On 2 October 2024, on the age of 93, Martin Schröder handed away – a person whose influential imaginative and prescient and leadership rep left a lasting impact on the aviation alternate.
His legacy began in 1958 with the founding of Martin’s Air Charter, a modest charter airline that hastily grew into the long-lasting Martinair. Below his leadership, the corporate changed into a key player in both passenger and cargo transport, a testament to his spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Schröder firmly believed that air drag back and forth rep to be accessible to all, and this belief lay on the center of his life’s work. His determination and foresight now not easiest formed the come of Martinair, but additionally paved the capability for its shut cooperation with KLM and, ultimately for Air France KLM Martinair Cargo. Because of his dedication and imaginative and prescient, we now abet as a slouch-setter in the enviornment air cargo market. And we peaceable abet from his success day-to-day.
“Martin Schröder would maybe be remembered as a person that pursued his dreams with passion and perseverance. His name will remain carefully linked to aviation in the Netherlands and past. His imaginative and prescient, braveness and innovative spirit will continue to encourage us all”, states Adriaan den Heijer, EVP Air France KLM Cargo and managing director Martinair.
“Our thoughts are with his wife Tineke, their young other folks and grandchildren, and the leisure of his household. We provide them our heartfelt condolences and would need to prefer them strength one day of this delicate time”.
