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'''KLM Royal Dutch Airlines''', or simply '''KLM''' (an abbreviation for their official name '''[[Koninklijk]]e Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.''' {{IPA|nl|ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə ˈlʏxtfaːrt ˌmaːtsxɑˈpɛi ˌɛnˈveː|}}, {{Literal translation|Royal Aviation Company}}),<ref name=":0">[https://www.klm.com/travel/gb_en/customer_support/copyright_klm/index.htm klm.com – Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010210507/https://www.klm.com/travel/gb_en/customer_support/copyright_klm/index.htm |date=10 October 2017 }} retrieved 6 December 2016.</ref> is the [[flag carrier]] of the [[Netherlands]].<ref name=":1">{{cite news|title=Air France: Strikers against reality|url=https://www.economist.com/news/business/21618884-pilots-stop-work-french-flag-carrier-struggles-reinvent-itself-strikers-against|access-date=14 April 2015|newspaper=The Economist|date=20 September 2014|location=Paris|archive-date=20 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320142317/http://www.economist.com/news/business/21618884-pilots-stop-work-french-flag-carrier-struggles-reinvent-itself-strikers-against|url-status=live}}</ref> KLM’s headquarters are located in [[Amstelveen]], with its hub at nearby [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]]. It is a subsidiary of the [[Air France–KLM]] group and a member of the [[SkyTeam]] airline alliance. Founded in 1919, KLM is the one of the [[List of airlines by foundation date|oldest operating airlines in the world]], and the oldest still using its original name.<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |last=Cook |first=Gerald N. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Airline_Operations_and_Management/4HYIEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA4&printsec=frontcover |title=Airline Operations and Management: A Management Textbook |last2=Billig |first2=Bruce G. |date=2023 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-000-86999-6 |language=en |quote=KLM, founded in 1919 and claiming the title of the world oldest airline under the same name}}</ref> The company has a fleet of 110 aircraft (excluding subsidiaries) and 35,488 employees as of 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.klm.com/corporate/en/about-klm/facts-and-figures/index.html|title= About KLM&nbsp;— Facts & Figures|publisher= KLM|access-date= 26 May 2011|archive-date= 18 June 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110618031218/http://www.klm.com/corporate/en/about-klm/facts-and-figures/index.html|url-status= live}}</ref> KLM operates scheduled passenger and cargo services to [[List of KLM destinations|145 destinations]].

'''KLM Royal Dutch Airlines''', or simply '''KLM''' (an abbreviation for their official name '''[[Koninklijk]]e Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.''' {{IPA|nl|ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə ˈlʏxtfaːrt ˌmaːtsxɑˈpɛi ˌɛnˈveː|}}, {{Literal translation|Royal Aviation Company}}),<ref name=":0">[https://www.klm.com/travel/gb_en/customer_support/copyright_klm/index.htm klm.com – Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010210507/https://www.klm.com/travel/gb_en/customer_support/copyright_klm/index.htm |date=10 October 2017 }} retrieved 6 December 2016.</ref> is the [[flag carrier]] of the [[Netherlands]].<ref name=":1">{{cite news|title=Air France: Strikers against reality|url=https://www.economist.com/news/business/21618884-pilots-stop-work-french-flag-carrier-struggles-reinvent-itself-strikers-against|access-date=14 April 2015|newspaper=The Economist|date=20 September 2014|location=Paris|archive-date=20 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320142317/http://www.economist.com/news/business/21618884-pilots-stop-work-french-flag-carrier-struggles-reinvent-itself-strikers-against|url-status=live}}</ref> KLM’s headquarters are located in [[Amstelveen]], with its hub at nearby [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]]. It is a subsidiary of the [[Air France–KLM]] group and a member of the [[SkyTeam]] airline alliance. Founded in 1919, KLM is the one of the [[List of airlines by foundation date|oldest operating airlines in the world]], and [[Marketing|markets]] itself as the oldest still using its original name,<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |last=Cook |first=Gerald N. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Airline_Operations_and_Management/4HYIEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA4&printsec=frontcover |title=Airline Operations and Management: A Management Textbook |last2=Billig |first2=Bruce G. |date=2023 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-000-86999-6 |language=en |quote=KLM, founded in 1919 and claiming the title of the world oldest airline under the same name}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History of KLM - KLM United States |url=https://www.klm.com/information/corporate/history |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250629171116/https://www.klm.com/information/corporate/history |archive-date=2025-06-29 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=History of KLM - KLM United States |language=en-GB |quote=KLM is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name.}}</ref> having gone through significant changes in its ownership and legal structure over its history, including a period of majority government ownership. The company had a fleet of 110 aircraft (excluding subsidiaries) and 35,488 employees as of 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.klm.com/corporate/en/about-klm/facts-and-figures/index.html|title= About KLM&nbsp;— Facts & Figures|publisher= KLM|access-date= 26 May 2011|archive-date= 18 June 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110618031218/http://www.klm.com/corporate/en/about-klm/facts-and-figures/index.html|url-status= live}}</ref> KLM operates scheduled passenger and cargo services to [[List of KLM destinations|145 destinations]].

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