China Cargo Airlines launches Schiphol services
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has added a new name to the list of all-cargo airlines
serving the airport, with the inauguration of China Cargo Airlines daily B777 services.
China Cargo Airlines now incorporates Great Wall Airlines and Shanghai Airlines
Cargo, with which it merged in June. The new China Cargo Airlines has now switched
its own operations from Luxembourg to Schiphol, and replaces the services previously
operated from Schiphol by Great Wall Airlines.
China Cargo Airlines is a joint venture between China Eastern Airlines, shipping line
COSCO, EVA Airways and Singapore Airlines Cargo. The newly-expanded carrier now
operates a total of 19 freighters – five 747Fs, six 777Fs, three MD11Fs, two 757-200Fs
and three A300-600Fs.
In addition, China Cargo Airlines markets the bellyhold capacity of more than 330
passenger aircraft belonging to its shareholder China Eastern Airlines. Its international
network from its Shanghai hub extends to more than 30 destinations in Asia, Europe
and the USA..
Says Schiphol Cargo’s Senior VP, Enno Osinga: “We are delighted to welcome China
Cargo Airlines to Amsterdam. Their addition to our large portfolio of freighter
operators and passenger airlines substantially enhances our two-way links with
mainland China. This further adds to Schiphol’s appeal both as a transhipment hub for
carriers, and as an operating base for logistics providers seeking a gateway between
Europe’s largest economies and the rest of the world.”
