‘Red Schiphol Campaign’ launched to protect Dutch economy
The Red Schiphol Campaign has launched in response to the Rutte government’s decision to limit the number of flights taking off and landing at Schiphol Airport to 440,000 per year (the ‘440 decision’). The campaign will unite businesses, community activists and trade bodies who are opposed to the decision to limit the number of flight […]
Joost Van Doesburg to become Head of Cargo Royal Schiphol Group
As of March 2023, Joost van Doesburg will start as Head of Cargo at Royal Schiphol Group. He succeeds Anne Marie van Hemert, who will be continuing her career outside of Royal Schiphol Group as of February. His appointment is in line with the wishes of Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN) to appoint a dedicated Head […]
Amsterdam Schiphol mandates digitised shipment notification in landmark trial
Automated Nomination, the digital station declaration of a forwarder’s involvement in the handling of a shipment, has become the standard for inbound shipments at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, which no longer accepts paper declarations as of April 1 2022. Prior to Automated Nomination, ground handlers at Schiphol Airport would have to wait for the freight to […]
Korean Air chooses Swissport as ground services partner at Schiphol
Korean Air, South Korea’s flag carrier, has selected Swissport as its ground services partner at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The newly awarded full range of passenger services will complement Swissport’s existing cargo services offering for Korean Air in Amsterdam. Swissport has been chosen by Korean Air to provide its full range of ground services at Amsterdam […]
dnata to invest €200 million in new Schiphol facility
dnata has announced a major, over €200 million investment in a fully automated cargo centre, dnata Cargo City Amsterdam, at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. As one of the largest and most advanced facilities of its kind, dnata Cargo City Amsterdam will significantly enhance cargo capacity in The Netherlands and create new, direct jobs with dnata. It will enable […]
Schiphol remains Europe’s smartest cargo hub
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is maintaining its position as the smartest cargo hub in Europe through not only smart programmes but also better communication between its own departments. Speaking to Air Cargo Week at the TIACA Air Cargo Forum in Toronto, the airport’s head of cargo, Bart Pouwels explained that while customers may not look at […]
Secondary airports will overtake growth of main cargo hubs
Secondary cargo airports will grow faster than the current main air cargo hubs in Europe according to an on-line polling organised at the Jan de Rijk Logistics’ summer cocktail event at Schiphol on June 7, where certain market trends were analysed, says the forwarder A diverse group of forwarders, airlines, GSAs, handling agents and other […]
Schiphol aviation awards acknowledge community contribution
The winners of the 2017 Schiphol Aviation Awards were announced last night by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol COO, Birgit Otto at the Schiphol Centre, Amsterdam. The annual awards ceremony is organised by Schiphol Group to recognise customers and business partners that have made an especially strong or positive performance to the airport community during the year. […]
Bart Pouwels to lead the Schiphol Cargo team
Bart Pouwels has been picked to lead the cargo team within the Schiphol aviation department, reporting directly to Maaike van der Windt. He will take on his new role from 1 April in the new department, which consists of five teams for cargo; route and business development; traffic analysis and forecasting; marketing and communications; and […]
Cyber Freight gains IATA CEIV Pharma certificate
Cyber Freight Amsterdam a subsidiary of Cyber Freight International and a member of Pharma Gateway Amsterdam, has been awarded the International Air Transport Association’s CEIV Pharma certificate. The company says CEIV is in line with the goals set by Pharma Gateway Amsterdam, the initiative of ACN and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, of which Cyber Freight is a member […]
