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Martinair
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image:martinair.arp.750pix.jpg thumb|right|250px| Martinair aircraft at Amsterdam (Schiphol) Airport, the Netherlands (two McDonnell Douglas MD-11 and a Boeing 747)
'''Martinair''' is both a charter and scheduled
airline based in the
Netherlands, with daily passenger or cargo charter and regular flights to many destinations around the world from its main base of
Schiphol International Airport (AMS) near
Amsterdam.
Martinair occasionally flies certain flights instead of
KLM. Martinair also flies some destinations full time with KLM code. The airline has hubs at
Sharjah International Airport (SHJ),
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) and
Miami International Airport (MIA).
Code Data
*
International Air Transport Association IATA Code: '''MP'''
*
International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO Code: '''MPH'''
*Callsign: '''Martinair'''
History and accidents
* The airline was founded on
24 May 1958 as Martin's Air Charter (MAC), by J. Martin Schröder, with one plane.
* 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 becomes all jet-powered in
1971.
* Tragedy struck when a Martinair
DC-8 on landing approach to
Colombo,
Sri Lanka flew into the side of a mountain on
4 December 1974, killing 184 Indonesian passengers and 7 Dutch crew members.
*
1991, the first aircraft with the ''"Martinair Cargo"'' name is introduced, and the ''"Holland"'' is dropped from all aircraft.
* The company's second crash occurred at
Faro, Portugal Faro Portugal when a
DC-10 crashed
21 December 1992, killing 56 people (including 2 crew members), out of 340 people on board .(see:
Martinair_MP_495)
* Martinair buys a 40% stake in
Colombia Colombian cargo carrier
TAMPA Cargo, based in
Medellín, in
1996.
* Martinair President & CEO Martin Schröder retires from day-to-day activities with the company 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, becoming Tampa's majority shareholder.
Structure
* Owned by KLM (50%) and
P&O Nedlloyd (50%)
* Has a 50+% ownership holding of
TAMPA Cargo
* 3,490 employees
Subsidiaries
* Martinair Flying School
* Martinair Food (Marfo - airline meal service provider)
* Martinair Partyservice (special events catering services)
* 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).
Services
International scheduled services (as of March 2006):
Bridgetown,
Calgary, Alberta Calgary,
Tobago Crown Point,
Cancún,
Colombo,
Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton,
Havana,
Holguin,
Kingston, Jamaica Kingston,
Malé,
Miami,
Montego Bay,
Orlando, Florida Orlando,
Isla Margarita Porlamar,
Punta Cana,
San Felipe de Puerto Plata Puerto Plata,
San José, Costa Rica San José,
Toronto,
Vancouver and
Varadero.
Martinair also operates charter flights inside Europe and North Africa with single class Airbus A320 aircraft, and in peak times converts one or two of its McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft to carry extra passengers.
The largest scheduled block of flights is Martinair's freight operation, utilising MD-11 and Boeing 747 aircraft, operating scheduled freight flights worldwide.
Fleet
The Martinair fleet consists of the following aircraft (at April 2005):
*4
Airbus A320 Airbus A320-200 One wet leased from
TACA
*4
Boeing 747 Boeing 747-200
*5
Boeing 767 Boeing 767-300
*7
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
*1
Dornier Do 228 Dornier 228-212
*1
Fokker F70 Fokker 70
External links
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Martinair
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Martinair Fleet Detail
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Martinair Passenger Opinions
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Martinair Cargo
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Tampa Cargo (Spanish)
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Tampa Cargo (English)
Category:Airlines of the Netherlands
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