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Operator Classification
Operator name: KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines)
Operator type: Legacy
Region: Europe
Country: Netherlands
 
Pilots' Detailed Payscale - please state whether payscale is before or after tax
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Fleet
Rank
Year
  
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top €24.163 x 14 =€338.282. (12 month salaries + double salary in May and December) Not including profit bonus.
27/Oct/24
Capt base €12.599 x 14 =€176.386,00
27/Oct/24
FO top €18.170 x 14 =€254.380,00 27/Oct/24
FO base €5.719 x 14 =€80.066,00 27/Oct/24
SO top €16.177 x 14 =€226.478,00 S/O longhaul salary = F/O EUR salary. Max SO salary is the same as max F/O EUR(-mainline) fleet.
27/Oct/24
SO base €5399 x 14=€75.586,00
7/Mar/25
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
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Capt Per diems are only applicable when actually having a lay-over. The amount depends per destination, and is based on the cost of living in the respective country and gets updated on a regular basis. It's ment to cover the costs of meals, transportation and entertainment. On a full time long haul schedule expect +- €300 ~ €600 per month. Per diems are equal for all ranks within a crew.
6/Oct/21
FO See above.
6/Oct/21
SO See above.
6/Oct/21
FE
   
Pension Details
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Dutch pension legislation has been changing a lot from 2015 onwards. Before 2015 pension was accumulated over the entire salary. This has been capped at +- €110,000 in 2015. Over the additional salary other arrangements have been met ('netto-pensioenregeling'). The Dutch pension legislation is about to completely change in 2026. Negotiations with the unions regarding this matter are about to start. Dutch pensions in general are considered among the highest and most stable in the world.  
6/Oct/21
   
Conditions
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Roster
Leave 41 days (limited to 22 days during summer).
Staff travel Yes, ZED fares, ZM most carriers, ZL on KLM
15/Jul/07
Discounted
holidays		 No
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
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  Current Situation:  
Loans are paid off, company making profit again. However, still in an unpredictable world. 19/Sep/22
   
  Outlook:  
Shortage of cockpitcrew at the moment. Hiring from outside KLM Flight Academy again. 22/Feb/24
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Positive   22/Feb/24
   
Entry Requirements
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  Captain  
Internal promotions with respect to position on the seniority list only. Currently a promotion to Captain Embraer (KLC) takes 5-8 years. Captain 737 +/- 11-15 years. Captain 777/787 +/- 21-25 years. 14/Jul/24
     
  FO  
In principle promotions based on the seniority list only. During times of severe pilot shortages however, experienced First Officers for the short/medium haul fleet have been hired from outside the company. These First Officers were put on the bottom of the seniority list, and can't earn a higher salary (based on the same age) than Second Officers who were already employed. However in the KLM salary formula, age (experience) is incorporated. 14/Jul/24
     
  SO  
Except in times of severe pilot shortages, Second Officers are graduates of the KLM Flight Academy. 6/Oct/21
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
Approximately 95% of the students being trained at the KLM Flight Academy are hired by KLM. There are no students on the waiting list. All students now apply at KLM at the start of their selection.   23/Nov/19
   
Recruitment Process
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Online character and personality test online as well as competency based. Assessment day at external facility consisting of several computer based tests, stress test and personality questionnaires followed by interview and roleplay with actor. 2 day sim grading (usually Fokker 100, 737 or 747 but could be any type). Interview at KLM with usually 3 people from recruitment. After successful completion of the selection an additional medical exam is conducted at KLM health services and a psychological evaluation with external company. 7/Mar/25
     
Fleet
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  Current:  
KLM: - Airbus A330: 11x - Boeing 737: 47x - Boeing 777: 31x - Boeing 787: 9x KLM Cityhopper: - Embraer 175: 17x - Embraer 190: 32x - Embraer 195E2: 13x Martinair *: Boeing 747F: 3x * Lawsuits are currently ongoing if Martinair pilots are allowed to fly on KLM aircraft and vice versa in the near future. 20/Oct/23
     
  Orders:  
Airbus 350: 40X Airbus 320: 30X   7/Mar/24
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
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  Preferred method of application:  
     
  Name:    
Mw. E Hoogerdijk   14/Dec/10
  Job Title:  
Pilot Recruitment Assistant   8/Dec/10
  Address:    
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, SPL/NF, PO Box 7700, 1117 ZL Schiphol, The Netherlands  
       
Tel: +31 (0)20 6492124 8/Dec/10
Fax: +31 (0)20 6499679 8/Dec/10
Email: KLM.Pilot.Recruitment@klm.com 8/Dec/10
       
  Website:   
http://www.klm.com/  
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
https://careers.klm.com/nl/jobs/verkeersvlieger/16494/   14/Jul/24
  Online application form link:   
https://careers.klm.com/nl/jobs/verkeersvlieger/16494/   14/Jul/24
     
Bases For Pilots
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Amsterdam Schiphol  

 

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