Since May 2004, Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have become the largest European airline group: one group, two airlines, and three businesses. Each airline has retained its individual identity, trade name and brand. The three core businesses are Passenger Business, Cargo and Engineering & Maintenance. Both airlines run their own operations from their respective hubs Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol. A strategic management committee coordinates overall strategy.

AIR FRANCE KLM
Air France and KLM carry over 65 million passengers per year. They operate more than 554 aircraft enabling them to fly to 316 destinations worldwide with 2,370 daily flights. The two airlines’ world networks can be combined, forming a vast network organized around the two major hubs of Amsterdam-Schiphol and Paris-CDG. Members of the joint AIR FRANCE KLM frequent flyer programme Flying Blue earn Miles and claim rewards on both airlines’ routes.

SkyTeam Alliance
Air France and KLM are members of the SkyTeam alliance. SkyTeam is a global airline alliance which includes Aeroflot, Aeroméxico, Air France, Alitalia, China Southern Airlines, Continental Airlines, CSA Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Korean Air and Northwest Airlines. Three SkyTeam Associates are Air Europa, Copa Airlines and Kenya Airways. Through one of the world’s most extensive hub networks, SkyTeam offers its 462 million annual passengers a worldwide system of more than 16,787 daily flights to all major destinations.

Income
Over the fiscal year 2007-2008 the turnover of Air France-KLM was 21.4 billion euros. The net income was 913 million. Together, the two airlines have over 102.000 employees.

Shares
The Air France-KLM shares are listed in Amsterdam, Paris and New York.

Air France
The company was set up on 7 October 1933. Its history has been marked by several major milestones, including the holding acquired in the capital of UTA in January 1990 and the merger with Air Inter in 1997. In June 2000, Air France and Delta Air Lines joined forces with Aeroméxico and Korean Air to launch the SkyTeam alliance. Air France’s main hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle is Europe’s number one in terms of connecting opportunities.

KLM
KLM was set up on 7 October 1919 and is the oldest airline still operating under its original name. Its recent history has been characterized by the creation of a joint venture with Northwest Airlines (NWA) in 1989 and its acquisition of the holding of Kenya Airways in 1996. KLM has Amsterdam Airport Schiphol as its home base.