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Martinair
IATA
MP		 ICAO
MPH		 Callsign
MARTINAIR
Founded 1958
Hubs Schiphol International Airport
Fleet size 17
Destinations 55
Headquarters Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Key people Paul Gregorowitsch
(President & CEO)1
Website: http://www.martinair.com/

Martinair is an airline based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It operates passenger and cargo services to over 50 destinations worldwide. Services are largely on a scheduled basis, but charter services are also operated. Its main base is Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), with cargo hubs at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), Miami International Airport (MIA), Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) and Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport(NBO).

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History

Martinair Boeing 767-300ER

The airline was founded on May 24, 1958 as Martin's Air Charter (MAC), by J. Martin Schröder, with one plane and 5 employees. In 1963 Mr. Schröder sold 49% of the company to four equal shipping company shareholders (12.25% each, Nedlloyd would wind up one of them). KLM would later purchase the 50+% that Mr. Schröder owned, buying him out. The name was changed to Martinair Holland, from MAC in 1966. A healthy boost came in 1967 with the opening of business to the United States. Martinair became all jet-powered in 1971. 2

In 1991, the first aircraft with the "Martinair Cargo" name was introduced, and "Holland" was dropped from all aircraft. In 1996, Martinair bought a 40% stake in Colombian cargo carrier TAMPA Cargo, based in Medellín. Martinair President & CEO Martin Schröder retired from day-to-day activities in 1998. Also that year, the European Commission in Brussels refused KLM's offer to purchase Nedlloyd's shares, which would have made KLM the sole-owner. In 2003 the company increased its stake in TAMPA Cargo to 58%, becoming Tampa's majority shareholder.

On June 22, 2007, Martinair announced that it wanted one shareholder, preferably KLM. An announcement was also made that Martinair would drop its European destinations beginning November 1, 2007 and will strengthen its cargo activities and intercontinental flights. As of November 2007, Martinair ceased their short haul operations.

Incidents and accidents

Subsidiaries

  • Martinair Flying School
  • Martinair Food (Marfo - airline meal service provider)
  • Martinair Partyservice (special events catering services) ( Sold to the Koninklijke van den Boer Groep (2006), renamed OSeven (2007/08) )
  • Martinair Promotions (hostess product demonstrations/greeting @ seminars, conferences, business events, expositions, & VIP receptions)
  • Skyjob (temporary employment agency, flying courses, occupational health & safety services, promotional activities).

Destinations

Further information: Martinair destinations

Martinair no longer converts any of its McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft to carry extra passengers. All MD-11 and B-747 are utilized for cargo only.

Cargo

Martinair Cargo has extensive operations in most parts of the world. They fly B-747-400BCF's to the Middle-East, Far-East and Australia. MD-11F's to destinations in Europe, North-, Central- and South-America, as well as Africa.

Fleet

As of April 2008, the Martinair fleet includes the following aircraft 3 :

Martinair Fleet
Aircraft Total
Boeing 747-400BCF 4
Boeing 767-300ER 6
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F 7

Martinair average fleet age is 16 years old in November 2008.4

Not included in this list are the aircraft used by subsidiary Martinair Vliegschool (Martinair Flying School), which operates two Reims-Cessna 172s, four Socata TB-10GTs, two Socata TB-20GTs and a Piper PA-44 Seminole.

References

  1. ^ People: August, 2007 - at Air Cargo World
  2. ^ Short history of Martinair - at Martinair.com
  3. ^ Martinair fleet data - at CH-Aviation.com
  4. ^ Martinair fleet age - at Airfleets.net

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