<![CDATA[KLM Newsroom]]> https://news.klm.com/ en Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:02:29 +0200 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:51:05 +0100 <![CDATA[KLM Newsroom]]> https://content.presspage.com/clients/150_162.jpg https://news.klm.com/ 144 Launching sneakers under KLM uniform https://news.klm.com/launching-sneakers-under-klm-uniform/ https://news.klm.com/launching-sneakers-under-klm-uniform/629955Starting from May 6, our KLM colleagues are allowed to wear sneakers under their uniform. This means more comfort during work and a contribution to employee well-being. They can choose their own sneakers (which must meet certain requirements) or they can buy the specially developed KLM sneaker, designed by Filling Pieces.

]]>By allowing sneakers, KLM is responding to the demand for more comfortable work shoes. Some colleagues who wear pumps would like an alternative. Wearing sneakers under a uniform is becoming more common among airlines and is in line with current times. A pilot we conducted in the past year showed that wearing sneakers contributes to employee well-being.

]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:51:00 +0200 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/862a1bf6-7286-46e9-86c6-e9a96d8f9c72/500_87201330452811fp.jpg?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/862a1bf6-7286-46e9-86c6-e9a96d8f9c72/87201330452811fp.jpg?10000 KLM pilots will take their cap off https://news.klm.com/klm-pilotes-will-take-their-cap-off/ https://news.klm.com/klm-pilotes-will-take-their-cap-off/249882Pilots have worn caps since the earliest days of KLM’s existence. Over the years, the style and look of the cap has changed to suit the fashion of the day. KLM no longer sees any added value in pilots wearing caps.  Besides, the aim is to give pilots a more modern and accessible appearance. Consequently, the pilot’s cap for women and men will no longer be worn at KLM and KLM Cityhopper from 1 January 2018.

]]>Similarly, some other airlines and occupations have either done away with the cap, which traditionally formed part of the uniform, or they have come up with alternatives.

Caps donation to 'Stichting Hoogvliegers'

Pilots may keep their caps or donates them to 'Stichting Hoogvliegers'. KLM worked for many years with this foundation, which offers children who are ill a chance to be pilot for a day.

]]> Thu, 07 Dec 2017 16:20:51 +0100 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/500_print-113155-099.jpg?10000 https://content.presspage.com/uploads/162/print-113155-099.jpg?10000 KLM introduces new ladies uniform https://news.klm.com/klm-introduceert-nieuw-damesuniform-en/ https://news.klm.com/klm-introduceert-nieuw-damesuniform-en/3704 More than 11.000 female cabin attendants, ground attendants and pilots at KLM and KLM Cityhopper will don new uniforms as of today.

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De Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij is in 1919 opgericht en de oudste, nog onder haar oorspronkelijke naam opererende, luchtvaartmaatschappij ter wereld. In 2004 fuseerden Air France en KLM tot AIR FRANCE KLM. Zo ontstond een sterke Europese luchtvaartgroep, gebaseerd op twee krachtige merken en hubs, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol en Parijs Charles de Gaulle. Met behoud van eigen identiteit richt de groep zich op 3 kernactiviteiten: vervoer van passagiers, vracht en vliegtuigonderhoud.

In Nederland vormt KLM de kern van de KLM Groep waar ook KLM cityhopper en transavia.com deel van uitmaken. KLM bedient al haar bestemmingen met een moderne vloot en is met ruim 33.000 medewerkers wereldwijd actief. Een speler die voorop staat in de luchtvaartindustrie, met een betrouwbare operatie, die met bezieling en op een duurzame manier innoveert in klantgerichte producten.

KLM is lid van SkyTeam, de luchtvaartalliantie die een wereldwijd netwerk aanbiedt aan al haar klanten. Het netwerk van KLM verbindt alle belangrijke economische regio’s in de wereld met Nederland en is daarmee een stimulans voor de economie.

Over SkyTeam
SkyTeam is een wereldwijde luchtvaartalliantie die de klanten van de aangesloten luchtvaartmaatschappijen een uitgebreid wereldwijd netwerk biedt met meer bestemmingen, meer frequenties en meer verbindingen. Passagiers kunnen bij alle SkyTeam Member airlines frequent flyer Miles sparen en besteden. De SkyTeam Member airlines bieden hun klanten meer dan 490 lounges wereldwijd. 

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]]>The new uniform has a feminine cut, with a modern, fresh and confident look. “It’s great to see the wonderful outfit that has been created. I hope it will be worn with pride,” says KLM President & CEO Peter Hartman. The design is completely new, but the uniform is still the same KLM blue introduced in 1971. KLM is constantly seeking to innovate. This is borne out by the new uniform. “By introducing this new uniform in these challenging times, we underscore our faith in the KLM brand,” says Peter Hartman. The uniform was designed by Dutch couturier Mart Visser.


Research has shown that customers value the KLM brand because it represents typical Dutch pragmatism. KLM has responded to this by adding a touch of orange, the national colour, to its KLM blue. The orange features in the trimming on the lining of the uniform for cabin and ground attendants, and in the uniform scarf.


KLM is an industry leader in corporate social responsibility. The airline has taken numerous innovative initiatives to reduce its impact on the environment. KLM is the first airline in the world that will recycle the textile of its old uniforms.

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