Martinair

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The airline was founded on 24 May 1958 as Martin's Air Charter (MAC), by Martin Schröder and John Block, with one aircraft, a de Havilland Dove, and five employees.Air International March 1973, pp. 122–123. In 1963, Mr. Schröder sold 49% of the company to four equal shipping company shareholders (12.25% each, these eventually combining as Nedlloyd). KLM would later purchase the 50+% that Mr. Schröder owned, buying him out.

The name was changed to Martinair Holland in 1966. A healthy boost came in 1967 with the opening of business to the United States. Martinair became all jet-powered in 1971.[http://www.martinair.com/nl_en/about/history.aspx Short history of Martinair] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927024801/http://www.martinair.com/nl_en/about/history.aspx |date=2011-09-27 }} at Martinair.com

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, which was increased to 58% in 2003. The share in TAMPA was sold in February 2008 to Avianca, a Colombian company.

Martinair president and CEO Martin Schröder, who received the Tony Jannus Award in 1995 for his contributions to commercial aviation, retired in 1998 from day-to-day activities. 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.

The first McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was delivered in December 1994. Throughout the next three years, six other brand-new MD-11s were delivered to Martinair. In total, four McDonnell Douglas MD-11CFs (convertible freighter) and two full freighters were delivered.{{cite book |last=Steffen |first=Arthur A C |title=McDonnell Douglas MD-11: A Long Beach Swansong |url=https://archive.org/details/pdfcoffee.com_aerofax-mcdonnel-douglas-md-11-a-long-beach-swansong-pdf-pdf-free/page/69/mode/2up |page=70 |date=2001 |publisher=Ian Allan |isbn=9781857801170}} Martinair was the launch customer of the convertible freighter. In 2004, another MD-11F was added to the fleet, this one was previously owned by Swissair, and then converted to full freighter.{{cn|date=October 2024}} From 1995 to 2006, some of the convertible MD-11 were reconfigured to transport passengers in the high passenger peaks during the summer period. The passenger configuration was fitted with 390 seats.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmGsROsR12c&t=4m Martinair's Corporate Video 2003] Starts at 4:00 information about the reconfiguration of the MD-11. After 2006, the demand lowered and Martinair no longer needed extra seats.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

In 2006, Martinair purchased four Boeing 747-400s from Singapore Airlines. These passenger planes were converted to freighters to replace the older Boeing 747-200Fs.

In June 2007, Martinair announced that it wanted one shareholder, preferably KLM, and in 2008, permission was obtained from the European Commission. The transfer of remaining shares took place on 31 December 2008."KLM to become Martinair's sole shareholder", [http://www.martinair.com/ca_en/about/news.aspx Martinair Media Releases page.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211055844/http://www.martinair.com/ca_en/about/news.aspx |date=2008-12-11 }} Accessed: 18 December 2008 In November 2007, Martinair ceased its short-haul operations to concentrate on its cargo activities and intercontinental flights.

In 2009, three out of the four 747s were stored because of the economic crisis. In September 2010, a restructuring was announced which would involve dropping all passenger services from November 2011, which will be partly taken over by KLM, and leaving only cargo services.{{cite web|title=Martinair to axe passenger operation next year|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/09/23/347768/martinair-to-axe-passenger-operation-next-year.html|publisher=Flightglobal.com|access-date=24 September 2010|date=23 September 2010}} In November 2010, the European Commission fined Martinair €29.5 million, following an investigation into price-fixing.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/business/global/10cartel.html?_r=1|title=E.U. Fines 11 Airlines Over Billion in Cargo Cartel|work=The New York Times|date=9 November 2010|access-date=10 November 2010}}

At the end of 2010, two of the 747-400s were leased to Air Cargo Germany.[http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b747-24975.htm History of the PH-MPQ] Two Boeing 747s were leased to Air Cargo Germany[http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b747-24061.htm History of the PH-MPP] Two Boeing 747s were leased to Air Cargo Germany The remaining 747 (PH-MPS) returned into service in May 2011 with an untitled colour scheme, because Martinair wasn't sure yet if the plane would remain operating for them.[http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nl-NL/Article.cms/Airlines/Vierde_Boeing_747-400BCF_Martinair_keert_terug_uit_woestijn The Last 747 returns to service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807224413/http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nl-NL/Article.cms/Airlines/Vierde_Boeing_747-400BCF_Martinair_keert_terug_uit_woestijn |date=2011-08-07 }} Luchtvaartnieuws.nl – Written in Dutch

