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Homebase
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Amsterdam
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Founded
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1919
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Employees
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26.030
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Fleet
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5
Boeing
747-400
14
Boeing
747-400 Combi
3
Boeing 747-300
10
Boeing 747-300
Combi
9
Boeing Md
11
10
Boeing
767-300ER
19
Boeing
737-400
17
Boeing
737-300
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On Order
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1
Boeing
747-400
8
Boeing
737-800
4
Boeing
737-900
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Network
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The
network is centered around Klm's homebase at Amsterdam's excellent Schipol
airport. Through a thorough co-ordination of take-off and landing waves,
a huge long range network is linked with very good european operations.
Klm's transatlantic routes are all operated in pool with Northwest
Airlines, which is completely integrated in Klm's network.
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Marketing
Alliances
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-A
full range co-operation with Northwest Airlines includes
code sharing on all transatlantic routes and on many connecting flights
within the Usa and beyond.
-Code
shares on certain routes operated by Nwa's partner
Alaska Airlines.
-Will
enter a full range co-operation with Alitalia
at the end of 1998. The particulars of this alliance will be revealed soon.
-Franchise
agreement with its subsidiary Klm Cityhopper.
-Co-operates
on all Europe-Uk routes with its subsidiary Klm uk.
-Will
soon start a full code sharing agreement with Norway's Braathens
Safe and its Scandinavian subsidiaries.
-Co-operates
on Amsterdam-Germany routes with Eurowings
with a code sharing agreement.
-Will
soon start a code sharing agreement with Jas-Japan
Air System for connecting flights within Japan.
-Code-shares
with Malaysia Airlines
on Amsterdam-Kuala
Lumpur and will soon start offering connecting flights.
-Code-shares
with Jet Airways of India for connecting
flights within India.
-Code
shares with Kenya Airways on Amsterdam-Nairobi
and connecting flights within Africa.
-Code
sharing agreements with Aer Lingus,
Air Alfa, Air Aruba,
Klm Exel, Alm
Antillean Airlines, Ansett Australia,
Csa Czech Airlines, Cyprus
Airways, Emirates, Garuda
Indonesia, Japan
Airlines, Korean Air, Maersk Air,
Nippon Cargo Airlines, Oman Air, Regional
Airlines, Saudi Arabian
Airlines, Sun Air, Tyrolean
Airways and Vietnam Airlines.
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Short Description
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It
is one of the oldest airlines still operating under its name, and has been
one of the first airlines in the world to start the alliances-game by launching
its still unbeaten agreement with Northwest Airlines.
After some years to stabilize its organization, it underwent a major reshake
to create the third biggest airline alliance. It tied-up Alitalia,
reshaped its European brands (Klm Uk, Klm
Cityhopper and Klm Exel), and became a shareholder
for Braathens Safe and Kenya
Airways. It has recently tied up Jas-Japan Air
System and Malaysia Airlines
in Asia, after becoming the first airline to code share in India, thanks
to its Jet Airways agreement.
It
has recently seen record sales, and is now very rich of cash, also helped
buy re-buying its stake in Northwest Airlines
The
airline is said to be involved in the talks to form World Wings alliancw
with Northwest Airlines, Continental,
Air France
and Alitalia.
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Homebase
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London
Stansted
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Founded
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1980
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Employees
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2000
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Fleet
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16
Fokker 100
10
British Aerospace 146-300
1
British Aerospace 146-100
4
Atr 72-500
9
Fokker 50
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On Order
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/
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Network
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Feeder
for Klm Amsterdam
Hub, operates a huge number of services between Amsterdam
and British cities.
It
also operates its own European network from London
Stansted, and is developing a series of London-Scotland flights from
London
City, in addition to its standard Uk domestic
network operated out of Stansted.
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Marketing
Alliances
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-Operates
on behalf of Klm on most international routes.
-It
code shares with Klm's other european partners Alitalia
and Braathens.
-It
code shares with Northwest on connecting flights
to Uk cities out of Amsterdam and other
brithis gateways served by Nwa.
-In
addition to these agreements, it code shares with Malmo
Aviation (now owned by Braathens),
Csa Czech Airlines and Vlm.
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Short Description
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It
was created in 1980 by merging Air Anglia, Air Wales, Bia/Air West and
British Island Airways.
In
the early '90s Klm bought a stake in the British
carrier, which became a wholly owned subsidiary in 1997.
In
1998 it was renamed Klm uk, to underline its co-operation with the Dutch
carrier.
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