KLM Cityhopper
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| Founded | April 1991 (After NLM CityHopper, Netherlines & KLM UK merger) | |||
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| Hubs | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | |||
| Alliance | SkyTeam | |||
| Fleet size | 64 (+10 orders) | |||
| Destinations | 42 | |||
| Parent company | Air France-KLM | |||
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||
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| Website | www.klm.com/cityhopper | |||
KLM cityhopper, is the regional subsidiary of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines – part of the Air France-KLM Group. It is based at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands and operates short haul services in and around Europe. Flights are scheduled to approximately 44 destinations but this can vary on the time of year and the carrier takes up differing routes when required to do so by its parent carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The company identity is identical to that of its parent carrier with the addition of “cityhopper” after the KLM Crown logo and the absence of “The Flying Dutchman” & “Royal Dutch Airlines” on its aircraft livery. A reworked font style is about to be released inline with the airlines modernisation and marketing campaigns since 2008.
The airline has 5 fully crewed UK bases in operation, inherited from its purchase of Air UK and subsequent merge in of the KLM UK brand. To that end several hundred British Cockpit and Cabin Crew continue to operate KLM cityhopper flights from the UK and the Netherlands across the carriers network.
In line with its parent carrier and despite the operation of smaller aircraft, KLM cityhopper offers a 2 class cabin on the majority of its flights over 50 minutes.
KLM cityhopper operates a very successful structure of feeder services to its hub at Amsterdam with regular, well timed departures daily from all over Europe that complement the connecting intercontinental services from its parent airline and Skyteam partners.
The airline is part of the Air France-KLM group.
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[edit] History
The airline was established in April 1991 and started operations the same year. It was formed from the merger of NLM CityHopper and Netherlines. As part of KLM restructuring plans, its regional subsidiaries (including KLM UK) merged in November 2002 under the KLM cityhopper name. It is wholly owned by KLM and has 910 employees (in March 2007).[1]
[edit] Destinations
Several of KLM’s internal European routes are operated by both KLM and KLM Cityhopper, depending on the day of the week and the time of year.
[edit] Fleet
[edit] Current
KLM cityhopper operates a fleet of new Embraer 190LR jets, Dutch Built Fokker 70/100 jets & Fokker 50 turboprops.
The KLM cityhopper fleet consists of the following aircraft:[2][3]
| Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Embraer 190LR | 8 | 9 | 100 | Deliveries: 1 per month, last July 2010 |
| Fokker 50 | 6 | 0 | 50 | Exit from service: April 2010 Replacement aircraft: Fokker 70 |
| Fokker 70 | 26 | 0 | 80 | |
| Fokker 100 | 6 | 0 | 101 103 108 |
To be reconfigured to 100 |
| Total | 46 | 9 |
[edit] Fleet Updates
In June 2009, the Air France-KLM group confirmed the purchase of 7 further Embraer 190LR jets to begin delivery in the first part of 2010. Some of the E190 fleet will take over routes operated at present by the Fokker 70 to allow the Fokker 70 to take over routes currently flown by the Fokker 50. The Fokker 50 fleet will be removed from service within the next 10 months.
It has been confirmed that 17 Embraer 190 have been ordered and the airline is said to hold options for a further 11. The airline will not be converting any orders to the E170 at present as the Fokker 70 fills the 70 to 80 seat capacity.
On 1 July 2009, KLM cityhopper had its 5th Embraer 190 in active service and had removed a further Fokker 100 from operations. It has also reduced its Fokker 50 fleet to 10.
The Fokker 100 planes will all become 100-seaters, because then KLM can operate the planes with 2 flight attendants, which is more economical.
[edit] Accidents and incidents
4 April 1994, Flight 433 was a Saab 340 that crashed at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, killing 3 and seriously injuring 9. A faulty warning light caused the crew to mistakenly believe that the engine suffered from low oil pressure. On final approach at a height of 90 feet, the captain decided to go-around and gave full throttle, however only on the number one engine leaving the other in flight idle. Because of this, the airplane rolled to the right, pitched up, stalled and hit the ground at 80 degrees bank
[edit] References
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 101. 2007-04-03.
- ^ Dutch civil aircraft register
- ^ http://corporate.klm.com/assets/files/about-klm/plane%20facts25092009.pdf KLM corporate Fleet
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