KLM
Flag carrier of the Netherlands
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| March 29 2025 | Codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways is set to end. |
| 2024 | KLM plans to replace its Boeing 737 Next Generation narrow-body aircraft with Airbus A320neo family aircraft. |
| November 2024 | KLM announced three new routes from Amsterdam: San Diego, Georgetown, and Hyderabad, scheduled to commence in May, June, and September respectively. |
| May 29 2024 | An airport worker died after being intentionally ingested into the engine of a KLM Cityhopper Embraer 190 (Flight 1341) during pushback at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The Dutch Safety Board investigators determined the worker's death was a suicide, occurring as the aircraft was preparing to depart for Billund. |
| September 2023 | Air France-KLM announced an order for 50 Airbus A350 aircraft to replace the group's remaining Airbus A330s and Boeing 777-200ERs, to be shared between Air France and KLM. |
| August 23 2023 | Reports suggested KLM was likely to increase its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, contrary to earlier speculation about Airbus A350 or Boeing 777X acquisitions. |
| December 2021 | KLM placed an order for 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft to be shared with Transavia and Transavia France, planned to replace the short-haul Boeing 737 fleet. |
| February 23 2021 | KLM Cityhopper received its first Embraer 195-E2 aircraft. |
| 2020 | KLM retired Boeing 747-400 aircraft early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| May 2020 | The last pilot-only bases for KLM Cityhopper in the UK were closed, completing the withdrawal of UK-based operational staff. |
| November 5 2019 | CEO Ben Smith announced at Air France's Investor Day in Paris that KLM would transition to using only Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft for long and medium-haul routes. |
| June 28 2019 | KLM received its first of eight Boeing 787-10 aircraft, featuring centennial markings. |
| 2017 | KLM Cityhopper sold the state-owned Fokker 70 aircraft (registration PH-KBX) used by the Dutch Government and royal family to an Australian-based buyer. |
| 2017 | Willem-Alexander publicly revealed his long-standing role as a part-time copilot for KLM Cityhopper, disclosing that he had been flying secretly for 21 years, including flights on the state plane. |
| 2017 | KLM Cityhopper closed all UK bases for cabin crew members, marking a significant restructuring of its operational personnel in the United Kingdom. |
| October 2017 | KLM phased out its Fokker 70 aircraft, with a special livery on PH-KZU commemorating Anthony Fokker and the airline's history with Fokker aircraft. |
| 2016 | KLM painted a Boeing 777-300ER (PH-BVA) with an orange-to-blue livery commemorating the Netherlands national team's participation in the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. |
| March 20 2016 | First Embraer 175 was delivered to KLM Cityhopper, operating alongside Embraer 190 routes. |
| December 2015 | KLM Cityhopper announced the Embraer 175 would replace the Fokker 70 fleet, with the last Fokker 70 scheduled to leave on 29 October 2017. |
| 2014 | KLM concluded passenger operations with McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft, with three planes currently in storage. |
| May 2014 | KLM Cityhopper introduced a revised aircraft livery in May. |
| April 30 2014 | KLM Cityhopper took delivery of its 28th Embraer 190, becoming the largest operator of the type in Europe. A new 'smiling Dolphin' livery was launched on the same day. |
| 2013 | KLM Cityhopper installed new slim-line leather seats on its Fokker 70 fleet and introduced a 3-tier cabin product with Business Class, Premium Economy, and Economy zones. |
| June 19 2013 | KLM orders seven Airbus A350-900 aircraft, which were later canceled in June 2019 due to fleet rationalization. |
| April 22 2013 | KLM Cityhopper began charging for hold baggage on European flights, with exceptions for Business Class passengers, Elite tier Flying Blue members, and passengers on intercontinental trip connections. |
| 2012 | KLM Cityhopper retired its Fokker 100 aircraft. |
| 2011 | KLM committed to blocking middle seats on its short-haul Fokker fleet to provide extra comfort for business class passengers, reducing the maximum capacity of Fokker 70 aircraft to 78 passengers. |
| 2010 | KLM Cityhopper introduced a revised font style for its corporate design. |
| March 2010 | KLM Cityhopper operated its last Fokker 50 flight and began phasing out Fokker 100 jets. |
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