Air France KLM Martinair Cargo introduces goSAF
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) has taken a new step forward in making the airfreight industry more sustainable with the introduction of goSAF. Customers can now set the level of their contribution to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for every cargo shipment they book. This is part of its pledge to tackle climate change, […]
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo to expand its digital offering in a partnership with cargo.one
cargo.one and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo have unveiled a partnership, bringing capacity from one of the world’s largest combined cargo airlines to one of the leading marketplaces for digital air cargo bookings. The additional, high-quality digital booking option for Air France KLM Martinair Cargo will benefit many freight forwarders and offer ideal support for […]
Bolloré joins AFKLMP’s SAF programme
Bolloré Logistics has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme of Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) for its 2021 shipments between Paris Charles de Gaulle and New York John F. Kennedy airports. “The Cargo SAF Programme enables shippers and forwarders to power a percentage of their flights with SAF. Customers determine their own […]
Heijer succeeds de Nooijer at Air France KLM Cargo
Adriaan den Heijer will take over as executive vice president of Air France KLM Cargo and managing director of Martinair Holland on 1 January 2020. He will succeed Marcel de Nooijer who is joining Transavia as CEO on 1 January. Heijer has held various commercial, operational and management posts at KLM, Air France KLM and […]
De Nooijer to leave Air France KLM to join Transavia
Marcel de Nooijer will leave his role at Air France KLM Cargo to take up the role of CEO of Transavia. The 51-year-old will join Transavia on 1 January 2020, succeeding Mattijs ten Brink, who left on 30 September. De Nooijer, who joined KLM in 1995 has been executive vice president of Air France KLM […]
Air France KLM Cargo embraces DG AutoCheck
Air France KLM Cargo (AFKL Cargo) has become the first airline group to adopt the IATA Dangerous Goods AutoCheck for the acceptance of dangerous goods shipments. The DG AutoCheck is a digital solution for accepting dangerous goods by checking the compliance of the Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous goods against all relevant rules and regulations in […]
SkyTeam Cargo rebrands its four key products
SkyTeam Cargo has rebranded its four core products, with services remaining the same but giving them a new look to reflect what they offer. Equation has been changed to Express and is designed for packages and goods to meet urgent shipment requirements; Dimension is now General, catering for commodities that do not require special handling; […]
IATA digitalises the dangerous goods supply chain with eDGD
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has taken a significant step forward in digitalising the dangerous goods supply chain following the adoption of the e-Dangerous Goods Declaration (eDGD) standards. The standards are an electronic approach to manage the IATA Dangerous Goods Declaration (DGD), leveraging industry initiatives to digitalise data and embrace data sharing platform principles. […]
AF-KL Cargo and Jet Airways Cargo strengthen cooperation with MoU
Air France KLM Cargo and Jet Airways Cargo have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen cooperation and develop products for specific industries such as e-commerce. Under the MoU, the airlines say they seek to deepen cooperation and endeavour to link and leverage their route networks to create and offer expanded high-value cargo services, as […]
SkyTeam Cargo picks van der Linden as VP cargo alliance
SkyTeam Cargo has appointed Nico van der Linden as vice president cargo alliance, effective from 1 July 2017. Van der Linden, who has over 30 years of cargo experience, brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the role, having previously worked in management positions at KLM Cargo and Air France KLM Cargo, and spent […]
Cargo iQ appoints DHL Global Forwarding’s Henk Venema as chairman
The Cargo iQ Membership Board has named DHL Global Forwarding senior vice president and global head of network carrier management, Henk Venema as its new chairman. Venema, who has over 15 years of experience in air cargo, takes over from Max Sauberschwarz, vice president and global head of carrier and gateway air logistics at Kuehne + Nagel, […]
IATA WCS2017: €1m for pharma shipper early warning system at Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is to invest €1 million ($1.06 million) in developing an early warning system for pharma shippers, starting this month and results expected later this year. The money, a subsidy from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, and TKI Dinalog, to fund data collection and monitoring of Pharma Gateway Amsterdam (PGA) shipments in […]
Marcel de Nooijer appointed Air France KLM Cargo EVP
Marcel de Nooijer has been appointed Air France KLM Cargo executive vice president and will also join the airline’s executive committee. The 48 year old joined KLM in 1995 and has worked in various positions across the group including general manager South East Asia & South West Pacific from 2000 to 2003, vice president EMEA […]
Delta Cargo and AFKLM Cargo cement relationship
Delta Cargo and Air France-KLM Cargo are further cementing their relationship within the North Atlantic Joint Venture (NAJV) by transitioning responsibility for sales and customer service in France and Germany to Air France-KLM. Effective 1 June, Air France-KLM Cargo became responsible for all sales activities, bookings and enquiries for Delta Cargo in France and Germany. […]