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The first of seven QATAR Airways CARGO Boeing 777-200F = A7-BFA - has been photographed outside: http://paineairport.com/kpae.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Delivery is foreseen in May, after which scheduled operations DOH-AMS are to commence. In November 2007, Qatar Airways plac...

Not yet SKYTEAM, but certainly new cooperation for KLM: KLM / Bangkok Airways launch codesharing on 19 April 2010. KLM effective immediately launches codeshare service with Bangkok Airways, giving KLM access to Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, Phuket, Sukhothai and Trat. Codeshare routes and flight numbers (s...

Today, 16 april 2010, China Eastern Airlines announced its intention to join the SKYTEAM Alliance in mid-2011, while last month China Eastern bought Great Wall Cargo Airlines which uses Amsterdam Schiphol as its European cargo hub. China Eastern Airlines wordt lid van SkyTeam Luchtvaartmaatschappij ...

From CFMU -Central Flow Management Unit 0746z Update Following The Volcanic Ash Teleconference ------------------------------------------------ . In Accordance With Icao Regulations Atc Units Cannot Issue Ifr Clearances To Traffic In Areas Affected By Or Forecast To Be Affected By The Volcanic Ash C...

If you wish to know why flights are halted when volcanic ash is in the air, please read below about the "Speedbird 9" incident of a BA B747-200 above Indonesia in 1982 and the KLM B747-400 incident in Alaska in 1989: 1. BA Flight 9 - B747-200 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_9" on...

Here is a map of the expected impact of the Volcano's ash. Amsterdam Schiphol could be closed by the evening, if this persists. http://www.ruv.is/sites/default/files/skjol/oskuspa.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Plus the situation in the UK, where most Northern airspace is closed ...

On 12 April Kenya Airways operated the last B777-200 to AMS, as East Africa enters a low travel season until June 1st. The airline will operate the B767-300ER 6x/week (No Tuesday Flight) and re-introduces the B777-200 on 1 June 2010 daily. Similarly KLM operates only 5x/weekly to Tanzania in this lo...

AMS Departures shows 3x CZ B777F arriving at AMS this morning, is this true?? = No.1 - arr. 08:30 Shanghai via Vienna CZ 0453 China Southern Airlines B777F = No.2 - arr. 08:30 Shanghai CZ 0457 China Southern Airlines B777F non-stop = No.3 - arr. 11:15 Guangzhou CZ 0467 China Southern Airlines B777F ...

easyJet will open a new route today from Doncaster-Amsterdam-DSA:

- dep. DSA 13:50 AMS 16:05 U2 7423 A319 daily
- dep. AMS 16:40 DSA 16:55 U2 7424 A319 daily

As Vueling is again expanding its flights to/from AMS in Summer 2010, herewith an overview of all VY flights: - AMS 09:45 BCN 11:55 VY 8301 Non-Stop - Daily - AMS 10:20 VLC 12:45 VY 8357 Non-Stop - Daily - AMS 11:05 SVQ 13:50 VY 8341 Non-Stop - Tue, Thu - AMS 11:45 LCG 14:05 VY 8375 Non-Stop - Mon,...

A Spotters Special:

On Saturday 24 July 2010 - ONLY - Adria will operate the A319 to Amsterdam Schiphol:

- dep. LJU 07:30 - arr. AMS 09:30 JP 434 A319 Saturday 24 July - only
- dep. AMS 10:15 - arr. LJU 12:00 JP 435 A319 Saturday 24 July - only

Subject to change without notice.

The competitive battle on the route Basel-AMS-BSL between Swiss (1x/daily), easyJet (1x/daily, Mon & Fri 2x/daily) and KLM/AF (2x/daily) has resulted in the Swiss decision to cancel the route from 20 May 2010: - dep. AMS 08:30 BSL 09:45 U2 1042 A319 Monday & Friday only - dep. AMS 12:30 BSL 13:58 AF...

The new Turkish Airlines low cost carrier "Anadolujet" will commence operations on Ankara-AMS-ESB on 15 mei 2010: ESB-AMS: - dep. ESB 02:50 AMS 05:40 CAI 501 B737-400 - Saturday - dep. ESB 02:55 AMS 06:00 TK 1957 A320 & B737-800 - Daily ex-Mon, Fri - dep. ESB 03:35 AMS 07:55 CAI 201 B737-400 - Wedne...

The success of Martinair (2x/daily) and LANCargo (5x/week) in flying flowers from Ecuador via Miami to Amsterdam, is drawing new freighter competition on the route AMS-MIA-AMS: Centurion Air Cargo and Russian long-haul B747 freighter operator AirBridge Cargo are to commence a new partnership to serv...

Prior to the arrival of its own Airbus A330-200s on June 2nd, GARUDA has returned to AMS as a codeshare partner of KLM: - dep. 21:00 Singapore KL 0835 - B777-300ER PH-BVD - dep. 21:00 Singapore GA 9000 - codeshare - dep. 21:00 Denpasar KL 0835 - B777-300ER PH-BVD - dep. 21:00 Denpasar GA 9000 - code...