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What we compareKLMKLM Cityhopper
Country in archiveNetherlandsNetherlands
FoundedOctober 7, 19191991
FounderAlbert Plesman—
HeadquartersAmstelveen, North Holland, NetherlandsHaarlemmermeer, Netherlands, Netherlands
Name originKLM is the abbreviation of Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., which means Royal Aviation Company in Dutch. Queen Wilhelmina granted the royal predicate in September 1919, before the company was formally founded.The sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the KLM Cityhopper name.
HighlightsDouglas DC-2, Douglas DC-3, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 787Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Earliest archived brand logo19191991
Latest archived logo20242002
Archived logo assets172

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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