KLM schedules retirement to 747s that came back from the grave
KLM, the Dutch national carrier and the oldest airline in the world, announced they are going to bid…
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KLM plans return to pre-crisis network coverage
Dutch national carrier KLM announces a plan to expand its current lockdown-impacted network to 91 European and 61…
Flying-V completes the first real flight test
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in collaboration with Technische Universiteit (TU) Delft completed the successful first real flight test…
Flights to nowhere: stop before it takes off
One of the newest ways that some airlines look to earn revenue is by launching “flights to nowhere”,…
Greenpeace to sue Dutch government over KLM bailout
Greenpeace will take legal action against the Dutch government, accused of bailing out the airline KLM with 3.4…
KLM announces 5,000 layoffs as losses soar
AirFrance-KLM declared a total of 10,000 employees are to become redundant as the group looks to minimize its…
Dutch €3.4B aid for KLM gets green light by EC
The European Commission has approved the Dutch government’s €3.4 billion aid package for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The…
Reopening of Europe: on what scale airlines resume service?
Although the level of operating flights is only expected to get back to normal in 2023 at the…
Air France-KLM to receive €3.4 billion in Dutch aid
Two months after France decided to grant €7 billion to the airline group, the Netherlands comes to the…
KLM un-retires its Boeing 747s to transport cargo from China
Having operated Boeing 747s for almost 50 years, the Queen was always a crucial part of KLM Royal…
Legacy of the deadliest aviation crash in 1977
On March 27, 1977, a chain of events began that would eventually result in the deadliest aviation accident.…
KLM last Boeing 747 aircraft embark on final flights
On March 29, 2020, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight KL686 from Mexico City (Mexico) to Amsterdam (the Netherlands)…
Air France to temporarily lay off 80% of staff due to coronavirus
Due to the coronavirus Covid-19 epidemic, Ben Smith, CEO of Air France-KLM Group announced it would gradually reduce…
Airlines modify flights to avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspaces
After the Iranian military launched over 12 missiles on U.S. bases in Iraq during the night of January…
KLM flight almost reaches Mexico, decides to go back to Amsterdam
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines’ non-stop flight to Mexico ended up in bizarre circumstances on November 28, 2019. The…
KLM firms $2.5 billion order for 21 Embraer E195-E2 jets
Already being the largest Embraer operator in Europe, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is ‘hopping’ on to more Embraer…
Boeing 777-300ER kept alive by KLM order
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have announced that the airline has ordered two additional Boeing 777-300ER models to boost…