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Emirates has opened a route to AMS!

Starting november 2nd B&H Airlines will open a route linking Sarajevo with AMS using A319s.

Starting november 1st Air Arabia will increase their Casablance route from 4x weekly to daily.

Air Algerie will open a flight to AMS starting november 7th. No frequency details yet.

From october 31st Cimber Air will open a route to Copenhagen. During the week with 737s, weekends with ATRs.

China Southern Cargo has started using the 777F to Amsterdam.

The whole area around the polderbaan has received parking restrictions. Please do not park at the IJweg anymore, including at the well known roundabouts. Police enforce the new restrictions tightly! Instead, park at the official spot (West-side) or in the village of Boesingheliede (East-side). For the west side that won't be a problem. For the east side you'll have to walk quite a distance.

Japan Airlines will close the entire Cargo division. This will also mean the end of the pretty "silver bullet" cargo flights.

Sometime mid May / early June Qatar Cargo will introduce the cargo B777 instead of the cargo A300.

From may 15th a new airline will fly to AMS, Anadolujet will open a route to Ankara.

Jett8 will restart flying AMS-DXB-SIN from april 15th.

From may 1st, Air Atlanta will stop flying cargo for MAS. Instead, Southern Air will fly cargo for MAS.

KLM Cityhopper has retired the last F50.

The Buitenvelderbaan will be closed for maintenance from 05APR to 02MAY.

Sad Fokker news: the last KLM Cityhopper Fokker F50 flight is scheduled for march 27th 2010...

...but also good Fokker news. The plans to restart the production of Fokker jets are one step closer now the government has granted a 20 million loan (pending EU approval).

The Times is reporting that BMI will cut their route to AMS as of March as part of a mayor cost cutting excercise.

According to luchtvaartnieuws Emirates and Qatar Airways are looking into opening a passenger route to Schiphol when summer season starts.




Last updates:
Added 4 photos from Eindhoven.

Updated the list with aircraft based at AMS.

Added 20 photosfrom Frankfurt.

Added 34 new photos from the arrivals day for the Gilze Rijen airshow!

Added 26 photos from Schiphol.

Added 10 photos from Schiphol.

Added 23 photos from Schiphol.

Updated the information on spotting at Schiphol oost.

Added 11 photos from Schiphol.

Added 18 photos from Salzburg.

Updated the list of aircraft based at AMS. 14/12/09

Added 11 photos from MXP.

Repaired the broken links to images all over my site. If you find any red crosses, please let me know!