New cargo airline in the Netherlands: Aerotranscargo NL

Aerotranscargo from Moldova will establish a new subsidiary in The Netherlands called Aerotranscargo NL (ATC-NL). It will be managed by a group of former Martinair and KLM-managers with a lot of experience in the cargo-flying business. The new company has filed for the necessary approvals with the Dutch-authorities and plans to launch with two B747-400Fs in the summer. The two Jumbos will come from Aerotranscargo and will be used on flights out of Amsterdam-Schiphol to destinations in China and the US.

In two years, ATC-NL wants to grow to four B747-400Fs and as of 2024 it wants to expand with more efficient B747-8Fs and B777Fs. Aerotranscargo NL eventually enviosions a fleet of around ten freighters.

According to one of the founders, there is room to launch the airline now as air cargo will need more dedicated freighters in the coming years as belly cargo capacity will be lower due to less passenger flights post-Corona.

Illustration by Aerotranscargo NL.