST, ex N63722, was registered on March 7, 1977. The first commercial flight out of Groningen Airport Eelde in the Netherlands by Fast-Eelde bv was made on April 14, 1977. Their Navajo Chieftain PH-AST flew to Odense in Denmark. On March 16, 1981 the company was renamed Fast Airways Holland bv. Over the years the fleet increased to four Piper PA-31 Navajo's. Fast Airways Holland bv had to end it's activities in January 1984 when the well known Dutch financier Mr. Caransa took back his interest in Fast Airways and sold the aircraft to Rijnmond Air Services. Without aircraft but with the contract to fly the regular service Groningen-Rotterdam on behalf of the PTT a new company: Quick Airways bv was established. Quick Airways started its operations in 1984. As Fast Airways did, they flew the regular service Groningen-Rotterdam, first with leased aircraft.

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