KLM

flag carrier airline of the Netherlands
Organization airline Q181912
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KLM

Summary

KLM is an airline[1]. KLM ranks in the top 1% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,641 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • KLM received the Koninklijk[3].
  • KLM is in the country of Netherlands[4].
  • KLM's video is recorded as Nederland - Amerika door de lucht, de eerste KLM-vlucht Amsterdam - New York Weeknummer 46-22 - Open Beelden - 54918.ogv[5].
  • KLM's image is recorded as KLM Boeing 787-10 PH-BKK IAD VA1.jpg[6].
  • KLM's instance of is recorded as airline[7].
  • KLM's founder is recorded as Albert Plesman[8].
  • KLM's airline hub is recorded as Amsterdam Schiphol Airport[9].
  • KLM's airline alliance is recorded as SkyTeam[10].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as Airbus A330[11].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as Boeing 777[12].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as Boeing 747-400[13].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as McDonnell Douglas MD-11[14].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737 Next Generation[15].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as Boeing 787 Dreamliner[16].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as Lockheed L-188 Electra[17].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as Convair CV-240 family[18].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-2[19].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-3[20].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-4[21].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-5[22].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-6[23].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-7[24].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-8[25].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as Douglas DC-9[26].
  • KLM's item operated is recorded as Convair CV-340[27].

Body

Founding

KLM's founder is recorded as Albert Plesman[8]. +1919-10-07T00:00:00Z marks the founding of KLM[28]. KLM's location of formation is recorded as Amsterdam[29].

Leadership

KLM's chief executive officer is recorded as Pieter Elbers[30].

Operations

KLM's headquarters location is recorded as Amstelveen[31]. KLM's parent organization or unit is recorded as Air France-KLM[32]. Subsidiaries include KLM uk[33], an airline[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1998[36], headquartered in London Stansted Airport[37]; NLM CityHopper[38], an airline[39], in Netherlands[40], founded in 1966[41], headquartered in Amsterdam Schiphol Airport[42]; KLM Cityhopper[43], an airline[44], in Netherlands[45], founded in 1991[46], headquartered in Haarlemmermeer[47]; Transavia[48], an airline[49], in Netherlands[50], founded in 1965[51], headquartered in Amsterdam Schiphol Airport[52]; KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf[53], an airline[54], in Indonesia[55], founded in 1947[56], headquartered in Java[57]; and KLM Aerocarto[58], a business[59], in Netherlands[60], founded in 1954[61], headquartered in Rotterdam[62].

Industry

Industries include freight air transport[63], passenger air transport[64], and air transport[65].

Ownership

KLM's owned by is recorded as Air France-KLM[66].

Recognition

KLM received the Koninklijk[3].

Why It Matters

KLM ranks in the top 1% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,641 views/month).[2] KLM has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] KLM is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

FAQs

What awards did KLM receive?

Honors received include Koninklijk[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . skyteam.com. skyteam.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [31] . koninklijkhuis.nl. Retrieved . koninklijkhuis.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . koninklijkhuis.nl. Retrieved . koninklijkhuis.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . klm.com. klm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
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  35. [63] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [64] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [65] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [28] . NMVW-collection website. klm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [29] . wikidata.org.
  40. [32] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  23. [61] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [62] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [67] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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