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Malaysia freighter to fly to Maastricht

Malaysia Airlines (MH) has chosen Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) as the destination for a weekly full freighter service from Kuala Lumpur. Thefirst flight is due to arrive in early April, operated by the relatively fuel efficient and quiet MH Airbus A330F. It will be the carrier’s second European destination, the other being Maastricht’s sister gateway, Schiphol. Royal Schiphol Group (RSG) took a 40% stake in MST last year, and, together the province ... [+]

Maastricht joins clean airport elite

Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) in the Netherlands has gained Airport Carbon Accreditation Level 3 (ACA L3). The accreditation puts the airport in the top 10% of globally accredited cargo airports that have earned at least Level 3 accreditation. The ACA scheme was launched in 2009 by the Airports Council International ... [+]

Truck boom offsets Maastricht runway closure

Maastricht Aachen Airport (MAA) reported a 270% year-on-year increase in trucked freight volumes for 2023, offsetting a drop in flown cargo following last year's shutdown of its runway for improvement works. Trucked freight increased from 11,120 tonnes to 31,056 metric tonnes in January 2023 to December 2023, while flown freight ... [+]

Former pilot takes flight at Maastricht

Maastricht Aachen Airport has appointed former Croatian Air Force pilot Dean Boljuncic to head up its new sales department. He will draw on his experience as head of aviation development and partnerships at Eindhoven After leaving the Air Force, he held various roles at Pula Airport, and graduated with a ... [+]

Maastricht helps power electric flight research

Maastricht Aachen Airport hosted a ceremonial electric flight to Germany to celebrate the partnership between the countries’ aerospace centres on 12 October. Pilots from the Netherlands Aerospace Centre and the German Aerospace Center flew the Pipistrel Velis Electro out of the Dutch gateway to Merzbruck Airport near Aachen, a distance of ... [+]

New interim chief for Maastricht

Maastricht Aachen Airport, the Netherlands’ second-largest cargo hub, has appointed Former Schiphol airport director Jonas van Stekelenburg (pictured) as interim chief executive for an initial term of nine months, taking over from Jos Roeven. The changes come as part of a strategic initiative following the joint investment commitment of the ... [+]

Maastricht Airport reopens

Maastricht Aachen Airport officially reopened its upgraded runway on 30 June after a planned eight-week closure. The second largest cargo hub in the Netherlands has invested €35.3 million as part of a plan to extend its operational length to 2,750 meters by January 2025. Cargo operations have now returned, with ... [+]

Longer runway for Maastricht

Maastricht Aachen Airport, the second largest cargo hub in the Netherlands, has started runway renovation work as part of an €100 million infrastructure investment plan over the next few years. The airport is planning to extend its operational length to 2,750 meters by January 2025.  Maastricht is CEIV-Pharma certified and the preferred ... [+]

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