Becoming a member of the VNV

Termination of membership, including the reason for cancellation, can be addressed to the board via: ledenadmin@vnv.nl.

Which Membership Should You Choose?

Depending on your situation, you can choose one of three membership categories.

You can become a full member of the VNV if you are employed as a pilot by one of the airlines recognized by the VNV. These currently include:

You can become a professional association member if, as a Dutch airline pilot, you are employed by:

You can become a candidate member if you:

are training to become an airline pilot at a flight training institute established in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, or have successfully completed such training but are not yet employed as an airline pilot;
hold Dutch nationality and are training to become an airline pilot abroad; or
hold Dutch nationality and possess both a military pilot qualification and the theoretical Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL).

Full members pay in 2026 a contribution of 0.7% of their gross salary, after deduction of pension contributions and before deduction of any additional voluntary pension contributions.
Professional association members pay €180 per year.
Candidate members pay €30 per year.

ClubCollect handles the collection of annual membership fees for candidate members, professional association members, and extraordinary members.

Full members and professional association members may remain affiliated with the association after retirement as extraordinary members.

For further information about extraordinary membership, please contact the VNV membership administration at: ledenadmin@vnv.nl.