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Pieter Elbers will not enter into third term as KLM CEO next year
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Pieter Elbers will not enter into third term as KLM CEO next year

The Supervisory Board (SB) of KLM today announces that, after close consultation with CEO Pieter Elbers, it has established that Elbers will not enter into a third term as CEO & President of KLM as of 1 May 2023. This enables the Supervisory Board to start a thorough process for a successor in a timely manner.“ In view of the expiration of his second term, which provides the Supervisory Board a natural moment for consideration, we have, after consultation with Pieter, concluded not to enter into a third term. The continuity of KLM's leadership greatly benefits from being able to establish this at an early stage. It enables us to initiate a thorough succession process and also to offer a new CEO a sufficient induction period. It is also a time when the restructuring plan has largely...
Hilton unveils new hotels across Europe, Middle East & Africa for 2022
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Hilton unveils new hotels across Europe, Middle East & Africa for 2022

With the world’s globetrotters eagerly looking to make up for lost travel time, Hilton has revealed some of its most highly anticipated new destinations for 2022. And with more than 75 new hotels planned across Europe, the Middle East & Africa in the coming year, there is no better time to plan next year’s jet-setting adventures. The Samuel Ryder Hotel St. Albans, Tapestry Collection by Hilton Located inside a city with 2,000 years of history at every turn, The Samuel Ryder Hotel St. Albans, Tapestry Collection by Hilton will become the first Tapestry-branded hotel to open in the UK, offering 60 guestrooms designed with a simple aesthetic to capture the original administrative and utilitarian function of the building. Created and built by the Ryder family in ...
KLM Group chooses Airbus A320neo family for KLM and Transavia’s European fleet
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KLM Group chooses Airbus A320neo family for KLM and Transavia’s European fleet

A key aspect of KLM’s post-Covid-19 restructuring strategy is the further renewal of its European fleet with a new and more efficient generation of European aircraft. Today KLM announced that it has opted for the Airbus A320neo family, taking an important step forward in fleet renewal and the further enhancement of operational sustainability. The KLM Group’s order forms part of a memorandum of understanding that the Air France-KLM Group has signed for a total of 100 aircraft of the A320neo family, plus an option on 60 additional aircraft of the same type. These aircraft are intended for KLM as well Transavia Netherlands and Transavia France. From late 2023, these new A320neo/A321neo aircraft will begin replacing KLM and Transavia’s existing Boeing 737 NG aircraft on European routes....