On 31 October 2011, Martinair ceased passenger service, which it had operated since its founding in 1958. Martinair had passenger service throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa from Amsterdam. The last passenger flight took place on 31 October 2011, leaving it as a freight carrier only until today.{{cite web|title=Laatste passagiersvlucht Martinair |url=http://www.blikopnieuws.nl/bericht/136430/Laatste_passagiersvlucht_Martinair.html |publisher=Blik op Nieuws.nl |access-date=1 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101142242/http://www.blikopnieuws.nl/bericht/136430/Laatste_passagiersvlucht_Martinair.html |archive-date=1 November 2011 |date=31 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}

In March 2015, Air France-KLM announced an intention to shrink their dedicated cargo operations. Therefore, all of Martinair's McDonnell Douglas MD-11Fs were phased out by 2016 without replacement. Additionally, 330 jobs might be cut due to the downsizing.{{cite web|url=http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/35995-martinair-to-phase-out-md-11fs-by-june-2016-330-jobs-at-stake|title=Martinair to phase out MD-11(F)s by June 2016; 330 jobs at stake|work=ch-aviation.com|access-date=12 January 2017}}

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Martinair has its head office in the TransPort Building, Schiphol East,"[http://cargo.martinair.com/wps/portal/mpcgo/!ut/p/c0/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDd3MTF09LYwP_QB9nA6MwF19DF8cQY39XE_2CbEdFALE6lX8!/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/MPCgo%20Content/mpcgosite/news/regular+news/100603+-+relocation+martinair+headquarters New visiting address Martinair Headquarters]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." Martinair. Retrieved 16 February 2011. "Martinair’s head office will relocate to the new TransPort building at Schiphol East on Friday, June 4, 2010." and "Visiting address Martinair Holland N.V. Piet Guilonardweg 17 1117 EE Schiphol" on the grounds of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands."[http://www.martinair.com/us_en/about/offices.aspx Worldwide Offices] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927024848/http://www.martinair.com/us_en/about/offices.aspx |date=2011-09-27 }}." Martinair. Retrieved 16 February 2011. "Martinair HQ Postbus 7507 1118 ZG Schiphol Airport " Martinair moved to its current head office on Friday 4 June 2010. The TransPort Building, developed by Schiphol Real Estate, houses both Martinair and Transavia,"[http://cargo.martinair.com/wps/portal/mpcgo/!ut/p/c1/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDd3MTF09LYwP_QB9nA6MwF19DF8cQY_9gA6B8JE55C29DknQbhLibAeXNfPxdfQ0NDYKNCOj288jPTdUvyA2NKHdUVAQATJ3jIw!!/dl2/d1/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnB3LzZfMEc3NERJOTMwT1FMQzAyVkRNMURBVDNPRTQ!/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/MPCgo%20Content/mpcgosite/news/regular+news/100601+-+new+building+martinair+headquarters New building Martinair Headquarters]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." Martinair. Retrieved 16 February 2011. which moved into TransPort on 3 May 2010."Proud of our new energy-saving head office." [http://www.transavia.com/hv/dom/images/publicreport20092010.pdf Public Report 2009/2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717084336/http://www.transavia.com/hv/dom/images/publicreport20092010.pdf |date=2011-07-17 }}. Transavia.com. 8 (8/13). Retrieved 16 February 2011.

Construction on the building, which has {{convert|10800|sqm|sqft}} of lettable space, began on 17 March 2009. Schiphol Group and the architect firm Paul de Ruiter designed the building, while De Vries and Verburg, a firm of Stolwijk, constructed the building."[http://www.schiphol.com/SchipholGroup1/NieuwsPers/Persbericht/SchipholRealEstateDeliversTransPortSustainableOfficeBuilding.htm Schiphol Real Estate delivers "TransPort" sustainable office building] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106034443/http://www.schiphol.com/SchipholGroup1/NieuwsPers/Persbericht/SchipholRealEstateDeliversTransPortSustainableOfficeBuilding.htm |date=2014-01-06 }}." ([http://hugin.info/135966/R/1394503/351310.pdf PDF]) Schiphol Group. Retrieved Wednesday February 16, 2011. The Dutch Green Building Council awarded its first Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM-NL) certificate to Schiphol Real Estate for building the TransPort Building. In 2011, the United States Green Building Council awarded TransPort the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification."[http://www.saoc.nl/userfiles/file/2011-01-17%20-%20Schiphol%20awarded%20first%20LEED%20Platinum%20certification%20for%20sustainable%20construction%20in%20the%20Netherlands.pdf Schiphol awarded first LEED Platinum certification for sustainable construction in the Netherlands] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724164656/http://www.saoc.nl/userfiles/file/2011-01-17%20-%20Schiphol%20awarded%20first%20LEED%20Platinum%20certification%20for%20sustainable%20construction%20in%20the%20Netherlands.pdf |date=2011-07-24 }}." Schiphol Group. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2011. A parking facility is located beneath the TransPort building, with parking available by payment."[http://www.transavia.com/hv/en-EU/service/address Visiting address and directions]." Transavia. Retrieved 7 February 2011. "Piet Guilonardweg 15: TransPort Building 1117 EE Schiphol Airport PO Box 7777, 1118 ZM Schiphol Airport (NL)."

