<![CDATA[KLM Newsroom]]> https://news.klm.com/ en Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:59:22 +0200 Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:52:03 +0200 <![CDATA[KLM Newsroom]]> https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_162.jpg https://news.klm.com/ 144 KLM flies Paralympic medal winners back to the Netherlands https://news.klm.com/klm-flies-paralympic-medal-winners-back-to-the-netherlands/ https://news.klm.com/klm-flies-paralympic-medal-winners-back-to-the-netherlands/149127KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today carried the medal winners of the Paralympic Games from Rio de Janeiro back to Amsterdam. The flew home today aboard KLM’s special orange Boeing 777.

]]>On reaching Dutch airspace, the KLM aircraft was again flanked by two F-16s of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, as was the case after the Olympic Games. The aircraft was given a festive “shower of affection” by the fire brigade on its arrival at Schiphol. The athletes were welcomed by René de Groot (Chief Operating Officer of KLM) and Harm Kreulen (Managing Director of KLM The Netherlands).

On arrival at Schiphol, the athletes passed through an honour guard of KLM personnel in uniform on their way to the busses that brought them to Tivoli/Vredenburg in Utrecht for the official reception ceremony. The Netherlands won a total of 17 gold medals, 19 silver medals and 26 bronze medals at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

#Oranjeboven – Orange on High – KLM’s orange Boeing 777
On 14 June, KLM introduced its first and only orange Boeing 777.The airline uses the aircraft wherever possible during events to help promote the Netherlands

]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:32:15 +0200 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/500_header.png?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/header.png?10000 Making of video of KLM’s unique orange Boeing https://news.klm.com/making-off-video-of-klms-unique-orange-boeing/ https://news.klm.com/making-off-video-of-klms-unique-orange-boeing/132870KLM introduced a unique orange Boeing 777-300 on Tuesday, 14 June. The livery features KLM’s familiar blue in combination with orange. The red, white and blue of the Dutch flag is painted between the two colours on top and the white at the bottom of the aircraft, emphasizing KLM’s Dutch roots and pride of the Netherlands.

 

]]>A total of 335 litres of paint were used to spray on the new livery. By using multiple layers that are thinner than usual, less paint was required. Sustainability was further enhanced by using chromate-free paint, which can be easily washed. A team of 35 people spent four days spraying this unique orange livery onto the KLM Boeing 777-300.

Please also read our KLM Blog "From Blue to Orange in 4 Days"  and our earlier press realease “#OrangePride: KLM’s unique orange aircraft to promote the Netherlands”.

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