Air France-KLM

Air France-KLM is a group of two airlines with its headquarters at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris. The history of the group can be traced back to May 5, 2004, when Air France-KLM was created by the merger between Air France, and KLM of The Netherlands.
It is the largest airline company in the world in terms of total operating revenues.
The mission of Air France-KLM Group is to achieve profitable growth, based on their fundamental assets:

– Powerful hubs (Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol) which link the medium-haul network to long-haul routes

– A well balanced network offering protection against economic and geopolitical risks

– Services fulfilling customer expectations

– A hard-and-fast cost-control policy

The group prioritizes the drawing of existing synergies between Air France and KLM. To earn profitable growth, the group rationalizes the fleet and enhances its flexibility.
The areas of operation or core businesses of the group are:
– Passenger Transport
– Cargo Transport
– Aircraft Maintenance services
– Other activities-– Catering activity by Servair and KLM's charter business operated via its subsidiary, Transavia.

Key Statistics

– Total assets held by Air France-KLM Group in 2006 amounts to $32,043 million.
– The group has made a profit of $1,110.8 million in 2006. There has been 151.4% change from 2004.
– The headquarters are in France and the Netherlands. The fleet operations of the group cover 247 destinations worldwide.
– The group has about 102,422 employees worldwide.

Organizational Structure:

The Group structure consists of a holding group Actionnaires Air France-KLM (Air France-KLM) with two airline subsidiaries.