The free trade port in southern China's Hainan province has launched its first intercontinental air freight route, linking the provincial capital of Haikou with Amsterdam, Xinhua News reports. An all-cargo flight carrying 110 tonnes of goods took off from the Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) bound for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) on 8 November. Also read: Changi Airport welcomes YTO Cargo’s Hangzhou-Singapore service This marks the first step of Hainan, China's largest … [Read more...] about Hainan free trade port opens international air cargo route
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New Star Alliance Lounge in Amsterdam Airport
The new Star Alliance Lounge will welcome eligible First and Business Class passengers and Star Alliance Gold Card holders as well as eligible paid lounge members of the Air Canada Maple Leaf Worldwide Club and United Club programmes as of March 8th onwards. The lounge is located airside in the Departures 2, Schengen Area on the Panorama terrace level. Easy access is provided to the departure gates for Alliance member carrier flights to European destinations in the Schengen … [Read more...] about New Star Alliance Lounge in Amsterdam Airport
Bart Pouwels to lead Schiphol cargo team in new department
Bart Pouwels, currently Director Business Development Cargo at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, will take on his new role effective 1st April. He will report directly to Head of Aviation Marketing, Cargo, and Customer Experience Maaike van der Windt and lead the dedicated cargo team. Pouwels has been with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol since 2008 and has almost 20 years of experience in the air freight sector, starting his career with Jet Services as Key Account Manager, and … [Read more...] about Bart Pouwels to lead Schiphol cargo team in new department
Schiphol community launches CEIV Pharma programme
The Amsterdam Airport Schiphol logistics community has launched a closed pharma chain programme that will be International Air Transport Association (IATA) CEIV Pharma-certified, and will offer pharma manufacturers new levels of transparency. The announcement was made during the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Berlin. The initiative is the brain-child of Schiphol’s Pharma Task Force, launched in July 2015 by Air Cargo Netherlands, the Dutch Air Cargo Industry Association, and supported by … [Read more...] about Schiphol community launches CEIV Pharma programme
Schiphol Cargo posts solid year after 5 months of growth
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol finished 2015 with a total throughput of 1,621,097 tonnes of air cargo – only marginally (0.7 per cent) down on the all-time record set in 2014. A strong fourth quarter saw the Q3 year-on-year deficit of 1.44 per cent after Q3 halved. Q4 was Schiphol’s strongest of 2015, and its first quarter of consistent growth (+1.3 per cent against 2014 Q4); it also marked the culmination of five consecutive months of growth. For 2015 as a whole, North America showed the best … [Read more...] about Schiphol Cargo posts solid year after 5 months of growth
Schiphol cargo closes gap in Q3
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s cargo tonnage trends moved closer to those of 2014 in the third quarter of 2015, narrowing the deficit to 1.44 per cent year to date. Q3 saw a total of 409,034 tonnes of cargo handled through the airport, fractionally (0.08 per cent) down on the same period of 2014. Weakness in Asia (down 5.0 per cent) and Europe (down ten per cent) business was counteracted by stronger performances in North America (up 2.3 per cent), Middle East (up eight per cent), Africa (up … [Read more...] about Schiphol cargo closes gap in Q3
