MARTINAIR HOLLAND
(Netherlands)

Charter operator Martinair chose the DC-10 as first widebody aircraft and began operations with their new ordered DC-10-30CF in November of 1973, which was ordered as early as 1972. Orders for four more aircraft were placed and so the the DC-10-30CF became the backbone of the fleet. Martinair operated passanger charters as well as cargo flights, so that the convertible freighter was almost tailor-made for this airline. Several airlines used Martinair’s DC-10s, not only during the Hadj seasons and so the small fleet shrinked and grew bringing the all-time fleet to five aircraft. With the arriving of three new 747s, one DC-10 left the fleet while a second one was lost in an accident on December 21st 1992. All DC-10 services were taken over by MD-11s with the last DC-10 leaving the fleet in 1995. The last DC-10 service was flown on January 19th 1995. Now, Martinair has MD-11, A320, 747-200 and 767-300ER aircraft in the fleet while two of Martinair's former DC-10 fly now for the Royal Netherlands Air Force as tanker aircraft.



Following aircraft were operated by or for Martinair:

RegistrationAircraftFleetnr./NameOperated from - toWhere is it now?
PH-MBG46891/ 127Kohoutek13.11.1973 - 23.11.1979 and
02.01.1980 - 13.10.1988
Cielos del Perú
PH-MBN46924/ 218Anthony Ruys26.11.1975 - 10.1977,
12.1977 - 10.1978,
02.1979 - 10.1979,
11.1979 - 09.1981,
10.1981 - 29.04.1992 and
25.06.1992 - 21.12.1992
WRITTEN OFF
PH-MBP46956/ 235Hong Kong23.12.1976 - 11.1977,
12.1977 - 07.10.1978,
11.1978 - 01.1979 and
03.01.1980 - 19.01.1995
Royal Netherlands AF
PH-MBT46985/ 264 20.12.1978 - 10.1979,
11.1979 - 09.1981,
10.1981 - 21.12.1987,
16.02.1988 - 17.10.1989,
30.04.1992 - 24.06.1992 and
08.07.1992 - 12.09.1994
Royal Netherlands AF
PH-MCO46998/ 26715.01.1993 - 14.11.1994World Airways


Following DC-10 aircraft have been written off during service with Martinair:
PH-MBN, 46924/ 218


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