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What we compareKLMTransavia
Country in archiveNetherlandsNetherlands
FoundedOctober 7, 19191966
FounderAlbert PlesmanChalmers Goodlin
HeadquartersAmstelveen, North Holland, NetherlandsSchiphol, North Holland, 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 here do not explain the origin of the Transavia name. The airline bought a dormant company called Transavia Limburg in 1966 and its first flights used the name Transavia Holland.
HighlightsDouglas DC-2, Douglas DC-3, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 787Low-cost scheduled flights, Holiday charter flights
Earliest archived brand logo19191966
Latest archived logo20242025
Archived logo assets178

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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