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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL/KLM) was founded in 1919 making it one of the world’s oldest airlines. It is part of the Air France-KLM group and a member of the SkyTeam alliance. It currently has a fleet of 149 aircraft and serves over 145 destinations from its Amsterdam, Schiphol (AMS) hub. Read the latest KLM news below.

Headquarters: Amstelveen, Netherlands

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KLM celebrates 1 year of A321neo operations

At 14:15 local time on August 27th, 2024, KLM’s first Airbus A321neo, registration PH-AXA, took off from Hamburg for Amsterdam on its delivery flight,…

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A look at the KLM fleet in 2025

KLM (KL-KLM) is not just one of Europe’s most recognizable carriers, but the oldest airline in the world still operating today. Founded in 1919,…

Aviation news

2024 – a bumper year of first deliveries for Boeing and Airbus

2024 has been another busy year for the aviation industry, with numerous important aircraft deliveries fulfilled by the two biggest commercial aircraft manufacturers, Airbus…

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Europe route updates – October 2023

After the US and Canada market update, it’s time to travel to Europe for the monthly summary of this region. If you want to…

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777-200 power and KLM old business class: a journey from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam

In this video we take a nice long overnight ride on the KLM 777-200 from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam in business class. Despite…

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Dreamy KLM Dreamliner flight to Nairobi in business class

In this video we hop aboard KLM’s 787-10 in business class for the just-under-eight-hour flight from Amsterdam (AMS) to Nairobi (NBO). We test out…

Videos

Testing out KLM’s European service in business and economy comfort (737 and E190)

In this video we take a couple of sub-2 hour hops on KLM from Stockholm to Toulouse via Amsterdam. Enroute we take the opportunity…

Airline stories

How KLM kept flying during the pandemic

KLM has maintained a relatively impressive route network over the past year, even as its total number of flights took a hit. The robust…

Just for fun

These are the longest domestic flights in the world

When most people think of a domestic flight they likely imagine a quick hop, maybe an hour or two. In some countries even an…

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Follow the final KLM 747 flights

This weekend, KLM will operate its final Boeing 747 passenger flights, bringing an end to nearly 50 years of service with the airline. The…

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