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Founded | 16 July 1928 |
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Commenced operations | 1 November 1928 |
Ceased operations | 1 August 1947 |
Hubs | Tjililitan Airport |
Focus cities | Bandoeng, Semarang, Medan, Soerabaja, Palembang, Bandjarmasin |
Headquarters | Amsterdam |
Key people | H. Nieuwenhuis TH.J. De Bruyn |
Koninklijke Nederlandsch-Indische Luchtvaart Maatschappij (in English: Royal Dutch Indies Airways) was the airline of the former Dutch East Indies. Headquartered in Amsterdam, KNILM was not a subsidiary of the better-known KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines), despite the similar name. The airline had its headquarters in Amsterdam and an office in on the grounds of Tjililitan Airfield (current Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport) in Batavia (current Jakarta).[1]