60 seconds with Schiphol Cargo’s Maaike van der Windt
Maaike van der Windt, now director aviation marketing, cargo and customer experience (ACC), Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has two decades of experience working in the aviation industry and joined Schiphol Group as head of aviation marketing last year after working in a number of senior management roles for Brisbane Airport, Australia. ACW: You have taken your […]
Slot constraints squeeze freighters out of Schiphol
Cargo volumes at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol fell by 2.6 per cent in the first half of 2017 as slot constraints squeezed out freighter aircraft. The Dutch airport handled 844,317 tonnes in the first six months of 2017, with full freighter volumes declining 9.4 per cent due to a decrease in air transport movements and the […]
Schiphol PGA shows the benefits of collaboration
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is often cited as model for transparency and competence in handling pharma shipments. In 2016, this competence was given concrete form with the setting up of Pharma Gateway Amsterdam (PGA), an alliance between Schiphol Group, Air Cargo Netherlands and 23 pharma logistics companies with the aim of establishing Schiphol as the best […]
Schiphol looks to play match maker
Shippers have reportedly been scrambling to avoid a repeat of last year’s capacity crunch when many found there was simply no freighter space left as the winter season took hold, writes Neil Madden. Yet at the same time, belly capacity is still often overlooked as an alternative for getting shipments quickly to end customers. This […]
Region’s growth driven by the traditional and the new
Cargo volumes continue to grow across the Benelux region, with new game-changing cargo sources emerging out of Asia and ongoing challenges as airports face growing capacity constraints, writes Donald Urquhart. Across the Benelux region, like much of the world, 2017 was a good year. For Liege Airport it was a record year. And it is […]
Trade with South America blossoms at Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s trade with South America has bloomed due to strong flower imports, while China also saw growth in the first quarter. Latin American imports increased 10 per cent to 34,097 tonnes helped by high demand for St. Valentine’s Day and International Women’s Day, while exports were up 31 per cent to 20,701 tonnes. […]
Dutch government accused of locking growth out of Schiphol
The Dutch aviation industry has published a joint letter condemning the government’s decision to lock capacity at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol until 2021. The letter, signed by industry bodies including KLM, Martinair, Air Cargo Netherlands and Evofenedex has branded the move “premature and careless”, while warning that neighbouring countries “will gladly welcome Dutch passengers and airfreight”. […]
King Abdullah of Jordan visits Schiphol cargo facilities
The king of Jordan has paid a visit to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, viewing the Joint Inspection Centre (JIC) and learning how freight can be handled in a safer, more efficient manner. His Majesty King Abdullah II and a delegation of Jordanian officials including minister of industry and trade, Yarub Al Qudah; and the kingdom’s ambassador […]
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 […]
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, […]
SEKO doubles presence at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Logistics Park
SEKO Logistics is continuing its global expansion by opening its second largest operation in Europe, located in Amsterdam’s Schiphol Logistics Park. The facility doubles the size of SEKO’s previous locations in Amsterdam and brings its entire service under one roof for customers using SEKO’s cross-border e-commerce, omni-channel and international transportation fulfilment solutions. The Amsterdam operation […]
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 […]
Emirates SkyCargo adds Maastricht to its freighter network
Emirates SkyCargo is expanding its presence in Europe with new scheduled freighter services to Maastricht starting today (6 February 2018). The airline will initially operate two Boeing 777 Freighter flights a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, arriving at 08.10h local time and departing for Dubai World Central at 10.10h. At the end of March the […]
First shipment with streamlined Customs arrives at Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has welcomed its first shipment as part of a pilot programme to streamline and secure Customs procedures between China and the European Union (EU). The shipment was from Shanghai and the World Customs Organization (WCO) Customs to Customs pilot project called Smart and Secure Trade Lanes (SSTL) aims to reduce lead times […]
Demand from the Far East help Schiphol break records in 2017
Cargo volumes at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol have grown 5.4 per cent in 2017 with strong demand from the Far East boosting figures. The Dutch airport handled 1.75 million tonnes of cargo in 2017, with imports from the Far East increasing 3.1 per cent to 299,386 tonnes and exports growing 8.8 per cent to 316,097 tonnes. […]
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 […]
Cargo continues to improve in Q3 for Air France KLM
Cargo at Air France KLM continues its turnaround with revenue increasing by 3.2 per cent in the third quarter, with tonnage remaining stable. Total cargo revenue was up 3.2 per cent to €493 million ($572 million) though was down 1.1 per cent in the first nine months of 2017 to €1.5 billion. Tonnage increased 0.1 […]
Freighters at Schiphol dealt ‘death strike’ as local rule is rejected
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s position as an international mainport is at risk after low cost carriers rejected a ‘local rule’ to give priority for spare slots to freighter flights. The airport is nearing its limit of 500,000 flight movements per year, and freighters are likely to suffer, with the FNV trade union warning that 30 weekly […]
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 […]
Cargo grows 8.7% in the first half of 2017 at Schiphol
Schiphol Cargo is focusing on pharma and e-commerce as volumes grew 8.7 per cent in the first half of 2017 to 866,713 tonnes. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, which is Europe’s third busiest cargo hub, welcomed an additional 153 freighter flights in the period, and handled 148,765 tonnes of cargo in June alone, a 9.8 per cent […]
Community approach and cargo initiatives paying off at Schiphol
E-commerce, pharmaceuticals and perishables helped propel Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to year-on-year (YOY) tonnage of 8.5 per cent in the first five months of 2017. In May alone, there was a YOY uplift of 12.3 per cent and head of cargo, Jonas van Stekelenburg (pictured below) says the gateway is happy with the progress as various […]
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 […]
Air France KLM continues to make losses in 2017
Air France KLM has continued to make losses in the first quarter of 2017 with a net loss of €216 million ($235.8 million) for the group. The loss is up 39.4 per cent on the negative result of €155 million during the same period of 2016 despite revenue increasing 1.9 per cent to €5.7 billion. […]
Schiphol flying high with 8% cargo growth in Q1
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s cargo volumes have boomed in the first quarter with eight per cent growth between January and March to 420,168 tonnes. Figures grew by 9.5 per cent in March to 154,000 tonnes as a result of 7.2 per cent growth in freighter volumes while belly-hold was even higher at 13.2 per cent. Head […]
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 […]
Shippers demand transparency for pharma
Shippers are demanding more transparency in pharmaceutical cargo, meaning forwarders are using specialist handling codes, Schiphol Cargo director business development, Ferry van der Ent (pictured) tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). He says it was common for forwarders to book pharma as general cargo in the past but they are having to use specialist handling codes […]
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 […]
Finnair Cargo picks Air Logistics Group for important European markets
Finnair Cargo has chosen Air Logistics Group as its general sales and service agent for seven important European countries, effective from 1 April. Air Logistics Group will provide full cargo sales, marketing, customer service, administration and operational support across Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK, and Finnair says the deal is […]
AF-KLM cargo loses €244m in 2016 as group result improves
Air France KLM’s cargo continues its gradual turnaround with an operating loss of €244 million ($257.9 million) in 2016. The group continues its restructuring to address weak global trade and overcapacity, cutting freighter capacity by 24 per cent, reducing operations to six aircraft. Cargo revenue was down 14.7 per cent in 2016 to €2 billion […]
VIDEO: Cargo’s Vital Role
In this AZura Productions video, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol head of cargo, Jonas van Stekelenburg discusses the hub airport’s role and the importance of cargo at Schiphol. Schiphol is one of the busiest cargo airports in Europe, handling over 1.6 million tonnes of cargo in 2015 on its five runways. The 13-strong group of companies including airlines, forwarders […]
