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The Dutch Dakota Association or DDA Classic Airlines, known by many just as the DDA, is a small foundation dedicated to the preservation and operation of classic aircraft, especially the Douglas DC-3 Dakota. They are located on the east side of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands.

PH-PBA Prinses Amalia and Swedish SE-CFP Daisy above Stockholm, August 2017
PH-PBA Prinses Amalia and Swedish SE-CFP "Daisy" above Stockholm, August 2017

History


The DDA was founded in 1982 and acquired its first aircraft, a Douglas DC-3 from Finland, in 1983. A second DC-3 was purchased in 1987 and in 1995 two Douglas DC-4 aircraft were added to the fleet. On 25 September 1996, their first DC-3 aircraft was lost in an accident. In 1998, a former Dutch government Dakota was donated to the DDA. In 2005, the Dutch Dakota Association changed its name to DDA Classic Airlines.


Accidents and incidents


PH-DDA
PH-DDA

Current fleet


DDA Douglas DC-4
DDA Douglas DC-4

Airworthy


The following aircraft are owned by the DDA and still airworthy and flying:


Not airworthy


The following aircraft are owned by the DDA but no longer airworthy:

Neither aircraft will be restored to an airworthy condition.


Operations


Flights with the Douglas DC-3 PH-PBA can be booked, which is often making sight seeing flights or short trips to locations or cities both in the Netherlands and abroad. Trips to airshows can also be booked and DDA aircraft are occasionally on display as well. Their single airworthy Douglas DC-4 is currently being leased to SkyClass to provide luxury safari flights in Africa and trips to Europe. They sold the, at this time non airworthy, DC-4 in 2013 to the Dutch The Flying Dutchman Foundation. They are currently looking into restoring the DC-4 in airworthy conditions together with the DDA. The DC-4 is still located in South Africa


References


  1. "PH-DDA Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  2. Netherlands Aviation Safety Board. "NASB report of PH-DDA". Douglas DC-3. Retrieved 29 June 2010.





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