A report on KLM, Amstelveen and Amsterdam

KLM poster featuring the airline's first commercial slogan. It is likely dated around the late 1920s, after it started service to Batavia.
KLM Fokker F-XVIII departing from the Dutch East Indies, 1932
Map of Nieuwer-Amstel, 1865–1870
The Oude Kerk was consecrated in 1306 AD.
KLM Douglas DC-2 aircraft Uiver in transit at Rambang airfield on the east coast of Lombok island following the aircraft being placed second in the MacRobertson Air Race from RAF Mildenhall, England, to Melbourne in 1934
Amsterdam citizens celebrating the Peace of Münster, 30 January 1648. Painting by Bartholomeus van der Helst
KLM Douglas DC-3 at Manchester Airport in 1947
Topographic map of Amstelveen, September 2014
Courtyard of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by Emanuel de Witte, 1653. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange was the first stock exchange to introduce continuous trade in the early 17th century.
Lockheed L-749A Constellation of KLM in 1953
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View of Vijzelstraat looking towards the Muntplein, 1891
KLM Vickers Viscount 803
KPMG head office
Photochrom of Amsterdam's Dam Square at the beginning of the 20th century
KLM Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop airliner in 1965
Downtown Amstelveen
The rebuilt Magere Brug, around 1938.
KLM Boeing 747-206B in 1971
Line 25 tram leaving the Amstelveen Poortwachter stop
People celebrating the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II on 8 May 1945
KLM Douglas DC-8-63 at London Heathrow Airport in 1982. The DC-8 was the mainstay of the KLM narrowbody jet fleet.
Jan Peter Balkenende, 2006
The 17th-century Canals of Amsterdam were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2010, contributing to Amsterdam's fame as the "Venice of the North". Along with De Wallen, the canals are the focal-point for tourists in the city.
A KLM Boeing 737-700 with a "100 year" livery taking off from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Jan Cornelis Hofman, self portrait, 1929
Satellite picture of Amsterdam and North Sea Canal
KLM head office in Amstelveen
Famke Janssen, 2013
Topographic map of Amsterdam
A Boeing 747-400 Combi in KLM Asia livery. Pictured is PH-BFC, the aircraft involved in the KLM Flight 867 incident. This aircraft served the subsidiary from 1995 to 2012 before being transferred to KLM and repainted in the mainline KLM livery, where it remained in service until its retirement on 14 March 2018.
Jolanda de Rover, 1981
Large-scale map of the city centre of Amsterdam, including sightseeing markers,.
Evolution of the KLM logo
Robbert Schilder, 2008
Nieuwendammerdijk en Buiksloterdijk, Amsterdam-Noord, winter 2010
A current KLM pilot wing
Koningsdag
The Westerkerk in the Centrum borough, one of Amsterdam's best-known churches
One of KLM's Douglas DC-6s in 1953
Brandweer, Amstelveen
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A KLM Lockheed L-188 Electra in the airline's 1950s livery
Paulus Kerk
A 1538 painting by Cornelis Anthonisz showing a bird's-eye view of Amsterdam. The famous Grachtengordel had not yet been established.
PH-BKA in a special 100 Years livery
Boathouse Bosbaan
Rokin – November 1977
PH-BVA painted in a special "Orange Pride" livery
Herengracht
A Business Class seat on board a former refurbished KLM Boeing 747-400
Prinsengracht
Economy Comfort and Economy Class seats on board a KLM Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
The Egelantiersgracht lies west of the Grachtengordel, in the Jordaan neighbourhood.
KLM Delft blue houses
The Scheepvaarthuis, by architects Johan van der Mey, Michel de Klerk, Piet Kramer is characteristic of the architecture of the Amsterdam School.
At the time of the accident, the Boeing 747 named Rhine was only six years old.
The Begijnhof is one of the oldest hofjes in Amsterdam.
The Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam and Conservatorium van Amsterdam, two examples of 21st-century architecture in the centre of the city
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in the world
The Zuidas, the city's main business district
Boats give tours of the city, such as this one in front of the EYE Film Institute Netherlands.
Spiegelgracht
De Wallen, Amsterdam's Red-light district, offers activities such as legal prostitution and a number of coffee shops that sell cannabis. It is one of the main tourist attractions.
An Amsterdammer waits for a traffic light to change at the Muntplein in the heart of Amsterdam.
The Rijksmuseum houses Rembrandt's The Night Watch.
The Van Gogh Museum houses the world's largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and letters.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is an international museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art and design.
Rembrandt monument on Rembrandtplein
Coldplay performing at the Amsterdam Arena, 2016
The Concertgebouw or Royal Concert Hall houses performances of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and other musical events.
Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam's best-known theatre
One of the decorated boats participating in the 2013 Canal Parade of the Amsterdam Gay Pride
AFC Ajax player Johan Cruyff, 1967
Femke Halsema has been the Mayor of Amsterdam since 2018.
Boroughs of Amsterdam
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Police headquarters of Amsterdam
King Willem-Alexander, Princess Beatrix, and Queen Máxima greeting Amsterdammers from the Royal Palace of Amsterdam during Willem-Alexanders inauguration in 2013
A tram crossing the Keizersgracht
The Amsterdam Metro is a mixed subway and above ground rapid transit system consisting of five lines.
Amsterdam Centraal station, the city's main train station
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ranks as Europe's third-busiest airport for passenger traffic.
Police bicyclist crossing a bridge over the Prinsengracht
Bicyclist at Amsterdam
The Agnietenkapel Gate at the University of Amsterdam, founded in 1632 as the Athenaeum Illustre

KLM is headquartered in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

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The name Amstelveen comes from the Amstel, a local river (as does the name Amsterdam) and veen, meaning fen, peat, or moor.

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Amstelveen houses the international headquarters of Dutch national airline KLM (although it is slated to leave for Schiphol in 2024) and KPMG, one of the Big Four accounting firms.

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In 1919, a young aviator lieutenant named Albert Plesman sponsored the ELTA aviation exhibition in Amsterdam.

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The KLM hub and Amsterdam's main airport, Schiphol, is the Netherlands' busiest airport as well as the third busiest in Europe and 11th busiest airport in the world.

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These farmers were starting the reclamation around upstream Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, and later at the other side of the river at Amstelveen.

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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

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Main international airport of the Netherlands.

Main international airport of the Netherlands.

A Ford being used to power a winch for towing gliders at Schiphol in 1933
The air traffic control tower at Schiphol in 1960
Airplanes and service vehicles on the apron in 1965
Map showing the six runways of Schiphol
The main entry of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Check-in hall interior at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
KLM Cargo Boeing 747-400ERF on the Taxiway Bridge crossing the Highway A4 E19.
Schiphol Tower
All the airport's 6 runways viewed from an aeroplane taking off at dawn.
Schiphol Group offices
The Convair Building, which houses KLM Cityhopper and KLM offices, and the original Schiphol control tower
The construction of the tunnel and railway station in 1992
The crash site of El Al Flight 1862 in 1992
The crash site of Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 on 25 February 2009
Queues to the security control in June 2022

It is located 9 km southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province of North Holland.

Schiphol is the hub for KLM and its regional affiliate KLM Cityhopper as well as for Corendon Dutch Airlines, Martinair, Transavia and TUI fly Netherlands.

Its current head office in nearby Amstelveen had a scheduled completion at the end of 1970.