The following practical goals are characteristic of the VNV: promoting the safety of aviation creating good employment conditions increasing the professional level of the airline pilots promoting the individual interests of the members The VNV achieves its goals with the support of around 3,500 members, almost all of whom are employed by Dutch airline companies. Various active members are also highly skilled in other areas. And so the VNV has a whole range of disciplines at its disposal, varying between technology and economy to medical aspects and accident analysis.