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 […]
K+N and AFKLMP join forces for electronic bookings
Kuehne + Nagel and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) have joined forces to improve integration of electronic bookings. In a proof of concept that concluded in July, the two companies enabled total host-to-host connection through application programming interface (API) to match available capacity and demand. For the first time, a carrier and global logistics […]
Digitalisation must still offer a personal touch
When Air France KLM Martinair Cargo revised its footprint five years ago, a strategic decision was made to enhance investments in the field of digitisation, Marcel de Nooijer tells Air Cargo Week. Speaking at air cargo Europe on 6 June, the executive vice president of AFKLMP explained that while the freighter fleet was cut back, […]
Accenture launches AFLS Exchange with AFKLMP
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) will be the launch carrier of Accenture’s AFLS Exchange cloud-based connectivity and collaboration platform. Developed by Accenture’s Freight and Logistics Software (AFLS) business group, the platform gives carriers real-time visibility into their partner and joint venture networks. The service gives customers more product and route options, and enables faster […]
AFKLMP teams up with WebCargo to offer dynamic prices
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has teamed up with WebCargo to offer live rates, assess capacity and secure cargo bookings on specific flights to forwarders. Last month, a pilot between Panalpina, WebCargo and AFKLMP ushered in a new era of digital sales, and now WebCargo’s other customers can benefit from improved visibility, instant booking and […]
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 […]
AFKLMP’s fleet smell of roses for Valentine’s Day
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has met demand for Valentine’s Day flowers by shipping 3,300 tonnes to Europe in a two-week period. The flowers were exported from countries such as Kenya, Ecuador and Colombia in January and February, including Kenya’s famous Rhodos roses. Using Boeing 747-400F and combi-aircraft, AFKLMP was able to provide main […]
AFKLMP renews IATA CEIV Pharma certificate
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has become the first major airline group to pass the IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification for airline and airport operations. The group set industry standards in February 2016 with certification for airport operations in Amsterdam and Paris, as well as the Air France and KLM airline operations. AFKLMP reconfirmed its […]
Schiphol to link flower shipment data with air waybill numbers
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is increasing transparency in the supply chain by linking flower shipment data to air waybill numbers at source. The Smart Cargo Mainport Program (SCMP) aims to make Schiphol the smartest airport in Europe through increased use of data sharing and includes initiatives such as the Holland Flower Alliance Data Sharing Working Group, […]
AFKLMP spreads the love with 3,000t of flowers for Valentine’s Day
Air cargo has helped spread the love for Valentine’s Day with airlines busily flying flowers in time for the big day. Over a two week period, Air France KLM Martinair (AFKLMP) Cargo shipped around 3,000 tonnes of flowers from production and export nations including Kenya, Ecuador and Colombia to Europe. AFKLMP used Boeing 747-400 Freighter […]
KLM starts Shipping Blue small package service for BlueBiz customers
KLM has launched a small package delivery service called Shipping Blue, allowing BlueBiz loyalty programme members to ship packages around the world. The service has been developed specially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and members are able to ship packages of up to 30 kilogrammes around the world. The packages can be delivered door-to-door […]
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 […]
China Southern and AF-KL-MP strengthen cooperation with new MoU
China Southern Airlines Cargo and Air France KLM Martinair (AF-KL-MP) Cargo have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further strengthen and shape strategic cooperation. The two airlines signed a MoU in September 2015 focused on strategic cooperation between the two parties, and they plan to collaborate in a number of areas over the […]
KLM Cargo launches new sorting system at Schiphol
KLM Cargo has officially launched a new sorting system that can handle more than 2,000 items per hour at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Air France and KLM are the first airlines in the world to make use of this kind of sorting system, and it has already been put to good use at Paris Charles de […]
KLM to fly to India’s economic heart with Amsterdam – Mumbai flights
KLM is to launch Amsterdam – Mumbai flights on 29 October as part of its 2017-18 winter schedule, providing up to 20 tonnes of cargo capacity. The three Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flights a week will depart on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays from Amsterdam at 13.00h, arriving in Mumbai at 01.55h, and the return will leave […]
ACE: Schiphol introduces Compliance Checker to speed up cargo flows
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has introduced a new Compliance Checker to speed up cargo flows by detecting data errors in air waybills. Developed as part of the European Green Fast Lanes Project, the system automatically inspects the content and format of the data, and Schiphol says the Compliance Checker decreases delays, the need to repeat work, […]
KLM flies giant pandas first class to the Netherlands
KLM has transported Xing Ya and Wen Wu the giant pandas from Chengdu to Amsterdam on their way to Ouwehands Zoo. The pandas flew on a KLM Boeing 747 combi (KL0892) boasting the names of both pandas, taxied to the gate, escorted by the panda truck and KLM Panda Bus before transferring to the KLM […]
KLM Cargo and Icelandair Cargo welcomed as TIACA trustee members
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has welcomed KLM Cargo and Icelandair Cargo as its newest trustee members. Both members are long-standing TIACA members and the new status means they will help elect the board of directors that manages affairs and establishes its policy. Icelandair Cargo serves 54 destinations in Europe and North America including […]
1,125 flights services and 127 destinations for AF-KL-MP summer schedule
Air France KLM Martinair (AF-KL-MP) Cargo will launch its summer schedule on 26 March with 1,125 weekly services to 127 destinations on its fleet of 170 passenger aircraft and six freighters. It started thrice-weekly Paris Charles de Gaulle – Accra services on 28 February, using a Boeing 777-200 to connect with the capital of Ghana. […]
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 […]
AF-KL-MP flies 5,000t of flowers for Valentine’s and Women’s Day
Air France KLM Martinair (AF-KL-MP) Cargo has flown 5,000 tonnes of flowers in five weeks to meet demand for Valentine’s Day and International Women’s Day. The flowers were flown to Europe in February and March from countries including Kenya, Ecuador and Colombia both on freighter aircraft and in the bellyhold of passenger aircraft, offering 17 […]
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 […]
Schiphol and KLM back 12send service for same day deliveries
Parcel International has launched same-day intra-European air cargo delivery service, 12send making use of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s baggage system and KLM’s European network, a service expected to benefit cross-border e-commerce. Schiphol Cargo and KLM Cargo have backed the service, contributing to the start-up and launch, following a successful pilot trial in October 2016 on KLM […]
KLM Cargo launches pilot project to optimise supply chain
KLM Cargo has launched a pilot project to optimise the supply chain with improvements introduced over period of a weeks at a time in a bid to create the ideal design by April 2017 – which will then be applied at other European stations. The carrier is participating in a consortium representing all the parties involved in […]
Trix the T.rex flies to the Netherlands with KLM
KLM welcomed a very special guest onboard flight 612 from Chicago to Amsterdam when it transported the 66 million year old fossil of a Tyrannosaurus rex. Trix, as the remarkably well preserved remains of the T. rex has been named, will be displayed at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, the Netherlands. The skeleton, which […]