The airline previously occupied the Schiphol Center ({{langx|nl|Schiphol Centrum}}) at Schiphol Airport."[http://www.martinair.com/nl_en/about/history.aspx History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927024801/http://www.martinair.com/nl_en/about/history.aspx |date=2011-09-27 }}." Martinair. Retrieved 16 February 2011."[http://www.martinair.com/nl_nl/about/history.aspx Geschiedenis] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027105411/http://www.martinair.com/nl_nl/about/history.aspx |date=2011-10-27 }}." Martinair. Retrieved 16 February 2011."[http://www.martinair.com/be_en/contact.aspx Martinair Customer Contact Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218042906/http://martinair.com/be_en/contact.aspx |date=2010-12-18 }}." Martinair. Retrieved 16 February 2011. "Martinair Holland N.V. Havenmeesterweg 201 1118 CD Schiphol Centrum The Netherlands""Colofon." ''[http://cdn.martinair.com/nl_en/images/Martinair-jaarverslag-2007_tcm11-3618.pdf Jaar Verslag 2006 Annual Report 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210060556/http://cdn.martinair.com/nl_en/images/Martinair-jaarverslag-2007_tcm11-3618.pdf |date=2010-02-10 }}." Martinair. Retrieved 16 February 2011. "Martinair Holland N.V. Havenmeesterweg 201 Postbus 7507 1118 ZG Luchthaven Schip" After Martinair moved into the new building, Martinair sold its old head office back to the airport.

In addition to its headquarters at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Martinair operates offices around the globe. The first international office has been opened in Hong Kong in 1975. Martinair USA, later Martinair Americas, originally operated in New York City, but the United States operations office moved to Boca Raton, Florida, in the Miami Metropolitan Area in 1993. This office moved again{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} and is currently located in Doral, Florida, in the Miami area."[https://web.archive.org/web/20100217143610/http://www.martinair.com/us_en/contact.aspx Martinair Customer Contact Center]" (). Martinair. February 17, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2014. Martinair, the Americas Americas Headquarters 8750 NW 36th Street, Suite 300 Doral, FL 33178" This office is located in the Doral Corporate Center One."[https://web.archive.org/web/20080326175914/http://www.martinair.com/nl_en/about/offices.aspx Worldwide Offices]" (). Martinair. Retrieved March 8, 2009. "Martinair, the Americas Americas Headquarters 8750 NW 36th Street, Suite 300 Doral, FL 33178""[http://www.hines.com/property/detail.aspx?id=1981 Doral Corporate Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014003725/http://www.hines.com/property/detail.aspx?id=1981 |date=2014-10-14 }}." Hines Interests Limited Partnership. Retrieved September 6, 2009.Bowden, Marilyn. "[http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/061207/story5.shtml Hines buys Doral Corporate Center for $55.75 million]." Miami Today. Week of December 7, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2009.

The Martinair Flight Academy{{cite web|url=http://www.martinairvliegschool.nl/|title=Vliegschool Martinair Flight Academy|last=Martinair|work=martinairvliegschool.nl|access-date=12 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408211238/http://www.martinairvliegschool.nl/|archive-date=8 April 2016|url-status=dead}} was a flight academy that was based at Lelystad Airport for both private pilot training and airline transport pilot training. It was moved to Groningen Airport in the spring of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic to be integrated with the KLM Flight Academy. At the time when they moved to Groningen, MFA operated a fleet of four Socata TB-10s (registered PH-MLO, PH-MLQ, PH-MLR and PH-MLS), two Socata TB-20s (registered PH-MLK and PH-MLL) and a single Diamond DA-42NG Twin Star Platinum (registered PH-MFA), which was added to the fleet in 2011.[http://www.airliners.net/photo/Martinair-Flight-Academy/Diamond-DA-42NG-Twin/1998773/&sid=88006e2c7813ee406d3c15ff2e14252f Photo of delivery-flight]. airliners.net. October 7, 2011. Additional training was provided by an Alsim 200 FNPT-II MCC simulator.

