Martinair

Martinair (legally Martinair Holland N.V.) is a Dutch cargo and passenger airline headquartered and based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The airline was founded in 1958 by Martin Schröder, and is currently a subsidiary of Air France–KLM. Since 1 November 2011, Martinair has operated entirely as a cargo airline with scheduled services to 20 destinations worldwide and additional charter flights. Prior to that date, passenger flights were also operated.

==History== ===Early years=== thumb|Martin's Air Charter de Havilland Dove in the early 1960s thumb|Martinair Convair 640 in 1967 right|thumb|Martinair Boeing 767-300ER 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. 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.