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What we compareTransaviaKLM
Country in archiveNetherlandsNetherlands
Founded1966October 7, 1919
FounderChalmers GoodlinAlbert Plesman
HeadquartersSchiphol, North Holland, NetherlandsAmstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands
Name originThe 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.KLM 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.
HighlightsLow-cost scheduled flights, Holiday charter flightsDouglas DC-2, Douglas DC-3, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 787
Earliest archived brand logo19661919
Latest archived logo20252024
Archived logo assets817

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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