Additionally, Martinair operates the Regional Jet Center, a technical service center for aircraft maintenance.{{cite web|url=http://regionaljetcenter.org/|title=Regional Jet Center Martinair technical maintenance|publisher=Martinair|work=RegionalJetCenter.org|access-date=12 January 2017}}

As of November 2022, Martinair operates scheduled freight services within the Air France-KLM cargo network from Amsterdam-Schiphol to 12 destinations in Africa, North and South America,[https://www.afklcargo.com/WW/common/common/pdf/Network_W22_FF_26_10_2022.pdf afklcargo.com - Network] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113080654/https://www.afklcargo.com/WW/common/common/pdf/Network_W22_FF_26_10_2022.pdf |date=2022-11-13 }} retrieved 13 November 2022 as well as additional charters. The company ended its additional passenger operations on 31 October 2011 after 53 years of service.

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{{As of|2025|3}}, Martinair Holland operates the following aircraft:{{cite web|url=https://www.ilent.nl/onderwerpen/luchtvaartuigregister/documenten/publicaties/2021/10/05/aircraft-registrations-luchtvaartuigregister|title=ILT Aircraft registrations / Luchtvaartuigregister|work=ilent.nl|access-date=8 October 2021|archive-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008182600/https://www.ilent.nl/onderwerpen/luchtvaartuigregister/documenten/publicaties/2021/10/05/aircraft-registrations-luchtvaartuigregister|url-status=dead}}

Additional freight aircraft are jointly operated under the Air France-KLM Cargo brand, in which Martinair participates.{{cite web|url=https://www.afklcargo.com/WW/en/common/about_us/fleet.jsp|title=AIR FRANCE KLM MARTINAIR Cargo - Our Fleet|work=afklcargo.com|access-date=12 January 2017}}

Martinair previously operated the following aircraft:{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

• On 4 December 1974, Martinair Flight 138, a Douglas DC-8, operating on behalf of Garuda Indonesian Airways (present day Garuda Indonesia), flew into the side of a mountain while on landing approach in Colombo, Sri Lanka. All 191 passengers and crew on board were killed.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19741204-2|title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-55F PH-MBH Maskeliya|first=Harro|last=Ranter|work=aviation-safety.net|access-date=12 January 2017}}
• On 21 December 1992, Martinair Flight 495, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, crashed during landing at Faro Airport, Portugal, killing 56 people (including two crew members) out of 340 on board.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19921221-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF PH-MBN Faro Airport (FAO)|first=Harro|last=Ranter|work=aviation-safety.net|access-date=12 January 2017}} The cause of the accident was microburst-induced wind shear in combination with crew errors which included the continuation of an un-stabilized approach and the relative passivity of the captain.
• On 30 August 2013, a Martinair MD-11 Freighter on an international flight from Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, to London Stansted Airport in London, England, suffered substantial damage after a fire broke out on engine number one during its takeoff roll. While there were no injuries among the aircraft's crew, the airplane suffered damage on one engine, nacelles and structure. The takeoff was cancelled.{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=160055|title=ASN Aircraft 30-AUG-2013 McDonnell Douglas MD-11F PH-MCW|first=Harro|last=Ranter|work=aviation-safety.net|access-date=12 January 2017}}
• On 8 July 2019, Martinair PH-CKA, a Boeing 747-400 operating as Flight 8372 from O. R. Tambo International Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare, Zimbabwe lost part of a flap while on final approach for landing at the airport. The plane landed safely, and was eventually repaired on the ground.{{cite web |title=Martin Boeing 747-400 at Harare on Jul 8th 2019, dropped part of flaps |url=https://www.aeroinside.com/item/13383/martin-b744-at-harare-on-jul-8th-2019-dropped-part-of-flaps |website=AeroInside |access-date=26 October 2020}}
• On 14 January 2020, Martinair Flight 6912, a Boeing 747-400, was raided by customs officials at Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina, who found {{convert|84|kg|lb}} of cocaine hidden between cargo pallets.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mbs.news/2020/01/eighty-kilos-of-coke-in-martinair-cargo-aircraft-three-dutch-crew-members-arrested-abroad.html|title=Eighty kilos of coke in Martinair Cargo aircraft, three Dutch crew members arrested {{!}} Abroad|last=admin|date=2020-01-15|website=MbS News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-17}}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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